The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-14
WAS PLENTY OF MONEY
5Ia Town Yesterday but By NIghttal| It
Had Been Taken Away.
BALTIMORE CAPITALISTS VISITORS
Meeting or the Stockholders OF The
Gray notwithstanding Conapnny-A
4seys Case of Assault ana H"ttcrv-A
lightning Singer Will Go Iuso the
iSS Concert business.

q Suffolk, Va. May 13-(special)-The
town had plenty of capitalists mere TO-
day. They were not seeking invest
ents, but were looking after capital that
3 is already invested. and which has been
tprofita bic to its owners as we'll as beneh-
Z clal to Suffolk. They were Baltimore
capitalists, who came to attend stock
1 holders meetings.
n. There was a postponed meeting OF the
stockholders of the Gay Manufacturing
company, owners Of large lumber plant
! here. Aside from routine work the fol
lowing officers were chosen: William
/ II. Basley, Of Baltimore, president;
( Charles r. Pitt, Jr., of Baltimore, sec
y rotary; George L. Barton, Of Suffolk,
treasurer.
A RAILROAD INSPECTION.
IL Then the party made tour Of inspec-
ton over the Suffolk and Carolina rail
& road, concluding n quarterly meeting of
the roads stockholders. who are almost
= Identical with those Of the Gay Man
ufacturtng company. The party In a
i special train, in charge OF Superintend-
ent George l.. Barton, made q trip over
Il the whole road, whose terminus is AZ
I Montrose, N. G. They were handsome
i ~ entertained, and passed the day with
pleasure as we'll as profit
81 Those In the party were William II.
! Basley, J. M. Denson. George ID. Baker,
4 Charles +. Pitt, Jr., John S. Cuttings
and S. P. Ryland. all Of Baltimore.
z55s WHALEYVIIILE MARRIAGE.
IL Mr. Henry c. Humphrey was to-day
married at Whaleyvile to Mrs. Sarah
{Harrell. The bride is a daughter OF
William Everett. The groom Is an en-
ergetic farmer.
NEW EXCURSION BOAT.
~ An excursion boat Is being built near
fn1 nG -i,,,Y
parties to and from Lake Drummond
via the Washington ditch The boa t
4 VIII be ready to launch in about ten
days, She will be called the Wash
lngton Lily"
"a ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
Mrs. NJ. a. Chitty's place Of business
an Franklin was robbed one day this
week Of about Sc. An unknown colored
man walked in and 1ioored the sales
boy and then rifed the cash drawers
The robber boarder Seaboard Air Line
train and got away.
CATS TO LET.
r. L. Stultz, day operator at the Nor
folk and Western, was to-day remcm-
hered by some OF his farmer friends up
the road. He got a present, Il box OF
seventeen real live cats-big cats, little
4 cats, pretty cats and ugly cats. Some
{'nody kicked the top from the box and
$1he feline contents scrambled out and
scattered to the four winds. If any
family wants to adopt a pet they will
s not have any trouble in experimenting
one. The box is thought TO have come
from Waverley, where cats are said to
be plentiful.
FRANKLIN MEMORIAL. DAY,
Next Thursday will be memorial dav
IN FRANKLIN. The day was named by
the knights Of Pythias, who have in
Vlted the military and citizens to take
part Addresses will be made by Major
I L. n. Edwards. a Pythian talk: Cover
nor A. NJ. BROMLEY, Our Confederate
DEAD" and Rev. Gilbert Dobbs. our
Home Dead"
ALL SHOULD GO.
The Daughters Of the Confederacv
y VIII nave meeting tomorrow after
noon with Mrs. NJ. T. Withers. North
MAIN street. 1t IS asked that a full at
tendance be present. as there Will be q
discussion Of memorial ARRANGEMENTS,
BURGLARS TOOLS FOUND.
:, last winter safe blowers cracked vii
Naln u. Boyett's safe They broke onnn
Fne Suffolk Iron Works and stole nart
OF the tools with which to perform The
Job. To-day part Of the tools were