Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-25
Robbers Ransack Q Post Office
at YoungsviIIe Virginia.
surray County Names Delegates to tho Nor
folk Conventional County Marriage
Colored Man Drowned-some Stray
ItemSBricny Mentioned.
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Youngsville, a. Seaboard Air Line sta
ton, was early this morning robbed OF
cash and stamps. The work is thought
to have been done by professionals. A
person was at the postoffice about mid
night and everything was quiet. No
suspicious persons were seen In the vi
entity.
A boy was seen on Suffolk streets to-
day Offering for sale a few dollars
worth of stamps at discount. fhe
stamps belonged to another person,
who had hired tho boy to sell them,
and whose name Is not known. 1t Is
not meant that these stamps had any
thing to do with those at the YoungS-
Vile postofIfce The fact is simply
mentioned as an Incident.
COUNTY MARRIAGE.
Al license was issued to-day for the
marriage of Walter Briggs. q farmer,
who is a native of Gates county, N. c..
to Miss Alma l.. Griffin. The cere-
mony will he performed in the county
next Thursday.
sURRY COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats of Surry county met
to-day and named delegates to the Nor
folk Convention, May I'd. The dele
gates were not instructed as to how
they should vote on the Constitutional
Convention question, but the sense OF
the meeting was apparently against a
convention.
This was tho first day of the April
term OF County Court. and there was
q good sized crowd present.
DEATH IN THE NANsEMOND.
John Baker, a colored man, aged
about 80 years, was last evening
drowned at Red Buoy. near the mouth
OF Nansemond river. 20 miles from Suf-
folk A stiff breeze was blowing at the
time, and Baker sank before the men
on the canoe could rescue him. The
body was recovered.
The remains were buried to-day In
Nansemond county. Baker leaves n
father, James Baker. who lives in Suf-
folk, and a wife, Alice. He was con-
sidered q pretty good sailor.
LIVING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
With both arms gone and both legs
broken, Shepherd Goodman. at Whaley-
VILE, still lives. and seems to be i'm
proving. He has chance to get we'll.
It ts somewhat of an unusual case.
Goodman was caught in the machinery
few weeks ago, and when they pulled
out what was left all the long bones
OF the person were gone or In sections.
1t seemed for a while that he would
die.
PATIENCE"
Patience" one of Gilbert and Sulli-
vans pretty light operas. was present.
ed at the City Hall Theatre this even
ing by a large company of amateur
singers from Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Mrs. Matte Boswell Edwards, a native
OF Suffolk. as Patience, dairy maid,
took the leading part and accumulated
= 81 strong. clever voice by good acting.
Mrs. Laury de Russy Berry. as one of
the rapturous maidens, was of COM
manding stage presence and powerful
voice. She gives one the impression of
having had professional experience, so
well taken was her part of Lady Jane.
Other rapturous maidens were Mrs S.
B. Pattee, Miss Florence Rayner and
Miss Blanche Hecht, who sang and
acted well. William Crowell as n
Colonel got in some comedy work that
hit. Messrs. Gordon and Duncan were
other officers and Messrs. Keeling and
Dunbar poets. The chorus had some
good voices and pretty faces.
THE HoNEYMooNs END.
Mr.. D. r. Drewry and bride, who had
been through several Northern cities on
O. honeymoon. were in Suffolk to-day
They will leave for their future home
in Southampton county. DIR. Drewry
was married in Chatham, Va. April 16.
AN ALLEGED LUNATIC.
William Hunter, an old colored man,
who was arrested on the charge of
lunacy, is apparently improving. He is
seemingly much more rational than at
the time of his incarceration. He may
be turned out before n commission OF
lunacy is needed.
MENTION OF PERSONS.
Captain Harry P. Brooks Republican
county chairman of the Wise faction
returned to-day from Baltimore. where
he had been to take daughter to
school.
DR.. c. ]. Riddick has been sick two
or three days at his home, on BROOKLYN
Heights.
Farmers hereabouts are planting
their crops rapidly.
Mr.. c. c. Phillips. Of New York. YES
terday visited Suffolk friends.
Mr.. Tim Whitehead is very Ill at his
home. on Main street
Mr.. j. N. Applewhite, OF Pope Va
was in Suffolk to-day, registered at the
Commercial.
Mr.. w. L. Etheredge, of Norfolk was
In town to-day.
The Suffolk Literary Club will meet
wednesday with Mrs. J. +. Love. on
Franklin street. There will be a vocal
solo by Miss Elizabeth Booker.
Mr.. r. j. Renehart, OF Norfolk. was
q visitor in Suffolk to-day
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