Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-12
FROM RICHMOND AND OTHER PARTS OF VIRGINIA
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Professor Kerby Held Up on Main
Street.
church Row-Shc Did Not Want
Much Town EioctiOn - Endorses
Home study CircIc-Dark rs River
styx-Decds Kccorded-pcrson

Suffolk, Va. March 11.--Rev. Abram
Webb and his four accomplices got
off mighty light at the preliminary
hearing before Justice a. S. Eley this
afternoon. The technical charge was
wilfully and maliclously injuring and
defacing Gethsemane Church property
at Savage Crossing. The dissertation
of churches is serious offence. and OF
that accusation the men were acquit-
ted. Justice Eley thought their en-
trance into the church was a little ir-
regular, and he imposed for that fine
of 81 and costs.
Those implicated with Rev. Webb
were: Willis Kilby. Wesley Turner,
Demas Langston and John Q. Adams.
y test case was made against Turner.
Attorney Lee Britt appeared for the
defence. About % witnesses were eX>
amined. and their testimony was con-
flicting. The County Court room was
nearly full of spectators, who had come
down from Savage Crossing to hear
the case.
Though the accused got off easily
there has been made a rupture among
the Gethsemane Church flock which
will be years in healing. Webb's fol-
lowers clashed with other church off,
| GERS and entered the place of worship
against their will. Webb had a Win
chester. carried, ii was claimed, for his
protection against the execution of
| threats which were made in an anOny-
| nous letter. There were other rifles
at church. but the incIpIent riot was
| quelled before blood was shed. Feeling
| out there is yet bitter.
Webb represents Il society whose al
| legged object is to have former slaves
pensoned. The eX-slaves become en-
| titled to draw pensions by paying n fee
| to join. Old men are told they get $500
| bounty to start with, and monthly pen
| sions afterward. Lots of them gave up
their cash to get on the list.
| FORGOT a DOZEN DIAMOND
BACKS.
There's sick woman out In the
country who doesn't want much She
| has that breaking out, and the county
| authorities thought it best to have her
home isolated. She is n colored woman.
and here are the articles she named in
| n requistion-the things the county
must give her while she's sick:
Two hams. four dozen best fish, one
| half barrel of -four. one bushel best
meal, one neck of salt. three bottles
yeast powders, five bars washing soap
two bars toilet soap, two boxes snuff
ten pounds sugar, two pounds coffee
| '''~ I'NE' va, Hlltcu DOunuS l1FG,
| three cakes yeast, two chickens, some
thing to boil occasionally, two loads
| wood. one gallon OIL four boxes
| matches, one-fourth ton of coal. -four
pounds cheese. fifteen pounds sausage
two pounds black pepper, ten cents
| worth essence of lemon two bales OF
hay, % cents worth of pickle % cents
worth beef, one peck apples. feed for
chickens corn or OATS. five boxes sar-
dimes. half gallon of vinegar, five
pounds crackers, one peck Irish pota-
| toes. one gallon onions, one bushe
| sweet potatoes.
The sick woman will find n slight dis
crepancy between the articles named
| In her order and the articles to be for
warded by the county authorities.
WILL DECIDE VERY SOON.
The Town Executive Committee will
| meet one day next week to decide OF
| the method of nominating Democrat,
candidate for Mayor of Suffolk. Owinl
TO the number Of candidates in thu
field there is more than usual interes
in the result. 1t is most likely n pr
mary plan VIII be adopted, as the can
didates in their announcements hav,
said their claims would be subject t,
the Democratic primary. The details
of the primary will require considera
BILE study. for the committee will TT,
| to prepare Il plan that is equitable [,
| all the aspirants.
KNOWS \ GOOD THING.
Prof. w. G. Morton. principal of Suf
| folk High School and progressive cdu.
| Gator. realizes good thing when ht
sees it. Prof Morton writes as fol
lows concerning the Home Study Cir.
clc:"
The latest step. in the line Of pro,
gress. by the Virginan-Pilot Is notct
WIN much pleasure. In inauguratinl
the Home Study Circle IT has brought
Wlthin the reach OF every one an un.
usually fine course of lectures. Tho,
are written by men prominent in thei,
CHOSEN branches for research Mucl
matter is conciscly put i'm an attractive
form and can DO readily understood
Such an opportunity for Improvement
at moderate cost. Is seldom affordn,
any community SO ii is TO be hone,
mat suffolk will not be tardy in givin,
the support which the enterprise &,
richly deserves"
MAYOR BREWERS ANNOUNCE.
MENT.
Mayor r. l.. Brewer. Jr.. has corl
III 'hiS issue announcing his candldoc,
Tor reelection as Mayor of Suffolk s,,b
lcct To the Democratic primary. NJavo
brewers administration as NIayor To-
ABOUT seven years is strong plno fo
nus capability and efficiency. Durin,
MS term as Suffolk's chief executiv,
the muhlcipal affairs have been con
uucteo with wisdom ana ability. Mr.
lever was made Mayor ut the deatl
oil Mayor Ben. Riddick. being promo,o,
from the Council For two nov. 49,