Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-22
CHARTER GRANTED.
New Real Estate Company to Do
Business Here.
New Steam Laundry Almost Ready to Be-
gin Work Proposed Telegraph Office
Still n Possibility Zig Coal business =
Small Items of Interest.

Judge Prentis. of the County Circuit
Court, through application of Attorney
Geo. G. Martin. granted a charter i'll
cooperating the Real Estate and Rem
tai Company of Berkeley. The capital
stock is to be $4,000 and the company
is allowed to own and control 10000
acres of land at a time. The company
proposes to do real estate, rental,
insurance and auctioneer business.
The officers are: Messrs. A. II. Mar
tin, president; Geo. Il. Tilley, secre-
tary; c. l.. Old, treasurer; Geo. G..
Martin. r. S. Marshall and the above
officers. form the Board of Directors.
STEAM LAUNDRY.
The steam laundry is nearly ready to
begin work. 1t has been bought and
re-equipped by Mr.. r. w. Brooks and
will begin work some day next week.
The repairs are extensive. New ma
chinery. ell of the most modern type,
has been put in so that the laundry is
practically new. There are special
machines for collars and cuffs, for
shirts and for all classes of laundrying.
The name is the Berkley Steam Laun-
dry and the location is on Chestnut
street. south of Berkeley avenue. This
will be a home laundry. having home
collection and delivery.
NEW TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
Mr.. j. Marvin Roberts, OF Norfolk.
who recently purchased the stock of
cigars and tobacco In the Todd block.
Is negotiating with the Western Union
Telegraph Company looking to the es-
Establishment of telegraph Office in the
Todd block on Berkeley avenue, near
the postonice. The place is central
location and the town wants tele-
graphic communications with the
world and will offer every inducement
for the establishment of the office. Mr..
Roberts has had four years experience
MS an operator. and was very success
full until he was forced to give the bus
mess up on account of his health.
Should he be successful in establishing
such an Office he will receive n good
patronage, as there is no competing
line in the town.
BIG COAL BUSINESS.
The coal business in Berkeley among
the local dealers has been greatly
stimulated by the news of the advance
in prices I'm New York. Some of the
local dealers are receiving rush of
orders. which they say can not be at
tributed to anything else but the pros
pective advance in prices, The prices
are still remaining at $3.50. but just
how long this will prevail is very I'M
certain from present indications.
HEARD IN PASSING.
The members of the Chestnut Street
NJ Il. Church choir have begun prac-
ticing music for the dedication service
of the new NJ. +. Church, which will
be completed soon. An order was
placed yesterday for the carpets.
1t was learned yesterday that the
Tuns and Greenleaf Johnson saw
mills that have been closed down dur
ing the summer months will resume
operations Monday with full forces.
1t was rumored yesterday that there
was a movement among the wood
dealers of the town to form what
might be called a trust. Nothing could
be learned to verify the report. as
every wood dealer asked knew nothing
of 1t.
Mrs. James E. Ward, of Pocomoke
City, Md, is the guest of her brother.
Mr. C. r. White. in Cedar Grove.
Judge Parker and wife. who have
been spending the summer at Chris
tiansburg. returned last evening.
Mrs. w. l.. Berkeley and children re-
turned from Camden. y. c., yesterday,
accompanied by her sister. Miss Katie