Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-29
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Peanut Business is Given Promise
Of Great Growth.
hurricane Branch Visits Pctcr.on,.
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Suffolk. Va. Nov. 2S.-suffolk as a
peanut market is getting big enough to
lengthen her dresses. The business
people here have reason to bless the
days that gave birth to the pennut
plants. The business this season gives
promise of greater growth than was
ever known here. Last season the fnc-
tories were young and farmers looked
upon them as more OF less experiment
tai. Now their permanency seems rs
sured and the carts are coming TO town
in peanut parade. And there are plenty
buyers to look after them. Besides ron
resentatives from local factories there
are several buyers stationed hero to
look out for nuts for Norfoll, and
Smithfield places.
IL ?uftolks peanut industry keeps on
growing 1t will make serious inroa]s
INTO the ranks of the Smihfield carts
1nere was time, and 1t wasn't so
very long ago. when peanut wagons
were hauled right through the Sufroll,
streets on their way TO Smithfeld
twenty miles further on. Now he
different. Not only are the carts
stopped here, but they come from the
Smithtield direction.
ana the end OF 1t all is business for
Suffoik probationary and business for
everybody who has things to sell. The
farmers are passing their cash Suf-
folkward.
HIS MOTHER DIDN'T CRY.
Hurricane Branch got back TODAY
from Portsmouth. where he went TO
look up the supposed mother of T.
peterson. alias Willie Jones' He went
10 loo Columbia street, the address
published In this paper as copied from
Peterson's death note.
The detective found Peterson's moth
er home He looked around for some
clue which might Indicate more of the
prisonr's alleged crime, but found moth
ing suspicious. He says she seemed TO
be n very respectable old woman. She
had been told OF Peterson's troubles in
Suffolk. She was sad, but not espcc-
Tally surprised. She had tried to teach
her boy the difference between his own
| ana other peoples things, but was
afraid he had departed from her pre-
cepts.
She inquired whether her boy was
dead. His condition was represented
by the detective as bod. Not a tear
was shed.
BUSINESS RECORDS.
A timber contract was to-day filed for
record In the Nansemond County
clerks Office. c. G. Parker and wife
| grant to c. l.. Griffin the right to cut
pine timber on certain lands In Isle of
| Wight and Nansemond counties. The
| privilege touches trees 12 inches or
| more on the stump, and carries the
rsEht to build houses, &c. The price Is
900.
John Sumner conveys for $3.50 a lot
9. personal property including farm
products and furniture, to Il. Joyncr &.
THANKSGIVING OBSERVANCE.
The Union Thanksgiving service this
| year will be held in the Main Street
Methodist Church. Rev. ]. b. Dunn
| VIII have another service at st. Paups
| Z. Il. Church.
There will. perhaps, be n more gen.
eral observance of the day than ever
Many residents can remember when no
| body In Suffolk knew of Thanksgiving
from business standpoint. This year
| most OF the mercantile shops and fac
tories will close all day
THE CoLoNEL's COUSIN.
Mrs. Virginia Louise Bartlett, mother
OF Congressman Charles l.. Bartlett,
who died yesterday in Macon, Ga, was
n cousin of Colonel r. S. Boykin, of
Suffolk. She was born n Saunders in
Southampton county. where some OF
her relatives still live.
DID SOME BUSINESS.
Police Judge Brewer earned two
small slices OF revenue in his little
| court This morning.
G. Jacobs was assessed S4.30 on the
charge of being drunk and disorderly.
Grant fps was taxed the same
amount for the same offense,
COURT FOR CIVIL SUITS.
The December term of Nanscmond
County Court will DO devoted to civil
suits exclusively. There will be no
grand jury nor any criminal cases be-
fore the petit jury.
IN CONCLUSION.
Water Works Superintendent G.. IL.
Coleman of Portsmouth, was in Suf-
folk to-day.
MIR. j. w. Easlcy, OF Winston, N. c..
registered Mt the Commercial to-day
Former Oyster Inspector John t.
Capps was in Suffolk to-day.
The Friday Afternoon Reading Club
Will meet this week with Miss Jose
phne Causey.
Messrs. ID. C. Lyon and T. L. Joyncr,
s,lwmill mon from Exit. Va, were in
| Suffolk to-day.
| MI ~. ~. 1NIuuiCN To-Day moved his
insurance Office from Washington to
| Riddick street. His place just vacated
will be used by Mrs. II. a. Green as n
crockery store.
Most merchants say fall trade up to
the present writing is the biggest for
years.
The Tuesday Afternoon Card Climb
| held meeting to-day with Mrsn w.
II. Dardcn.
Delegates to the annual turkey CON.