Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19
knights of Pytbias Have Good
Time-personaI.

SUFFOLK, VA, February 18-(Special)
Withers Company, No. Z, Uniformed Rank
knights Of Pythias, had a gala time last
night. the occasion being the annual in
spection Of the company and the instala-
ton OF the recently-elected officers Ma
jor @. w. Battley, Of Norfolk, was the
installing and inspection officer and had
as his staff the following: Captain b.
Frank Vaughan, of Portsmouth; Lieuten-
ants w. A. Shipp r. D. Williamson. and
w. ]. Ashton. and Sir Knight c. W.
Spann, OF Norfolk Following is a list Of
the officers who were installed G. Fenton
Batten, captain: r. Jackson Eley. first
Lieutenant Junius r. Parker, second lieu
tenant: r. II. Morgan, treasurer; W. A.
King. recorder; J. III. Nurney. guard; a.
a. Turner. sentinel. Upon the conclusion
Of the exercises at the castle-hall the
Sir knights and their guests marched to
the Whedbee House, where an elegant
banquet was spread. The menu was va
rled embracing the most tempting yiands
which were served by fair matrOns and
charming young ladies. The banquet was
followed by several short talks" after
which Major Battley and his staff were
escorted TO the Norfolk and Western De-
pot. where they took the 10 o'clock train
for Norfolk expressing themselves as
highly gratifed with the hospitality Of
their Suffolk brethren.
4 new financial institution-the Bank
Of SuffOlk-opened for business on We'd
nesday last. Mr. James J.. McLemore IS
president Of this bank; Mr. Robert A.
Pretlow, vice-president; Mr.. Arthur Wool
ford, cashier and the following gentle
men, in addition to the above, are direc-
tors: John A. PretlOw, Richard Howard,
John PretIow. Jr.. and f.. J.. Folk.
Mr.. Nathaniel Smith, late Of Company I.
First North Carolina Volunteers. arrived
I'm Suffolk yesterday and is visiting his
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs q. IT. Register Mr..
Smith entered the service last August,
and was discharged on the 10th Of Febru
airy. Four months of the six were spent
in hospital-Qne month ar Jacksonville
and three at Fort Monroe, whence he.
came to Suffolk. being on route for his
home at Scotland Neck. n 9.
County-Clerk r. r. Smith has arrived
home from Ragged Island. on the North
Carolina coast, where ne was weather
bound for several days. lie reports hav-
ing killed 10J wild ducks in three hours
and didn't overeXert himself in doing 50.
lie came home loaded with game which
he distributed among his legion Of friends
with a lavish hand.
Rev. Duncan Mcleod, lately pastor Of
Western Branch and Colosse Baptist
churches i'm Isle of Wight county. has
accepted n call to churches I'm Johnson
county, y. c.. and will enter upon his
duties I'm his new field about the LIST OF
March. Mr.. Mcleod and family now re-
side at Windsor. about twelve miles from
Suffolk.
Mr. w II. Jones, Jr., cashier Of the
Farmers Bank. will attend the annual
meeting Of the Virginia Bankers Assoc
citation 10 be held in Richmond next
Wednesday. Mr.. Jones can give his finan-
cial brethren some pointers on the bank
ing business. as he represents one Of the
banks I'm the country. With a
capital Of only $4,000. it's business foots
up nearly 81 10000 The surplus fund and
undivided profits amount 10 s232 600.