Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-09
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Senator Buffers Confederate PEN
sion Resolution,
Tom Smith Camp Rcpudiatc. Them
Death OF Mrs. Ford Literary CInb
food Day For uarriaScs-Pcr-
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Suffolk, Va. Feb. S.-The Tom Smith
Camp of Confederate Veterans has re-
pudiated i'll no ambiguous terms Sena-
tor Buffers resolution to have Confod-
crate soldiers pensioned.
AT a. Irregular meeting last light set
of resolutions touching Senator Buffers
well meant efforts in their behalf, was
adopted The resolutions thank Presl-
! dent Mckinley for his gracious utter
ancos during his Southern trip. but
speak against the sentiment to pen
sion Confederate soldiers: against the
maintenance Of Southern cemeteries by
| Congressional appropriations, and
| against the introduction of former
| Southern soldiers into National Sol
! d!erS Homes. The resolutions are oN-
| pressed with temperance ana dignity.
MRS. FORD'S DEATH.
| Mrs. BETTE Ford died this morning
/ just before o'clock at her home. ON
| Central avenue. she had been i'll Tor
| several weeks. The deceased leaves a
| husband. Mr.. Fred Ford. three sisters
and three brothers. Mrs. Ford contract
| ed u severe cold, which was never
| checked.
/ The deceased was member Of tho
| Main Street Methodist Chu.ch from
which the funeral service will be CON
| Quoted tomorrow afternoon at $50.
Mrs. Ford was formerly Miss BETTE
Jones, of Petersburg. She iiv,sl a Chris
tian life and died Christian lc TIL
HEAVY READER ENGAGED.
The Suffolk Literary club met this
| afternoon with Miss Kate Holiday.
| Bank and Holiday street. So cnthusel
arc.thc members concerning their COM
| ing valentine entertainment that no
literary numbers were had to-day. They
| discussed details OF their annual re-
ccrtion February nth.
Adjourned TO NEE, again Tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. l.. Il. Hlrpec III
Main street. Then The members and a
few of their friends Will be entertained
by private Shakespearean reading by
Mr.. Prescott Leach. of Maiho.
FIVE MARRIAGES..
There Were five marriages in Suffolk
and Nansemond county to-day:
James Golden To Annie billiard.
John Virgins tn Ches.ine Harrison.
Samuel Rutin to Dora Penny.
Marshall Willis to Rebecca Kicks.
T.. Roberts to Ava l.. prud2n.
CONDITION STILL. CRITICAL.
Miss Willie brothers, young lady,
whose leg WAS shot away Yesterday
by the same gun which killed Ter Sis
| ter. Hattie is stjll in II dangerous con-
| dition. 1t will be four DAYS before the
crisis is reached. The funor Al Of Miss
Hattie BROTHERS has been postponed III
tomorrow.
JUST FOR ONE TIME.
The Tuesday Afternoon Card Club
had a special meeting this afternoon
with Hiss Virginia Jordan, on Main
street They decided i'll view OF the
/ &c, l In a "A
big ante Lenten reception next Monday,
and then suspend Till Lent is over. The
residence where the reception IS 10 be
hcld will be made public later. IL Is
to this function ana not 10 become per
mantnt members young men will be
invited. The young ladies say it's not
so very dull with all girl players.
SALES IN REALTY.
Here is the real estate record OF the
County Clerks office:
Thomas II. Barnes. executor. to r. NJ.
| Cutchin. $50 acres OF land in Holy Neck
district: Sl.2G9.
y. Hacklcy to L. ]. Moore. one-half
an acre in Chuckatuck district. SO.
John Sumner ct Tx to b. NJ. Cutchin,
forty acres in Holy Neck district
$35777.
WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY.
The American Theatre Company Will
arrive in Suffolk Thursday afternoon at
| 5.Jr- tt-rrTy 0TTTTT t three nlght=-=tand
in the city Han Theatre with the pre-
sentation of The Prince of Russia"
RAIN STOPS MILLS.
The late heavy precipitation has had
| Il very retardinc effect on the opera
lions of some of Suifolk's big lumber
| plants especially those which haven't
! OIL hand lots of reserve timber. The
| Suffolk Sawmill Company has shut
down for lack cf logs. President Moore
| said to-day that on some of their
| branch tracks water covered the rails
twOthrds Of the way.
PERSONAL.
AIr Simon X. Goiibart. of Norfolk.
| visited his old home in Suffolk to-day.
| Mr. G. H. Lupton, of Washington. u.
C.. was registered at the Commercial
| Hotel to-day.
Alr Thomas NJ. Hodges left to-day
for Richmond where he will undergo
a surgical operation at the old Domin-
| ion Hospital
| Wafer Works superintendent c. II
! Coleman. Of Portsmouth, was in SUI
folk to-day.
AIR. f.. Prescott Leach, Of Maine. was
here to-day and called on several lit
| erary persons with view Of giving nm
entertainment. He is a Shakespfarian
| reader.
schooner Wakefield sailed today for
snow iilll' Md. with lumber from the
Suffolk Sawmll Company.
Philip Becker has sold 10 Peter por-
ers I'VE acres in Holy Neck district for
AGAIN REFUSED TOPAy.
| UNCLE SAN wp<-.r NV.