Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-25
Charter of incorporation Granted
the Enterprise Lumber Co.
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has been steady for the past few years,
Is soon to have u chartered lumber
company. Circuit Judge Prentis has
granted charter of incorporation to
the Enterprise Lumber Company, whose
main office will be at Holland.
The objects of the company are to
conduct a lumber business and wood
factory. and to acquire and lease saw
mills. The capital stock shall not be
less than $4,000. nor more. than $4,000.
Not more than 1000 acres of land shall
be held at one time.
The officers to start with are mostly
Joyners-D. *. Joyner, president and
treasurer; Elihu Joyner, vice president;
Moses Joyner, secretary. The above,
with e Il. Holland and T. q. Porter,
directors.
THE OLDEST LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Esther Cation, the oldest female
resident of Suffolk, died this morning.
Just after midnight, at her residence,
% Main street. She was the relict of
the late James Cation. She completed
her Seth year the 10th of last May. She
is survived by an only daughter-NIrs.
Matte G. Whitley-wife of Rev. ]. T.
Whitley, now pastor of the First Meth
odist Church in Hampton, va; two
granddaughter, Misses Mary e. and
Annie NJ. Whitley and by q half-sister,
Miss Catherine Skeeter. Mrs Cation
was the oldest member of the Suffolk
Baptist Church. The funeral service
Will be held at that church tomorrow
tThursday) afternoon at o'clock, the
pastor Rev. ]. f. Love, pastor, oGlciat-
ing. In her death the community has
lost q faithful, kind hearted Christian
woman, whose deeds of charity viii
cause her to be long and gratefully re-
membered.
JUNE APPLES IN JANUARY.
Councilman John G. HOLIDAY TO-
| night brought to this office some red
streaked June apples. They were n
second growth pulled from his trees in
suffolk. at Holiday and Bank streets.
The trees bore n liberal crop last sum
mer. and the fruit now being harvested
Is the product of blooms which came
late In the fall The apples are not
large but they have the smell and
taste of summer June apples They are
l'rire.
A CUBAN HONEYMOON.
There will be swell marriage in
FRANKLIN. Va. on the Goth, next Mon
DAY. The principals are to be Miss Bes
Sc Atkinson, daughter of Mrs. Vesu-
via Atkinson, and Herbert Norneet. of
Havana. Cuba. There will be an elab-
crate reception, concluding which they
will start for Cuba
The prospective bride is a popular
young woman. The groom-elect has a
position in Havana. He is also study
Ing with Cuban lawyer, to whom he
is teaching English.
IRVING-BILLUPS.
Last evening there was quiet mar
rage at the Methodist parsonage. The
principals were Miss Maggie e. Billups
daughter of j. r.. Billups, and Mr. Ben
jamin Irving. Rev William r. Green
performed the ceremony. The groom
was native of Northampton county,
~ c., and the bride was born In Per-
quimans county, ~ c.
PAYING WINDSOR LOSSES.
George C. McGilvray, of the Han
over Fire Company, to-day adjusted for
| local agents Woodward & ELAN the loss
on w. II. Barrett & Co.'s stock. The
full amount of the policy was paid
without discount.
The fire loss on Mrs. Monroe Gray's
| property was adjusted to-day.
Harper & West have adjusted several
! losses in Windsor:
HURRICANE BRANCH HURT.
While Hurricane Branch and Sheriff
Dunn, OF Halifax county, NJ c., were
driving through Halifax a day or two
ago the team ran away and threw MIR.
Branch against an oak tree He was
unconscious for short while He is
painfully bruised, but the injuries are
not serious
BRIEF MENTION.
Eev. Joseph Is. Dunn yesterday killed
one of the finest offers ever bagged in
this section. 1t was nearly six feet
ions ana was found in Philips pond.
Mi. l.. c. Anderson. of Portsmouth,
was in Suffolk to-day
| The Phoenix Military Band is soon
10 nave n benefit concert in the audi
forum of the City Hall Theatre.
MIR. Mills II. Holland, of Buckhorn
va. was in Suffolk to-day.
In the absence of DR.. w. w. StaIev
pastor. the Rev. I. w Johnson tonight
conducted mdweek services at the
Christian Church.
Nlr John j. Mcnamara, of New Ter-
sey. has finished short stay in SUI
iolk with his father-in-law, Hon. John
a. Browne.
deed recorded to-day transfers 100
acres in Holy Neck district from John
w. burlington ct ux., to William VI
BYRD: consideration, 5000.
Mr. Fl. r. Urduhart, of Norfolk vic
ited his old home in Suffolk TODAY.
Judge j. L. West. of WaverIy, TODAY