The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-26
SUFFOLK LOCAL,

Judge Prentis yesterday convened
Circuit Court in southampton county.
Mr. l. ., Hill has returned from
baltimore aud reports his wife. who Is
III Johns Hopkins Hospital, as i'm prov
ing.
Rev. MIR. COPELAND. of Norfolk, con-
Quoted services in the Episcopal Chu rch
Sunday morning, tho rector being alb.
sent III Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. j. n. Cook, of Park Wow, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. l.. Sutton.
Several colored people loft yesterday
for New York to accept positions.
MIR. j. l. johnson, OF the Norfolk
Maynard, on Sunday visited his wife,
who is sick.
The store of j. Nj. Turner at Orbit,
Isle OF Wight county, was recently en-
tered by thieves and robbed OF the
bulk OF its contents. Constable Branch
Is looking for tho burglars.
j. f.. Booker hos returned from Bal
tlmore, where he attended the Grand
Lodge A. .. u. w. He was elected an
officer III tho Graud Lodge and, being
IN line of promonon. will in u few
years hold the highest position i'll the
order.
There WAS an important meeting last
night OF Suffolk Lodge No. 30, a. II.
and a. M, at which WAS considered
whether 1t be more eXpedieut to repair
the present hall or to erect new one.
DRUNK AND SMASH UP,-An old
man named Sutton, from Gates county,
n. o., who sells vegetables, etc., from
cart III the city market, yesterday got
on glorious drunk after he had dis
posed of his barter. When he started
home IN Il covered cart lie ran into d
buggy belonging to IIbcrius Gracious
James and smashed one oil the wheels.
After fiat refusal to pay damages,
James reported him to Sergt. Ames,
who brought all parties before the
Mayor. Sutton was ordered to be
taken TO the lookup aud there kept
until sober. sutton protested nud
several inen were required to remove
him. He will have Il hearing to-day.
MAYORS CoURT. u Mayor Brewer aud
his detective force are alter the houses
of ill-feme. and few moro raids like
that OF Yesterday will about e6termi-
nate them. The following were charged
with iewd and lascivIous cohabitalIun:
Thomas Johnson and Sallie Sprntley,
David Cotton and Bette Britt, Wash
lDRton Battle and Ellen Brown, They
were found guilty and fined each sou
and costs, the total fines being $500
In default they were all committed 10
jail for four months.
Property SOLD. The lot on the
corner of Chestnut and iiilby streets.
owned by Mrs. Lottie Hine, of Albion,
Fla, was yesterday sold privately by
j. Walter Husier to j. Letcher Gny for
the consideration of 81 400.
SPECIAL CoUSClL MEErING.-A rpe.
cinl meeting OF the Town Couuail was
called for the purpose of considering
M application from &. A. Ilck to re-
move his steam laundry from It's pres.
ent location, on kilby street, to the
CatoGui building, corner of Main aud
Market streets, Refused on ground of
fire hazard. The fact was also brought
ont that the laundry is now in opera
ton without the Councils oiiicial
knowledge.
MIR. McAnge advocated the use of
shells on the hill at the loot OF Main
street and the Street Committee was
Instructed to ascertain the cost of such
shells.
SLIGHT FIRE. A fire alarm turned
in few minutes after 10 o'clock last
night called the department to Poplar
avenue. where the cook room attached
To Mrs. Sarah L. Pnrkers residence
WAS burning. The blaze was extin.
gnished with bnt small damage. 1t
originated from a ilue.
ATLANTIC CITY.