The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-08
MARTIN THE SPEAKER
The Political Campaign WlII 30 Opened
.i..5. Next Monday.
| Fever l:I: HELPS THE OYSTER INDUSTRY
water '',t Service TO no Improved Com
srHct Awarded for Building n
bridEo-Transfcr OF Merchandi.e-
~ pennsylvania Editors TO To Entcr-
shined-Kotes on Various Matters.

Suffolk. Va. Oct. 7.-(speciol,,-Th,
Dehocraffc campaign In Suffoll1 will
open IN earnest next Monday, which is
Nansemond county's court day. United
States Senator Thomas S. Miartin will
pe acre TO tell voters what to do and IN
convince them by sound and forceful
!ogao. County Chairman J. E. West. had
teiegnam tonight from State Chair
airah y. Iaylor Ellyson Offering Senator
martins services. They were promntlv
accepted by wire. This will be the flrst
RiIne Virginia's junior Senator has ever
MADE a speech In Suffolk, and the peo-
PIE should accord him q hearty receD-
ton. He's worth hearing.
TIE FEVER HELPS SUFFOLK,
nhe southern yellow fever epidemic
IS helping Suffolk in one way. It,s
looming the oyster business Suffolk
oysters have q good reputa tion through
the South and West, and local dealers
are shipping them in large quantities.
SuFolk gets much of the bsuiness which
1ormerly went to Shreveport, La, Lit
lie Rock, Ark, and Mobile, Ala. SUI
1olk shippers are expecting to make lots
of money this season.
PRESIDENT M'NrAME MAKES
PROMISES.
Suffolk Is to have better water SER
vice. That's the result of q conference
held to-day between q committee from
the town council and Mr. John Nickname
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, president OF the
portsmouth and Suffolk Water compa-
ny. The Councilmen present were
Messrs r. R. Allen, j. e. West, J. wal
ter Hosier and John B. Norfect. The
conference was conducted on an AMIGA
BILE basis. Mr.. Nickname promised that
his company would In future give finat
class service. He says the pressure will
DE much better when the system Is
connected with the new main, which Is
now being laid.
SUPERVISORS MEET.
The County Supervisors and Road
Commissioners had their regular month
ly joint meeting to-day. Present.: Wal
ter Jordan. chairman; A. Z. Holland, Z.
D. Brinkley, F. E. Stallings. J. X. P.
Daughtrey, Frank Wright and L p.
Brinkley.
The bids for constructing n bridge
over. Jericho run were opened, and the
contract awarded to r. Frank Rogers,
whose price was $3.50. The other bid
ders were J. T. Rnwles. $40; F. e. Parker,
$500; John l.. Rlwles, $50; B. R. Daugh-
tie $50; J. o. Savage, $50; Fred Stever,
s125. Rogers will give bond.
DR.: G.. w. Butts and L. e. Stallings
were appointed committee to look af-
ter bad places in the road leading to
Western Branch church.
All properly approved bills were or
dered paid. and the body adjourned to
meet October ~. when a special session
OF the Supervisors will be held to con-
slider delinquent accounts.
DEEDS RECORDED.
A deed was recorded to-day trans
ferring the stock, book accounts, good
will, ETC., of C. E. Holland & Co., own
Shoop and N. r. Wlthers, trading as
The Shoop-WMhers company. The con-
sideration Is $4,000.
Frank Larkin to Elizabeth Amiss, one
lot near Suffolk, $50.
THE EDITORS ENTERTAINMENT
The Pennsylvania editors VIII be here
Saturday, and despite the lack of in
terest manifested by the Town Council
and their refusal TO make an appropria-
tion for the editors entertainment. they
Will come in Eoodly numbers. Some
five dozen Or more editors and their
lady friends will be here.
Tonight there was conference on
the part of the business men, ut which
the ways and means or taking care of
the quill drivers were discussed.
SHORT ONES OF INTEREST.
MT. w. w. Billiards. family, which
had been occupying the Christis. TGr-
sonage to-day, moved to Is Saratoga
street The parsonage Is to be built new.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet Friday morning at IL o'clock
with Mrs. John C. Smith. 1t is eS-
pected q sponsor and maid of honor to
represent the Tom Smith Camp at the
Confederate reunion will be named.
Miss Marion Wells will tomorrow
might tender q reception to her teacher
and Sunday school classmates
Misses EStelle and Alma Darden have
concluded visit to friends and rela-
tives In Bclvidere. N. C.
Mrs. w. 8. Holland. Of windsor, was
. to-day the guest Of Mrs. NJ. A. E!ey. on
Saratoga street.
Mr.. w. ]. Harrell. Of Montrose. N. G.,
to-day moved his family to Suffolk.