The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-17
Tho Last Testament Of Mrs, Ellen K.
Brothers Comes 10 Light.
WAS RECORDED AS SUPPLEMENTARY
It vnricn tic Terms or the first VIII
witnesses for Congressman Yohn:
t0nres's trbor Day Deeds or
Bnr.ni,a and Sntc.

thought to have been her last WILL anu
testament was duly probatca IN ihc
County Court ana admitted To- record.
1t bore date Of June IS, 1856. Relatives
and heirs knew Of no other VIII nj TIC
time, nor did they till q few days ago,
when n small sheet Of note paper was
found bearing requests OF the deceased.
Since being found tho little pare" has
been examined by those who wr!l knew
the handwriting OF the late Mrs. l:roth.
crs, and they pronounce !; Gr:hiinc.
Judge kilby, after getting evidence OIL
the matter, has ordered that tho new
testament, dated September rs. 1Sat. lie
put on record as a supplement IN tbs
original Will, believing it to be q true
expression OF the dead woman', de-
sires. There seems to have been no Wit
ness to the signature.
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUESTS.
The testament is III very legible CHI
Biography. and bears on top OF the page
the name Of Mrs. Ellen Is. Brothers
Here Is an extract, which conveys the
requests intended:
THAT oil my worldly possessions I
give and bcqueath to my late husbands
tDaniel Brothersl children, to be divided
equally among them. with these excep-
lions: To SallIeJ. Borum will $500 more
than the others; my china set to E!iz-
abeth f. Norfleet, sister Sallie's daugh-
ter, and my silver knives and forks to
,. Katie Eley.
TWO PER DAY.
In an attempt to strengthen their
case, counsel for Young to-day put OH
the stand two witncsses-Chairmnn j.
L. West, OF the CountyI.xecutivc Con-.
nnttee. and Sergeant John W. Arnes,
who was on duty about the polling place
on November g.
PROPOSED RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
The tree which was prccIpitated in the
NanSelnond river some days ago by a
landslide. which partially wrecked tina
Nancy Hanks, and about which COM
plant was made BY the BOARD OF River
and Harhor Commissioners will soon be
Nsared away. An agent or the Govern
hs'Ht was here yesterday. and he said
SO It Will be done Immediately.
DYNAMITE WILL RAISE HER.
While here he was seen Nv President
2. =. Dunvillc, or the hoard. and an
CEner complaint was lodged Mr.. Dun
'lilc asked that 4 Sunkcn mud scow
WHlch lies above the county bridge and
~ q menace 70 navigation. be gotten
AWAY The request was taken under
transportation. and will likely be dis.
49,. ~ - ~ some way when the owners
INC Alabama Dredging company sh,Ii
nave been notified. When raised ;he
WORK VIII likely be done with drnnn,I,n
l'esloes the improvements named an
EFFORT II being made to have Tho ,ivnr
EH'tnhel dredged some time soon !. 70
nao!s needed as the stream is filling ur
ae some points, being less nnrieah,,
TOW than five years ago
FINE GUN RAFFIF,D
An $50 Remington seven times rcnaot-
ing shot gun, owned by Col. n. Il SmI,h
was rallied off at the C,omrncrcial hn,.
Tonight. b. NJ. Bruce and w. II Cohnnn
g., ,orty three spots each turned sky
wary ana tied for the gun. Councilman
:; =. Parker turned the cup ior Mr..
nruce and Cliff Jones shook the bones
nr Cchoon. AS neither or The princinols
were III town tonight, ana as thrir
representatives. were not iuSirnrlnd
NJ. maat 70 90 IN contingency ike This,
t Gie ownership was not finally se,,lfd
were forty persons III The game.
II WON'T HURT THE FIGHT.
10 morrow is Arbor Day. This occa-
slos, vas caused TO he put on the CAL
endar by the Seaboard Air Linz MI, ~,
VIII try to have the day recognized al
along the line. In Suffolk there viii not
Ds mnch demonstration. Genera, Baker
.he iocal agent, has agitated the maj
Ter with considera Bile perseverance, hnt
a e scneihe IS 100 young to receive active
advocacy from the mass Of citizens Va,
a number Of persons from SnfTolt, .nI
IN me county have promised 10 Mani
!aeMorlai trees on the streets in honor oe
The cay. W
DEEDS OF BARGAIN AND SALE.
l.. ". Melton ct. Tx. to Kenner Park
sI, twenty acres Of land in Sleeny Hole
District, 800. iio'e
- Bel'vil!e Land and Improvement, COM
phhy 10 Mary Turner. one tract in
sleepy Hole District ssh. -
Mary Y. Wilson and hush,-,1 - 1,o,.,a
Nnite, one lot near Suffolk so
MaIHha Cornwell 10 Walter ieirsey
and Lizzie Keirsey, the stor,; ~ $500
ano merchandise at WASHINGTON suuara
and Sycamore street. loca,sa !, ~. ~, :
Baker building. sl.2042o.
MAY NOT PROVE F.ATA1,
George Warrell is better. Irfcrn ia,
received to-day from Wesi Nnrrnli.
Where ne was shot in Gran inint H.
dicates that Warrcil's wound IN ne 10, Il
was not as serious as first rgpcrf,.d onn
l1s may recover. - ''''''
FROM sUNDRY sULIcEs.
A lady with q smooth ilow IF w,rd-
ala gooa business ar ,und deLots and
oh1ceS, selling Is cent T..
States Attorney T.. p. ,in,,,,a ,.c,
this morning for Richmond On L,,s;nsss
Of lega! Importance
Miss Lizzie Cutci,n fasre,urn, :, fr,,,
q visit to Norfolk friends.
n. F. Lloyd is In R1i;;..iu;c ottendin .
Z meeting Of the a. Q. u. "
Mrs. p. S. Brnkey, of Newport Snvs
IS IN Suifolk visiting t'la family Of her
81 1ather. MIR. W. p. Mitchell. Grace straet
Richmond capitalists are ma,:,ne some
Inspections around Chuckatuck wjth .
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