Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
HEARD IN SUFFOLK.
Fire Destroys Twelve Houses in
Windsor, North Carolina.
Citizens Mako FutlIo Efforts to Check tho
Flames Poorpeanut Crop Meeting Of
County School Board other Items of
Interest.
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Suffolk, Va. Aug. 15.-More than n
dozen buildings in Windsor n. c.. IL
small town on the Weldon and Powclls-
willie Railroad, We're burned last night.
The blaze, whose origin is not known,
started in n Hebrew clothing store and
burned rapidly. Despite the citizens
best efforts to fight the flames without
adequate means the district was swept
over in two hours.
Some of the buildings destroyed are
Small and the entire loss will proba-
bly, not be over SIC, 900 or $ll, 900. There
is partial insurance.
SMALL PEANUT CROP.
A gentleman who has recently trav-
elled over several counties i'll this sec
tion said this afternoon that unless
rain comes soon the peanut crop will he
almost Il failure. Even with immediate
relief the crop In southampton and
parts of Greensville and Isle of Wight
Will be greatly reduced. My informant
had examined conditions closely, and
his conclusions were that there Will
not be half n crop in many localities,
and the yield will be even less unless
rain comes very soon. Nansemond has
suffered, but precipitation has been
more liberal here than on some of the
ncaby places.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
The County School Board had It's an
nual meeting to-day to look over the
business of the last fiscal year. All the
y
up in detail and the whole business
was fixed without a hitch.
superintendent OF Schools Lee Britt
was OK ofiicio president of the board.
and every other member was present,
to-wit:
Suffok-Dr a. w. Elcy. b. T. Cutch-
in, T. II. Britt
Holy Neclt-Dr Job c. Holland, r. ].
Lawrence Paul l.. Everett
Chuckatuck-Frank Il. StallingS. II.
II. Williams, j. w. Owen.
Sleepy Holc--L. y. Deans, Represent
alive Williamson :. i. Parker.
Cypress-L. p. Brinkley. George T.
Parker. j. IS. Iiarrell.
The entire board. with one exception,
took dinner in n body at the CONNER
cial Hotel, as did Treasurer S. r. Ellis
and Deputy w. y. King.
HOMES FOR THE CHILDREN.
While Dick Skinner and his wife are
in Jail ut Gatcsville. y. G.. on the
charge of COW stealing. their neighbors
in Nansemond county are preparing TO
care for the three children that were
left at home without adequate means
OF Sustcnanco.
1t has been decided that the children
will be given homes as follows: Mamie
aged Ii. with T. u. Faulkrod; Bud. Il
years old, With Tom Benton; Matte,
the youngest. with John Turner
One OF the boys was with his parents
when they were arrested. and he drove
DtCk 10 ~uliblk. ABOUT 10 mics. i WO
OF the children, since their parents We're
in prison, have made the trip To Gates
Vile and carried them articles of bed
ding. The SINNERS will he held till
October unless bail is furnished.
HIS BARN BURNED.
y. w. Bradshaw, who lives near Nur-
NEVILLE, last night had his barn and
contents destroyed by fire. which was
discovered about II o'clock Besides
the building there were burned Il lot
OF peanuts, feed stuff and tools. and
gone corn, which had been stored for
Tom Savage. The loss is probably over
$1,000.
There. is no known reason for the
fires origin. No fire had been used
about the premises. and there was no
thing inside liable to produce spon-
tancous combustion.
SAID IN y BREATH.
Miss Eva Williams of Gates county,
N. c.. was ia Suffolk to-day. She left
for Richmond.
Hon. John G. Parker. w. f. Beaman,
r. A. and j. a. Pretow, all of Frank
lin. were in Suffolk.
Captain G. II. Causey, Jr. left this
Afternoon for New York on n politi-
cal mission.
Mr. r. II. Brdsong. of CORTLAND,
was in Suffolk to-day.
Miss Lille Jones returned this ar
ternoon from Virginia Beach.
Mrs. r. S. Roykin is passing few
weeks I'm Goochland county, Va.
Colonel r. w Smith has bought from
VirPinius Braccy the residence at No
Q Franklin street: consideration, S1,275
Colonel s;n,ith sold the residence at No.
~ on the same street TO John w. Eley
for 81, 200.
Mr.. Poverty Brothers. wife and two
sisters are at Atlantic city.