The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-16
COTTON in NANsEMOND
Soil Produces as Fine Crops as The
Best In Gsorgia.
LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE WELL ATTENDED
Rev. Barr Considering His CalI--Sorn
Shooters Playing Havoc with the
Birds-CompIiment 10 n Musician
Trial OF n Shooting scrapo. -Notcs
and Briefs.

SUFFOLK, Va, Sept. 15.-(Special)-Nan an
semond county must be good place in
which to live and make money. That is
What observing people from other States
always say after an inspection OF fcle
Farm properties hereabouts. Not only
ID Nansemond noted for truck farming.
but the lands are adapted to cotton and
other crops indigenous to the extreme
Southern States. Here are q few OBJ
servatons which q Georgian, who has
oesn In this section q week, writes for
The Vlrgdnian:
There Is prevailing idea in Georgia
and extreme Southern States that old
Virginia cannot produce cotton. hut
should one take q stroll out Main street
and across the placid Nansemond river
to the summit Of the NIL at the elegdnt
nome of Thomas j. Whitfield he will
not only have q fine view of Suffolk,
but, on the other hand, can look out over
q thlrty-fye acre field of cotton tina I
would bring the blush Of shame to many
q Georgia planter. In fact, 1t would be
a task to find a finer field Of cotton in
the South. Mr. WhItneld's other crops
compare favorably with the cotton. 1t
would not be easy 70 conceive of "a
( more pleasant or profitable place for
one to settle than In Nansemond
county"
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
The Town Council had a special meet
Ing this afternoon at the store OF J. c..
Smith & Co. 1t was called for The pur-
pose of drafting an OF Ginance prescrfb-
ing the method of letting stalls In the
new fish market. It was decided the
stands should be let at auction to the
highest bidder. Friday will be the day.
There were present: Mayor r. L. Brew
er. Jr., presiding, and Councllmen B. l..
Saunders, J.. c. Smith, J. Z. West, r..
r. Allen and ]. Walter Hosier.
WEIGHING THE CALL
Rev. w. A. Barr. rector Of ST. Paul's,
has not yet made public his decision
about the acceptance or the call made
by the Monumental church In Rich
mead. The chances are ne will take that
or some other onuroh whose vestrymen
have been seeking his services. IT seems
to be a hard matter for st. Pauls to
keep Its rectors very long. One mem
Der says IL they get n man no other
church wants then they can look upon
him with some degree Of proprietorship.
For the past few years the rectorship
OF st. Paurs has meant reputation; re-
putation has brought calls and calls
money.
iLoOAL SCHOOLS ARE GOOD
SCHOOLS.
Suffolk Is maintaining It's reputation
for educational institutions. From the
opening attendance to-day It looks like
ISic SSNcId SGulOOlo VIII DC lull aSdlt
this year. This was me first day OF
the session 1S9T-'9S at Suffolk College
Nansemond Seminary and the Univer-
sity School It's no wonder Suffo!k's
schools are we'll attended. They deserve
to win.
POLICE COURT.
John White was taxed 1910 because
he struck a woman-MatiIda Whitaker
Matilda Whitaker was tried on the
charge Of calling White bad names
The Mayor said $500 for her. The trou-
BILE grew out Of a dispute over lines.
BIRDS GETTING SCARCE.
The tides still make for good sorn
shooting, but the sport Is followed by
such numbers Of persons every day that
the birds are getting scarce. Scores OF
huntsmen went out and killed from five
to thirty each this afternoon.
CHUNG TO HIS HOUSE.
Old residents cling tena ciously to an.
Client landmarks ana oyster houses
Tint was eXenplifed yesterday wher
the town authorities, in pursuance oil
an order to have the fish and oyster
market changed, began to move Mr.. I,
Hubbord's Individual oyster shop. Mr.
Hubbard had built the house with the
towns permission. and he was averse
to leaving'it. He didn't. as the force OF
workmen rolled the little house along
Mr.. Hubbard sat serenely inside and
opened oysters.
RYAN AS A CONNOISSEUR.
Miss Helen Quimby gave private
musical recital last evening at which
former Collector William Ryan, OF Rich.
mond, who Is @ connossseur on matters
of music, was the guest OF honor. Col.
ieutor Ryan has travelled all through
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