The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-06
SETTLING Old SCORES
The Folio, Court and Yesterday Morning
Were the Place and Time.
TIE HURRICANE RURTFUl TO TRADE
rhc. IuiiIrE"" EAc"niy Ic!t in Gusi-
NrsS- ';is:.n-y Officers to stand ES.
n:si" ,:."::--a C"untJ clerk IN.
in.inph zen, Smith Camp fs.on-
ic:ic.ntc Veterans L" Elect Otiiaers.

suffolk. va. April 5.~-tSpecia)-Th
usual munOtony OF Il quiet Police Court
was varied q little to-day, when Mayor
Brewer WAS called OF to settle several
Saturday night rows ana DRINKS. Hur
Tcane Branch ana Police officer Dennis
got seven cases between them.
Old scores We're settled With George M.
IonnSon. white. who vas tried on two
charges OF being drunk aud di:sorderly.
lie was summoned up three weeks ago
aud failed 10 appear Saturday he WAS
held and to-day he was assessed $3.50
and s. respectively.
@. w. pnan. white, had n difficulty
Saturday night III which lie was alleged
to have drawn Il. knife j. u. Burgess,
his attorney. plead guilty OF disorderly
posed.
J. F. Nems. white. curslns on the
street; fined 50,
Jake Rodges, colorcd. drunk and dis
orderly; fined s5.25.
Fred Peterson, colOred, cursing on the
street; fined 81.
Amos Staliings, colorcd, carrying con-
cealed weapons: fined S7.45
HURRICANE HURTS TRADE.
In the testimony or Mr. J. c. Freeney,
one Of the witnesses. was injected Il
complaint against Hurricanes Branch.
air. Frceney is {, merchant III that part
or the town called the Fair Grounds,
where the Saturday night trade Of col
ored people Is 2 big Item He says the
colored men, many Of them. are afraid
OF hurricane Branch, and 10 matter
now full his.storc may he the customers
scatter when. the Hurricane comes
around. He says other,merchants IN his
section complain Of the same thing. Too
many officers injure their business.
MILITARY EXAMINATION.
Can't. Fl G. C0usey. IT., and Lieuten-
ants n. Z. Withers and e. \. Thomas,
of the Suffolk Grays, left tonight for
Norfolk to stand al examination before
military board.
ELECTION CAMP OFFICERS.
The Tom Smith Camp OF Confederate
Veterans will have an important meet
Ing Tue :uay night. There will be an
annual election OF officers. and all the
members are needed to ballot The ON
GERS reUuns; The Nirginan to ask the
vets 10 return al the parade badges now
out.
COUNTY MARRIAGE.
A license WAS issued to-day for The
marriage OF John H.. Harrison, 50, Of
Hayes. 80. dauGhter o. Cornelius o.
Iiaycs. They will be married April 7th
COUNTY CLERK EXAMINED.
Ntuii'S NC! * ~ IL. Slnitn was exam
ined to-day by counsel in the contested
election case. Mr.. Smith was a witness
TO the recount of ballots ut which Wise
got less votes than the judges gave him.
and he gave evidence along that line
schooner c. +. Leet, Chopper. arrived
to-day from New York TO load lumber
from A. Is. Cramcr's mills
MISS Edith Skiles ha; returned from
visit TO friends in Norfolk.
William c. Wyatt, formerly of the
Farmers bank. has taken position
with y. Il. Cramer
george L. Barton left Sunday for
Business Visit 10 Baltimore
arthur Wnodford. Of Baltimore. spent
sunday with lis friends in Suffolk.
Another lot Of young shad has been
supplied for the Nansemond river. The
rlsn commission may send some fish
Tor Lake Drummnnn 100