Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
HEARD IN SUFFOLK.
Public School Officers Ask the
Council for More Money.
fractional Feeling In the rhocnix Fire Com
pany Not Settled Yet soircc at Armory
uan-win Preach Final sermon Sun
sN Personals.

Euffolk. Va, Aug. 2i.-The local school
officers want more money for the public
+ schools. At u special meeting of the
Council tonight a formal request was
made for l1s cents increase. The matter
was referred TO the Council Finance Com
rnittee with authority TO incorporate an
Increased appropriation in their yearly
budget should it he deemed advisable by
The factional feeling in the Phoenix
Ere COMPANY has not yet been aii ia
not satisfied with the recent ordinance
giving to the fire COMMITTEES "a portion of
Tho authority formerly held by the chief.
a delegation of hrcmcn appeared before
the Council and asked that the new ordi-
nance be done away With and that one
similar to the old ordinance be adopted.
The matter was referred to MesSrS.
ALLEN. Holland and Norneet.
The town glad OF an opportunity TO
grant the Norfolk and Western railroad n
favor. The company asked permission to
lse fire hose with which to I'LL their en-
CINE tanks.
The Council has not forgotten the rail-
roads promptness in furnishing free
special train to bring up Norfolk firemcn
a SOIREE.
). There vas soiree last night in the
Miss Annie Nurney with Lewis brothers:
man. Miss Rogata Woke, with Sam Bur
Ecssi Miss Marguerite Dclk, with Caesar
Darden; Miss Annie pelk, with Thornton
Twitty; Miss Rhodes, of Norfolk, with
Cliff Jones: Miss Shane. of Portsmouth.
with w i. Steele Miss Susie Nurney,
with p. II. Hayes. Stags-R. w. Withers,
u. NJ. G, Quitnby,. Ben Britt. Willie Nc
Ange. Blackwell Stith, Bradford Wallace
and John Kilby.
The music was made by AYERS Band
HIS FINAL. SERVICES.
Rev. j. F. Love will on Sunday preach
at the Suffolk Baptist Church and at
in a few days to enter upon his new. du-
ties as pastor ut Wadesboro, N. c. 1t
has not yet been positively decided by
folk: The church has several ministers
80. STOPPED BY RAIN.
The Sycamore Toughs and Newtowns
had a game of baseball this afternoon,
which was broken up, in the third inning
Batteries: Noreet and Dean; ID. and i.
- 90 SUNsBuRs LADY DEAD.
Tho. remains OF Mrs. James Hodges,
who died yesterday in Norfolk, We're this
afternoon taken through here to suns
Personal NOTES.
Mr.. c. j. Dennis left tonight for Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs to join
hisuwfe and son, who are sojourning
there.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Rrinkley returned
to-day from visit TO Toronto. Canada,
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and other
Miss Nettie helms has returned from
Norfolk county.
Miss Eva Williams. of Gatesville, n. c..
was In Suffolk to-day en- route home from
Richmond where she had been visiting
friends,
Mrs. N f. odom and Miss May Bck-
ers left yesterday for Pen Mar, Pa, to
pass week or more.
Hon. John G. Parker, of Franklin. left
this morning for a visit to Mrs Parker,
at Blacksburg.
Miss Eva Dardcn is visiting in Law
renceville.
Mr. William e. Winstead has been
spending some days at the seashore.
There will be no services Sunday at the
Suffolk Presbyterian church. The pastor,
Rev. John Stanly Thomas. will preach
at Newberne, n. c., where he is visiting
his mother
of Wilmington. n. c., visited Suffolk
friends to-day.
Mrs. S. w Willis, OF North Carolina
IS the guest of Mrs. w. t. Pierce, on
Miss Annie Delk, of Norfolk, is visit
ing her twin sister Miss Marguerite
Delk on Pinner street.
Miss Marie Woodward Is in Norfolk.
Mr.. Frank Holiday has returned from
Washington.
Miss Julia Phillips. She is from Dan
A party of Suffolk people went to Ocean
View tonight.