The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-01
AFFAIRS IN SUFFOLK
Matters Of Moment 10 the People of Nanse-
mOnd County.
A COL0RED INSTITUTE CHARTERED.
Itccuses TO DiStilIcrics Granted
Funeral oil whitley Cntharinc Sect
The injured Fireman Improving
-NnrnndcrS Renew 'Thcir WORK
Three SnnI; Fires.

Mr. X. $, Boykin Deputy Collector Of
Internal Revenue. has licensed ei2h-
teen uistillcrics in Nunsemond county
and thirty in Isle of Wight up to date.
Or. W. y. Wood, who has been i'll
with fever for two weeks. is now i'm
proVns,
In the pastors absence Mr. r. NJ.
Green, Il ministerial student. supplied
thr pulpit at the Baptist church SIM
day.
The funeral of Whitley Catherine. in
FAINT of MIR. and Mrs. G. l.. Lret. took
place al o'clock Sunday afternoon
from the residence OF Mr.. j. +. I.o;2ia,
Rev w. Il. Lane officiating.
j. n. Burgess. Esq. q youn" attorney
of Southampton county. was In town
yesterday. He anticipates having his
shihsle In Suffolk in the near future.
Mrs. Robert ELAN yesterday moved
into the residence at No. 10 Saratoga
street recently occupied by Prof Row
land DoGEet;.
Joe Crocker. the fireman receutIy in
jured in collision, is rapidly convalesc-
ing, and viii be on the streets within Il
day or two.
aev. J. NJ. Pitcher of PetcrshurE was
yesterday registered at the Commercial
Hotel
Mayor and Mrs X l. brewer. Jr.
wsfe expected back last night from Isle
OF Wight county where they have been
Visiting the iattcr's mother.
che following members al the Ports
rsfouth l.. n. ". rode to Suffolk on their
bicycles SUNDAY O. W Mooney, II. NJ.
Eran2t. A W scarborough. T. T..
Hodges ana u ~ Brandt
Mrs. ]. G. Knight left sunday night
FOR Richr;cnd. where size will visit for
about two weeks
y letter rccs'Ned yesterday Ny her
husband from Mrs. c. = NnkiIs who
Is in johns Hopkins Hospital Eai.i.
more, states hat she Mi he welt
enough 20 return in atoUt Il w.eit
FAi9 COLO HIsI' INSlITJ VA't Il AR
TERED Judge FrcBtia has cra3teti a
charter 20 he Suigs!ic coI'rEilt~ Rno
fcrifdi INSTITUTES. thC 'CNly CSinTsh ctil
chtional institution In SuttolE that is IN
cornora&eh. Fo!iewinS arc members ~
sonle, president: John Iv. ~ :, ca
h@on l$oT j Il. Couein nd. " l.. FciN
kev. W. n. Thompson, J ii Sparksna =
and rev 5. a. ticigeu :" Ii. .Arrlr.y-
ION is president OF the ste, >heiccrs :3N,i
Rev. :. @. SeWso;ue has rCen named rs
iiinipAl FOR IRE first year
The MANAGEMENT proposes 10 orec;
the school Within few says ana viii
rent a buiidiA% til their new inoiituts
can be erected They nave in view
chased This eiIort toward TN" ninht
education Of the cnlUrcG youth ~ a com
nsnduhle one and chc zeal with yvhiCi
some OF thCir leading citizens are push
!''E me INA 'tt'.' - sSl omen 81 success.
DISMAL. SWA2" " 1Nt.<G- E'arly
Sundar morning suur!R vas cnv"icnpu
with q hcaVy cloud of SMOKE. wh:uH pro.
credcd flfcI hur"irE forests ~ and
near Ike great Dismal Swamp. y mes
Sengcl from IN, hur:iac i,slrirt re-.
ported Tina, lrc ;ames were rakinr
herceiN, anu III som" places We're THIRTY
1eet high as they sWGUt through TIN
dense woodland. Should AN area al
considera bic extent he burned 4 large
Ermner ri hrUr- ana other wild ant
mails Will b. driven 10 III" highlands.
MARAtDHkS RENEW THEIR
WORK. ;. l.nfuS Bainc. who lives
near Bncktrru. ABOUT six miles from
mere. wns Yesterday in Suffolk looking
for some trace of the hams which were
stolen from his smokehouse about l.
O'Clock sunday ntSht--abo $40 worth
The building was entered from the rear
whore some honrds We're torn on leav-
Ing hole sufficiently large to admit q
Body. A boys coat was found near the
scene, left by the marauacrs i'm thcl
haste to escape. Mr.. Thomas Blaine. n
brother OF the man who lost the bacon
was in Suffolk Sunday night and ar
rived home as the thieves We're making
off with the booty.
After leaving ISaine's house the gang
called at the residence OF Mr.. Joe Ioh''.
son and We're preparing 10 make q raid
on his meat house when he discovered
tn burglars and frightened them away
by firing several shots. They w"r,
tracked TO Nilhy station about a mil,
from Suffolk, where they took the rail.
road. Farmers in the county by reason
of the frequency of the smokchous,
raids are much disturbed and many
are moving their bacon TO places OF
more security.
FIREMEN'S ATLANTA FIrND-I'o,
the liremcn's Atlanta fund the follow
Ing donations were handed in ycstcr
day W. j. Gray. ST. II L. Phillips So
rs. Previously reported, $ll9.45: total
S122.45
THREE SMALL FIRES.-At lOl;
O'Clock Sunday night an alarm was
turned in from box "a, Smith and Lee
avenues. The department Responded
promptly and found the chimney OF d
small colorcd residence burning Thcil
services Were not needed The ennis
sion from the chimney Of blaze anC
sparks famed by high wind, created
the impression that the building was OF
fire, and hence the alarm.
An alarm from box p. Washington
and Primer streets. al 2:05 o'clock yes
terday morning. called the fire company
TO dry kiln o. the Nanscmond Trucl
Package Company. which was envelop
ed in blaze. ON their arrival the boy!
prevented the fires spreading to ada
cent property. but could not save IN.
kiln The latter was built for the dry
ing of slaves, of which there We're abou
100000 inside at the time Of the fire =
few of them were saved Loss. $500 in
Eurance. $3.50.
Another alarm from box q was runs
ut lllO o'clock yesterday. on investi
gation II was found that nothing wa.
burning but pile of trash on 4, LOT