The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-25
TALK OF GUARANTEEING
Old Citizens Remember Time When the
Town Was Almost Deserted.
SEVEN SR0AIS CAUSE A LAWSUIT
Greys Not Good with Their Guns-Ac-
Lectures : Robbed isis NeIghbor.
Suffolk People ana Others You
Know.

1nere 10 talk Of quarantining Suffolk
The matter has been taken up by the
council Health Committee, but no def
mite action has been taken as yet The
consensus of opinion among a party, in
Guiding q former Councilman and two
OF three old cftizcns, who were discuss
l. ing the. matter tonight, was that a
quarantine against emigrants from the
'ieVer districts would be a good thing
Ihey remember time when there was
yellow fever in Suffolk, and comtempo-
raneouS with that is another memory
reVerting TO time when the streets
wore a Sunday appearance, whem- cv-
erypody who could got away, and when
nobody came here who could go any
where else. That was Il time when bust
ness was dead and people who tried 10
90 the business were afraid Of following
suit.
Now a great many people fear some
ieVer-intected person will come here
and start the epidemic. Strangers on
the streets are watched with GuspicIon
and lodged around the corners like
spectres of death
Others urge the advanced season and
remote contingency of fever getting
here render quarantine and the at
tendant expense unnecessary. The To-
Gal Health Committee IL composed OF
Councilman II. II. Allen, H. r. Culley
and B. l.. Saunders.
JOHNSON GOT THE HOGS.
Justice A. S. Eley had n mixed up hog
case to-day. Seven young hogs belong
ing to Jesse L. Johnson got into Luke
Rogers field. Johnson wanted his hogs
back, and Rogers didn't care to give
them UP without a price for damages.
johnson brought a warrant In dctinue,
and the evidence showed Rogers fence
was weak enough for Il man to crawl
OH n Eti n 1,,fIaI ha
pigs to Johnson Rogers says he will
bring suit.
SHOT. BUT NOT WE'LL.
The Suffolk Greys. Company +.
Fourth Virginia Regiment were off in
their shooting to-day. 1t was the regu-
lar target practice, and the best they
could do was to average 5A. The fol-
lowing won medals: Capt. c. II. Causey
first; Lieutenant T.. a. Thomas. second;
Sergeant J. L. Franklin. third. Causey
scored Il; Thomas, Franklin, Farley
and Mcneil all tied on Z and 1t took two
more rounds before the final winners
were determined
A DEAR RESCUE.
While trying to save the life of n pet
rabbit Irene Webb rsked her own. As
consequence her hip was Knocked out
Of joint, and she will be laid up Cor
many days. DR.. w. w. Murray was
called and set the injured limb.
Irene Webb cooks 70: the family of
Mr.. w. d. Hawkins, who lives at No.
9 Saratoga street. near the Commercial
Hotel. To-day one OF the children's pet
white rabbits was attacked by q cat.
The girl jumped down four steps to the
rescue and fell.
THESE WILL BE FREE.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
WILL inaugnrHte. beginning Monday
next, a service of free Lectures. They
will be good ones The services Will be
opened by Rev. II. w. Battle. of Peters
burg. Va, who will make n talk on
"Self-Sovereignty." DR.. Battles elo-
quence is well remembered here
ROBBED HIS NEIGHBoR.
Nathan Williams robbed his friend.
Davy Jones. Now he IS in the county
Jail awaiting Indictment. He was sent
on to-day by Justice r. L. Everett. of
Sleepy Hole, who heard the case. The
evidence said Williams broke into Jones
house and stole his trousers, watch
chain, gold ring and some cash.
PEOPLE YOU'VE HEARD OF.
Mrs. S. r. Ellis, wife OF Nansemond's
county Treasurer, left last night to visit
her daughter. Mrs Emil Hocrnecke, in
Vienna, Md. Mrs. Ellis sch Sidney went
with her.
Missco i1S'eiIe rlecHS anu fiiHapcih
p. R!ddick, Of Suffolk. have been elected
respectively principal and assistant OF
the public school at Whaicyvillo
Mr.. James Bailey. or Portsmouth, Wis
tied Suffolk friends to-day.
Miss Lille Dennis has concluded a
long visit to friends In Accomac county
Sam Powell was this week given six
years In Southampton County Court for
manning.
Mrs. Lee Britt has gotten back from n
visit to Roanoke.
Mr.. /. 0. Hiil's mother. who had been
visiting him, went home to-day in Suns
bury, N. c.
The Gwaltney-TrinkIcy Peanut com
pany has been lately making additions
TO their peanut factories IN S!nlthiieI1
Mr.. G. Lipman Will leave Saturday