Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-03
SUFFOLK.
The Last Day of the Eastern
Virginia Conference.
No Game of Football Played Escape of
Man wanted for Several Crimes visit
Stopped by Death-Arrival and Depart
urc of People.
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had been in session four days at New
Lebanon Church. Surry county, ad-
Joufned this afternoon in Norfolk The
conference will convene next year on
tuesday after the last Sunday in Oc-
tober.
ii. Woodward. of Suffolk. and NJ. ].
W. White, of Norfolk, reported on the
annual report OF Treasurer W. il.
Jones, Jr. 1t showed more financial
gains than any previous record. a SER
mon was preached by Rev. ]. y. Bar
rett. of Norfolk, and Rev. j. G.. Bishop
Oh layton, ONO, made Il mission talk.
Inc conference as body was pre-
vented yesterday from visiting Old Lc-
Danon. where the Christian Church.
South. was named in 1894, but quite Il
number went there in a private ca
pacity and brought away relics.
Kew. u. Il. Barrett, OF Norfolk who
Will be sent as a missionary to An
tioch. Syria, will start about the first
oil next year The Norfolk Christian
church has already provided $1,000 on
the missionary's expense account.
THEY DIDN'T PLAY.
Members OF the Norfolk football
team were not in Il pleasant frame of
mind to-day when they came TO Sur-
folk and found that there had been
no provision for a game as they en-
pected. This paper stated to-day that
son. OF the Norfolk team. says Post
Carr, or Suffolk. wrote that the game
would be played and also said so over
the telephone.
Jackson says matters were misrcp-
resented to him. He had not seen
Captain Post Carr. OF the Suffolk
High School team. The Norfolk young
men seemed to be gentlemnnly lot
of fellows and Suffolk people regret
| that they were fooled
Negotiations were begun looking to
date between the Norfolks and the
| regular Sugollt team. of which Black
we'll Stith is captain.
CRIMINAL GOT AWAY.
Hurricane Branch returned tonight
from North Carolina where he had been
hunting for John Wynne, alias Daniel
| Williams, in Pitt county. Wynne is
said 20 be an expert criminal and has
served a tive-ycar term in tho Virginia
| nenitcntiary for car breaking. Mr.
Branch says there is evidence against
Wynne in three separate cases mat
would mean hanging in North Caro-
lima. He is charged with committing
burglary at Farmville. Falkland and
at a store near Grcenvillc, N. c., and
there are indictments for him i'll Vir-
ginia, too.
Mr.. Branch says Wvnne was arrested
this week for n smaller offense. but got
away from the officer. He disappeared
into the night and hasn't been heard
from since
VISIT STOPPED BY DEATH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Nelson, of Wor-
ceSter county. Md. who came yeSter
day to visit the family of Mr.. Joseph
Bowen, were to-day called away by
death. Mrs. James Blades died yestcr-
day in Elizabeth City. n. c., and her
remains will be accompanied to Mary
land for intermcnt The deceased is
| Mrs. Nelson's niece.
SPEECHES.
| Mcssrs Petersen, of Norfolk. and
Holland. of suffolk. made good political
| addresses tonight
TICKETS STAMPED.
The Nanscmond County Electoral
| Board. composed of DIR. Thomas H.
Barnes. Lorenzo \. Deans and James
| u. Burgess met in Suffolk to-day and
| put the official stamp on ballots TO
he voted next Tuesday. County Judge
| w. j. kilby was present at the stamp
ing as required by law.
TAKES HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Charles Goodman to-day had filed
n deed of homestead exemption. n
tract of land and n lot of farm pro-
perty aggregating in value $1,000 are
| exempted.
: SEAT SALE SATURDAY.
The sale of reserved seats for The
farce comedy, "A Spring Chicken"
| which comes to the City Hall Theatre
next Monday night. will commence to-
| morrow Saturday morning at 3
! o'clock at Stewards drug store. The
| company numbers twenty people.
which includes Il. II. O'Conner and
Gertrude Barnes. who are we'll re-
mcmbered here for their clever work
! in the side Tracked" company. They
carry all the scenery used in the pro-
| duction. and the costumes are said TO
| he on a gorgeous scale. Prices %, 50,
! so and 75 cents.
IRISH COMEDIANS.
Ollie Mack and Chas. y. Murray,
who made "Finnegan's Ball" famous
for seven years are the stellar mag
nets in the latest farce. Shooting the
| Chutcs." announced at the city Hall
| Theatre next Tuesday night These
| two performers stand in the front rank
| OF real Irish comedians, and they are
| able to keep an audience in hilarious
| inerriment during q performance.
| PARAGRAPHS.
| Mayor Isaac "A. Luke, Of Holland,
was in Suffolk to-day.
a license was issued today for the
marriage of James IL. Boone to Elnora
! Boone.
Aiessrs. Harry Kemp. of Richmond,
and j. a. Neugcbaucr, of Norfolk,
Royal Arcanum officers. were in Suf-
folk tonight.