Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-08
OUR SUFFOLK LETTER
Liquor Dealers Will Fight the
Early Closing Ordinance.
A Triple Funeral Service Conducted ut the
Same limo New Board of Health For
Nansemond County Complimentary
oyster I,oust-PcrsonuI Sayings.
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Suffolk, Va. April 7.-There was a
procession of burial caskets at Critten-
den, twenty miles from Suffolk this
afternoon. 1t was q triple funeral, con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Newton, Of the
Methodist Church. The collins were
brought into the church tandem fash
ion. and the solemn file departed for
the burial place the same way. The
dead were Mrs. S. E. Coggns, aged 81
years; Leathy Hogue. 10 months old,
and Joseph Robins. 81 years old. The
triple obsequies were sad and impress
sive to degree almost allied to the
greWSome. They were co-incidental.
Mr. r.. e. Whitehead, an undertaken of
ripe experience, says he never saw the
like before.
MAYBE SATURDAYS WON'T
COUNT
The Suffolk liquor dealers are trying
to have the new ordinance restricting
the traffic not effective as applied to II
o'clock closing on Saturday nights.
They would like to keep open until IL
o'clock those evenings. Attorney c. H.
CaCSey, Jr., appeared before the Coun-
ell last night In the saloon peoples in
terest. The consideration of the sub
1ect was continued till next meeting. 1t
Is understood that enough Councllmen
to change the law have intimated their
Willingness to comply with the request.
Following are other matters touched
on by the Council in addition to the
street sprinkler fight and Town Treas
urer'S election already printed In this
paper:
OFFICERS REPORTS.
lions, S2S; acquisitions for Overseer of
the Poor, $685. market receipts. Sl03.70.
Mr.. Ferguson reported that he had
number of letters and bids concerning a
geographical survey.
Mr.. Smith, of Norfolk, and Mr.. Smith,
OF tennessee we're given the privilege
OF talking about the subject. They did.
Mr.. Ferguson was appointed a COM
mittee to solicit plans and specifications
foc system of sanitary sewerage.
Street signs and the REMEMBERING OF
houses were both reported inexpedient.
A resolution was adopted continuing
Holiday Bros.
The drafting of quarantine regula-
tons was referred.
y resolution was adpted continuing
the question of laying original pave
ments on Clay street.
A recommendation that the drainage
OF Baltimore" be effected by bringing
water from n pipe under the Norfolk
and Western railroad was adopted
"A request from marketmen for an
other electric light was referred, as was
S. E. Coggsdale's request for permits
sion to build an oyster shed. and COM
plant about insufficient light on Syca-
more street.
The salary OF the engineer In the Fire
Department was increased from $40 to
$50 month. Ten dollars. paid by Chief
Fl. M Butler as a salary supplement,
was ordered refunded.
COMPLIMENTARY OYSTER ROAST.
Oyster Inspector Reps Williamson,
who lives near Driver, Va, last night
gave an elaborate roast in honor Of
Miss Jennie Holland, of Suffolk. A
party OF young people from Suffolk
drove down In carriages to attend the
function, which they pronounced very
enjoyable. Those who went from Suf-
folk were:
Miss Holland. with William S. Bea-
man; Miss Annie Nurney, with DR..
Frank w. Whitehead: Miss Hattie
Parker, with DIR. j. e. Rawles: Miss
Minnie Brothers, with Paul T. Cohoon;
Miss Louise Twitty, with Thomas Wag-
ner; Miss Katie Beaman, with Joshua
West. They got home about 12:45
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NEW BOARD OF HEALTH.
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Nansemond county will soon have a
Board of Health whose duties and au-
thorisy will be much greater than that
of the late Board, which was merely
tentative.
In the absence of medical society
Judge Kilby has called a mass meeting
| of physicians from town and county to
recommend three doctors for the Board.
OF which the chairman of the County
| Board OF Supervisors shall be president.
The physicians Will meet in the Mayors
office on Wednesday. April 18th. The
term of the new Board will last two
| years.
The act abolishes the Office of the
| present board. whose members are
good, representative physicians They
are DR.. g. ]. Riddick. Suffolk: Or.
George w. Butts, Chucllatuck and DR..
job G. Holland. Of Holland. The new
law is designed 10 give more power to
| the state Board in the ado2tion of
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