The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-23
TIE WEDDING BELLS
NtH Ualis ThslF Reludy With The Merry
ksiadY Of The Christmas Chimes.
VETS WILL CELEBRATE JANUARY 10

general Lee Wants to spend
Chri.tmns Out or Jail Got the
License as Lat.
ssss Suffolk. va, Dec -(SpeciaD-one
s OF the prettiest and most elaborate mar
rlase ceremonies lately celebrated in
IS Nanse:nond county will be that of Miss
4 Alice Virginia Haughwant and u.
Wilmer Dennis tomorrow. The
> ceremony will be performed in Ebenezer
Z Methodist church Barrett's Neck
aeflhere VIII be about q dozen couples of
: attendants. many of whom are from
s Sunolk. Others are from the eastern
\ Shore of Virginia and Maryland. The
church auditorium has been tastefully
deeorated. Concluding the marriage
i there will he a reception.
81 The brlde-elect is q daughter of Gar
I rett W. Houghwant, one of the best
n known citizens in that part of the coun-
s. ". The prospective groom is son of
q II. G. Dennis. of Suffolk. He used to
be merchant at Machipongo. North
s ampton county, Va. He now operates
g large lumber mill In Barrett's Neck.
OLD VETS TO CELEBRATE.
$50 The Tom Smith Camp of Con-
federate Veterans propose to have
Il a. big time on January 18th,
General sss ns. Robert Z. Lees birthday.
3. parations which, if carried out as
& proposed, will cause the day to be locally
long remembered. During the morning
\ there Will be parade, in which the
veterans will be Joined by the two mil!
4 itary companies. After the march has
been concluded everybody will go to the
& City Hail, where an able address is to
be made by some one not yet selected
Il This will be free to the public.
AT night the old vets will present their
"a war tableaux, for which Il small admiS-
G sion fee will be charged. The proceeds
s VIII be given to those who. on account
a&of age or physical inability, are in bad
FINANCIAL condition. They should have
the communities cooperation. Among
& the managing committee are Col. Thos.
a w Smith, John NJ. Shepherd. Col. r. S.
= Boyltin and John t. IIotzia.
PLANNING TO BE FREE.
Bob King and his counsel are trying
ito arrange for his release from Jail
that he may be free during the holidays.
I King is now held in default of $500
2 tine TOR selling liquor without II license.
g He appealed to County Court. He has
X q Epart.of his fine in cash and may Sc
d cure the rest by deed of trust.
FINALLY SECURED LICENSE.
Wtlliam w. Spencer had some trouble
1nssecuring his marriage license to-day,
4 but he finally triumphed. Tomorrow
Il fthS Will iSSf0 " the aitaT MISS Lucy Ann
e5ttaoWell. aged IL. Spencer Is only 20 and
4pefore he could secure Il license he had
N to get an order of court. He went away
4 smiling. The marriage will take place
/ near Cleapus.
Ss9 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED.
These deeds of bargain and sale were
Il put on record to-day:
/ I'm. Max A. Il. Weyhman to Andrew Short,
zone LOT in West Jericho; S125
f.t9sf Henry "a H1dpas IJ,,rop
1sS acres in Holy Neck District $3.50.
'sS4l William D. Wright and wife to James
+ ". Ellis, 'Jwo tracts in Holy Neck Dis
Z trlet; s2s4.
ANOTHER MARRIAGE.
Miss Emma Powell, of Suffolk, will
ssfo-morrow wed John w. Gay, a son of
JOIN 10. Gay, who was murdered TWEEN
LS.liVe years ago, and whose slayer,
sWilllam Urquhart, Is now serving ont a
n tiye7year term in the penitentiary. Both
y Ehe young people are we'll known. Mr.
Gay is brother of Mrs. S. S. Hosier
Annie Copeland, who was given ten
days for fighting, was to-day released
from the county Jail.
~ Edgar Applewhfe, who attends the
y holidays.
Miss Susie Prentis has terminated n
Z visit to Norfolk friends
The presentation of the "Tyrolean
5aSRueen's FRIDAY night Is the talk of the
& town. The proceeds are for church pur-
Z poses.
Frank and John Holiday, who attend
y school at Elon College, N. c., are home
for Christmas.
Seigean. John w. Ames was on duty
6 TO- day, having recovered from a weeks
q Illness.
gsl Mr.. Henry Powell and bride, nee
4 f8utts, have concluded their tour. and
are stopping with their parents, DR..
i and Mrs. George w. Butts, at Chucka-
tuck. They will reside In Port Norfolk.
A game of football in Suffolk between
Sfhe locals and a team from Portsmouth
IS being arranged for Christmas Day.
William Giilette's Private Secretary
VIII be presented in Suffolk next Mon
\ day night. The cast includes Edwin
saTravers.
= Sheriff Bakers pack of fox hounds has
among ITS number one old dog that is
getting too old to be useful. To end Its
life, the Sheriff administered three
grains of morphine, enough to kill two
or three ordinary men. The hound
4 didn't even get sleepy.
ParaIyzed the Old Man.
~ Old BRAN blas-So Won xv;ch IN ,narr,,