Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-04
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
The Democratic Committee to Ar
range For Election.
important Session OF tho Common
CounciI-Cnndidnte TO Have Joint
Debate Aged Indy ncnd-Coy,Iy
Potatoes-News of People.

Suffolk. Va, March 3.-The Town
council had its regular March meeting
tonight. Mayor r. l.. Brewer, Jr..
presided, and the following Councilmcn
were present: r. r. Allen, b. l.. Saun-
ders. j. L. West j. Walter Hoser, j..
c. Smith and w. N. McAnge.
The following items were reported
under salaried officers reports:
Mayors fines, SIS; scrseants collec-
lions, S26.50: treasury balance, general
fund, S4.347.59; acquisitions overseer of
the poor, SG1.75; market receipts, $50.
a special committee reported, recon-
mending that Town Treasurer Lotzia
be allowed 12 per cent commission
on school funds collected by himself
The report was adopted.
The committee on Bank street extcn-
sion reported in favor of running the
street through the eastern suburbs.
near the plant of the Virginia Manu-
featuring Company.
The health committee, Messrs. Saun-
ders. Allen and Culley. were authorized
to build 4 temporary hospital near the
town limits, and to do it jointly with
the county authorities.
Reports We're received from several
physicians, and 4 compilation shows
5i7 persons have been vaccinated since
the order to make it compulsory, was
adopted.
~ report from the health committee
says there have been only twelve cases
of the mild contagion called smallpox
in Suffolk. There are at present but
eight within the corporate limits. OF
these there has been one death, which
was caused by Il compiled ton OF dis
eases.
At 10 o'clock the Council is still in
session.
TO NAME THE WAY.
The Nansemond County Democratic
Executive Committee will come to-
gether in Suffolk tomorrow morning.
The Mayors office will be the scene. 1t
is the most important in several years,
for the committee is supposed to de-
termine the time and method of NAM
ing nil candidates for county offices,
and they will all come together this
time. The Suffolk subcommittee may
have meeting about town officers, or
else the time will be set.
The Isle of Wight County Democratic
Committee met last Monday MT the
courthouse. 4 numbere OF candidates
appeared before the committee. and
tnere was so mucn divergence OF opin-
ion concerning the methods to be
adopted that the committee adjourned
without action.
JOINT DEBATE PROPOSED.
Now that the mayoralty contest is
getting pretty warm. some of the can
didatcs' friends want them to have a
joint public debate. The friends of tn.
candidates have agreed TO rent the City
Hall Theatre and pay all incident en-
penses. Some OF the candidates have
promised to come. f the others will
the public can hear some oratory.
AGED LADY DEAD.
The funeral of the late Mrs. William
S. n. Wright took place at O'clock
to-day from the home place, three
miles from Suffolk. The Rev. ii. H.
Butler preached 1t. The burial was at
home. These were pall-bearers: Il. c.
Roberts, lobe Gray. II. IL. Williams
Thomas j. Saunders, j. NJ. Nelms. NJ.
j. Williams
Mrs. Wright was 70 years old. She
died yesterday morning. The deceased
was the mother of fourteen children
seven of whom are living. and twenty
seven grandchildren of whom seven
teen are alive.
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