The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-09
HAS MON A $500 SUIT
4lgYe, B. Ferguson g. Co., Win Their Case
81, With Rufus {. Garden.
$:ssulFF0Lg'S FINE POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Fer tho Last Fiscal Year they
mounted III isound Numbers TO
sSo,ooD, Exciusivc Of Honey order
sS6s Isasiness-A Suit Sor tho Recovery
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u.s. Suffolk. Va. April S-(SpecaO-
Estates Attorney E. L. Holland has just
won for w. Il. Ferguson Il Co, in the
SS3S$Court OF Appeals Il suit involving $3,5G0.
The. decision was handed down to-day in
SSSft Richmond. This ia one more victory 10
abe hecked UP TO the credit OF Sufiok
ssS$lawyers. who are generally heard from
fs in any Kind Of company. AR. Holland
twas opposed this time by Judge j. L.
sssPrince.5 of CORTLAND, and Jackson Guy,
cot Richmond.
JUDGE HANCOCK AFFIRMED.
= So S The case was appealed from the Cir
5scuit Court OF Southampton. where Judge
80. ID. Hancock was sitting for Judge
who was counsel for Ferguson
a & Co. atthat time-last year. Ferguson
S%&}Co. brought suit TO recover $3.50 from
$ERufus 70. Darden, a Southampton mer
Re chant. ct. ais, and got Judgment The
O. defendants were not satisfied and APP
sTpealed to the Supreme Court. which to-
d day affirmed Judge Hancock.
PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS.
lSSfs AS one Of the best lnd:ccs Of towns
business is It's postal receipts. suffolks
financial condition seems TO be all right,
n and constaRtly on the increase. The re
Sss ceipts for the last fiscal year were in
81 round numbers $4,000. Exclusive OF the
* money order business aud including
~ sales of stamps, pOstals, etc, the cash
u; book shows UP about $4,000. More than
mails are received and forwarded
81 from the Suffolk postotiice every day
s5 s53ssif WANTS HIS LAND BACK.
ssas Ar. F. and Mary McRae Primer WILL
sSs at the next term of Circuit Court be-
e ginning Tuesday, be made defendants to
sSIan 3ejectment suit to recover possession
ST of nine-tenths of an acre Of land in Nan
SESsemond county. Charles b. Goodwin, of
Is the plaintiff and he
sssSclaims damages to the amount Of $3.50.
He alleges that being possessed OF the
III said tract OF land the said defendants
sMentsred into same and unlawfu!iy With
Fshoid from the said plaintiff the posses
ESh sion thereof to the damage Of the said
plaintiff Of $780,
NOT WALTER SCOTT'S.
3 IS Frank Luke and NJ. Riddles, built a 1T
s{st le2 steam launch 10 ply down the Jcri-
$SchO canal and take PASSENGERS back and
sS&forth from Lake nrnmmond. Il was
Launched to-day. It Will not answer the
SSapnrpose for which it WINS Intended rs
the trial trips proved. So thick arc the
ss;MsEweeds and grass along The canal that
S6n aSlgation in the launch is impractical
2s5bie. The craft, which Is called THE
ssSa La dyaof the Lake" was moved over To
s@the# Nansemond river. There it steans
about Very nicely
FRAUD CHA RGED.
s$SS$ Dispositions were being taken to-day
sin the suit of w. r. Ferguson & Co. VS..
S29 FELTON, ct ais, to set aside conveyances
ss8aileged to have been fraudulent. Prince
aSF 81 #McLemare represent the plaintiffs.
s$aDpear& on the other side. The case
S$ comes up in the Circuit Court.
S;5s SOME WERE sEEpY.
" !, ~ I,ro., r..,.o 49,,
81 eormance at the City Hall theatre To-
might. On the whole 1t was q good pcr-
aHTormance, and thoroughly entertained
ssgsthose who paid the price. The danCi;.s
SssYas good, the music fair and the cNntOr-
sseSSt onist excellent. There was Il numhe,
S9pfs local hits and srmc clever jokes
ssssOthers were not so clever. They had
ssSSseen better days, and a whole lo- oil
AaSt them.
THE NEWS AS FOUND.
S Rev, J. w. Robinson. pastor Of North
Gates IN. CO Circuit, returned TO-DAY
Ito 8his home In Willeyton, after 4 stay
sSS#Rfth AR. I. o. Hills family or Saratoga
SRstreet. The Misses Chandler were with
SSS him.
part Newfoundland and part waite,
ssSgpaniel. It was BORROWER from {;
British tramp ship while in port al
I'm ewport News.
The young people are talking of anG
sa1naking preparations for the Easter ger
SNman.tsIt will be on an elaborate scale.
officials IF the New York Central &
SsS Hudson River railroad passed through
ssslere to-day in a private car over thu
ssEEssN Norfolk & Western.
bright little girl arrived yesterday
u.s. ~ the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. \. Wick
sssEsSonssKtlby street. Mr.. and Mrs. W. ~
s:Eley have new visitor too That's {
iissasboy.
# the gentleman at Drivers who
wants to adopt child will write to Tn.
at Suffolk he can get tn,
81 names of some children 10 pick from.
There was another interesting evan
ssssAgelfstlc service at the Presbytcriar
ssSchurch tonight. Rev. Z. b. McCluer
ssssssof an orfolk, Will preach tomorrow.
s9s2sa5 Ai1ssla Sarah II. Moore left this after
d noon for Sandy Springs, Nd, havins
sssGQncluded q visit to her brother, Man
No Room for Doubt.