The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-18
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!. THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
ANNUAL Convention OF North and
Bs South Cnroiinn--The Hospital for
a8S5 the Criminal Insane IL Nenriy Com
spiated = RIeetinE at Greensboro
ffS discovered Great Ratio Cutting.

Raieign. N. c., May 17.-(Special.)-.
THE second annual convention OF the
Il Bro therhoOd of ST. Andrew for North
and South Carolina closedl astp light ii
II Christ church. Yesterday morning the
& REV AIr. Mccormick, pastor Of ST.
Lukes church. Atlanta, preached the
convention sermon. 1t was worthy and
q magnetic effort. The church was full OF
& people. and Bishop Cheshire and seven
other Of the Clergy participated in the
g Rervice. In the afternoon there waG Il
8publicm Getting IN the city hall, az which
= eloquent addresses were delivered by
B General Secretary John Wood, j. G. Bux-
5Ston, and the Rev. ]. NJ. Horner. The
first service was held at Christ church,
#lMr. 8. S. Nash presiding, and again Sec
a8retary Wood made stirring address.
The officers will choose the time and
place Of the nextm Getting.
,,SsSH It Is said that Albert Johnson, aged 81.
s3ust appointed State Keeper of Weights
and nj asures. is the oldest man ever APP
spointed to q public office.
SIS FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION.
s5sssi The result Of the meeting a Greensbo-
#ro Is the discovery that there is much
In freight rates TO many
& points In the State. Mention Of this
comes from other sources
SvES "a commission Is issued to Edward II
Has captain of Company G, Fourth Regl-
I 1nent. ass
giS 81 3s FOR CRIMINAL INSANE.
81 It is the purpose Of the penitentary
superintendent to have the quarters FOR
n the criminal insane ready by June Is;
THE males will be In the west wing and
1.-THE females in the east wing OF the in
sane building. One insane criminal has
Il for ten years been in the penitentIary.
Ills name ds Abe Iiinson. During much
&of the time 1t was necessary to chain
~ him. y The Superintendent says OF the
s3penitentiary 1T is the best place 70 live
In the State; the fappiest family OF con-
sEN1ots and the most religious community"
lie says ne Is grea tly impressed by these
facts; The superintendent and his fam
SE1ly live in the big prison, in what Is
a known as the administration building
,SRs The grand jury at Durham Is making
Things lively. 1t bringsf our indictments
4 against e. G. Lineberry for embezzlc-
q ment and grandl arceny. Linneberry has
& gone. It indlcts Editor Fairbrothers for
8Siibel and also tndiC:s ~ A. Ramsey for
Sslibeling Cuthbert & Co., and calling their
Ep!ace Of business a bucket shop"
strawberry season now ending in
d the east Is by far the greatest and best
u the State has ever known. Here and
west Of here the berries are coming In
freely.
MFRS. GLASS. RETURNS.
s Last evening Mrs. Georc Fl. Glass. her
B SISTER, Airs. j. B. Bidd!ngfield, and the
& 1atters husband, arrived here from
Mr. Morgan. of New York.
4 Of the Bell Telephone company, also ar
rived. They are here on business CON
@nected with the troubles which have
sSibeen made public as between Mr. and
4 Mrs. Glass
s s}SS It iss aid that examinations Of two
II more herds Of cattle to ascertain the
Il presence OF tuberculosis are being ma de.
go It Is the purpose of the State Board OF
3 Gddcation to ascertain the popular sen;i-
IS ment IN regard to the matter Of selling
b 900 acres Of what are known as 'lakess''
;fan three Of the eastern counties Much
E opposition to the lease of the 23l 900 acres
n developed.