Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-14
SUFFOLK
news NOTES
FOrty-flve Thousand Acres of Tim
Der Land Sold.
NORFOLK MEN IN THEDEAL
seventy.six Thousand Dollars Paid
For Dismal swamp Lands =
Judge Ekilby sets Aside Verdict In
the Scott Murder Caso-Two Wed.
nesdny weddings-DIuIe In n We'll
-Personnl and Otherwise.

Suffolk. Va, June 13.&The biggest
real estate deal made In this county
for many veal. in point of acres was
closed to-day. The Dismal Swamp was
bought by William N. Camp. of Albion,
Fla. The deal conveys $1,000 acres OF
timber and Swamp lands from the Dis
NAL Swamp Land Company. of which
| w. w. Loyal, of Norfolk Is an officer
| The price was $4,000. Camp bought 1t
| chiefly for the timber. It's not known
yet where the logs will be made into
| lumber.
DEATH PENALTY SET ASIDE.
1t will take another jury to hang Will
Scott now. County Judge Kilby to- day
stepped in with his judicial prerogatlve
and set aside the verdict OF the twelve
men who yesterday decided Scott
should pay the extreme penalty of the
law for his crime. Another jury will
| go over the ground at the July term
| of court.
SCOTT HAD BEEN DRINKING.
Judge Kilby rendered a decision of
some length. WIS told by an attorney
present that some of thu reasons set
| forth for interfering with the verdict
were the unlikelihood Of premeditati ton
on Scotts part and the fact that Scott
had been drinking.
TWO WEDNESDAY WEDDINGS.
AT o'clock tomorrow evening
Wakefield society will zee the prettiest
marriage OF the season. That's when
MISC Inez Virginia Ellis, of that town,
VIII become the bride of Mr.. Robert
Lee Stultz. manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Suffolk
The ceremony will happen In the
Atof
eral couples of attendants. The bride
to-be is niece OF Nansemond County
treasurer S. 4. Ellis. and a daughter
or Mr.. s. 8. Ellis. OF Wakefield
At o'clock Tomorrow afternoon
there will be a quiet marriage at Suf-
rolk College. In the parlors there Miss
Sheppie Odom will be welded to Mr..
Surry' Parker, of Pinetown. N. C. Only
relatives and near friends OF the prin-
cipals Will be present. Miss Odom le
very popular member of the Suffolk
College faculty. Mr.. Parker is a son
folk.
MULE IN A WELL.
One of Mr. James Crocker's work
mules got so hot he decided to take an
all-over bath. Croker runs n saw mill
n rev miles out In the county The mule
IN question wanted to use good water.
He walked into the big sawmill well.
AAC Nouiu nave Deeu lnere yet but for
prompt work on the part of employees.
They had to dig a long inclined plane
on one side of the we'll Though this
the mule, much refreshed. was led out.
While down the we'll all the animal
was immersed but its head.
LAWYER DVERETTS ADDRESS.
Lawyer Seth Edward Everett. of Suf
iolk, got many compliments on the bril-
nancy or the alumni address which he
made mt the annual commencement sea
son of Elon College. N. C. The Raleigh
in part:
1T was witty. brilliant and optimistic
.-an address worthy OF an older man.
1t abounded in historical and classical
incident and was at the same time
practical-FIis subject was. Making
Heal the Ideal. and was a wholesome
couragement to the younger students"
RIVER OUTING.
party or young men left to-day for
a fishing trip down the Nansamond
river. They We're: Messrs. Ralph Art
man, w. c. Morton. l.. w. Williams
and Caesar Darden. They will stny sew
eral days.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
DIT Henry Wood Campbell, secretary
OF the State Dental Board. Is in Rich
mond, where the board to-day began
G the examination Of applicants. DR..
~
Mr.. George L. Barton left tonight for
Baltimore.
Rev. james Murray. d. D., OF Hamp-
den Sydney. has finished visit to his
brother. DR.. w. w. Murray, in Suffolk
Miss Zena Griffin. Of Churchland. is
In Suffolk as the guest Of Mrs. w. e.
Hines and Mrs. ]. c. Smith:
Mr.. John p. Cowling has gotten on
hand raft OF heart cypress, of which
he Will build the county bridge over
Cohoon's Creek. The old one will come
down tomorrow.
Miss Ivy Nurney has accepted n DO
sition as stenographer for Judge r. II.
Rawles.
Misses jamie and Leila Stultz. Of
Martinsville. Va. have concluded a visit
to their brother. Mr.. r. l.. Stultz, in
Suffolk.
Luther Golden has made a number of
improvements In his barber shop at %
East Washington street.
Mr. j. G. helms. of Kinston, is visit
ing his family here.
Miss Annie Delk. of Norfolk, who had
been the guest in Suffolk of her twin
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