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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
Large Sums to Be Expended
at SeWell'S Point.
ANDREW D. JONES PRESIDENT
a Town of Handsome Homes, Renuti.
fuI Grounds and Wide Streets-Up.
to-Dntc Sewerage, Light, WATER
Appliances and superb Hotel
Open tho Year Round-An Ideal
Location.


well-known real estate buyer said
In speech delivered before the Busl-
ness Mems Association Il few years ago,
that If man would be guarded by a
little common sense in placing invest
ments in Norfolk real estate nc would
never lose 81 cent; that of the whole
country. from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
no better opportunities can be had than
right here in Norfolk
This is not only the opinion of Nor
folk people, but the facts show that
business men and capitalists, profess
sional men and mechanics, from all
parts of this great land are looking
this way. Daily the Secretary of the
Board of Trade is in receipt OF letters
from all parts of the United States
asking for facts and figures about this
city and section.
GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.
The population is made up of people
from all over creation. They came
here because they believed Norfolk q
good place in which to live, and they
nave remained because they have sue
ceeded. Never In the history OF Nor
iolk has the population increased as
rapidly as 1t is increasing to-day.
Never before has there been greater
development In trade commerce and
manufactures. Never before has there
peen more money seeking Investments
All or this Indicates faitn-taIth in the
business integrity of the people, faith
In the natural ana artificial resources
Oh the city to make and attract bust
ness. The world Is after tho almighty
dollar, and the dollar placed here grows
ms rapidly as in any part of the New
World
NO better evidence of the confidence
1elt abroad In Norfolk can be desired
then Is given by the proposed organi-
cation of tho Norfolk Hampton Roads
company. II is the biggest scheme yet
ana VIII 70 Il long way towards maxi
ing "A Greater Norfolk"
THE COMPANY.
me Norfolk Hampton Roads Com
pany. Il corporation just being organ
lied. has obtained control of over . 0O0
acres or land between Tanner's Creek
ana Hampton Roads. Tho company
has n capital stock of s750.O00 of which,
over $3.50. 600 will be utilized In I'm
proving and developing It's land and
establishing sewerage. gas. electric
Hght ana water plants. 4 6rst-class.
up-to-date hotel to be opened the entire
year, Will he erected at Scwell's Point.
which affords an attractive view of
Hampton Roads. Newport News. Old
Point and Hampton.
1t is said that the company will bond
the sewerage. electric light and
water plants for an amount nearly
equal To their cash value. leaving =
larger part of the $3.50, 900. together with
the money received from It's first sale
of lots. for beautifying and improving
It's property.
THE, PLAN
The plan of this company is an IDEAL
one. namely. TO provide a territory
where high-class homes can be had,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
OLD TIME FIRE FIGHTERS
Company Organized in l847 in
Third Ward.
Demanded u whole Engine or Nome
Communication 10 tho Wards,
officers md Men offered For Scr.
vice.

The people of Norfolk who enjoy the
security afforded to life and property
by an efficient and well-organized fire
department, will read with interest the
following movement inaugurated by
the citizens of the Third Ward in 1877,
TO secure "a whole engine
1t appears that during the year men,
TONED fire destroyed several vaitta-
BILE buildings in this residential sec
ton. because of the ineniciency OF the
Volunteer Fire Department. 1t will be
seen that the citizens were rather in
diSnant, as indicated by the statement
that they were determined to have "a
whole engine, OF none"
They also desired to be afforded an
opportunity to appear before the ward
ems. en- masse, TO give expression 10
their indignation.
The following communication was
copied from the city records by Mr.. II.
c. Poulson, the accommodating clerk
of the Select Council.
REQUEST y HEARING.
The residents of the Yves, End OF the
town, alarmed by the recent fires and
lneihciency of the engine. as manned
at present. called meeting on the
night of February ., 1917, to adopt
measures for the safety of their pro-
perry On said night n fire company
was organized by enrolment of mem
beis and election of officers. We. the
undersigned, were appointed commit
tee to petition the honorable fire ward
ems OF the city to cooperate with us
In obedience to the duty devolving up
on us. we do hereby respectfully re-
quest YOU. Mr. President, to call a
meeting as soon as YOU can convenient
~. ana to notify us where, so that we
may call upon You in n body and state
our wants. Appended to this is a list
OF the members, all white men. and de-
terinined TO have whole engine, o,
none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
by large lawns and gar

