The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-05
CounGi! In Earnest About Municipal Own
efshlp Of Electric Light Plant.
TWO WAR RELICS FOUND IN A TREE
Assault nnd battery Case Settled.
Don'f Know When to Pny Ills BtII
BET ON Anson-Short Notes About
Well KNOWN People.

SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. i.-(SpcciaD--The
town OF Suffolk evidently means bust
ness about new electric light plant.
nat wHG the sentiment expressed at
meeting of the Council tonight. y
committee was appointed to find out
about II. They are expected TO visit
various cities and learn every hing
about electricity 50 far as ii pertains
TO illuminating municipalities. They
can so anywhere deemed proper by
them. There is no limit rs to the
amount of money 10 be spent in the in
Nes:igati"n. 1t should be thorough. 1t
pays. The committee will report It's
labo!s ut future meeting Its COM
position is Councilmen Nuricct, chair
man; llCSicr and McAngc
This waes the regular February meet
inGs Of the Council
Prcscnt--Councilmen r. II. Allen. J.
lI West, j. Walter Hosier. w. n. Nc
Ansc, John II. Norllcct. Il. l.. sum
ders, John G. Smith. G. w. Trultt
The minutes Of the January meeting
were read and approved.
These figures are extracts from oiIi-
GERS reports: Mayors fines. SIS; Ser
gcant's collections, So: treasury bal
ance, $.1o2.GS: market receipts. $l071O;
paid by overscer Of poor. $500.
Fire Commissioner Norilect was au-
thoried to have Il fire alarm hox put
on the eastern suburbs, near the saw
mill district
For the preservation Of life and prop-
erty the Suffolk Light ana Water com
panE was ordered to strengthen their
poles. They will not have To put up
new poles because their contract is out
the las;t OF this year
Mr.. r. +. Cutchin was reelected
school trustee for term of three
years The other two are DR.. A. w.
Eley and Capt L. i. Britt.
On petition OF John L.. Gay. beverly
Bros, ID. S. Jones and Abram Stallinss,
n water main will be laid on Chestnut
street.
INSTRUMENTS OF MURDER
Two twisted. battered murderous
leaden balls were found to-day under
peculiar circumstances. They weigh
about an ounce each. The records
don't say how many men these parti-
cular balls have killed, but they were
propelled with murdcrous intent They
were shot during the civil war.
KID Palmer found them. Palmer
was among party of young people
who went skating this afternoon on
Norneets pond.
While cutting robin wings around an
pie Of holes near the Ice. They might
have been wooden eyes. whose mar
gins were decaynE Palmer investi-
gated. Surrounded by II crowd of
young men and girls he chopped into
the tree With n Ratchet and soon found
the bullets They may be responsible
for human life.
ASSAULT CASE COMPROMISED.
Harrison Everett gets his doctors
bill paid. Everett was struck at the
Norfolk and Western depot some nights
ago and Knocked scnsclcss. lie was
taken home, where Il physician. Dr.
Frank Whitehead. has been attending
him. The case was twice continued TO
await the result Of his wounds \
compromise was erected to-day where
by the defendant pays fine Of s. ana
costs and the doctors bill of $lO.aO.
Judge Il. H. Rawes represented the
defendant ana Capt. G. H. Causey the
plaintiff.
DON'T KNOW WHEN TO PAY 1T.
NJ, G. T. M!n:on has bill which he
has not yet decided Ia pay. Mr.. Minton
is large farmer a; Evcra:;s lie IS
generally very prompt in paying bills,
hut he has one now which he may not
ply. He said to-day he wouldn't; In
fact, he don't know when 10 pay 1t.
Mr.. Minton said he was sent bill