Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
COURTS OF NORFOLK
Virginia Electric Company Sold for
Twenty thousand Dollars.
tered = Property Transfers Mar
ringo Licenses Issued Police
Items Othcr Matters.

The Parker Tobacco Company was
chartered by Judge Hancliel yesterday
in the Corporation Court The incor-
porators are: Messrs. Purl Parker.
Charles L. Hall. David Chalmers, w.
L. Brooke and Tazewell Taylor.
The chief object of the company is to
sell at Wholesale tobacco, cigars cigar
cites and snuff. Its capital stock may
be not less than $4,000, nor more than
$4,000. The amount of real estate
which the company may hold at any
time is not to exceed in value $780, 600.
The officers named in the charter are:
Purl Parker. president; Charles L.
Hail. vice president: David Chalmers.
secretary; Purl Parker. treasurer.
These, with w. l.. Brooke and Tazewell
Taylor. compose the Board of Directors.
DAMAGE SUIT FOR $4,000.
Mr.. Henry D. Brown. of Brambleton.
formerly in the employ of the Virginia
Electric Company as Il light inspector.
yesterday entered suit i'll the Law and
Chancery Court against that company
In the sum of $4,000. He claims this
amount as damages for injuries re-
ceived while working on a light OH one
OF the electric company's poles OIL Free
mason street last March. The plaintiff
alleges that he was struck by a live
wire. which knocked him from the top
of the pole and he fell n distance of
thirty feet. sustaining such injuries, he
alleges. as totally unfit him for work.
MI Browns attorneys are Messrs.
Burroughs & l3ro,,- MIR. Richard Me
1lwaine and Judge J. NJ. Keeling.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to the following parties:
William Herbert Chentham and Mary
N1aude VellineS both of Norfolk
Alexander Boddam Stephen and Car
RE Dee Stephen. both of Norfolk
Hillary Gideon Lambert and Lillian
May Whitehurst, both of Norfolk.
Moses Debaum and Sarah MCGEE. col
ored, of Norfolk.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The Norfolk Company to Frank w.
Mccullough and Hugh G. Whitehead,
lot IL. block 81. fronting twenty-five
feet on Boissevain avenue: $l620.
The Norfolk Company to William
Wheatley. lots . and 10 in block 81
fronting fifty feet on Boissevain ave-
nue.: S3,240.
The Norfolk Company to Frank w
Mccullough. lot G. block 81. fronting
twenty-five feet on Bossevain avenue;
$500.
C. Morser to Ira L. Morser, lot 'front.'
Ing twenty-five feet on the east side
of Marshall avenue, Brambleton; 1925.
Margaret c. Hoffman and Susan w
Jones' of Accomac county, to Elisha a.
Perry, lot with improvements twenty
five feet on the south side of High
street; 5000.
THE POLICE COURT.
j. j. Maynard, Il colored man. was
fined $1,000 by Justice Tomlin yesterday
morning for permitting CALLED horses TO
be worked Bristow Johnson was fined
So for driving n CALLED horse. There
have been n number Of cases OF this
character and the Police Justice has
never failed to fine the offender. The
special officer OF the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has
been very active and has rendered ex-
cellent service toward preventing the
abuse of dumb animals
j. NJ. O'Conner. charged on two
counts with maintaining Il health nui-
eance at No. q Talbot street. was fined
S22. the fine to be RENTED if the nui-
sance is abated by Friday.
j. j. Young. Sarah Black and Annie
Coleman. all colored, We're fined So each
for drunkenness.
Sarah Minor, for fighting Lou Ellis
was fined ss55,-Both a11--cufUruJf
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT.
The jury in the case OF William Ram
sey, charged with Illicit distiling, failed
to agree and was dismissed by Judge
Waddill.
In the case of George II. Gornto, the
white man charged with attempting TO
unlawfully eXtort money from Il woman
who secured a pension by alleged false
representations, demurrer was en-
tered to the indictment and sustained
by the Judge.
William j. Fitchett, indicted on the
charge OF cutting cable and turning
boat adrift. was dismissed, as the
court did not have jurisdiction in his
case.
The case of Sarah Anne Teemer,
charged with perjury In pension case,
was continued TO next term.
verdict OF not guilty was rendered
in the case OF AleXena James. charged
with falsely swearing in order to pro-
cure Il pension.