The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-30
BOLD STORE ROBBERY
A PIale Glass window Broken in NJ. Jones
& Sons WindeY Sunday Morning,
SIXTY DOLLARS WORTH or GOODS TAKEN

II wa. ia Sob t..a, Wouiu Ds Gredtt
to an, ini@:,i o' The Jimmy
ana Dark iurtsrn ncnth OF Mrs.
achccca Neville Sew lodge *. OF
III. ln&1itutcd-O,h Notes.
Suffolk, Va. March a--CsSptc:nl3-
pe.rated in Suffolk took place At 4
o'clock Sunday morning. The plate
glass font in the store Of Frank II.
Jones. trading as A. Jones & SON. WAS
smashed, and lot Of clothing. all that
could he reached from the outside. was
stolen. y brick broke it. One end was
shattered. and an aperture large enough
TO operate through was made. The
goods missing are eight pairs OF pants,
two coats, two vests. six necitics and
othcr articles OF apparel. il will cost
over 500 Ia replace the glass. Tho
goods taken were worth SEQ.
\ CLEVER JOB.
The operator knew his business. and
such knowledge gave him confidence.
70: there were five night policemen ia
avnde. Then the store selected IS one
OF the largest in town, and Is on one Of
Tho most public sites. being at Main
ana Washington streets Yct his nerve
W
the booty. a blanket was likely used
10 deadcn he sound. The hrick vas LEFT
near the store, ana is preserved rs a
memento
FUTILE CHASE
Police officer Dennis was walking
along on Washington street. between
Main ana Franklin, when the burglary
was done, ana heard the crash. but could
not locate Ii Immediately Tie got TO
Jones' corner just rs the burglar was
disappearing through the alley leading
from Main to w. ~. Rnbey's livery sta
o!cs. The officer started in pursuit, but
the burglar had too much start and
made good his retreat The broken
pieces Of glass have tbeen temporary
stuck together, and tic window space
Is now dressed in is usual atiractivc
: lyle.
The police have no ycil promising
olce. Hurricane branch clne in TO-
day. got samples OF the stolen goods.
and started out for i search
MRS. NEVILLE DEAD.
AIRS. Ecbecca Neville, mothey-in law OF
Mr. Simeon Bryant, n well known school
irlstee Q! the county. died at l 10 O'clock
Ills incoming at My. I1ryantS home.
seven miles east OF Suffolk. Mrs. Ntv-
He had been alling for several years,
.n'a NE hnd made her vitality too weak
70 resist disease. She was - years old
The Key: II. g. Bcadles, or Portsmouth.
WI! preach the funeral ut II o'clock
to-molroW morning from her In te home,
anl the n,erment will be made in Ce-
Ca liill Cemetery, Suffolk, abont 3 p.
SOMETHING ABOUT, HER.
;'l1s, Neville was born III Columbia
+ county, y. y. and her maiden name
"as Tanner. Most OF her life Vas pass
Cd in New York State and Stanton. IND.
Hhe came from Indiana 10 live with
-2E' HrNant three wears ago. She. leaves
one brother. William Tanner, who lives
10 Massa chuset,s, and four daughters-
MIS- simeon Bryant. OF NanSemond
county: Mrs. Josephine Roth, o. Co
noes. =. y: Mrs. Lcomla Mink. Of va
latei y. y; and another whose name WI,
could not learn, but who resides At
keyport. y. Y. Mrs. Neville was Il
oompanionahle lady, and had made
many friends during her stay in V!g-
ginia.
NOT HARD TO ACCOUNT FOR.
The Virginian's local circulation /,
still growing. People in Suffolk like
Sood things, and they get the best. The
N1relhlin mas more than three times as;
many bona iidc subscribers in Suffolk
rs II Other Norfolll papers combined.
Sunoik people are discerning. They
want the news and 500 find ont INC
pest place TO get il. This paper l., read
oE Judges, lawyers, doctors, scholars.
students, mechanics, lnbDrers and dulrs
they all like i. Some Of them wo,ll1
rather miss their breakfast than ,rhr
Virgnian
NEW LODGE INSTITUTED.
a new Knight or Honor lodge wls
instituted tonight in Franklin. There
are It charter members The exercises
were under the direction OF State Or
GAMER l.ipscomh. Dictator w. i. Nc
Leod and Reporter Zen pumyillc ar
Nensemond lodge No. 2.Oo0, SufTolk
went there 10 help with the ceremonies
BARGAIN MD SALE DEEDS.
John Gil ct ux., OF Baltimore, to J.
Walter lioscr, one lot i'm II,st SrT.
folk, 500. az
a: S. Elcy ct ,ix 10 Frederick IIol.
Land, a TRACT in ChuckatucI1 district
J. K. =. Daugh;rey 10 \. II. B,a,r
ten acres Of land in Holy Neck ais.
,riot, 5000.
LIGHTNING SPARED HER
The funeral OF Mrs j. r. Kitchen too,,
place sunday afternoon from, Nj cav
mel christian church. six miles from
w lndsor, Wher: she died. DR.. " "
STACY. or Suffolk. preached II. Ue VA :
ass,sted by Rar. W. J. Lainc, Of SurTo},
ana an feV. duncan Mcleod. or Windsor,
1here was big crowd present.
LII TEN INCHES OF DEATH
Though the deceased died n nntpro,
ueitl she came in few inches Of being,
klilec before she was Mrs. Kitchen ond
by me same means which put nut ira
spark or her FIRST husbands life Ar
Murray: She was in bed with her nus
pand Wnen bolt Of lightning came ana