The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-25
DEMOCRATS SEATED
aResult Of Election Contest in Windsor Dis
4, irlei, Isle Of Wight County.
Sneak THIEF MAKES A GOOD HAUL
Postmaster Harper Gives a. Stron.
55S5 bond Children 70 Go Free on an
Excursion = Booth Gets Twenty.
two Eears i'm tho pcnitentinry-
RasebaIi To-day.

EfShffolk, Va, June 24.-(Special.)-Cir
tcuit Judge R. r. Prentis to-day render
led q decision which virtually seats the
ttDamocratic officers III Windsor district
ipf Isle of Wight county There was 4
Ehot% fight, but this is about the end Of
ttdt.ftsJ Judge Prentis denied a petition for
kaSWrtt Of mandamus compelling the
Fboard Of election commissioners to count
the returns Of Mt. Carmel precinct. He
ffEliso dissolved an injunction gotten out
.sssoys the same petitioners, restraining the
fi0smoon'atic officers from qualifying. The
spettttone:s were represented by. -Attor-
lSSneya W. S. Holland, Of Windsor. He was
Sls2pposed by Colonel Or. Z. Boy1in, OF
.i!sSmithfleld. The argument was strong
and lasted several hours.
WHO THEY WE'RE.
The petitioners were J. r. Hines for
3; supervisor; J. T. Joyner, for constable,
land j. 3. Wilson for magistrate The
SIDemocrats for the same positions were.
respectively, G. r. King, James A. John
son and John II. Holland.
59E3,si On election day the polls at Mt. Car
S mel precinct We're not opened till near
midday midday. 1t Is said,, and when the cleo
& lion ACCOMPLISHMENTS J. Chapman, Z.
~ Edwards, L. L. Nellines and j. e.
ssSS99W N te-met they wouldn't count the re-
4 turns: II they had the opposition ticket
L would have won.
JUDGE PREN1TS' GROUNDS.
Judge Prentis denied the writ on the
& ground that their remedy lay in CON
II testing the election within the proper
S. time or by a writ Of quo warranto trying
81 the title to the offices, and on the further
81 ground that when the board of election
met and ascertained the
result their powers ceased, and they
therefore funstus oflicio
<tsS WORK OF A SNEAK THIEF.
;tsSS There was q mysterious robbery last
light at No. 8 Holiday street. Some one
IN en- tered the sleeping room OF MT. +. s.
tISyhlte and removed 4 pair Of pants ana
Il "a gold ring from his trunk The thief
& Then went into the adjoining room and
IS1ook q ladies gold watch and chain.
V Initials, II. B. c." No suspicious per-
son was seen about the premises The
{ front door Of the residence was unlocked,
A RIVER PARITY.
}s$ "a party Of young people went a long
81 way down the river last night for a
is, water breeze and pleasure. Mes
;sdames NJ. II. Withers and NJ. A DelL
l$Syere chaperones. The trip was managed
;sHby Simon Lawrence and Jack Brady
Lille party was composed Of twenty Der
sons. OF which the girls we're: Misses
gary spanS1o- DelK. Lemme jordan, Florre
~ eeples,E Elise Urquhart, Mary Temple
n josephine Causey, Sue Urquhart. Annie
iNSurney and Louise Britt. They mads
1.-The return landing at $40 O'Clock, Al
"a 81 Inc - other end there was a dance at Mr.
u "a w. divers.
CHILDREN GO FREE.
ihe managers of the Baptist Sunda,
II sSnGol give picnic every year to the
4 5 Gh!idren. This year they have named
Ssluly las the day, and Old Point an(
ocean View as the objective points. Al
81 young people Of the Sunday school vii
pc pc carried free; adults pay so cents
Isl SUPERVISORS MEETING.
The County Board OF Supervisors hell
their regular June meeting today. Pres
NJ M waiter Jordan, chairman; DR.. G
&t.W: Butts, I. w. Everett and Il. D
Isl IS sIsts sI1l1ley Only routine work was done
READY TO SELL STAMPS.
58 Colonel Luzurne p. Harper toda,
~ Quailf1ed to be postmaster at Suffolk
ST and gave bond In $4,000. He did It be-
fore Judge r. II. Rawles and States
tAftorney u e. Holland The bondsmer
u eIre a! democrats: They are: Council
nm. Irving Truitt and former Council.
II man, n. r. WitherS. The names are
y worth 100000. or twenty times thu
sEtbond's face. as follows: G. w. Trultt
s. s 2oo, Uo0: Irving Truitt. $4,000; Withers
4 $4,000; West, SO. 000 These are estimat
h ed Of course, but are not far wrong.
SUIT OVER PROPERTY.
q Attorney r. Z l.. watkins, of Frank.
IN, was here today searching court rec
81 ords preparatory to the institution OF
81 a suit, In which the division Of property
b said to be worth $4,000 to $4,000 is involv.
iaied. The plaintiffs whom he represents
q are Mrs. c. c. Smith, Lovette Smith, e
~ ais, Of Franklin, who are heirs Of thu
ii late William II. Goodman's estate Bruce
FL Smith, who Is administrator of the es.
tate ct ais, are the defendants The
Il suit Will be brought in the circuit cour
n of Nansemond. The deceased Goodman
II used to live In Gates county. N. G.
LOITTE VEILINES DEAD.
us Mayor r. +. Brewer, Jr., returned TO-
u hay from Isle Of Wight county, where