Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-22
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Nansemond Democratic Executive
Committee Will Meet TO-DAY
no Determine tho Method of Select
ing Delegates 10 senatorial Con-
vcnti"n Postponed with the
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Suffolk VA. July 21.-Thc Nanse-
mond County Executive Committee will
meet in the Mayors office Saturday to
determine the method of selecting &c
delegates to the Senatorial convention,
and also to decide on the way the
House candidate shall be nominated
So far Hon. J. r. Booker. incumbent.
has no opposition.
Friends OF Colonel Boykin and Mr..
Stands are active in looking after their
respective interests anent Senatorial
prospects. Mr.. Stands was in Suffolk
to-day He expects to carry South
ampton and part OF Nansemond
TUG PARTY POSTPONED.
The tug party, which will be given by
Messrs a. b. Miner and III. Mcclellan.
complimentary TO the Suffolk Whist
club, has been postponed 1t is expect
ed to he pulled off next Tuesday The
party Will go equipped for fishing, crab
bling. playing whist and various other
things. a stove will likely be taken.
Tor the trip may last more than one
day. The party will be composed OF
about twenty persons. all men.
WITH THE MINISTER'S.
Rev. George f. Mason. of Norfolk.
Will preach Sunday morning and even
n,
Key. j. .. Atkinson. of I,ion College.
n. c., will preach twice Sunday for DR..
W. w. Staley ut the Suffolk Christian
Church.
Rev. w. c. Wicker, of Elon College.
VIII preach at II o'clock Sunday in the
Hollanu Christian Church.
l:ev. II. H. Butler of Suffolk. will
next sunday begin series of meet
:nSs nj cypress Chapel.
SUNDAY week Roy I w Jnhp-n, ,,.in
pegin Il protracied meeting at Holland
SINTY-NlNE YEARS OLD.
To-day ] was shown n copy of the
Richmond Enquirer published in 1870.
IL was yellow with age and ragged
edged. but interesting. Among the ar
tclcs was speech of MIR. Webster in
reply.to Mr. Hayne
The most entertaining part Of the pa
per is its advertisements Numbers of
persons offered rewards from $40 to S1O0
Tor the return of runaway slaves. There
March 10, 1886. one by the Dismal
swamp Canal Lottery The biggest
prize was $4,000
PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Colonel l.. u. Harper. postmaster of
Suffolk. returned day from weeks
stay at Winston and Piedmont Springs.
y. G.
Suiioik person put in Il short adj in
to-day's NirSn.an-Pilot. a bunch of re-
plies came by the afternoon mails. If
you have any wants better let the Viz
ginian-Pilot tell about them.
y young man was yesterday seq, to
PICK up u money purse on the street
ana then count the cash. No news has
been heard OF the loser
DR.. j. +. Bryant. of Franklin. was
in Suffolk to-day.
y fine duck dog belonging to County
Clerk Robert Il. Smith died last might.
The Misses Carpenter and Willie Bea-
mon were omitted from list of those
who went out for a river party last
night.
Mrs. George Bowen left last even
ing for stay al her former home. i'm
Petersburg.
Read Of lost fob and return
Mrs. ~. L. Jones, of Baltimore. re-
turned to-day from Halifax. y. c.. and
is guest Of Miss Julia Phillips.
Miss Florrie Lyon. who had been i'll
a week or two, is able TO be our.
Mrs. Henley NJ. Parker has returned
from Oberlin, Ohio. where she passed
a month with Miss Florence Harvey.
Mrs. r. G. Laird concluded n STAY
with Suffolk relatives ana left TODAY
for her home in Richmond.
DIR. w. w. Stalcy is at the seashore
He VIII return Tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Metcalf Of Ohio. a brother of
Elsie II. Metcalf. recently drowne,,
with his daughter, arrived in Suffolk
to-day.
Captain John II. Brown. L. s. n.