The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-03
HIS MEMORY IS GOOD
Thomas Fortune, a CuIored Man Living Near
Suffolk Remembers Thomas Jefferson.
ANOTHER BUSINESS MAN GOES UNDER
Funeral of Columbus Jones-Pros'
poets for Trouble Over the Esf"b-
lfsY,tn~ or n SchooI-Death OF Mrs.
bradshaw -CotiIlion club Meeting
Religious and Personal Matters.

Suffolk, Va, April 2.-(Special)-It Is
not generally known, but is none the less
true. that there Is person iesiding
In Naasemond county. who was person.
ally acquainted with Thomas Jefferson,
the President statesman, author of the
Declaration Of Independence. and found
er of the University of Virginia. That
individual is Thomas Fortune. a colored
man living abou. two miles from Suffolk,
+ who does MT know his exact age, but
must be almost n centenarian.
The old man lived In Charlottesville
during the earlier part OF his life, and
can now graphically recount the fire.
quent visits made to that place by MARS
Tommie" from his home at Monticello,
which is about five miles distant. His
eyes gl?w With animation and the with
cred features assume q new expression
as he refers to the ex-President and
their trip from Monticello to Charlottes-
Vile driving four-ln-hand, and followed
by an immense concourse of peorse
with barred heads and cheering Justify.
No one acquainted with Thomas For
tune doubts his veracity- Reliable clti-
Gems here who have known him since
their childhood say there was never a
more truthful nor honorable old colored
man.
COUNTY MERCHANT ASSIGNS
MIR. R. H. Saunders. merchant who
county, at CleopuS, to-day made deed
y of assignment to s. e. Everett, trustee.
The deed conveys to said Everett In trust
his entire stock of groceries and general
merchandise at Cieopus, together with
all accounts, store, fixtures, and an undi-
ytded interest in certain real estate In
Nansemcrd and Isle OF Wight counties,
to be disposed of for the security of his
y creditors. OF which there are four class
es, as follows:
First. w. Darden, for wages s25.
Second-Mrs. Caroline Saunders. mo-
ther OF the assignor, s2,o50>
Ihlrd-W. Il. Ferguson &; Co.. s5o7 .O6;
James L. Beale. $3.50.
Fourth-All other creditors whose
claims shall be duly authenticated and
filed within sixty days
The full list of creditors not being
= enumerated In the deed, 1t Is impossEb
70 give the exact amount of liabilities
nu5 am informed that the sum total
VIII aggregate about $4,000. The assets
8 are said to be something like 81. 500
MAYORS CoURT.-The author,t,e.
think they have located another piece
OF the merchandise recently secured IN
y the Whaleyville burglarles The arti
= Gle In question Is handsome reyoIye,
4 taken from the person OF Luther WIl.
kins. arrested for being drunk and dis
= orueriy. Luther was to-day assessed
$3.50 Tor his dissipation and $500 70,
carrying concealed weapons The Mis-
tol VIII be heiu for Identification. VIII
ktns says he bought it.
Lenora Hunter and Elizabeth Diegs
the women arrested for fighting abou,
man. whose cases were continued from
yesterday. had hearing and were tax
ed. respectively, $3.50 and $3.50
LAID TO REST.-The members O.
Welcome Lodge, No. so, X. of p. and ;
goodly collection Of other friends as
sembled at the Christian Church Mt
O'Clock this afternoon to do honor I,
the remains of the lamented Columbus
(Tobe) Jones. The funeral service
Were conducted by the pastor, Dr. w. w
Staley. assisted by Revs. ]. r. Love, D