Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-12
OUR SUFFOLK
CORRESPONDENCE
The MartInitsS Order a Primary in
Isle Of Wight
SATURDAY, AUGUST lsTH.
DR.. L. l.. Bnird BECOMES n Candidate
For the -suT"lk VIII
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Suffolk, Va, Aug. 1.-THE Martin
Boykin men to-day inaugurated move
which they hope will be the unioins OF
the Tyler Stands bradshaw people.
The old Executive Committee of Isle
of Wight. the one deposed last Monday
by Stands Bradshaw adhercnis. had a
meeting to-day at the courthouse. Col.
onel c. +. Day, county chairman, pre-
sided
1t was Grt.lod that r"'mnry be held
in Isle of Wight county on SATURDAY,
August 18th. TO nominate a cand.itte
for the House and to manic . delegates
tn the Senatorial Convention III Suffolk
August 2l.i.
\ NEW CANDIDATE
To-day Or. r. Il. Baird announced
himself candidate before the Isle of
Wight primary. lie is supposed 10 be
q Martin man.
The ,,rlmary will resnlt in the nomi-
rotior of House candidate ether than
Dr. Bradshaw. AMI tine se'cCt.cn OF n
contestlrg delegation before the Sena-
torial convention.
Tonight there is being held in Suf-
folk n conference Of Martin Boykin
leaders. Colonel Day and Colonel Boy
kin, OF Smlthiiod, are here
WILL RAISE QUARANTINE.
Chairman ". c. Harrell, Of the Board
of Health. said tonight the quarantine
would be raised tomorrow AZ 6 clock
p. M. the same time they lift il in
Norfolk. rhe patrol tug keystone.
railroad inspectors and special police
men Will be recalled. Two e the rail-
road inspectors were relieved Yesterday
The health authorities arc commend
ed for the promptness with which they
minimized the chances for the yeilaw
fever to reach Suffolk. Every avenue
OF approach. after the arrangements
were completed. was guarded effcc-
lively as POSSIBLE with reasonable OK.
pense.
The total outlay for Suffolk will not
be much over $l20 Tho patrol tug cost
Sl2 day. the inspectors and special
police from 81 to $1.5c Il day.
HIS THIRD TRIAL.
Will Scott, murderer will next wocl,
Tor the third time stand trial for his
life. Scott. Il one-armed cclorod man,
threw his stub arm about Tom Jones
white in n bar-room last March and
stabbed him to death
His case has been heard b. Coro-
ner's jury. police justice. grand Jury
and two petit juries The first petit
jury could not agree. The second found
him guilty Of murder in the frs, degree.
Judge kilby set the verdict aside.
HOW IT WILL END.
Nearly every person who heard the
evidence thinks Scott ought To hang
The next jury may fix the death pen
atty. If Judge kiihy sets that inside
end iuries continue to say Scott should
die the question arises, when win the
case be settled?
HEAVY STORM.
severe storm struck Suffolk ut S:i5
o'clock this evening. 4 heavy rain was
accompanied by n strong wind and con
siderable electrical display. Telegraph
and telephone business was delayed. 1t
may be part OF the West Indies hur-
ricane
MIR. PRETLOW'S FUNERAL.
Surrounded by a good sized outpour-
Ing OF his lifetime friends. the remains
of the late Samuel y. Pretiow were tnis
afternoon laid away in the private Gem
etery OF Hon. J. benson Pretlow. in
Southampton county, near Franklin.
According 10 provisions in the de-
ceased's VIII. his daughters Misses
Minnie, Fannie and Jane Pretlow, VIII
be the executives Of his testament. No
security will he required
TOLD IN a PARAGRAPH.
Mr.. c. G. Cohoon left Tonight for sal
amanca, n. Y, where he VIII visit,
friends aboI, ten days.
Mrs. j. J.. McLeware IS i'm south
amnton county. where she went 10 al
tend the funeral Of IN uacle, the late
Samuel T. Pretlow.
Mir. X. j.. Camp ana wife passed
through Suffolk last night on their way
TO franklin, concluding a stay in the
Mpun.ains of Virginia
AT. II. Powell. of Port Norfolk. waa
in Sctfol1 to-day.
'..ss Daisy II. Nurr.y mas come horoa
from say Of some days in Ashvilie
y c., and vicinity.
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