dens.
1t would be Impossible to find a To-
cation more admirably suited for this
purpose, of easy access to Norfolk, Old
Point, Hampton and Newport News.
and away from the noise, dust and
crowded conditions of city life. The
land is high and dry. and has a per-
feet water frontage of seven miles. the
most beautiful and historic in Eastern
Virginia.
MONEY FOR THE ASKING.
The Virginian- Pilot learns that, all
though Its prospectus and subscription
list is not out. that applications for
over 100000 of it's stock have been Sc
cured. Of this amount $150.000 is mon
ey from the North. The company is
confident that its limited stock OF $780,
900 will be taken In ten days from the
time the subscription books are opened
with the Norfolk Bank of Savings and
Trust, the Marine Bank. of Norfolk,
and the Maryland Trust Company. OF
Baltimore, which will receive subscrip-
tons for stock.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
The officers and directors are well
known in the business world and will
be as follows:
Woodward. Baldwin and Co.. n director
of the National Union Bank, Balti-
more.
Vice President and General Manager,
D. Lowenberg. capitalist. Norfolk
Treasurer. Caldwell Hardy. president
Norfolk National Bank. Norfolk.
Secretary II. l.. Lowenberg, attorney
at law. Norfolk
The above and the following will con-
stitute the Board of Directors:
Lloyd l.. Jackson. of John p Hurst
& Co. first vice president OF the Mary
land Trust Company director OF the
Commercial and Farmers National
Bank. Baltimore.
Henry j. Eowdoin,- -Mayberry &.
Bowdoin. director of the Continental
Trust Company. Baltimore.
Seymour Mandclbauer of Henry Son
nebcrn e Co. directors of the Farm
ers' and Planters Bank. Baltimore.
w. ~. Marbury. capitalist, vice pres
ident of the Union National Bank. Bal
timore.
Colore, waltcr H. Taylor prcsidcn;
Marine Bank. Norfolk
Leigh r Watts. president Bank of
Portsmouth,
Frank c. Hubbard. attorney at law
and director of the Columbus. Ohio
Street Railway Company. Columbus,
Ohio.
c. w. Grandy. president Norfolk
Bank of Savings and Trust, and capt
talst.
o. d. Jackson. real estate agent. Nor
folk
George NJ. Serpell. general manager
Norfolk and Carolina railroad. and di-
rector Of the Citizens Bank of Norfolk
y. w. CorniclS. real estate Norfolk.
Joseph T. Allyn. attorney at law
Norfolk
IT viii be hard to find n combination
of greater financial ability ana energy
than has been formed by the selection
OF the officers and directors of this
company.
THAT this orga nization will be of vas,
benefit to Norfolk goes without saying.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
I. HUTTYS,
r. Q. DRUMMOND.
THOS. NEWTON. JR.,
u. Il. NJ kENNEY,
JOHN X. PENDLETON,
OFFICERS AND MEN-


