Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-01
SUFFOLK.
An Important Decision Rendered
by the Mayor of the Town.
fostofice Building Sold Death OF DR.. Tay-
lor In Riobmond-D Death of a Lady
Assets small-Pcrsonal Mention.
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Suffolk, Va, Aug. 31.-The signifi-
canoe of q decision rendered by Mayor
Brewer in Police Court this morning
is that the corporation of Suffolk is
not entitled to collect license taxes
from the owners of ice wagons which
carry ice included in purchases on
which merchants licenses are paid.
Some time ago the council imposed
license tax of So each on wagons de-
1iverlng ice on the streets. The Shoop-
Withers Company refused to pay, and
hired Attorney r. w. Withers to fight
the matter in Police Court this morn
ing. Lawyer j. N. Burgess appeared
for the town. The defendants claimed
that to force them to pay the license
would be a double taxation, inasmuch
as they have to pay license taxes on
purchases which include the ice.
Mayor Brewer declined to give a
constitutional opinion, but ruled that
defendants need not meet the council
demands.
The town can appeal If it wishes to
do so.
The license tax still holds against
wagons operated by folk whose place
of business is beyond the town limits.
POSTOFFICE SOLD.
The postoffice building on the west
end of Washington Square was to-day
purchased privately by Junius Il. West
for $S,125. The man on the other end
of the deal was the owner, George w.
Truitt
The building is one of the largest in
Suffolk. 1t is used by the United
States government for n postoffice and
for real estate, treasury, law and bust
ness offices.
DIED IN RICHMOND.
DR.. Travis Taylor died this morning
in a Richmond hospital. He was a son
of Rev. DR.. L. ]. Taylor. n member of
the Virginia Methodist Conference,
and brother of Mrs. j. X. Jolliff the
wife of a Methodist preacher of that
name who lives in Smithfeld.
A LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Lavinia Jones, wife of Mr.. JOS.
Zones. died this evening at her home.
+ on East Washington street, aged AZ
3 years. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
the residence and will be conducted by
Rev. John Stanly Thomas, of the Pres
byterian Church, to which she be-
1onged.
I The deceased leaves three children
Sallie t.. Kicks and Ora.
ACTUAL ASSETS SMALL.
Referee Causey tonight received
from Norfolk n schedule from the petit
ton of bankruptcy of Mrs. Lizzie L.
Cockey, trading as Cockey &c Jones.
The referee says, while the nominal
assets are $4,000, the actual assets will
hardly be more than $1,000 or s1,500.
The liabilities are about $500.
EXCESS OF COLORED MARRIAGES
In the month of August there were
twenty-one marriages in Nansemond
county, of which all but one were COL
ored. For several years there has been
an excess of colored marriages in Nan
semond. and the percentage Is appar-
emily growing larger In their favor
PERSONAL MENTION
Rev. Claude w. Duke, formerly OF
Nansemond county, but now pastor of
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Baltimore,
will preach twice Sunday at the Sur-
folk Baptist Church.
Mr.. John Upton, of Old Point, Va,
is visiting the family of Mrs. i. A.
Delvis at her summer home. Ivy Lodge
Mrs. j. III. Stewart has returned from
Montgomery Springs. Va.
Mrs. John b. Primer, who had been
visiting in the mountains, arrived home
to-day.
Mrs. G. c. Vanderslice got back last
night from Farmville. where she visit
ed the family of her son, Mr.. S. p.
Vanderslice.
DR.. Richard e. Parker has been seri-
onsly Ill for some days.
MIR. r. G. Campbell, of Norfolk, was
In Suffolk day.
The Newtown Baseball team this
afternoon got beatenoby the Seamores.
The score Was n to Z.
Mrs. John j. S. Branch and two
daughters have returned from a visit
to relatives in Isle of Wight county.
Mrs. M. A. ELAN, Miss Alma ELAN
and Miss Elizabeth Booker have con-
Guided months stay in Chase City
Va.
Miss Bessie King. who had been Wis
1ting Suffolk relatives. has returned to
her home in Portsmouth.
Miss Marie Woodward has returned
from Norfolk, where she was a guest
OF Mrs. w. III. White, formerly Miss
Annie Brewer, of Suffolk.
Mr.. III. A. Miller, organst at the
Christian Church. has finished his va
cation in Indiana
MIR, j. Walter Hosier was to-day ap-
pointed agent for the South Atlantic
Life Insurance Company, of Richmond