Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
A Costly Disagreement About a
Fence.
soldier Afraid lss VIII Have 10 WISH,
Cubn-Huuter Shot by ills Brother
Church Beneiit-Told I'm n Para
graph.
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Suffolk. Va, January THAT came
near being a serious case-the row
which came about as 4 result of n dis
agreement between neighbors over the
fence and no fence question, near
Chuckatuck this week. Charged with
an attempt to MAIN and dis:igure Job
! Holland. w. b. Pruden appeared before
Justice Eley in Suffolk this morning.
He was represented by Lawyer ]. u.
Burgess. Judge r. II. Rawles was there
| TO prosecute Pruden was fined 500
and costs OF court
The whole thing had its origin In
renee disputes. The defendant went to
hollands house and Il lively exchange
OF names soon began. Holland had a
| piece OF lightwood and Pruden had a
gun; Holland was struck over the
mead with the gun and knocked down.
There were two ugly looking gashes.
| Holland was not able to appear in
court to-day, and he is not yet out of
danger DR.. G. w. Butts is attending
| him.
speeches. Judge Rawles occupied
eighty minutes in opening and closing
and Lawyer Burgess came in the mid
die with seventy minutes. Two ladies
were in court. They were on the
stand.
y SOLDIER IN DOUBT.
Private William Q. Folk. of Company
b, Fourth Virginia Volunteer infantry,
was at this office tonight. He was
sick in flesh and sorely troubled in
mind. lie hardly knew what to do.
Folk wants TO be excused from further
military duty. His friends have been
trying to get him out fer some time.
Folk had a telegram from Congressman
Wise and postal from Mr.. c. w. Las
sitter. of Washington, saying his dis
Charge would be ordered. After wait
ing several days the expected papers
haven't shown up, and Folk is afraid
he'll have to visit Cuba. Folks home
is in Nansemond county. lie enlisted
at Norfolk.
Folk has already gazed for q long
time on the inside of hospital walls, and
his physician says he's not yet strong
enough to make the trip across. The
news from Washington saying his dis
charge had been promised made Folk
feel good for while. but he was up
set again when some one told him of
n soldier being arrested for desertion
Under like conditions, long while at
ter telegraph offices had been closed to-
night. Folk was hunting up an opera
tor. He wanted to get word to the
Adjutant General.
SHOT IN THE FACE.
4 Suffolk hunter who is just back
from n North Carolina trip reports n
very painful cunning accident. Ii hap
pened near Drum Hill. Claude Hazlet
and Herbert HaZlet, brothers, were out
shooting cartridges. Claude shot at n
bird and the charge found Judgment in
the face of Herbert. whom he didn't see.
The injured man went to his home In
Norfolk.
CHURCH BENEFIT.
There will be n musical and mind
reading entertainment at the First Col
ored Baptist Church next week by in
tcresting artists. The proceeds are for
the benefit of the church.
RECORDS OF PEOPLE.
Mr.. w. c. Wyatt, of Norfolk, came
to-day for n short stay with his fam,
lily in Suffolk.
Miss Bette Peake, of Churchland, Va,
is being entertained by the family OF
Councilman j. c. Smith.
MIR. George p. Fitchette arrived to-
day from Weldon, y. c.. where he had
been on business.
Messrs. J. r. Dillon and Thomas a.
Balm. of Norfolk. were registered at
the Commercial Hotel to-day.
Mrs. Robert Turner. of Smthfield.
arrived to-day to visit Suffolk relatives.
Miss Mary Saunders went to Ports
mouth this afternoon. She will visit
friends several days
Miss Ethel Carr left to-day for Bal
timorc to enter school She is from
Mt Pleasant. Texas, and had been Mrs
c. II. Erofhers' guest.
Miss Mary Brothers went to Ports
mouth this afternoon for n few days
visit
Mr.. t. II. veach, of Norfolk, came
to-day fer n visit to Suffolk friends.
He used to be manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Suffolk.
and is now engaged with the Postal at
Norfolk.
Emmett Whitehead. late corporal In
Company f, Fourth Virginia Volun-
teers. left to-day for Norfolk to visit
friends.
Miss Lemme Jordan. of Henderson,
n. c.. who had been the guest OF for
mer Mayor John +. Primers family for
Two weeks. went home to-day
Mrs. a. f. Odom. who had been Wis
ting friends in Gates county, y. c.,
arrived home this morning
Miss Marguerite Delk left to-day for
Driver. Va. to see her sister, Miss
Mary Delk. who teaches there.
Rev. y. G.. Newman. of Franklin,
was to-day in Suffolk. his old home.
Miss Pearl Avery arrived this morn
ing from Norfolk to visit the Misses
Skies. on West Kilby street.
Miss a. S. Crow. after n short visit
to friends in Suffolk, left this morning
for her home in Raleigh, N c. Miss
Crow was one OF the bridesmaids in the
Guy-Johnson nuptials in Sussex county
Thursday.
Mrs. II. s. Herman. of Norfolk. who
had been visiting her parents. Genera!
and Mrs. l.. S. Baker left for home
this morning.
Miss Southall. of Charlottesville. Va,
after visit to her sister Mrs. J. Il.
Dunn. at the rectory. left for Nor
folk this morning. Rev. j. b. Dunn
went with her.