List of officers and men belonging to
the new engine company to be com
posed entirely Of white men, to be To-
Gated at or near CRANKY street:
Charies q. Armstead. captain: S. b.
Mckinney, second captain: Thomas
Newton. third captain: John King Pen
dleton. secretary: r.. Q. Drummond.
treasurer; ]. w. Davis. foreman hose;
William Wood, foreman l.. Axe G.:
Il. Cunningham, +. Gardiner. George
w. DENLY. Il. =. Sykes. VIM =. Ward
John Hayman. John $. Daniel. Robert
Dodd. j. =. Hall. ST.. Ii. ". Herbert.
John Seldcn, Daniel Shettle, \. Dorney
George l.. Drummond. Charles w. Con-
stable, j. s. Bushwood. VirSnius L.
DENLY, y. H.. Moore. c. II. Gordon.
James Williams, VIM. Harrison. Wash,
Spady. VIM \. McKenny. Jas. Ferris.
VIM. Spady. john Wood, Bent Watson.
Peter Powell, Edward Scrivcner az
years.. Edward Freshwater. Wesley
Finch. - Ferguson. T.. Lishtfoot. W.
Hippins w. V. Welsh. l.. A. Budlonc.
Archer. /. w. Coms;ock. Samuel
Wiikerson. Augustus Jordan. Jacob $.
Lewis Robert Wood. j. Il. Capps. Ed
ward Face. VIM. NJ. Hatch. David
Cohen. VIM. II. Maurice. james \.
Armistead, VIM. Scarlcs, Robert
Searles.
Tie ron IS STU oncn and no doubt
the list will be UP 10 100.
Among these Oid-tiMc fire fighters are
some wc!i-known names. This meet
ing was The first step towards the or
Ganiza;ion of volunteer fire COMPANIES
which. for years. was Norfolk.s onIv
reliance I'll the paid system was
adOptad
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
rhe Cramps Lost Money.
(By Telegraph to vireinion-r,o.

p y
Washington. Feb. 4.-Omcials of the
Navy Department. speaking OF the allie
cations made yesterday bafore a Senate
committee to the effect that the Dcpart-
mcnt had paid about $17 900 each on ac-
count Of the gun carriages which were
actually constructed at the Washington
navy-yard said that so far from receiv-
ing any money from the goyernment on
account OF the carriages made ut the
Washington navyyard. the CramDs ac-
tually lost money. In the effort to hur-
ry the work on the Indiana. when she
was building. the Cramps offered TO
undertake to build themselves some
eight inch gun carriages. They had
actually performed some work on the
carriages when they discovered that Tho
Washington navyyard was better sun
piled for the work than their own shops.
so the carriages were shipped over here.
For completing the carriages the
Cramps were to have received SIT 900
AS matter OF fact. they did not receive
one cent. but actually lost the amount
they had expended on the preliminary
work.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

Uncle Zeb came into the office with
a puzzled expression on his honest old
man at the bedside of a sick noticn,
Mornin', Mars William. morn!n' to yo'
Ihanku. sab. Is tolerble cepln cr site
rumatic in de back. Mars William /
seen from de papers dat sum genmnns
is swyne ter git up sumpin. mad or
grass cber haar in Norfolk. Wot il
dat thing gwyne be. Mars William? l
cant neber hearn oh such thing fore dis
but cherry body is er taiiin bout 1t
now Dey says It's gwyne ne de bigGls
thng eber seen in dis sexshun. How
IS dey swync make it. Mars william?
Den dey be er shore nuff king of dc
carnival an er queen aud mo- folks
den war cher seen here since dc town is
bin er town | doan see wa; It's dey is
Swyne make ont of grass wat'l be so
nortant. Wot kind er grass is dey
Swync FER to use, Mars william? Wot'l
make de thing so 'tractive? | spcsn yo'
VIII he dar, Mars William, oh caus. and
dc ole niger would preciatc i nifty If
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
Bill GOSSette Interviews His
SauSageship.
TIRED OF NEWSPAPER TALK
Rushing Into Print He Says Makes
Him Weary - "AII For Love. n
sentimental Ballard - Uncle Zrb
1iahcs Inquiry About tI.e Mnrdi
Gras -rhc snSc Makes an APP
oiosy.

PICTURE in con-
nection with Il
new Spaper para
graph is usually
supposed 20 have
at least some little
connection W / I h
the article il illus
trateS. or often
more properly in
terpreted. bcauti-
ties. This can truly
be said. i'll part. OF
of the accompany
ing cut; the pig
TurTt hrifiE perfect
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
Tho Modern Wny.

Commends itself to the wcll-inrormed
to do pleasantly and erfcctualy what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner and disagrecahy as well To
cleanse the system and break up colds,
headaches and fevers without unpieas
ant after effects. use the delightful IL
duid laxative remedy. Syrup Of FIGS.
Made by California Fig Syrup Co.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
ALL FOR LOVE.


