Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-18
The Negro Clayton Acquitted in
Isle Of Wight.
Two Suffolk brides Elect wrecked
n. d ~. Engine Removed -Eirth-
Iny celebration Itocky Mount
wedding Building Operations.
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county. May II. The act causeu Il
great deal of excitement i'll the vIcin-
10y and every effort was made to locate
Inc criminal. Several citizens offered Il
500 reward.
a few weeks ago Clayton. a suspect,
was caught ana so incense WAS the
ieeing tnercaDouts Snerim Edwards
nad nm brought 10 Suffolk for safe
Keeping.
N.ar.y two weeks ago Clayton was
renuVcu 1ur Il preliminary hearing.
.nIs. >s..riuM saw nan, Dut the Iuenlii
Nation Was MOI ausu.ute ana the case
w;tS continued, pcuu.nS an lnNeSuS,t-
ton OF Inc VaAdlty OF an abb. Hurri-
cane i,V.4ncn Was employed 10 take Il
trip mo NuglOik county, and while
there lie t .rruDOru.eu III several parti-
cuiirs Clayton $ story.
TWO SUFFOLK BR1DE-ELECTS.
June Weddings are not over yet.
There are lNo events booked for next
week n When Suffolk girls Will oiii-
clatc as Driues.
On eunesday afternoon at the
brides home, Or Washington square.
Miss Pearl Scale Will become the bride
or Mr.. Harry each, of Norfolk. The
WeuuinS Will be IL quiet one, only re-
lativcs and near friends being invited.
The bridcto-be is well known and
popular. The prospective groom is
well liked young man. He used to be
manager Of The Western Union office
in Suffolk and is now engaged with the
Postal Company in Norfolk
During the same afternoon there will
be solcmn.zed another happy nuptiul
event at the residence of Judge w. J.
i<ilby, No. % Main street. Miss Bessie
1tiddck. an accomplished young lady.
will be welded ~ Mr.. larry Britting-
ham, a prominent business man or
Whaleyville Va. He is engaged with
The jackson Bros. Company.
FATAL ENGINE MOVED
Engine No. 275. which drew a Norfolk
and Western freight and its doomed
crew on to destruction at Lake l<ilby
little over week ago. has been drawn
from the wreckage and sent away. 1t
left for Roanoke to-day Repairs will
be done there. 1t required good work
and Il heap of it to get the locomotive
out Ii was pulled up abou: thirty feet
on side track. The bridge force is
! now driving piles. They viii fix 1t as
permanent and substantial as possible
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
In parlors taetefuny decorated In
pink and white, about iifty OF her young
friends helped ycar-old Doris
Jones celebrate the anniversary OF her
birth this afternoon. The hours were
from TO Z. and the place the home OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William.
II. Jones. Jr., at 81 Bank street. The
young people had a good time ana
went home with many happy wishes
for their little hostess. Doris sisters
Misses Phebe ana Emmic Jones. aesist-
ed in receiving
ROCKY MOUNT WEDDING
Miss Daisy -. Nnrncy or Suffolk. re-
turned to-day from Rocky Mount. n
c.. where she went to he one Of the
bridesmaids nj a marriage II was one
OF the biggest weddings that has hap
pened in Rocky Mount for two or thrcs
years
The principals We're Mrs. Annie T.
Griffin. who formerly lived in Suffolk
ana Mr. T.. II Crews The ceremony
was performed in the Methodist Church
by Rev. Fred Thomas Presbyterian
minister He WAS assisted by Rev. Mr..
Moorman pastor. The brides daugh-
Ter. Miss Eulalia Grim. was maid OF
m"nor and Mr. lanes Braswell took
.h' nest mans part. There were six
leen couples Of attendants Miss Nur-
hcf was with Mr.. Henry Gregory.
BUILDING ACTIVITY.
The steady building boom in this and
nearny towns has caused much activity
IN pr!'k-making. It's hard to supply
the demand i''
MeA'srs. y. c. Harrell & Co. have or.
uers ancad. \ new brick plant is now
i Hi "p at Reds Ferry. Sidney 4.
paws tnia week burned big kiln. IL
Is thinking Of doubling the plants ca
| paciIy.
MANY PERsONS's DOINGs.
MIS-. l.. y. Jordan. of Norfolk. is be
NIX NIX en'I r, by Mrs. John b. Pin
Mrs. Fannie II. Stewart is in PORTS.
mouth visiting friends ana relatives.
KEY Joseph Il. Dunn. rector. will
| preach ut -. ul's u. +, Church sun
| DAY morning ana evening.
=, inese VIII be DR.. W. W. Staley's
| i"p.cS al me Christian Church sun
| Sower." '''N he
captain Harry p. Brooks left this oft
ernoon for visit To Baltimore.
Mr James c. Causcy, Jr.. who was
s,Iure" yesterday i'm a runaway acct
1eht' was able TO walk with a cane to-
~ Mis- Zena Griffin, of Churchland. who
nad been The guest of Mrs. j. c. smith
ana Miss Katie Holladoy. i'm SuffolI;
| went homo this morning.
| heN. :. II. English. D. n. professor
,nc-icoI o'.i theology in Union Theo-
preach Sunday morning ana evening in
me suffolk Presbyterian Church.
Colonel l.. +. Harper. postmaster. IS
'o,N N'cSclnS from Il weeks Illness.
ME- fohcrt c. Lowe has returned
rom Eandolph Macon College, and is
", NOW =, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
w; 7. Lowe. in Suffolk
NJ iiarVcy l.. Christie. of st. Louis
VINO VIII make an address next weel,
az Nliam and Mary College Williams
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