The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-15
INOMEN II JURY BOX
SBuES They Were Not Sitting II Judgment
1 Oh the Case at Bar.
AGAINST ISSUING LICENSE.
Youthful Depredators Flee from n
& sSS{S xsun- Concert Friday Night Esnac.
4 b IA 4ToinorroW--W WASN'T II Broom
SIS sSS stitch Sunday school Excursion
;fs Creditors Not agreed.

Creditors {NotsASrccd.
S5$SA. Suffolk, Va, July 14.-(Special)-A
u strangerswho might have stopped a the
~ County Court house to-day would have
ESTsaitl that Nansemond has female juries
y Enlpanelled in the jury box was full
III Venire 4of ladies-old ladies and young
ISL ladies-m ostly young. Some Of them
SIS were pref ty-rcal pretty. The rest were
s. good looking They sat patiently and
& heard the proceedings with as much
IN attention as is: generally accorded a
III lawyer in these parts. Now and then
$S& they looked bored as the attorneys per-
ST. sisted in 5rcpea ting questions which TO
fsft them We're as useless Us they were SUI
81 u rnuous. There was a whole lot Of
sameness in the testimony
LADIES FIGHTING LIQUOR.
These pretty wives, daughters, ana
IS BweetheartS from the town of Holland
~, and Vicinity had come to court ITO wit
81 ness Jesse w. Hollands fight for le-
II gal permit to sell whiskey and gin and
II beer. There were fifteen of them in ALL
$50 But this was not all the moral support
accorded those who fought the grant
ling of the license. There were ministers
f# Of the Gospel present three Of them-al
E.# Of whom have flocks up that way They
II; we're Rcys. w. S. Long, J. f. Jones
~ and N. G. Newman. The audience was
s$ 8 large one.
S:5;5 GIN OR. PROHIBITION.
55 It was a hot fight. j IS not over yet.
d This was the day set for hearing Hol-
lands applicati ton, and he brought down
MI a great many people who favored IT..
" S. E. Everett represented the applicant,
M and Judge r. II. Rawles those who con-
IA Use, nf n
side said substantially that Holland
III was a fl man, and the place n fit place
81 ito sell liquor. The other side didn't
lsS agree to the fitness OF either There was
4 much monotony in the evidence. 1t
seemed to be 4 time when both lawyers
81 sought for q pyeponderances Of tes;i-
5Bmony. When night came the evidence
ives in.G Judge Kiby will hear argument
s and render his decision in the morning.
4..3s al MANY WITNESSES.
There Were fifteen witnesses who tcs-
~ tilted in favor Of the applicant: DR.. II.
gSs H. Barnes; j. r. Holland, L. n. Holland,
si5SjT. Il. Porter, J. Q. -cutchin, Elisha
al Rawles, Robert Holland, Charles
NJ Rawles. C. Council, J. y. Rawlcs, y. J.
..7s Peel, w. D. Holland William H. JerI-
81 gan, e. G.f.IIowell, and Il. Rawles.
Those, who testified for the dsys were
I eleven in number. They were: J. y.
Vincent, J..?a. Luke, William #. H2l-
3 land, B. G. Jones, A. II. Daughtrcy. Joe
::SSI{ Ballard. VT Jones. a, Wo-rel!. L. L.
gs{ Eutlers Britt Edwards, and II. J. Beale,
There has been no licensed tar-room /,
ssFg TT oland for several years. Some of II,
IL witnesses said to-day it was drunk ncv.
aertheless.
81 THEY WON'T DO TT AGAIN
ssa Four boys went out in the county to
Ssday{;o, hunt apples or any other kind o.
II fruitthey came across. They had pref
M ty good luck for time, hut finally =;
vi farmer got a gun after them, and put {
SS stop to their populations. The frui
hunters scattered TO the four winds, ant
were so soon lost to sight in the shrub
I berry that no one got hurt or caught.
MUSICAL CONCERT.
There will be a young folks concer
~ Friday night at the old town hall. It |:
S by the girls Of the Baptist church. Will
probably a. little outside assistance
q Some pretty musical numbers will b,
VI rendered and recitations.
iSIEl BASEBALL THURSDAY.
S 3s3 From the line UP Of the Portsmouth
55$$ All Americas as published they may b.
expected to put up hot game to-mor
row afternoon at West End park. Thl.
Twill be one or the best Of the season.
Il w ~ SiSHIE "A Ef31tCOA0IlCA.
iiSall Constable William r. Whitfield, VIII.
h. figured lin the case at Holland Station
Il last Saturday, was in Suffolk to-day
HE says the report that he had used {
,sEt broolnsti in assaulting Mrs. Ema;
81 ernigan was a mistake. It was a bush
IS which he picked up to 11it her, afte
d Mrs Jernigan had q rail after him. "a
did not strike her with the brush, h
i; says. NJ u.s.. Jernigan was ordered OF
81 his premises, the officer alleges.
ssiS GOOD CHILDREN GO FREE
There Will be an excursion to-mor
Isl row on the steamer Endeavor. It will
n be a. church excursion, run under tn
q; auspicR, OF the Episcopal and Presby
tertan Sunday schools, whose pupils 6,
free. QtAers pay. 4 sf Isl
sS EsS ONE JVILL-SO AIE1 WON'T.
& 3s53 Some creditors OF the R. G. Dennis
Lumber company, which recently as
signed, lrave noitFyet signifed an acccp
Stance of the proposition to settle at 3
cents; to the dollar A great man, ar
willing to fix up that way.
I fS,55 STRAY. ITEMS.
sSfE The III et1lodi stg church will run
IN oonIlght excursion Friday night.
q EEfN, .MEF nfAHEnM.