Dear heart. oh will there ever come
y time when l can tell.
The story OF my love. and from
on near the words. tits we'll
Then VIII the shadows all he bright
The future one long day of light.
Wherever you and L might dwell.
Life ne'er would give swec,er task
a burden half so light,
Than furnish what your heart Nigh
ask.
And surely 'twould be right
Indeed how joyfuly | would bear
our trouble. and take all your care.
That you might know no night.
Dear heart could do as I would.
TO show the love l bear.
All things I'd do for You l could.
TO free your life from care
And would think my life complete.
lis every bitter turned 10 sweet.
Its shadows all 10 fair.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

And l Will surely consecrate.
My waning days anew.
ana love YOU in the ways that fate
Gives me the chance to do
The joys you've shed across NV wav
Or show my love for you.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

=
yo'. caus dey sey dar is gwyrs be mo-
things hear to see den yo' kin shake
er stick at. An yo say de thing cant
made err graos er tail. Mars William.
but dat is jlSt de name OBJ de entertain
ment. An yo' 'nounce it Mardy
Grarr. Well is surely glad ter hab my
mind lebd bout dat thing. l got sump-
in else want to IX yo' bout Mars Will
liam. but l sees yo' is bsy. Good bye.
Mars William. thankee, sab, good bye
and de Lord Dress yo'.
/ guess l Will have 10 make an apol-
ogy this week. They say it takes Il
brave man to apologize and though l
am now an old man. no one ever ac-
cused me OF being courageous or heroic
or any of those sentimental things. but
here goes. lii my touchingly pathetic
account of visit TO the penitentiary in
last sundays issue. | undertook to de-
scribe the sUddenod scenes of this great
soup house Of reformation. l admit !
struck rather n pathetic chord. and
while banging away at the article my
own heart swolled up like q toy bal
loon and the tears. unbidden, flowed
like the drippings of The city sprinklinS
cart. City editor. Colonel PuEh. told
me that his heart melted within him
when he read it. like who ever heard
of 4 mans heart melting outside of him
Ctisn't often it mclts anywhcrc), and
they say jolly blg-hearted George Will
llams wcpt SO copiouSly while setting
the matter up that he nearly drowned
his MerGcnthaler machine and got ii
out of fix. There were other similar
cases. but | will not mention them avd
viii simply say that l Will try not tc
get in such a melancholy strain again
SO please excuse me.
| Farmer Jeremiah Jones made his
weekly visit to the city Saturday and
! called at the office Of his son. wall
a Mardi Gras Now. don't you set toe
gay during the big event
POOR Captain DreyfuS is doomed. II
seems. To spend the balance of his life
/ on Devils Island, /, is to he hoped liz
Will have better home in eternity.
| Peers 10 me that were er purity wat
cry prank Mr.. Ponder wanted ter play
on the people here.
Wall suppose the President Is
| planin' or scheme ter git Mr.. lcagnr
out the hole he is in. Guess he thinks
now faint always wall TO talk back
even If YOU are in office and got tn,
boss behind YOU.
1T peers to me we are taking n great
deal of time investigating what we did
during the war with Spain.
"JedEin from what | saw this morn
| ing 1t strikes me that boats might be
used to advantage on some of the sub
urban streets.
The ground hog had great oppor-
tunity to sec his shadow Thursday. SC
according To the old legend, we are tc
| have more bad weather.
General Miles ana embalmed beef nj
present seem To furnish an inCXhausti-
| bic subject for newspaper noterlety.
! Uneasy lies the head of some rail
! road officials when Il change in the
management is announced"
BILL GOSSETTE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

