The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-18
MYRTLE A SURPRISE.
Ihs Delegates 10 the County Convention,
Selected Yesterday, Favor Or. Butts.
EASTER III THE CHURCHES TODAY.
There Will be Special Sermons nlrd
Musicnl Programmes, rs We'll RS
SeW Dresses and Honnets-C Cheaper
20 Stenl- aIas0nic Celebration Mt
Driver's-EcssunaI Rrevi1ies.

Suffolk. Va, April Observation-Disclosures
Gle is a surprise. The stand maintained
by the Democrats assembled there In
mass meeting at O'Clock this afternoon
is taken as an endorsement of the
county Board OF Supervisors, who have
been more or less criticized. and against
whom there is antagonism in every dis
trict In Chuckatuck district it was ex-
pecicd to send a delegation from Myrtle
that would be antagonistic to DR.. Geo.
w. ButtS, the present supervisor. Myr-
Tie sends II Of the 33 delegates to tho
convention, which will be held at lIv-
erctt's on April %, and the anti Butts
men were hoping to name 4 delegation
that would defeat him. They failed
Commissioned Frank e.. StaIlings, who
attended the Myrtle meeting this after
noon. says the delegates are favorable
to Butts. This practically insures his
nomination on the Board by Judge Kill
by to fill the unexpired terra of II. Il.
Elcy, and this is the first time lie has
stood for election.
TIE DELEGATES.
Here arc the delegates named at AIyr-
tie: j. T.. Stallings, r. NJ. Ashburn, Il.
A. DauShtrey, w J. Slmons, Micnjah
shaw. George Il. Atkins, H FL WI.
liams. j. Nelnls, J. Il. Delk, A. w. Oil
yer, Cornelius w. Wright NJ c. helms,
7. }. Whitfield, Richard Peel and r. NJ.
Griffin.
STEALING WAS CHEAPER.
Hurricane Branch last night brought
In John Poute, alias William Mason.
He goes for thirty days. Poute wanted
some clothes. and thought it was cheap
er TO steal them than buy them. He
went to the ciotheslne Of John a. John
son and relieved it Of what wearing ap-
parel he needed. Justice w. H. Luke
tried him.
EASTER OBSERVANCE.
Christs Resurrection will be appro-
priately observed Tomorrow in the sew
eral churches by Easter sermons. offer
lnss. special music and new dresses.
Probably the most elaborate exercises
Will be held at the Christian church.
where there is a long programme OF mu-
slcal numbers and recitationS a large
number of children will join the Choir
uses Besides the big pipe organ there
VIII be two violins and three cornets
at the Main Street NJ e. church there
Will be solos. mixed quartettes. choruses
ana special sermon. The other
churches have arranged no programme,
but Will have timely music and pert
inent sermons.
SPEECHES AND DINNER.
The Masons had q good time at Dri-
ver'S to-day, when there we're speeches
and fine dinner. The dinner was fur
Alexander Savage. Several Suffolk per
sons went
4 HOT FIGHT.
Col. L. P. Harper is back from Wash
lngton, where he had been for nearly
week looking out for his postofIice an
plcatlon. He didn't bring back his M
polntment. but thinks he has a fair
chance Of occupying the persimmon in
rev days. Col. Harper does not talk
poaStinsly nor over confidently. but
hopefully. If the appointment be made
on political grounds purely It is though,
ne VIII win Capt. II. r. Brooks. his op-
ponent, has not yet returned
In view OF difficulties formerly oxnar
fenced In hearing the memorial orator
AZ the cemetery. owing 10 the disorder
on the edges Of the crowd. there are
lhose who advocate the address this
year IN the auditorium Of the City Hall
theatre.
DON'T LIKE THEIR PREACHER
me stewards OF the Pine Street a ar
=. church don't like the preacher re-
Gently assigned to them at the state
conference They want somebody a.
good as the Rev. George Williams. who
mas stayed the time limit. and whose
pace VIII be hard to f1ll The consrega-
ton VIII ask the bishop to give them
another man
ONE-HALF INTEREST SOLD,
a deed recorded to-day transfers one