The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
II B 81 O CORBEI' T
III Il Wells Y 4, IS Saysthat the Champions Vic.
. S tory Is a Dead Sure Thing.


. ::sSI::3s tory IS a Dead Sure Thing,
MINISTER'S BOUT with IA BURGLAR
q Eer. ). y. Hast, Living Near Carrs.
wills, llas ,.4ThrIiIinS Struggle
With n Mnn Trying TO Rob His
: rs. II ou.c stra. Snrnh Eles Dcasl-Ar.
5ssS$s reste. rs I'm Frnnitlin.
IS Suffolk, Va. March -fsrec!nD.-
y hett vii! win Nottingham make him lose
except dea Til" SAID Mr.. ". r.. Wells this
s afternoon. Wells probably knows the for
s rnerS champion as we'll or better than any
other man IN the East. II He knows him az
;saifriend and us pugilist. Formerly when
u he was In San Francisco as sporting editor
$sof q IA per there Wells arranged Corbv;ts
first public battle With Joe Choynski. lie
wrote the articles and held the stakes till
they became tinai.
PROPHETIC WORDS.
s. Before Corhetts first battle was won.
END before he was known outside of his
native State but white he was training 10
meet Choynski, Wells managing editor
\ gave him these instructions: u want you
TO TO ppt aside every hing ELSE from now I'M
i II these men meet. Witch Corbcits ev
q gate yourself With him. and when you get
SSfoo full write II dow N. and resni urate. your
.seif. Your material Will last you FOR
years, for Just 50 sure as the sun rises on
& the other side of us Corbet, VIII some day
B hs the c!tamponsof the world =
CoRBlTrT$I is CONFIDENT
sl53 ar aNFeiis has just received n long per-
ron IN N
q son City. Nevada After extending nssur-
!. alces Of regard. ete..En speaking about
Z substantially:
4 am In the best Of condition. This
high fz ais.tu ~, agrees with me spendidly.
work. Ont l7th will make somebody
think l am not q dehd one yet"
Il the Termination OF the light. Corhett Is an
|. easy fayortte, and In financial arguments
Ibis hackers always the odds, varying
of5the other fellows rile.
AN OTHER AGED LADY GONE.
~ Mrs. saral, Eley. rel!ct Of the late Jo-
sfp hsme asa soek his sysng
q peaceful. Mrs. 11ley WINS attacked with
2aIa al nearly "a week ago md her
days She was S4syears5 old. fEI Il
SS$ $Ss 3 BORN IN MAINE
SS. The deceased was born In Union. Me-
Il She had been living In Virginia for many
Il Mrs J osept a. King. She was a member
sefs the NIain stree: Method, st church. The
:Sfmerai Will take placelats o'clock satur-
b day afternoon from her late home.
fss5 THIS PREACHER SHOOTS.
sssgs Rev ]! 2. Hart, pastor OF the Baptist
q church It Carrsville,sis n lighting preach-
a er:. he has guns and spisio OILS, and can use
y es property. ,orEthe capture of criminals.
\ ct t.dnesn't always come about that he
d n I n MI If h.,
sslilerVy. nrea cher and his weapons. That
i was the case this weak when he detected
y ansMnltnc'Tn colcred burglar In the act Of
q breaking through n window
s s!S5. Ss a DEsfllRA1TE STRUGGLE.
lG5:s It was desperate encounter. Mr. Hart
n escaped with soIue bad bruises, ana iihe
Il bout his. person. VT was night. late at
night, thatsth minister was on the look
out GU fer the n,arausiers who had been Ter
be rSSyber. first ana 4warned its its master
5&#;ihe burglar was going through a window
. ,sS$Es5 HAND UF"'E SAID THE PARSON. y
& SO. ), The 4 Rev Mr. Hart tried his shotgun
hands up!,, they ven, ur, Su, ddns
%Era ppled with him for. the possession of
4 theNgun. SECURING 1t, the criminal used
1 S5 t gun as a blndseon. and began pounding
scuftIe the gun stock broke. Then 'i'sa the
munster n1ar drew pistol and began firing II
sStVSS.tdil MS outlets OuE mt TO have done
Il seina execution, but, they didn't
PUMPED HOT LEAD.
%a% Homea Of tito shots may have been erect
1--we, Tor the burglar fell from pain, or -
sSaS subterfuge lie, quickly recovered and
ssSGaped I'm the ia rkneSS. he left an nm
B brella and a looklng-glass,. but was not too
WEAK toScatEy9sn<Fayc his oNercoats Spcn
Il the natives .olt11ed tle:sminfster7 in thc
scha &c but f!l, :"as futiie. .TheatleeingnbnI !.
( distaIlcet' Fhsr puFsners:sou- the fl 5:
. quarter He :lla sn't been caught ;.t:::i ~,
II Ely NEEDED I'll NJ: ::ArrY.W'l>Y.
II few days ago Sam Davis was arTs &:
S IN [F.rankln charged with, murder in Hall
Ii TAX. y: /. lie was found to be the wrong
y man II the murder case. He looked NEAR,
Enough, anG was soon recognized a +. a for
Il mer5 JtenfteH!iary convict who was needed
Sz4or shooting one OF the guards last year
;s IS. JUST ROUTINE WORK;
III The Supervisors and Road Commission
4 Grs had their monthly joint meeting today
an the clerk Office. Present: Walter lor-
1an,E1oint chairman; j.. w. Everett Dr.
George W. Butts, Il. D. Brinkley, Frank
3 81 SYrisht, J. K. p. Daughtrey, +. r. Stall
lungs and L. P. Brinkley. No new bust
4 ness Was done the session being devoted
80 auditing road accounts.
81 " HlSKEY BARREL BATH
go telegraph opera tol. got TOO much apple
ss3uliee on the wrong side of his vest yester.
y gay afternoon.ET To AStratghten up q little
q he went around to livery stable and sa,
II on gthe water barrel Soon lie fell in but
q time. go 49,, 800 1900
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