Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-07
: SUFFOLK NEWS
Town Council Holds its Regular
Meeting.
SIR. Guy aud Miss johnson Married
ut Neville Baptist Church-Largc
Peanut business "A Fox chase
Newsy Notes Of Interest,
Especial to virginian-Pilot.)

The Town Council had It's January
meeting tonight. Present: Mayor r.
S. Brewer, Jr., presiding, and Council
men r. r. Allen. ]. e. West, II. r.
Culley, j. Walter Hosier, ]. b. Norfleet,
B. l.. Saunders, ]. c. Smith, G. w.
Truitt.
The following are extracts from Of
ficers' reports: Mayors fines, $40; Ser
geants collections. S56: treasury bal
ance, S10,094.11: acquisitions overseer of
the poor, SOS; market receipts. Sl11.2O
The question of sidewalk from the
Seaboard railroad to Cedar Hill Gene
terry was laid on the table. At it's last
meeting the Council ordered an mex
penslve sidewalk, but when better one
was asked for the order was rescinded.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES SUSTAIND.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges of inconsistency pub
liShed against the school trustees in re-
gard to the admission Of pupils at pub
lie school No. /. made L report sus-
tanning. the trustees and recommending
the reelection of Trustee b. F.Cutchin,
whose term has just expired. Cutchin
was reelected.
II. Woodward asked that the town
pay one-t third the cost OF n new side
walk in front of his residence. on Main
street, he to ray the rest The re-
quest was refused.
G. w. Steele complained that the
town was drawing water on his lot on
Primer street, and asked that n drain
pipe be put through. 1t was not
granted.
j. U. Burgess was reelected Town At
torney.
petition from j. j. Lewis was read
asking to be relieved from a bond
given to secure market stall rent He
stated the business wasn't paying and
he wanted to give it us. The PRAYER
was not answered.
1t YVES claimed the town is paying
too much for incandescant lamp bulbs,
which are now being purchased from
the Suffolk Light and Water Company.
Messrs. Hosier and Norfieet were APP
pointed committee to look into the
matter and given power to act
BRILLIANT SUSSEX MARRIAGE.
One of the most elaborate marriage
ceremonies ever solemnized in Sussex
county took place yesterday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock. at MELVILLE Baptist
Church, six miles from Waverly. The
bride was Miss Myrtle Belle johnson,
niece of Mr.. L. T. Dobie, who former
ly lived in Suffolk, and granddaugh-
ter of Mr.. II. L. Dobie. n former sheriff
ana former treasurer of Sussex county
The groom was Mr.. Charles Richard
Guy. 4 lumber dealer of Richmond
The ceremony was performed by Rev
DR.. a. E. Owen. of Portsmouth Miss
Bessie Dewitt. of Lynchburg. was
maid of honor. and Mr.. c. ". Rain. of
Richmond, best man. There were
seven other couples of attendants.
among whom were Miss Grow, of Raj
eiEh. N. c.. and Mr.. ]. T.. West, OF
Suffolk. The auditorium was lighted
aItificially and beautifully decorated
All the attendants were in full dress.
The bride wore white satin en- train
with flowers, the bridal veil being
caught with n diamond pin.
The ceremony was preceded by n
lunch at the home of the brides grand
father, Mr. r. L. Dobie, at Waverly
SUFFOLK WANTS ANOTHER
FOURTH.
IL the peanut business in Suffolk
keeps on growing the town way reach
point where it will handle one
fourth of the entire crop made in the
United States. That is what Smithfield
does now. and the Suffolk factories are
handling goods from farmers who used
to haul them to the town on Pagan's
creek. In an open letter written by
Colonel G. F. Day, of Smithfield. who
is one of the best informed peanut men
In the business, he says Smithfield
handles one million bushels of peanuts
sea5on-one-fourth of the entire crop
in the United States.
SEVEN HOURS CHASE.
The Suffolk Fox Club. in company
with some of their county neighbors
had one of the most exciting chases of
the season to-day One fox was iump-
ed. and it took seven hours of hard
running to catch 1t. The dogs were
nearly exhausted.
SHOOTING MATCH.
matcir> to-day at Nurneyville. The
fun lasted several hours. Many plump
fowls We're put up and Won Some of
the Suffolk marksmen were there.
John \. Pipl,in brought home three
chickens.
STORE STOCK SOLD.
deal was put on record in the
county clerks office to-day TRANSFERRING
a store stock at Huntersville, Nanse.
mond county, from B. Zelinka, of Nor
folk. to Abe Liebman. agent for Moses
Jacobson. The stock includes groce-
ries, dry goods and notions. The price
was $3.50.
BIRTHDAY RECEPTION.
Mrs. George Matthews this evening
gave reception at her home on Svc-
amore street. 1t was complimentary to
her daughter, Miss Myrtle Matthews.
who is seventeen years OF age. The
hours were from to II o'clock. There
were number of guests present. Re-
freshments were served.
NEWS OF PEOPLE.
Mr.. Joseph Brown left to-day for
jackson. n. c., 10 superintend log cut
ting for A. Il. Cramer's mills.
Cashier w. II. Jones. Jr.. of the
Farmers Bank. went to Norfolk on
business to-day.
Miss Ethel Carr. of Mt. Pleasant.
Tex. who has been spending two weeks
with Mrs. C. II. Brothers. will leave
tomorrow for Baltimore to enter
school