The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-04
There Was Lille to Claim the Attention Of
the Town Council.
FRANKLIN WANTS Rev. N. G. NEWMAN
Guard of the Army OF IIo-
bocs Arrivcs-Ohio Sporismcn Al.
ter Hig Gnmc-Prenchers Come
nnd Go-Henry Elount VIII Lcc-
fnre ut Driver.

ing tonight. ! was an unimportant
meeting. Present: X. l.. Brewer. Jr,
Mayor, and Councilmen II. r. Allen j.
IL. Norflcet, J. IG. West. Fl. r. Culley, j.
Waiter Hosier. j. c. Smith and b. l..
Saunders.
II was reported that the Mayors fines
for November were SIS: Sergeamt's COL
lections, SIS: market receipts, sl5l.60;
treasury balance, general fund, $7,1li.-
&.
On motion. it was ordered that sl.2O
of enormously collected taxes be re-
funded to Mr. II bert Riddick. That
was the sum collected on a town bond
of 1000.
1t was ordered after discussion that
plank walk he laid on Primer street eX-
tended. The opposition TO the measure
claimed that this opens the way for
many more petitions begging for plank
walks on the suburbs.
Q. S. Smith was given contract to re-
move night soil at $50 per month.
All bids for removing swlll were re-
jected. Tho town will get paraphernalia
and do it by employees.
II. II. Cullcy. J. G. Smith and IT, T..
West were appointed to look after re.
bates on license taxes
The question of municipal ownership
of the electric light plant was Introduced
by the Mayor and discussed ut length.
referred to committee
MAY GO TO FRANKLIN.
The Rev. n. G.. Newman IF Suffolk,
may add on another Christian church
to his circuit. He has had :, call 20
preach iii Franklin. and has been there
once or twice TO give thnm Il samnle
of his work. with which they were well
pleased. paper has it that Mr.. Ncw.
leo,
This is a mistake. When seen to-
night and asked about the matter MIR.
Newman said he had not yet accepted
the oifer. He has the call under cons:dL-
ration and says the chances are in IA
Nor 81 his acceptance. AT present, U-ith
the duties Of two other churches TO look
after, he would not have much time to
devote TO the Franklin congregation I'M
less there is Il resignation somewhere.
ADVANCE OF THE HOBOES.
Christmas is coming. So are the
hoboes. Some OF the latter's advance
guards are already here with their
narrowing, custom-made tales of woe.
manufactured especially to touch a
sympathetic chord in the scnsibilities
OF their unwilling auditors
They often do. Sorry for their for
iorn looks and hungry faces many good
housewives load them with cold food
and old clothes. The tramps generally
get their liquor with the nickels and
dimes begged to pay their way to the
next town, where they can get work
y great many citizens ask, what
has become of the chain gang ordi-
mlnce"' The stock of hoboes increases
with the lowering mercury and unless
something is done to thin their ranks
the nuisance will become intolerable.
OHIO SPORTSMEN
y party of Ohio sportsmen are stop
ling at the Commercial tonight To-
morrow they go into The depths of the
Dismal Swamp 10 hunt bears. deer and
other large game. Among them are
a. l.. Bardcn and l. c. Stoyner, of
Alser; FL Il. Thompson. of Lima, and
James lIlntz. Phos Royster, the well.
known guide, will go with the hunters
y GOOD MAN GONE.
Rev. II. c. Cheatham and family left
to-day for their new home ut Martins
vile. Waffle in Suffolk as pastor Of
the Main Street NJ. F.. church Mr.
Cheatham made numbers of lifelong
friends, while his wife has tndeared
herself To many sufferer.
Rev. w. +. Green, the new pastor
will arrive tomorrow and preach his
maiden sermon here next Sunday
CHURCH LECTURE.
Mr.. Henry Blount, an able monolo-
guist, will be at Driver next Thursday
aud produce dramatic production
| "Bcycud the Alps Lies Italy" in the
Baptist church.
PAY UP.
All subscribers who are in arrears
with their subscriptions will please he
ready for the collectors when they cal
Saturday. We haven't any LIST for
| dead heads nor dead beats either.