The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-28
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aDout 9tnrce-fOurtnB fQf thesfGOunti69 AffS3
The State, renderbi & certain 81 titsss
proposition to; call gconYertion Sd Sto MiaAS
q new constitution IS q efeated a;bS
overwhelming maj jorit Y Of eYotesG GaafsS
This was the \ quiet tes Il eiest tio:I .sfiaf
Richmond has had In a long Il HE. Tharas
was , absolutely iiterest Il wort il Ssbgaxa
NE NE OF; :; I, AZ ost OF hose
interest IN the constitutional caniper slsa
question: The fbar4roonls mad eS fu ri
tense Of being closed ], Bit did &sbust Hess:
as openly as on any cot therg d ay.s ns
nenrieo na s. there was eonsl
twill be of Iint terest toE renee t@ iHEEaS
l stated g few days ago. al ii; q ssss
II the vote on he conVen ton sa cft5ss
the result may no be- knoTS tiJa
Legislature NEE Is. S The 1ieWspa sits,
from oil the coun ties and al iess 81 i}f.isa
no doubt. will settle the tclu est & on. ;}foe
the vote Is hardly likely Il q I'll sStosE.s
The returns to be made here swst f,e
kept IN. sealed package Until athess.siaaia|
are broken by the Speaker e Of the HSiisa'
OF Delegates. stl5
Governor O'Ferrall d Id no & vot SSi
apparently did not care&tO express SGfaI
choice for or q against I thes conYant iaus9
and there were no n1portafi t a OIL ss|
lency Is y oters at S wa MS bro rrsct lie IL
inf nfChesterheld Id scoun ty, y, il ST oil tstdsAss.SHs
Manchester. 81 The n Governor ors VI ems iii fIfgH
closely in.his office g
Nineteen out OF rs reniiicss i1sf4 Srs rss ii
+ turn only i, ,4o5 vo tes cas- t, ,AE con Vsif
ton receive iso,
+ II ira mai ifsS agal
will be very snla In Maiich
very small vote, no convefl on Srae
q small majority. S Swans b5ros 4 ID eStiaSs
teriield, gives naa 200 ma iIt
3 a private telegram received sliera sf5ss
day from Bedford City sta tess tlia IISasS
p. G. Burke, one Of the ese ex-J Judges
the GSnrt 79 Anpsas is
bedside and states that VI WI tsa
Judges condition Is quite serious
not hopeless. II j udge Burke is oneSsas
the. most distirig shed SlaWy rs
glnia. M
The Old Dominion p Deinocra IL club scss
this city, IS after councilraan ii AlBsft
MillerssWith5 a long pole. Eli Gounci aifs
Miller represents Jefferson war al Sai III 1EtkaS
club members ara Of opinion the Il sfla MI
not O resident Of tIla / ward. 81; 1apEss E
they say it lis diff cult to- locate
Councilman q. a meeting has sheenScalIsHs
for next NVednesd lay mig ghtS to At akssa ssa
dence, and to q give him al chance5 u fas
clear, up. The mystery of his legal aHpasss
The Councilma IS troubles Sbegan8 taasss
fall when his wife sued him s. ssss isE
vorce 81
It is stated that the Health of Eda5gla
Ginter5 is isSimproved. H He I took ) ya ef
to-day. The ma jOr's II cohdit on, ,s;s HOy2g
ever Is suchaa s#to cause shiss sfrieIda
fear that. there will be no ~ perIna
recovery in his case.
The case Of c.. c.. Powers, 4 the y1hnasss
ruf
chimes that did not belong d ID Inns
continued In the Police Court unit IuSSaHasaa
Sd. The doWnfa III Of the young ahSsKst
a very sad story. II e. was B Ii.
ploy Of the Singer Sewing
usual result followed ed SEsssSs
Mr.. Harmon w, Siggins, q well kItaf
and highly esteemed den Il 81 9hsssa
| city, died at his home, l1e7SyV Vestsh hfAsHas
street. this morning at q bout 52$ q
Mr.. Siggins had been III WI tt1 s gpnaSa
months, and he was&H great su f.
Mr. Siggins was born In Peteysb1fE
years ago. He lived in that #cl lJfs
twelve years ago, when hex ecIded dstnrs
take up his residence in Rlchnlo Sss
& Mr. SSiggiHs was s. prOtllinef Il e husinAs8H
man OF Petersburg, having been SlnIssS
ber dealer there. He retired from 5lssss
ness before he ca me to z tiis8 ci va Sh 5s
he never again resume d nerc rcanfI lsSIJssssSSs
suits. ss ss29 SIG
He was an active member of the Ss1ss5sssz
oaist Episcopal &chur rcl,..8 and the
kept his memb bership 81 In land
church, Petersburg, he " orsnlp ppaa asass s
/ Asbury church here. .Ef fi eva AGGfsss
sistent Christian. q nd the losals lsusta shsSffsa
! by his denominat ton In HIS adeat
ofhigh charac.e .er and greatly beioye
all who knew hi