The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-30
WILL PICK I He WINNERS.
To-day VIII be Named the Next Municipal
$S s555 Officers Of The City.
WHERE WILL TIE LIGHTNING STRIKE
Great Interest Felt ns to The ONT
come of the Active Mnyoraity Con-
ts test ladies in - Hopper Target
sEs ctice--Compiinlcnt so Il Former
S$#I suffolk Resilient.

' s#s Suffolk, Va, April 29.-(special)-
4 The main part of the biennial munich
4 pal campaign is now over. Tomorrow
comes the Democratic primary, at
which the winners in the general cleo
8tion on Tuesday, May 26th. will be
named. The men who lead in to-mor-
rows fight will be elected. It has been
81 spirited contest. one in which deal
SSof activity In canvassing has been dis
played. Incidentally, the cigar business
s#has been good, for in this contest the
weed has been the chief inducement
used to gain the voters friendship. 1t
i has been q friendly contest, conducted
Eon a high plane, but none the less ac-
+ tive. ..
WHO'LL BE MAYOR?
The supreme centre Of interest Is |
1.-THE mayOralty canvass. Two men want |
,5the job--R. L. Brewer j., tho present |
incumbent, and a. S. Eley. They are
L both good men and good Democrats, |
and either would make a good Mayor. !
I'll; There are now eighteen men from
which to choose nine Councilmen. Their |
names have already been printed in |
The Virginian in the same order rs
u they will appear on the ticket In case
the elector can't pick nine men to suit
him, there are blank spaces at the
i bottom Of the ticket where other names
can be written. Five of the candidates
1 are members of the present Council
THE PRIMARY VOTE.
&esSs An Estimate on the number or votes
\ TO be 5pclled tomorrow that will not be
i far out OF the way, is 365. The mayor
Il atty candidate that gets 1873 votes will
not be defeated. Some of the candidates
q for the Council will likely get $50 or
y more votes. Others will receive less.
PARKER WITHDRAWS.
Councilman Junius n. Parker tonight
8 authorized The Virgininn to say that
q he has Withdrawn from the primary,
which will be held tomorrow He has
q only taken this move after mature re-
"a Election. Considerable pressure has
+ been brought by friends TO allow the
sSuse OF his name, but his decision is
S. 1inal and irrevocable. There are Two or
three reasons which were instrumental
5$ IN the bringing about Of Councilman
n E'arker's conclusion.
545&E The polls close at $40 p. m, and not
Is at $780, as has been reported.
i IN A SORRY FIX.
Sometimes railroad officials and mag
u mates are larger men on their own lines
n than on the lines of other corporations
Manager w. H. Taylor, or the
Atlantic and Danville, realized the
truth of this to-day, when he and five
ladies We're compelled to vacate a Nor
~ folk and Western freight train. which
81 enough water With Freight Conductor
S$-Alston to ride on his train without the
Is credentials. There was nothing to do
u but obey his orders and get off They
{. got off
3Esil ssss LADIES IN A HOPPER.
i$ The traffic manager and his lady
friends started to Lake Drummond on
y passenger train No. 8 this morning.
They got as far as Canal Draw. They
q should have ridden rs far as Jericho
II canal, near Suffolk, where boat was in
waiting to take the party to Lake
After the train had pull
4 ed out the mistake was learned Then
s. II was decided to move along to Jericho
canal on a freight They got on q
freight car or hopper. When the con-
tductor came around they got off It
Il was against his orders to let them ride.
9 There was no alternative
4 DELAYED THE TRAIN.
The getting off act delayed the train,
q Tor .hoppers are not built with steps
& Tor ladies' accommodation, Conduc tor
Il Aston, telegraphed his train master as
e follows: Delayed twenty minutes at
Canal Draw unloading Traffic Manager
81 pf Atlantic and Danvilie and five la
VI \, dies from hopper"
q. NOT IN USUAL FORM.
S3y The Suffolk Light Infantry had a
n target practice this afternoon at half
IL past o'clock on nthe regular grounds
81 beyond the county bridge The com
u pany was In command Of Captain z. a
i Norheet. The boys did not shoot up to
4 their usual form, Private Ames Carr
won first medal by scoring g. Lieuten-
II ant John A. PIpkin scored Z, and took
n second medal. This was the smalles
IS score Plpkin was ever guilty OF making
N in regular target practice He usually
q falltes from 10 to 10.
3fs MORE SHAD COMING.
sE Nansemond river will soon have an
pther plant Of young shad, J. P. Cowling
~ has q letter from the acting fish commits
81 stenr in Wa shngton stating that an
81 other lot Will soon be sent here Those
n Formerly sent have been productive OF
good results.
5.i5 SUFFOLK PEOPLE GET THERE.
Il. OFF. Simon r. Gollbart. route agent of
q me southern Express company. received
y very Hattering notice In yesterdays
Wilmington Star. Mr.. Golfbart was q
n Tormer resident Of Suffolk. Now he re-
b sides IN Norfolk
HERE AND THERE.
& ES$. MRS. Ann Griffin and daughter, Miss
81 ennie Griffin. Of Churchland. are guests
VI Or III les Mary Hoffman.
;sf;. ni rs, l. Powell and children, of Nor
& folk. paid visit to MIR. and Mrs. Fl. Jan
ssSSpary, on Saratoga street, and left this
M morning for their home.
MISS Florence Harvey, musical direc-
sS Ior Or the Christian church choir, will
1sgss mol leave Suffolk permanently, as was
~ funoTeU., - She xv1lj cro nov For !, ,,t.i,