Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
Both Gun and Teeth Used on a
Peace Maker.
Attempted to Stop His sistcr From Quarrel
ling, and Received Bullet In tho Face
Proposed Dyeing Plant-After Fire,
bugs Personal.
Especial to virginIan-pIlot.,

taker. 20 years DID, interfered in a quar-
rel between his sister, Jennie Hamlin,
and Johnnie James. all colored, and got
shot in the face for his pains. The
index finger of his right hand Is bitten
to the bone.
The shooting happened at o'clock
tonight in Pleasant Hill, q southern
suburb. mile from Suffolk.
Whittaker's wounds are not danger
Gus. There is bleeding place wound
ON the left cheek and a scar between
the eyes. He says the bullet glanced.
The cheek wound is deeper
According to Whittaker's story he up
braided his sister for making so much
noise during the quarrel. James got
angered and after shooting him fought
with his fists and bit his finger badly.
James boards at the home of Jennie,
VINO Is married woman with two chill
dren.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Suffolk is to have still another indus
try. An up-to-date dyeing plant will
be in operation here about week after
next The man at the head of 1t Ia M.
Morganstein. OF Philadelphia. The place
VIII be located in East Suffolk The
principal product to be dyed Ia hosiery
the output of the Messrs. Cobb's knit
ting mills in Suffolk and Newport
News
The Cobb Bros new plant at New
port News will turn out only the
highest grades of hosiery and will be
operated exclusively by white labor.
Colored labor is employed in the mills
here.
The big brick buildings to be used as
peanut factories by the Balm people and
Lummis & Co. are nearing their finish
The Suffolk Peanut Company will have
ts new plant done In time to handle
the crop now making.
Before Christmas Suffolk will likely
have in operation four modern peanut
polishing places. A new factory is to
be built ut Windsor. too.
AFTER FIRE BUGS.
Hurricane Branch has returned from
Faisson, n. c., where he went with
bloodhounds TO hunt the incendiaries
suspected OF firing the town on cleo
ton day. Branch says the dogs fol-
lowed n trail till they We're near the
home OF the supposed quarry when an
officer in the posse advised that they
be recalled. Hurricane Branch will go
there next week to look for evidence
n white man is suspected.
Combustible matter was piled at the
door OF n drug store where the regis
tration books were kept and ignited.
1t was late at night on election eve. A
young man who had been to take n
lady home passed before the blaze had
burned very far and put 1t out.
STILL AT 1T.
Census business in the Second Dis
trict Is not finished yet, but the takers
are approaching the end of their labors.
Among the enumerators In town to-
day on official business were Dr. c. NJ.
Walden. Ruthville: j. Blair Spencer,
Williamsburg; w F. Early. Deem
Creek; William f. White. Mcssick.
PIsCAToRIAL PLEASURES.
Rev. j. B. Dunn and Mr. A. S. Eley
have returned from n fishing trip at
Exit. where fine sport was Msi. They
caught nearly 100 fish OF the larger
sort.
Mayor Brewer. Councilman Allen,
Councilman Norfleet. ]. w. Eley, w. Il.
Cronsc and w. Il. Graham have return
ed from a fishing expedition at NiXs
wharf.
a party of young men left Suffolk to-
night 10 pass about a week fishing in
James river and Hampton Roads.
IN RELIGIOUS PLACES.
Rev. William 7. Green. pastor, will
preach Sunday in the Main Street
Methodist Church. and the new organ
list. Mr.. Miller. is expected to be pres
ent.
Rev. Joseph p. Dunn. rector, will
preach at st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
There Will be no sermons at the
Christian and Baptist Churches, the
pastors being on vacation.
MORE COLORED SCHOOL Chill
DREN.
In at least two mag isterial districts
OF NanSemond county there are con-
siderable more colored than white
school children. School Enumeratore
Il. T.. Stallngs. of Chuckntuck and 8.
j. Parker OF Sleepy Hole. were in sur
folk to-day.
In Chuckatuck district there are sos
white and 1.1SS colored children of
school age There Is still larger dis
crepancy in favor of colored children
in Sleepy Hole. the figures being 204 TO
800.
ITEMS.
Silver Cross Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters will meet at o'clock Monday af-
tcrnoon, with Mrs. NJ. j. Smith.
Mr.. C. NJ. Perkins. of Norfolk. was
in Suffolk to-day.
Miss Hattie Council. of Holland. was
in Suffolk to-day, being en- route home
from trip.
MIR. w T. Lipscomb is visiting his
former home in Suffolk
Mr.. W. s. Cross has returned from
trip in North Carolina.
Read the advertisement offering a
the street a gentleman this after
noon lost sos. OF which $50 bill was
found later.
Miss Eta Rarum, of Suffolk; her
uncle, Mr.. ]. w. Barum OF Norfolk;
and Mrs. Barum. left to-day for Blue
Ridge Springs.
MI. j. U. Burgess continues to i'm
prove from his prolonged illness