II correct, but the epitaph thereon, is.
/ suppose. not thoroughly understood
by myself. i did not design the picture,
however. and merely run 1t in because
the city editor is Of the impression that
the matter needs Il little embellishing
and instructed me accordingly. for |
can really see 10 more reason why
etiquette" should be associated with
his hosship. than why certain alleged
newspaper men should be called jour
nalists, or even reporters. When pco-
pie begin to talk or write about the
weather ii is q sure sign of despora-
ton, and is clearly indicative of pauci-
~ of ideas. ! am about to fall back
in this harbor Of refuge. and though
millions of men and women have done
so before me. l do not shove this ont
as a protecting excuse. but I want to
Write paragraph on sausage" and
don't care 10 say anything about the
late Mr.. Luctgert. so III his place | will
associate the weather with the porkcr
article.
II is not my purpose to crack 4 joke
al the expense of that much bused
and ridiculed quadruped, the ground
nos because l am here as pggys
champion and friend. | had a chat
with his pigship last Thursday. and he
said to me that he was getting mighty
tired of the newspaper notoriety ana
pictorial publicity in all the periodicals
throughout The country. Darn the
luck" he cussed, This thing of rush
ing into print every time YOU show
your face ana being the butt of every
little penny-a-liner's alleged satire, is
getting tlrcsomc. and l want it stop
ped. Dagg it, I'd rather be n plain
every day hog, with Il trio Of kinks in
my tail. than TO put up with such in
diSnitics. And the horrid reporters
don't stop at me, but they have the
gan TO write about my private affairs.
ana on This morning | read an article
saying. Il would soon show up as n
| dude. looking for a wife, Just TO think
oil II, comparing me. me, with dude
And he gruntcd Il big grunt-alins;
cuSsed big cuss. l tried to pacifv
him; and in dulcct caressing tones and
words. sought To persuade the old fell
low that no one wanted to rub his fur
the otheI way; but lie would not be
comforted.
"Goldarn you newspaper men" he
said AS he shook his hum mt me. and
wiped off his chin With Il hand full of
pine tags this thing, / say has got
TO be stopped. ! shall go bury myself
III some place far away. where
nothing ever happens. and whore I
snail be free from Sarcasm and far
from the maddcning crowds ignohlc
strife. and where the natives say. he
Wunk his alter ego for winkcl his
DINER eye; and there, hid in the uuiet
rece<es OF some secluded street. what
II do Tor the weather and You report
ers will be a d. S. NJ \. r.. and Won
may Just Look out for biizzards. AN
ms comes from holding public Office.
anu an! everyone thinks because am the
w Gather Bureau that he has the rieht
10 whack at me. Yes: YOU NAV lonji
OUT Tor storms and hurricanes ana
SHOWS and rains and sleets; ana I
tft'tt'''t'-~'--'yrr1- through with Won
you VIII wish You had gotten off yo,r
Joke al me expense Of Mayor Johnston
or Chiei kizer. or Justice Tomlin;" and
WIN c"quetiah swish of his curly tail.
he came. Il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-28
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

The private sales reported yesterday were
unim portant for the most part. Several DWELL
ings OF the middle class. number Of fats and
old buildings made up the bulk Of the trans
actions. The resale OF parcel OF the old
Orphan Asylum property was reported but
could not be confirmed. Madison avenue
apartment property OF some value was also
among the sales reported
In the auction room four offerings under
foreclosure proceedings were disposed OF. The
plaintiffs in the actions were the buyers In two
cases. The only important offering was that
OF eighteen three-story brick dwellings on
West 1s6th street. near Amsterdam avenue.
which were secured by Arm OF operators for
Ss6 600. The amount due on the property was
SS4 800. and the taxes and other charges
amounted to $151l.
Martin Shrenkheiser is reported to be the
buyer OF the fat property at Eighth avenue and
l4Oth street sold by Strauss Il Rothschild some
time ago. The selling price Ia said to have
been about S211 900.
John J. O'Shaughuessy has transferred to
the American Realty Com pany the property on
West Thirty.second and Thrty-third streets.
bought by him some time ago. Tho property
was bought with the intention OF erecting
large apartment house and this idea will DO
carried out by the Realty Company. The COM
pany gives mortgage OF $50O.OOO on this and
other property to the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. The mortgage runs for thirty
years. which is an unusual period In trans
actions OF this nature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-28
Auction Sales To-day.

