Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-27
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
A Wandering Willie Tells Stories
For the Gu|IibIe to Swallow.
Meet tho suffolk Soldiers OF tho
Fourth Regiment Frinay-Morc
Shad TN Nnnsemoud River
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Suffolk. Va. April 26.-Rough in ap-
pcarlnce and travel-stained, but strong
in body and hopeful. Clinton II. Gray,
who is doing Il three years walk for
high stakes. struck town to-day. lie
is Il light. haired, we'll built, muscular
young man, OF about 1G0 pounds in
avordupols. Gray tells n story which.
il true, will give him lots of money in
Il few years.
He says he started out from New
York to San Francisco two years and
five days ago. He was pushing an iron
wheclbarrow weighing 115 pounds. He
reached the Gate City all safe, and ar-
terward visited Seattle and Dawson
city. On the return trip Gray has been
making Il ziS2aE course through the
South, touching New Orleans, Atlanta
and Raleigh. lie passed yesterday in
Franklin and walked over 10 Suffolk.
arriving early this morning.
Gray gets the postmaster at each
town 10 sign certificates. one of which
is forwarded to Il New York sporting
paper 30 prove just where he goes. He
has something like Il year more to COM
pletc his stroll, and now claims to b..
several days ahead of time. II he
$1,000 in cash and II five years engage
mcnt at 500 Il week in 4 show
Gray gave street performance here
to-day. doing some fairly clever bal
ancing and cabinet turns lie claims
TO be able tn dive 200 feet in water.
He divod ISL feet from bridge in Ken
lucky. he claims.
CUPID IN THREE COUNTIES.
Miss Annie Lee Gardner, OF Frank
lin, Will tomorrow. at . p. M. be mar
ried TO Mr. Joseph Bynum Gay. The
ceremony viii be done in the Franklin
Christian Church by Rev ~ G.. New
man. The brides sister, Miss Susie NJ
Gardner. will be maid of honor. anu
Mr.. Robert NOrilcet best man. There
VIII be twelve other couples of attend
ants. The bride-to-be les a dauchtcr n,
Mr.. a. l.. Gardner. agent at Franklin
or the Atlantic and Danville railroad.
Among the bridesmaids who are we'll
known here vii! be Miss Virgilia Jones
Of Norfolk. and Misses Dollner Lee ana
Lillian Rawlcs. OF Lower Parish
GATES COUNTY NUpTIALs.
Miss Una Kittrell. daughter of Mr.
George ltittrcl will tomorrow be we'd
ded TO Mr.. Clifton Savage. a merchant
Mt Virgins Cross Roads. The mar
riaSe Will take place at the brides
nome. near Willcyton, n. c.
~ license was issued to-day to Miss
Mary Emma BROTHERS. daughter of
Postmaster William II. Brothers. OF
Whalcyvillc, and Mr.. Joseph Campbeil
iarrell. of Gates county. y. c. The
marriage Will occur April 30;h.
SOMERTON OFFICE BURNED
The Virginia Fire and Marine Com
nahy through Harper e West. local
agents. to-day paid y. II. Hayes. of
Somerton. 5000. the amount of insurance
on an Office recently burned
VETS WILL. MEET THEM.
The Tom Smith Camp of Confederate
Veterans are asked to assemble Friday
IN iuii uniform to meet the Suffolk sol
dicrs. who will return home that day.
The soldiers Will be rendered II recon
ton in Armory Hall.
BOUGHT y Locomotive.
President II. Rowland Moort. OF tho
Suffolk Saw Mill Company. returned TO-
day from a weeks trip in Pennsvlya-
mia. While gone he bought a locomotive
for The use of the company in haulint;
lumber.
y PLANT or sIIAD.
y big shipment OF young shad camo
to-day for deposit in Nause.aond river
There were millions in it, The shad
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