The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-02
Three Permits Were Issued BY the Clerk
Of the Court Yesterday.
A NORFOLK MAN AMONG THE NUMBER
A minister's observation-disclosures
Business in COuvicts for tho Penis
Ientinry-Dcniho of an Ola Citizen
In Honor of Miss Cninpbeii-Dccds
OH Record Personal Notes.

Suffolk, Va, March 1.-(Spccial)-
With the advent of March comes an
increased inclinltiun to marry. After L
prolonged period of dormlncy in mat
i'Inonial stocks ii has remained for
March TO give the market Il spirit oil
Duoyancy. There We're three nuptiai
permits sold at the county clerks Of
flee to-day. TWO OF the events take
place tomorrow.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Suffolk will see marriage, which OF
late has been an unusual spectacle. 1t
will occur on Washington Square, and
DIR. w. w. Stalsy will preside. The
principals will be Mr. Thomas y. Bar
bee, aged thl!ty, Il w<'l!lked telegraph
operator At the Norfolk ana Western
office, and Miss Emma II. Gillian.
twenty-five years Old. who owns a
fashionable millinery store on Wash
ins'ton Square. Miss Gillian wat; II
daughter Of the late Captain Il. 9. Gil
liam. she is IL native of Isle of Wight
county. AIr. BIrbee was born in Dur
ham n. c. Concluding the ceremony
NIr. and Mrs. Barbcc will leave for IL
bridal tour through Florida.
Another license that was written to-
day authorized the marriage of Mr..
Charles II. Fcrrall. aged 80. a popular
real estate agent. Of Norfolk, and Miss
'Ee:tie Dole Lewis, 30 years old, Il
dauS liter of John II. Lewis. The bride
to be is the accomplished sister Of Mrs.
Colonel Alexander Savage. The cc!e-
mony will be performed in Lower Par
ish by Rev. n. G.. Newman. of Suffolk
air. John 7. Wagner, 20 years of age.
was licensed to wed Miss Emma T..
Cross q, daughter of John a. Cross.
The ceremony will take place on Thurs
day.
a FRE.ACEIER'S INVESTMENT.
Most ministers are good and holy
men, but they have not yet beconie so
,alienated from temporal affairs as TO
disresa.d the value of their services
Especially is this so in the performance
of marriage rites. AS there is no estab-
l!shed fee for forging hearts together.
the financial remuneration they will get
Is often n matter OF specula lion.
a case OF this kind happened in Suf-
folk lltely a well known minister had
been called to oilCiate nj Il ceremony.
He was not very eXhuberant about the
number and size Of the bank notes in
sight. and said 50 to a fellow preache..
The second had more confidence in the
grOom's llberalily, and asked what Ire
would sell the fee for. The first was
glad to get 81, which he took spot cash.
When No. l returned from the fG%tivi-
tlSS lie promptly Eilu Ill the mama Ol
No. 2 three 81 bills. His face was sad,
hus the other laughed and said he mad
gotten pretty good interest. After a
denl of innocent pleasure had been got
ten out of the transaction the money
was returned the very next day.
INCREASED BUSINESS IN CON
VICTS.
The Warwick term Of Nnnsemond
County Court will be occupied with n
fat docket Besides the much contcS Ted
Saunders Ellis suit other civil case;
and old criminal prosecutions which
may be called, there ara eight brand
new candidates for the pentcntiary.
These are now in jail. y special grand
jury will be summoned Cor this term,
as the next regular session is several
months off. Sheriff Baker said to-day
the prospects this year for penitentiary
convictions were large. The average
annual number of convicts sent from
Eansemond is ~.
OLD CITIZEN DEAD
Mr.. James II. Norneet. n we'll known
citizen of the county died to-day. He
lived near Holland. The funeral will
be conducted at O'Clock to-mOrrow
by the Rev. II. ii. Butler, of Suffolk
The deceased was brother Of Mr.. L.. T.,
II