The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-20
PEANUT DEALERS MEET
Annual Session of the Stockholders Of the
Petersburg Peanut Company.
SALES OF TOBACCO CONTINUE HEAVY
Tho sfiGicst Price OF tie Season in
Petersburg Market, Reached Ycx.
terday-Thc Jury Decides that tho
hurderer Manson IL OF SOUND
Mind-Eiies VIII visit NorfoIk,

~; petersburg. Va, Nov. 19.-(Special)-
me annual meeting of the I,ctnrs,,J,,,
Peanut Company was held this mornIns
az, Mo the oiilce of the company i'm thi, CITY
ne President, Mr. NJ. Levy. st,bmi{tea
ms annual report, which was read and
,eceiVcd. One OF the stockholders of the
MsoIaoik sro Storage Company withdrew
from the company. II was determined
however. Ito continue the b,lsincss Mr.
MOTIFS ~, , Levy, of Petersburg. was elect
eu President, and Mr.. r.. ID. Harrison
also of this city, Secretary.
Inc company as now organized In
composed OF the M. Levy Company. of
Petersburg; Norfolk Va. Peanut Com
nany, Petersburg Spanish Peanut Com
nany, and Baine Peanut Company OF
Wakefield. Va
Rev: w. c. Walden, late pastor OF
Hlgh Street Church. who ut the recent
session OF the Virginia Conference was
appointed presiding elder of the Eastern
Shore District, told me to-day ahat he
was perfectly delighted with his ap-
pointment. He had told The Bishop
that If he was given charge of n district
ne preferred the Eastern Shore, 20 any
other. Tor the reason that he was widely
known there. Mr.. Walden Will leave for
his new field of labor next week. Rev.
E. NJ. Peterson, his successor, will en-
ter upon his duties here next week.
Nothing definite has yet been heard
from Rev w. S. Leake. OF Richmond.
VINO mas been extended call 10 the
pnstorate of West End Baptist Church
In this city. 1t is thought, however,
that he VIII signify his acceptance of
the call at very early day. Rev. J..
ID. Barker. whose resignation as pastor
OF This church takes effect on the 3Oth
OIL next month. Will probably receive a
call TO the Baptist Church at Ashland,
which Is said to be very ANXIOUS to get
him.
Three bales of cotton standing on the
sidewalk In front of j. c.. Robinson's
store, on Sycamore street took fire this
morning from the ignition of a match
which boy stepped on. The cotton Is
owned by the Matoaca Cotton Manufao
turing Company. The loss Is about ten
dollars.
The sales OF loose tobacco at the DIFF
ferent warehouses were quite large
again to-day. The highest prices this
season We're obtained One lot belong
ing TO Mr. William Booth, of Amelia
county, brought SIS per hundred pounds.
and another lot belonging to Mr. Reps
Jones, of Brunswick county, sold for
$l5.5O per hundred pounds.
Mr.. Simon Seward has had an eighty
horse power steam boiler placed In his
large trunk factory on High street.
Major Fred. r, Scott, OF Richmond.
was in the city to-day.
Tonight. at $40 o'clock. In the parlors
of the High Street Church parsonage, a
quiet and pretty wedding took place In
the presence Of the Immediate relatives
and few friends of the couple. The
contracting parties We're Mr.. Samuel
IL. Elder, popular young timer OF the
Western part OF the city, and Miss Lot
tie F. Lufsey, the accomplished daugh-
ter of Mr.. r. Il. Lufsey. Mr.. C. C.
Cashon was best man, and Miss Carletta
" = 1nf Of
G. Walden otiiciated. After the marriage
ceremony the couple were driven to the
home Of the groom, on Commerce
street, where reception was held. The
bridal presents were handsome and cost
ly
The Hustings Court was engaged most
OF to-day In the trial of the case OF the
Commonwealth VS.. Miss Emma Wood
charged with stealing S263, the property
of Mr.. William a. Aiken. The accused
this afternoon found the prisoner not
guilty, and she was discharged.
a special train arrived here this after
noon from Crewe. having on board Pres
ident Henry Fink, of the Norfolk and
Western railroad; Major ]. II. Sands,
general manager and vice president, and
Major Il. l.. DuBamy, superintendent
of the Norfolk division. These officials
were on Il tour of inspection of the road.
Petersburg Lodge No. 237 b. p. o. e.,
held meeting last night and determine
ed to accept the invitation extended
them by the Norfolk Lodge to attend
an oyster roast at Willoughby Spit on
ganized to attend the meeting of the
Grand Lodge 10 be held in Minneapolis
in July next
The fifty-frst annual meeting of the
Petersburg medical faculty was held to-
night and the following officers elected
for the ensuing twelve months: Presi-
dent, DIR. Fink Haines; First Vice Pres
ident, DR. S. w. Budd; Second Vice
President, DIR. w. IT. Harwood; Record
ing Secretary, DR.. C. V. Robinson; Cor
responding Secretary, DR.. Hugh Stock
dell. Court Medical: Drs. D. w. Lassi-
ter, II. G.. Leigh, Sr.. James w. Clai-
borne, Hugh Stockdell. and S. A. Hin
ton. After the meeting the faculty adj
journed to the Shirley Hotel to partake
of their annual banquet.
James Manson, who is charged with
the murder of John Mans, at City Point
was examined as to his sanity to-day
at Prince George Courthouse by spe-
cial jury. He was adjudged sane, and
will be put on trial for his life to-mor-
row in the County Court.
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