Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Difficulty Over Fence and No
Fence Law.
Rond Supervisors Appo,ntcd-H Hunt
ing Notes Observation-Disclosures
Notes.-The BunkIey Estate : ves-
sells Homo from Cuba-Personals.
Especial to virglnian- Pllot.)

fence farmers reached a. crisis near
Chuckatuck yesterday. AS a result,
Job Holland is under q Doctors care
suffering from n bad cash on the head,
end w. %. Pruden will have to stand
trial for assault The fence question
has sundered friendly ties and made
bad blood among farmers all over the
county wherever its agitation OF execu-
ton progressed beyond the first stages.
It seems q no fence law prevails near
'Chuckatuck. AS a consequence when
Pruden turned out stock to pick his
own fields some Of them picked Hol-
lands too. A few warm messages were
exchanged, and Pruden went over to
see Holland. He carried q gun. The
weapon wasn't fired, but was used as
q club for Hollands head. The men
met near Hollands house.
The case will be tried before Justice
A. S. Eley in Suffolk, but its date has
not been set.
ROAD SURVEYORS NAMED.
The County Board Of Supervisors had
their regular January road meeting to-
day. Present: Walter Jordan, chair
man; Dr.G.W Butts. Edward d. Brink
ley. A number of bills for work done
on roads were allowed.
This was the meeting surveyors for
roads were due to be appointed. DR..
Butts named the following for Chucka-
tuck distrct Walter A. Wills. sec
ton No. /; Hugh II. Williams, section
No. 2; Samuel II. Simons, section No.
8. The appoin tnent of surveyors in the
three other magisterlal districts was
postponed till next meeting.
NOTES HUNTERS.
John Lotzia and Wesley Lloyd. boys
were out shooting to-day. They saw
large chicken hawk flying high. Both
fired, and 4 chance shot from one of the
guns brought it to earth. The bird
measured about four feet across.
The Franklin Fox Club had a lively
chase one day recently. Three foxes
were taken.
Mr.. A. F. Holiday shot at some black
birds near Copeland the other day.
without counting the wounded and
missing.
The funeral of the late Eddie Sumner
Riddick took place at $40 o'clock this
afternoon from the Main Street Metho-
dist Church. Rcvs. w. w. Staley, D.
D., and J. b. Dunn assisted Pastor w.
II. Green with the service. There was
no sermon. The interment was in Ce-
dar Hill. The pall-bearers were: John
Il. Primer, Lee Britt, Robert II. Allen,
Henley NJ. Parker, William Eley, John
c. Smith. The flowers were pretty.
SOUTHAMPTON MATRIMONY.
They had almost as many marriages
I'm Southampton county during 1888 as
in Nansemond. Southampton was only
eleven behind with 1876. That was eight
more than they had over there in 1897.
There were just half as many white as
colored marriages-65 to $50.
QUIET MARRIAGE.
There was quiet marriage to-day at
Factory Hin, Va. The principals were
Miss blanche b. Barden and William
c. Davis.
EXECUTORS APPOINTED.
]. Walter Chapman, ]. c. Parker and
n. b. Wright have been appointed to
administer on the estate OF the late
A. Bunkley, in Isle of Wight county.
Mr.. Bunkley's property Is worth sOo,ooo:
Two of his sons-John l.. Gay, of
Suffolk, and Il. L. Gay, of Isle of
Wight-have been named as executors
of the late John NJ. Gays estate at
Windsor.
Il. s. Boykin, substituted trustee, to-
day sold at auction in Nansemond
county a lot of personal property be-
longing TO w. NJ. Cutchin. 1t was q
small lot.
VESSELS SAILED.
The following sailed to-day from the
Port of Suffolk:
Schooner John NJ. Broomhall. Ander-
son, for Washington, D. c.. with lum-
her from A. b. Cramer's mills.
Schooner Casper Heft. Vane. for Bal
timore, with lumber from the same
mills.
HOME FROM CUBA.
Corporal Emmett Whitehead, lately
discharged from Company f. Fourth
Virginia volunteers, arrived at his
Whitehead's discharge had been order
ed before the regiment left Savannah.
but 1t was not received till Cuban soil
was reached.
LOTS OF SHORT ONES.
Mr.. Burwen Riddlck. who is con-
tractor for new club house at Will
loughby Spit, arrived at his home here
this afternoon.
Mr.. William e. Cahoon left this af-
ternoon for Baltimore, the beginning
of his New Years commercial trip.
Mrs. A. b. Cramer returned home
this morning from Norfolk, where she
passed several days with friends
DR.. John e. Phillips left to-day to
perform q surgical operation on a pa
tient five miles beyond Copeland.
Miss Annie Delk,. of Norfolk, conclud-
ing a stay with relatives in Suffolk,
went home to-day.
States Attorney e. e. Holland start
ed to-day for Winton, N. c., where he
had been retained on big case.
Special Agent Harry Young, of At
ianta. representing the st. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance Company. visited
Woodward & ELAN, local agents, to-
day.
Mr.. Willie T'ebo IS building a pretty
batteau to be used on Lake Drummond
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