The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08
DEATH IN the FLAMES
4 Two Year Old GlrI's Clothing Becomes
,..Ignltsd From an Open Fire,
AAD.THE CHILD is BURNED TO DEATH.
a E'ishy Tale of Woe Denls in RcaI
r:statc-LooliinE Atcr the EeIs in
The water Pircs.- - lHtinrious nnd
Consivial Hobo Ordered Out Of
Town-sEeek OrPraScr,

Suffolk, Va, jan. T.-tSpecinl.)-Bur-
gain and sale deeds making transfers
i'll real estate as follows were to-day
put on record I'M the County Cleric
o.hce: Max "A. T. Weyhmnn TO Fred
Mcclure and wife, one lot I'm the sub
urhs of Suffolk, called Philadelphia,
s24o; Robert II. Smith. attorney for
David Johnson. to William l.. Peel. 80
acres of land in Cypress district. $6T !;
Justin Ernest Rnwles. of Clinch coun-
ty. Ga. Go Rufus Scott 100 acres Of
Etnd i'm Holy Neck district. $3.50; Emmett
O. Pope and wife to Chuckatuck School
District No. 4. one building lot $3.50:
j. Il. Holland and wife to Harry Stein
hart. 30 acres of land In Holy Neck dis
trict. $1,000.
a. TALE OF WOE.-A white man who
claims that he resides not far from
Suffolk, hut whose name | have been
'IEahlc to ascertain. has been going
the rounds of residences; to-day recitin;s
u tale Of peculiar ailiction and ask
ing assistance. He alleges that his resi-
deuce was recently burned with CON
tents. together with two small children
Twins. His wife has been troubled
with paralysis for years and his con-
dition altogether appears from report To
he one of dCStitutiOn. One lady offered
10 give him food. but he said thai he
wanted money or nothing. II is not
known whether his story is true or a
well devised fake originated for the pur-
pose OF raising FUNDS.
BURNED TO DEATH.-A young
daughter or MIR. Joseph Griffin, who re-
sides near Cypress Chapel was last
night fatally burned. When alone in n
room her clothing became ignited from
an open fire place and Injuries Of Il ia
inl nature were sustained before the ar
rival Of assistance. The child was
about two years old The funeral SER
vices Will occur Wednesday,
MARIIAGIIi LICEN Uses. --Nuptinl
permits were granted from the County
Clerks office to-day to the following
James Edward Fowles and Annie Il.
Jones, white; John Lewis and Rcbccca
| lS'tlier. colorcd: Robert Williams and
! Lucy Bailey, colored.
| LOOKING AFTER THE IIEIS-As
| a consequence of the instruction given
ths council Committee on Water and
Lights last Friday night Mr. q. w.
! Coleman. Superintendent of the water
Company, was I'm Suffolk to-day look
inE into the most eXpedient means of
removing cells from the water mines.
Mr. Coleman says that the present com
paihl Is a common one at this sea-
son Of the year.
| ORDERED OUT OF TOWN.-For
| getting In n detcseible drunk last
night an unknown white tramp was
| run into the stntIon-housc and was
this morning before Mayor Brewer
The latter ordered that he leave town
/ ',fi'i l'ii iHiu'litS WAS the limit named
for the departure.
SECOND NIGHT WEEK OF PRAY
ttR.-Iihe Presbyterian Church to-niEh
| was comfortably filed with mixed de-
nominations. the occa sim being the sec
ond night of the series In the week
OF pluycr The subject under consider
ndon was The Universal Church, and
Or. w. w. Stalcy, Of the ChrlStlnn
| Church. was the leader Relevant re-
marks We're made by other minister's
| pr,Gcnt.
The schooner c. H. Leet. Captain
Crarmer. Left tonight for New York
| with Il lumber dargo from A. b. Gran
| meT'S mills
Mr., w. II. Bd,ley. president of the
Suffolk and Carolina railroad, has re-
| turned - his home in baltimore.
John Henry Mitchell. Jr., arrived Ia st
| nsg'ht for an iniefEite Visit b his;
| parents on ,;race street
| with y view 20 more security Sheriff
| Baker to-day engaged To have some OF
! the timbelts strengthened In the county
| Jail.
Rev. VI. G. Mo.orc has almost recover
| "a from hi: recent Illness.
Mr.. Edwin j. Wfl2ck. OF West Cape.
Prince Edward Island, b. " a.. ds Wis
Fine his fa!her-in-lnw, Mr.. e. b. Dunn