The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-17
THE TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
On Interesting Array Of News from the
County Seat of hansemOnd.
HOT TINES AT BUCKHoRA YESTERDAY
Preliminary Trial OF tho Four Pnrsles
Charged with Shooting-One Seni
d. on TO Court = Car OF Lumber
stopped = Delegates TO 10 Esoatcd
To-dny school Troubles at Driver

To-dny school Troubles ne Driver
Suffolk. Va, Sept. 16.-(Spec!uD-T here
were hot times at Buckhorn to-day. 4
big crowd had come to hear the pre-
liminary trial of four men who were
accused OF being parties to bad shoot
Ing fracas, already reported In The
Yirsinian. AS result Malchus Rul
Ter was sent OH to court without bail.
He was taken to the county Jail, where
he will likely be bailed by Judge Kilby.
-Four warrants had been Issued ,e-
spectively against Malchus Butler, X. NJ.
Ashburn. a. i. Norfleet and a. W. Bal
lard. Justices r, H. Baker and i. w.
Rawles presided. Constablas A. l.. Har-
rell and G. O. King were In attendance
ofiicially. Judge r. II. Rawlcs, of Suf-
1olk, appeared for the prosecution, he
having been retained by Algy Butler,
VINO was shot. There WINS little evidence
against any one but Malchus Butler,
ana the rest were dismissed.
CAR OF LUMBER STOPPED.
Sheriff A. II. Baker to-day attached q
oar OF lumber belonging to W. II. Ed
wards. Of North Carolina. 1t was done
through the fundamentally of y. l..
saunders & Co., who have a claim
against Edwards for about $500. Il. l..
~'iNSto ~ ". GdNc DOflG ana the
lumber will be held till the October
term Of County Court.
HERES WHERE IT'S DONE.
Democrats of Sleepy Hole and Cypress
Districts will assemble at Driver and
cypress Chapel, respectively, Friday af-
ternoon to name delegates to the county
convention, which will meet In Suffolk
on Thursday. September 23d. Sleepy
Hole VIII elect eight and Cypress thr-
teen delegates. Tonight at o'clock,
at Old Armory Hall. on Bank street, the
SUFFOLK Democrats will elect sixteen
delegates.
meetings Will be held Saturday after
noon as follows: Holland, ut d. m.
Twelve delegates to be chosen; MYRTLE. MT
p. m, nine Delegates; Chuckutuck, nj
S:So p. m, five delegates; Crittendens,
$3.50 p. m, three delegates
SCHOOL TROUBLES AT DRIVER
There is some feeling being engendcr-
ed down at Driver over public school
matters The trustees elected Miss
mary Delk OF Suffolk but still some of
inc patrons are clamoring for Miss An
ME Jones, the teacher displaced. Those
In favor of Miss Jones have no objection
20 Miss Delk, but are opposed to making
change.
LIFE INSURANCE PAID.
=. ' -. i1oidHu, SuuTulnn Tor RaDp Gill
liam, son Of the late Mrs M. p. Gillian
was to-day paid $1,000 by the Progress.
slve Endowment Guild of America. Mrs
Gliliam died on September Sth, and
proofs of death were forwarded on the
18th. She had been member since 1891
and had paid s25I.22 In premiums.
HERE'S A GOOD COMPANY.
Mr. w. r. Palmer, agent for the II. o..
Graham Comedy company, was In town
to-day and billed 1t for appearance here
on Wednesday, September o. The play
1s Who's Your Friend" production of
high order. Bob Graham IL well re-
membered here from his connection with
the Little Tycoon and the Robin Hood
Opera company. If the public wantt,
the city hall theatre to remain open. they
Will be given a chance to show their
appreciation by the attendance
personal MENTION.
John L. Gay has returned from Ale
fEhany Springs.
Miss Florence Campbell. musical d.
rector Mt Suffolk College, mas concluded
her vaca ton, which was spent in the
North.
Miss Florence Ramsey, Of Chuckatuck,
Is the guest Of Capt. e. b. Br!tt's fam
lily.
DR.. Franklin Pierce only carried two
precincts in Isle OF Wight county,
Jones gets the nomination by q big plu-
ralHy-i36 to "a.