The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-25
Negro 10 Brass Buttons Works the Scheme
on: innocent DarkleS.
MANY HAVE BIT At THE BAIT
Fair Notice served on lIObocs-Mo ds
ern Giants of Evil Charter Amend
=. mi ciits-Germnn Tont.ht-wntcr
Route Cut oF-Bricis Oh various
subjects. @.i ,n

Suffolk, Va, Jan. 24.-(Special)-
There is another fra udulemt scheme be-
ing .perpu;rated on Dackwoods resi-
dents. The plan is 1,e,ported I'd have
been, worked mora extensively ANA
with beIu>r success than the picture
story told about in Sundays flrsh-
tan. -, ~ .@.
1t Is q pension fraud. Those who
bite are crcdulyuS colored people, The
operator is n. coloreu man who wears
brass buttons 10 give himself an OIL
cinl appearance. III his alleged plan
he put In Operation, the government
will have many Thousand more new
names OH its rolls.
Ths man with brass buttons and a
smooth tongue works among ex-slave'
and descendants III slaves. He tells
them TO pay GO cents to he put ON the
pension road. The 60 CENTS is paid in
advance and the bunco sta:'rer writes
down whole lots of family history.
Then he l1.oks; for others. The only req
uiSSite for a pension seems to be THAT
some of the applicant s forefatherS were
slaves. .
BOARDS PROCLAIMlNG VEN
GEANCE.
The town authorities are going to
avenge themselves for the indignfties
and HosseS endured by long suffering
housewives. The unwary hobo who
tfturnS his nose this way and follows
1t loo far Will bs the object OF ven
geance. He will have 10 settle old
snarcs Dmd pay for 1.-The bad deeds of his
predecessors. but the town Is going
ITO act fairly. The vagranf will have
warming. He can read THE penalties
laid UP before entering the business
pant of 1.-THE town. Strel.it Commissioner
Williams and ncHce to-day began the
work of advertising tlr2 towns determi-
nation tito keep out Glamps. Big sign
boards were nailed up at all sthe prhn-
scipal avenues of entrance. They tell
of jaals, bread and waiter. chain gangs
and rock piles. The police will take
care of those WHO do MIST hc:d the
warning.
MODERN GIANTS OF EVIL
AT the Main Street Mcthndist church
Sunday NIGH. lh5v w. II. Green preach
ed strong sermon. He told the old
Glory about David and Gosath and de-
Quoted some forciful truths
David" the speaker said. was n
man OF small stature n mere lad, yet
thitough supreme guidance he mlt and
defeated all adversary whom no one
In the army of Israel would meet and
he was SO much the shepherds boy
physical superior.
iH-Te uTe now MANY GlantS Cf evil
Stalking abroad In this land of ours
giants whose very immensfty strikes
tcirror to the timid or ungodly foe"
among tile evils classified here were
antempclance, Sabbath des:cration
gaming and many others.
THEY WANT OTHER THINGS.
I, Town Mturrney Burgess has prepared
some amendments to the charter, which
Representative 'Boolu:r carried with him
tto Richmond to-day. Among the most
important things asked H,r were Dcr-
mission to buy water works and to
build system of sewerage
The asked for authorization permit
Jung thH town of Suffieik to borrow
$4,000 Ito build and equip our electric
Esht pant was passed Saturday.
ONE OF THE LAST.
There is going to be german at the
new armory Tomorrow night I; will
be one of the last of the season and tho
promoters expect to make it a big az
fair 1t is TO he under the auspices Of
the local cotillion club. \ band from
Norfolk has been engaged to furnish
the music. There will be several dane
ers present from out of town.