The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-18
Ransemond County Will Now Try tie AM
heIst System.
WALTER BRITI COMMITTED SUICIDE
Shot Himself In New york. Suffoiit
wants to Borrow S.5,O00 for the
Erection or Purchase ornn Electric
Lirh. pinnt- G~rnmapfone Con
& ,ert-Nntes About

Suffolk. Va, Jan I-(Spocial.l-N
ter Britt, a ;.oung col0rcd man of Suf-
folk, m4t Il tla3lc death III New orH
Sunday. IIe.SllOl himself. A-trlcgram
came yesterday telling o. the shooting.
Henry N!cE, the dead mans brother
in-law, left At once Tor his side. WICK
autographed to-day saying Britt WAS
dead When he arrived. The particu-
lars Of the tragedy arc not known.
The deceased was Il son of Margaret
Britt and hsr husband. who are re-
spectcd by white and cGlGrcd Waite:
used TO b. u porter u; the Commercial
Hutelin Suffolk, but left 4 year or Two
ago FOR New York.
Luke Britt. of Hampton, 81 brother Of
walter. says he can not account :or
th: self destruction. umless it was The
result Of Il love affair.
The body will be brought to Suffolk.
THEY'RE GoINGTO TRY ANOTHER
Mans mOnd's road law is doomed
The committee appointed IL the road
convention To frame - new law me. to-
day and ;o0k action. 1aey recommend
Cd the adortifn Of the law now III force
in Amherst county. The secretary kind
ly furnished The Virginian the follow
ing account:
The meeting Of the committee APP
pointed by the road convrRiion was held
III the pilcS tt rnS lOnfflpNWt1lln =
Attorney. Present: j.. r. Rnwlcs. from
Holy Neck: HnvId McClenny Of Chuck
ntuck; ]. IL. Galbraith. Of Cypress. and
Frank Wright. from sleepy Hole.
This COMMITTEES was organized by the
election of Mir. Itawlss as chairman and
Frank Wright as secretary.
On mt,ion tho different plans !. for.
WORDING the; roads were read. Plnnls;
were offered by MIR. Rawles, of HOLY
. on s. 7 - E 20 l,tn I . l. . - 80, 80
air. Wright. 6ofi Sleepy tIlolS: \ plain
was also submitted by MIR. Frank
Hurt.
On motion /; was Geeidedtto adopt the
law nCry in force in Amherst county.
and IN addition providing for the ap-
propr.atiGn Of the capitalion tax OF 30
cents per Head. and making IL special.
provision for the collection Of tho tax
i'll Suffolk. lAtessrs. Rawles, Galhratth
and ttcClenny voted aye and Mr.. Frank
Wright ray. -@ st.H
TO BORROW MONEY.
Town Attorney James L. Bureos to-
day drew a bill asking the General
ASSsmhlN2of Virginia for an ~author!za-
zion to SUFFOLK 10 borrow $4,000 There
VIII he issued coupon bonds hea ring
interest NOT e%ceeniur 6 per cent, and
VIII mature in thirty years. Thc pur-
pose Of the rrcTased bond assurance is
H'..S''i' :" ''iA.l' 81 buN III .tlGClI!c
light plant. Hor. j. l.. Booker will
take the bill to Richmond tomorrow.
SOMETHING F%l.EIT TO ENJOY.
in addition to the attractions which
Viii be enjoyed ut the art rcc= ption to-
morrow night. as already told in The
VirSin!ar, another was added to-day.
Il IS the SramCrhnnn concert. which
Wi! ihe'u very pleasing diversion. The
reception Il under the Pres bytcrian
l.ad!ea' Aid Sicciety's auspices. IT will
he at the residence Of former Mayor
ard Mrs. Joan II. Primer.
HERE AND THERE NOTES.
Rev. Mr. Dickinson, of C~huckatuck,
as5'et3d Rector j. Il. Dunn in the SER
vices al ST. Paul's Sunday.
Mr.. Richard Tehault, of Norfolk, was
here Yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Deycr, OF Southampton.
IS being entertained by HIiss Josephine
Ccusey.
II. II, Dawson, OF Norfolk. visited
Suffolk friends Sunday.
Max Weyhmann left to-day for GIL
merton 10 fill a contract.
DIR. Thomas Fl. Barnes. Of Elwood.
was in Suffolk to-day and attended
the deliberations of the committee APP
pointed to frame a road law.