The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
I remarkable Story Related By an Old COL
Orsd Bear Hunter.
WEIRD DERIzeA OF THE DISMAL SWAMP
councilman CuIIcy Gets ~ Job In Nor.
folk Amateur Alter Dinner speak.
cr-Rud Parker III IL Runipus l.it-
tic Bits of News About Wei Known
People.

Suffolk, Va, Jan. 25.-(Special)-The
alleged wild man who was discovered
roaming around the ou;Sk!Tt9 OF Forests
sur. ounding Lake Drummond shortly
after Christmas has Eeen seen again.
That's what an old coidred hunter SAID
to-day Whether he really saw an un-
tanned human being or ali escaped CHI
Gus gorilla or whether his story was Il
mental rhanilsy created ~ TOO much
CON wh!skey is a question.
Al any rate the Old fellow tells re-
MARIA BILE tale. TWAS last saturday
night that the specimen was seen las.
The old hunter ana Il companion we're
cutting down big tree to get at small
black bear. fire blazed up high and
cast fantastic shadows FOR several rods
and made weird spectacle. NJ the
old forest monarch fell with deairn.nG
crash there was an awful shrek ana
the two hunters say they cav the WIG
man limping away. He was 5)on los to
view in the dense uadcrgr1wth. The
old trapper claims that the mans bare
foot tracks were eecn in the SOFT mud.
He slys the fellows straw hat and
bsarskin robe were plainly disccrncd.
II there be such IL bein" passing his
life in the sccluH.on of the Dismal
swamp Businesses his p:t@enca is ha:d
10 account lDG SNDHlt tIlt tNiN hllItS jig
idea that The fellow Is an escaped Grim
inal whose continual solitude and brood
ing has rendered him n harmless ma
MAC. Another psr:0n Is vanhalis;ic
enough TO suggcs. tina; Tom MGorc'a
heroine who padded he. little white
canoe all night get married aftsr all
and this is one of her degenerate off
spring .t.s." sis
APPOINTED INSPECTOR
Councilman Henry r. Culley, OF SUI
folk has been appointed mortar in
spec:or of the new Monticello Hotel in
Norfolk, now in course of erection. NJ.
Culley is veteran at anything perta in
Ing to bricks, and Is very apt to give
satisfaction. Besides his friends here
VIZ learn of the appointment with
Pleasure. Councilman Cullcy's Norfolk
job Will not interfere with his legislative
duties in Suffolk.
GETTING LIKE DEPEW
DR.. Peter p. Causey. of Suffolk,
though young in his profession, has dis
tinSuiahcd himself. He did Il ut The
late meeting of n medical association In
Norfolk. Several physicians in attend
anca have said that DIR. Causey's after
dinner speech WAS the most humorous
and entertaining they ever heard on
similar occasion He amused the dis
tingushcd a6semhlage for fifteen min
utes and kept his auditors laughing
ing all the time. The doctor was funny.
HE'S KNOWN HERE.
Tine marriage III DR.. George X. Van
t!'i7sfcc anl MISS Annie Phosbus. of
Hit.rertCm. is annonnced TO take place
on February 90. The groom ito be is
well known hocc. He is 4 brther of,
Attorney S. p. NandersliCe and n son Of
DIR. George G. Fanlcrslice, row of Rich
mund, who was form hly pastor of the
Main Street NJ. +. Church. IN Suffolk.
BUD HAD a FUSS.
bud Parker, c,lc:cd. got in a rumpus
wril some boys. atal he was accused of
being '.ilc incr!@m,tr. The police got
Bud. a:.l Mayer Brewer heard the case
yesterday morl%ng. Bud was fin.M, in
c;udlGg oati.s. 81.
TOO FAR TO WALK.
In the near FL urc these who so to
Lake Drummcnd from here will have
TO walk. That IL the result of inrorma-
tion told to-day by a reliable pa:ty.
1t Is said tina; the Jericho canal and
washington di:ch. the two avenues of
getting there, will soon be drained.
making navigation by canal out OF tho
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