Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-12
A Husband and a Wife Agree to
Disagree.
Naughty Husband Tarcntona 10
shoot Ills Better fFnif Phoenix
Fire Company Will Attend stn.e
Convention u. ~. Conventions.
Especial to virglnian-Pllot.)

Banks and wife live out in Nansemond
county a few days ago they had 4
disagreement. 1t could not be settled
peacably. Banks resorted to force and
gave a severe dose OF corporeal correc-
ton to tho woman he had promised to
love and protect
That was last week. The wife swore
out o warrant OF arrest. which was
served by Hurricane Branch yesterday.
Justice George Bunting convened court
10 near the case. Banks was fined
s10.10.
Husband and wife concurred in the
opinion they had best live apart. They
agreed to divide equally all their es-
tate
THREATENED TO KILL HER.
This morning when Hurricane Branch
had Banks and wife fix their property.
ne received a message to come to Sleepy
Hole. There Mary Coleman made COM
| plant against her husband, Harrison
Coleman She said ne had drawn n
| pistol on her and threatened her life
hurricane Branch carried Coleman
before Justice Morris. His wife relent-
ed when the case got in court, but Jus
| tee Morris fined him $50 and costs for
having a gun.
a JERICHO CASE.
To-day the same detective had com
| plant of Jericho woman against her
husband. She wants on officer to d.
woe their property. She don't want to
I'VE with her husband any more The
property wasn't settled to-day. Jeal-
ousy has something to do with It,
GOING TO ROANOKE.
The Phoenix Fire Company Will At
| tend the State 1'iremcn's Association
this year in September. That was de-
cided on positively last night at n meet
inS OF the company. The boys will en-
ter at least one contest-the hose con.
test. they Will begin practicing Thurs
day OF this week. Tho company needs
$500. They have some cash in The trea
sury and Will endeavor TO raise sl50
more. The boys are looking forward
with pleasure to the trip. They want
| to win a prize.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The Christian Sunday school conyen.
ton or Eastern Virginia will be con-
Vened next Wednesday ut Bera Church
Norfolk county. in annual session
| There will be three days of it. Suf.
! folk delegates will be chosen in n. few.
days.
BANK STREET FRACAS.
There was lively row this afternoon
on sank street. Stephen Wright. Il
| merchant. had words with Contrnctor,
j. F.. Cowlng and blows followed. Mr..
| Cowl!ngs face was badly bruised. He
claims Mr.. Wright used a weight m
him.
KISSING, RIrC
That kissing bug which has found
notoriety at the North by kissing pco-
PIE mas made its appearance in Suf-
FOLK. Two persons have had their faces
swollen the size of Il watermelon. No
Dody here has seen the bug
LAWN PARTY.
There was lawn party this even
ing IN front of the Baptist Church
where good things to eat could be had
,or the price. The proceeds were for
the church.
MELON VINES DYING.
Farmers are saying that there will be
| nothing like full crop Of melons here
ahouts. Many complain that the vines
nave been dying from blight. even aft
| er young melons are formed.
A FEW PERSONALS.
President r: Rowland Moore, of the
| Suffolk Sawmin Company, returned TO-
! day from n trip in Maryland.
Mr.: Robert j. Ballard. of Washing
| ton. ~. c.. came this afternoon to visit
| his old home in Suffolk.
Mr.. II. Henry Butler is extremely III.
| After many weeks illness with fever he
| got better and then suffered a re-
! tHpse.
| Mr.. Henry r. Urquhart returned to-
| day from weeks stay with relatives
| IN southampton county
Judge r. II. Rawles left this after
! noon for Richmond. He goes to argue
case before the Court of Appeals.
| Mr.. Il. o. Joyner. of Seaboard. n. c.
was in Suffolk to-day
Mrs. Cordic Brinklev. OF Corapenke
| y. c.. and Miss Pearl Britain. of Win
] RAIL- n. c., are being entertained by
| Miss Essie Briggs.
Jordon Thompson. who has q govern
ment position in Norfolk is at his home
| here sick DIR. Gibson is attending him
Mrs. Harry January has returned
rom n weeks stay with rela tives in
Portsmouth
Master Wallace Norheet has gone for
visit to relatives I'm Somcrton
Mrs l.. l.. Crump and two daurh
We IRE passing the summer in Nova
! Scotia
for'ractor f.. T. tterson and son Tow
eft last night for trip to Balt-
more.