The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
SUFFOLK LOCAL.

FIRE IN TUE COUNTY. --Between 2 and
o'clock yesterday morning the barn
and stablos OF Mr.. WIN. Il. Brothers,
who lives about mile and Il half from
Suffolk. wore destroyed by tire, to-.
golher with two horses, u COW. buggy,
carts, harness, farming implements,
oats, fodder, etc.
MIR. Il. w. Baker, OF Suffolk, WAS
fortunately up looking ut the eclipse OF
the moon about o'clock, and seeing
the flames he proceeded to Investigate,
thinking tue fire was just beyond the
town limits.
lie pushed on, however, and sue.
ceeded, with the help of Sam Hurst, u
colore1 ma0, Ill saving one horse, aud
awakening MIR. brothers aud his son.
who were asleep i'll the dwelling house
aud might have lost their lives but for
MIR. Bakers Efforts, as the building
would doubtless havo been burned had
assistance not arrived. The fire was
either of gu inGendiary origin. or re-
suited from spontaneous combustion.
Mr.. Brothers loss Ii about So. 500 or
So, 600. partially covered by, insurance
IN the Farmers Mutual FIRE Associa
ton.
DtEp IN NORM CAnoLINA.-Mr. 8.
d. Midyett.a brother-in-law of Messrs.
Il. Ii. and w. Ii. Folk, of Suffolk, died
on Sunday, September !, 1895, about &
p. m., nt his residence. ut Lolita, Hsrt-
ford county. n. q. He hud been sick
with typhoid fever for about ak weeks.
but did not take to his bed until the
day before he died. The funeral took
place at the family residence on Tues
duy, Rev. w. f. Allen. of tho Metho.
dist Church, conducting the services.
after which the romans were brought
to Suffolk and inferred in Cedur Hill
Cemetery.
P0LrrICAL Pursuant TO a call of tne
chnirmen OF the Democratic purity for
the counties of southampton, lslu of
Wight and Nausemond for Senatorial
convention 10 be held IN Suffolk, Va,
on Tuesday. October s, 1895, for the
purpose Of nominating candidate for
the State Senate from the Thirty-lec
ond Senntorlul District, the Democrats
OF Nansemond county are requested by
County Chairman j. T.. West to as
semble in mass meeting at the court.
house III Suffolk, Va, on Monday,
September 9, 1898, at II O'Clock M. to
elect thirty delegates to said Seuutorinl
convention. On tho same day uud at
the same place, at | II. M, there will
be meeting of the Democratic EXecu.
tive COMMITTEE of Nansemond county.
Welcome Lodge NO. 20, knights of
Pythias, will hold it's regular conven.
ton to night at Odd Fellows Hall on
Washington square.
The Ladies' AID Society of the Bap-
tet Church met Monday night at the
residence of Mrs, n, +. Odpm IN Sar
ntoga street.
The Norfolk aud Carolina Railroad
Company ran special car yesterday
Tor the benefit of students going to
Elon College, n. g. The following
went from Suffolk: Miss Jennie Hoi,
land, Niles Annie Nurney and Messrs.
Frank and John Hnlladay. Herbert
Holland, Amos Carr mud Paul Hosier.
Master Homer Whitley, OF Xuni, who
came 10 Suffolk day or two ago TO
join the party OF Elou College students
that lett here yesterday, was taken sick
and prevented from making the trip
he 10 at tho residence of Mrs, Lucy
Darden, Oh Bank street.
Mr. Jersey Woodward, of the Farm.
ers' Bank, will leave here to morrow
Tor ncoastwise trip to Bridgeport.
Conn, going MS the guest of Capt. w.
.. Crhmer, OF the schooner 9. Is. Leet.
MIR. l., II. Whitley, of Iuul, former
ly OF Suffolk, has been III town for a
lew days.
The Suffolk Herald is on boom"
this week, and will issue n special
edition OF LOU copies to morrow. iu
to Its usual number.
The Misses Nurney, daughters of J.
II. Nurney, Esq, ami thor guest, Miss
Anna Daily, OF Norfolk. made lying
trip to Rocky Mount, n. c., yester.
day.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany Is Improving Its wharf property
at Suffolk.
The steamer "Northampton," of the
Old dominion Line, leaves the Bay
Line dock, Norfolk, every morning at
200 ii. M, Tor Mathews and Glouces
ter counties, arriving here on her 70.
turn trip nbout 600 p. m. Tins makes
a delightful trip during the hot wca
tier. Fare Sl.OO for the round trip.
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