The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18

was taken suddenly i'll shortly prtor n
O'Clock. and sank rapidly. AIr Il,,,n,,
resides in Il pretty new Residence an XII
%! street which he had recently erect
co. lie moved here from the country
eSS imam year ago. The funeral viii
take place Sunday from the Cyprcss
'hafri Christian Church
YOUNG IN BARRf.r'r'S NECK
Candidate W. \. Young went to cri,.
tcndcn's and addressed Il large crowd M
O'Clock this evening. He returned tc
Norioik by an engaged launch. which
met him at Crittcndcn's
SOLD LAVENDER AND cor DRINK
Charles llatchcll, white. got Graz,
drunk this afternoon and Tonight II,
is lodging in Deputy Nortlcers cIstodv
lie says hc resides at 40 Queen street
Norfolk. and has II wife and one child
lie came to SUFFOLK this morning with 2
great haskctful of lavender To sell. H.,
Soid ii and made moncy-too much
money 10 keep. He bought liquor
Mayor Brewer Will give him II hcarinf
.donday morning.
About $50 o'clock this afternoon Con
stable Branch was summoned to the
Norfolk and Western depot, where lie
found l2tChcll drunk and diSordcrly
tie showed evidence of havinl: hccn in
n SCRAP. His face was bruised unC
bleeding. When arrested he lahored I'M.
der the hallucinatiun that he was in
Norfolk. and asked To he taken To Ilt
Queen street. He told the officer he
had been to Suffolk. but declared he
wasn't drunk. When taken to iaiI he
tried to prove his sohcrncss by Deputy
N"riicct. He failed.
HOT s'IIrINi> AN mar
me Democrats in the southern part
"i thc county had rally at HOLLAND.
station nj o'clock this afternoon. Nh,
',cpup''cahS. too. were in evidence al
inc same point. For Democracy the is
sues were laid before the people 10y can
didate W. y. Young. r. T.. l.. Watkin.
ana Dr. j. j.. bryant. The crowd cheer.
ed Justify. The Republican meeting was
addressed 10y w. II. I'airlcss. The aud.
fence was mostly colored
ALIEN. MOORE DEAD.
Mr.. Alexander Moore. "A venerable
citizen cf the county. who resided nom
Chuckatnck, died last night. He hnt
been suffering from consumption fo,
several years, but was not deemed criii.
ctliN i'll until a few days ago. The r,I.
neral services will take place at II "a
m Sunday from Oakland Christian
. Church. Rev. w. ]. Lane officiating
The deceased was siXty-iivc years of
age and leaves eight children.
, THE GAY CASE.
The damage suit of John l.. Cav VS.
, the Suffolk ana Carolina Railway. oc
cnnied III" entire day To the time of The
abrupt adjournment. when Mir. Briggs
death put sudden termination to the
proceedings. Court was late in convcn.
Ing. The jury was taken ON a succi,
train TO the harmed district for an i'm
Spection. and they were n few minute.
late in returning
j. j. Richardson concluded the tcsti
mony FOR the rlaintim. Then came \
Woolford George w. Truitt. Wiley Tar
kcr. George l.. Barton and Charles
RaWlcs for the defense. The argument
was opened by Judge 4. IT. Rawlcs 70,
the plaintiff He was followed hy Hon
j.. T.. Holland, who cXcrtcd himself for
the defense. Mr. Merritt briggs arose to
close the case. He had spoken for just
five minutes when the life chord snapped
and his soul was waited away TO appear
before q higher tribunal The case will
be concluded Monday.
RODE IN y PRIVATE CAR.
Col G. H. Dcnnison. OF New York
made speech at the City Hall for In,
Republicans tonight. His audience was
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