East 10th street, No. 200. north side. las
feet east OF Third avenue. 3OxlO llOi hvr-
Guldet 1T al. exec itrix. &c, against Thomas X.
Loushran ct al. Field 4 Harrison. attorneys:
S{5.i02 * ANA interest: costs and allowance.
Soy. 25; taxes. assesoments 3r s2.olLoO
West Ninety-sixth street. No. 40 told No 81.
north side. 2O4 i-et east OF Columbus avenue.
2o.Sxlo0ll; iour.story brick dwelling ,ore-
trustee SS Ss'. vs. Frank Lon smith Il al John:
ston & Johnston. attorneys; CLIFFORD W Har;;
fridge referee i've on iudSmeSt i, s22 20 and
terest; taxes. assessments. &c. s2.OiS.2l and
''W Vest l44th street. No. Az. north side. l75
feet east Of Convent avenue. 2oxa9. II four
story brick dwelling; foreclosure sale the Ger
PH%. d Ls SS c9%nSns " III
4 Ohoate, attorneys: sidneyJ Cowcn, ,eteree:
due on ;nds%sn. sSa ;n ,na interest,"
assessments. &c. sIs;s ~ md interest, -,
West l+lth street No, AIS. north side, las
story Brisk dwelling; action No, 8: due on
Judgment. Sls and interest: costs and al
lowances 500 ~ 9 End interest, taxes. assess
feet east OF Convent avenue. israa; ii four.
Judgment. Sl5.5a7 IL and interest: costs and
allowances. SiQ2,4 Ard iap ,, taxes. as
Vest i4ith street. 10 ali. north side. 1872
feet -ast o. Convent avenue. lSx%a IL four
story brick dwel,lnT: action No. D: due on
allowances, $50. 10 and interest: taxes. as
easements. &c. SlS7 81 and interest
BY McHARp v. HARSETT 4 co.
Railway. y. j.. plot at the northwest corner
q. Cherry and Farrell streets. IS 4ix40!HiI
80 SKI Is 9tjx lOl rs; pu bile sale.
BYp PHGSIx INGKAHAM
Fast ll4th street. a. north side 100 feet
west OF Park avenue. 25NlOD; tiv--story brick
fiat; foreclosure sale: the Twelfth Mard Bank
Tar lAl. n NJ
attorney; George Edward Kent. referee; due
on Judgment, 81 1l2 ~ and interest: COST and
allowances. S2s5 7.i and interest taxes. assess
ments. &c. S7lU % and interest: prior mort
gage, Sl5OOD and interest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-28
HER LIBERAL views OF MARRIA0E.
Woman Arrested in Court on Her Own
Candid Admission OF BiEamy.

woman Arrested IN Court on nor own
Candid Admission OF BiEamy.
Judge" sad a young woman who appeared
before Macistrat" Zeller yesterday In the E@-
sex Market police court. 81 want warrant for
the arrest OF my first husband"
Your first husband1 What do you mean ?"
asked the Magistrate.
He constantly annoys me-" said tho woman.
He abused mo 20 much that left him and
married my second husband My second hus-
band treats me very kindly and my Arst hus-
band is constantly running after me-"
Madame. are your husbands alive p asked
Why. certainly" replied the woman.
Were you married to both OF them To-
Yes. sir"
We're you divorced from the nrst hus-
why. 40" replied the woman. in great
surprise. He is still my husband. want TO
have him arrested"
What audacity" exclaimed the Magistrate.
you have committed bgamy. will have TO
hold YOU here on that charg" until your story
can he invest gated
BY his order the woman was placed under ar
rest and h. held her In 81 900 bail for examin-
alton. She said she was Mrs. Abidina
Wuncher Of % Stanton street ana that she was
10 years old. Detective Breen OF the court
squad was detailed to investigate her state
mcnts. but had been unable to find Their OF
her husbands when the court adjourned. The
woman declined to tell where they lived.