Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
Census Taking Completed and
Data Sent to Washington.
The Statistic. VIII Show a tremendous In
crease for tho Pas. Dccado--Death of
MIR. j. X. Franklin--suit Against Old
Dominion Steamship Company.
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Suffolk, Va. Sept. 1.-Census Super
visor H. e. Smith to-day practically
finished all the census taking and for
warding of statistical data to WASH
ington from the Second Virginia Dis
trict. Though there is nothing definite
to do Supervisor Smith will not be re-
| lieved entirely for about GO days. He
| cannot draw his salary till all the
/ enumeratorS in the district shall have
! been paid. majority OF the enumera-
torS In this county have gotten the
| price of their work, and it is not un-
/ derstood why the rest haven't been
settled with.
! Though actual figures cannot yet be
made public 1t can be said on absolute
ly good authority that the statistics of
manufactures and industrials in the
/ second District Will show a tremendous
advance for the past decade--much
more relative growth than population
| figures.
WHAT ENUMERATOKS EARNED.
/ The enumerators from an actual
average in the three counties of Nam
semond,. Isle OF Wight and Southamp-
ton get about Ss7 each for their ser
vices in name taking during the month
OF June. Some of them get much more
] and others considerably less.
| The eleven enumerators in Nanse-
mond county get just SSo.25 a piece on
an average. Six enumerators in Isle of
Wight made an average earning of
/ SS5.4O each, while the twelve in South
/ ampton earned $500
| Of the 10 census takers in the Sec
ond District man in Norfolk county
leads with about $780, He had an ex-
ceptionally large and thickly popu-
itaed section, and got a time extension
! in which to complete the work.
INDUSTRIAL, STATISTICS
Especial care was taken in the COL
lection and tabulation OF industrial
statistics. Special agents. whose work
was distinct from that Of the enumera-
Portsmouth. Berkeley, Suffolk. Newport
News and Hampton. July and August
were chiefly devoted to that branch of
the work, though many of the enum-
! orators did not complete their duties
| in June.
Super, isor Smiths assistants in the
local Office were Colonel r. S. Boyl1in
| Charles w. Jenkins and Simon NJ.
Lawrence.
MIR. FRANKLIN DEAD.
Mr.. Javan r. Franklin died this af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock in Nansemond
county. aged so years. The end came
| at the home of the deceased's son.
Horace e.. Franklin. on the White
Marsh road, four miles from Suffolk.
Old age was the cause.
The funeral will take place at {
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the resi-
tdence. The deceased was a member
of Parkers Methodist Church, in Gates
county. N. C.
Mr.. Franklin is survived by three
daughters and two sons-Mrs. r. T.
Parker. Suffolk; Mrs. Mills Riddick and
Mrs. Phillip Brinkley, Nansemond
county; DIR. Roscoe e. Franklin, Rich
mond: Horace e. Franklin. Nansemond
| county.
The deceased's wife, whose death pre-
coded his by about twenty years. was
Jane Epes.
BASEBALL.
The Newtowns this afternoon won
from the Sycamores. Score:
R.H.E.
Newtown ...... .......... ......1O1 IL S
Batteries: Bryant and Dean; Reed.
Harrell and Churn.
The Newtowns expect to play a
match game here next week with the
Dixie team. of Portsmouth.
| ASKS SMALL DAMAGES.
William M. Atkinson to-day brought
action to recover S25 from the Old Do
minion Steamship Company for dam
age to horse in transportation be-
tween Norfolk and Suffolk. 1t is
claimed by the plaintiff that the ami
mai was injured in transit, though it
was hard for witnesses to account for
rs sUTrIuwt1,rt rUr1T-
plicated and Justice Eley took it under
Amusement for a day or two
NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.
| Miss Abbie Wilson. of Norfolk. is be-
ing entertained by Miss Di Riddick.
Misses Mary Wright and Carrie
Saunders, OF the county, have finished
n stay with Suffolk friends.
Cliff Jones and Wesley Lloyd left
this afternoon for visit to New York.
Miss Mamie Beale, of Franklin, is
the guest of the Misses Butts, at
| Chuckatuck
Miss Blanche o'Connor has con-
cluded n brief visit to Norfolk
| Miss Eta Barum has returned from
Blue Ridge Springs.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Jones
took place this afternoon.
| r. r. Moore left this afternoon to
visit his family in Sandy Springs, Md.
Charles d. Burdette, purser on OLD
Dominion steamer Princess Anne, was
| in Suffolk tonight.
DR.. l.. Landlord. of Norfolk, was in
| Suffolk tonight
Norfolk and Western trains, owing
| to the dusty condition of Jericho canal.
now get water from Suffolk fire plugs
| II. L. Macdonald, of Boston, is visit
| ing Charles Cramer.
Counterfeiting.
| Counterfeiting was once punishable by
| death in England, fact which led a
| Judge in passing sentence upon a man
| ropx.irta1 of that CriDp 10 90 N