Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-15
SUFFOLK.
A Cloud of Smoke Prevented the
Loss of Much Property.
Folks stables Set on Fire by nm lnccndiary
surry Murderer Waived Examination
Yesterday Homing Pigeon Located
Propert. Transferred Funcral-rer
sonul Notes.
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Suffolk. Va, Nov. IA dense cloud
OF smoke last night awolle William
Grant. Il stable hoy 10 years old. and
thereby prevented the loss of much
property. perhaps Il big connagration.
An inceniialy had planned Il big fire.
and 10 make sure OF it's contamination
had applied his torch in 4wo places.
Grant works at Alex. Folks stables,
not far from the principal business
block. ana sleeps i'll Il little apartment
under the same roof. During the still
ness OF the night he walked up in par
tally suffocated condition. flushing
out of the room in his night dress he
found that n fire had been begun be-
side his dormitory. There We're IL bag
OF excelsior and a quantity OF dry rags
which were emitting lots of smoke. He
put out the blaze and afterwards found
that phaeton cushion had been cut
open and was also burning. y buggy
cushion belonging to T.. G.. Butler had
been slashed with a knife, but that was
not on fire.
Grant aroused an associate who was
sleeping in the hay room, and they eX
tinguiShed the fire without the depart
ment's assistance. There is no suspi-
cion as to the identity of the fire bug.
The loss is triilng.
PALMER WAVES EXAMINATION.
Robert Palmer accused of Staying
John Mason in Surry county, was to-
day taken before magistrate, where
he waived examination. lie was held
for special session of the grand jury,
which will be convened during the last
week in November.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Hon. Walter Jordon, OF Deans, Va,
in Sttff foil. Il,
ing of the extra session of the Legisia-
ture he expressed regret that 1t wasn't
going TO begin about January LIST, so
that the farmers could get to their
farm duties earlier.
He thought the object for which the
Legislature is to assemble n good one.
and said besides that the succeeding
Assembly may not think the same way
as majority of the present body does.
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
The homing pigeon whose falling in
to MIR. a. Il. Cramer's yard was told
in yesterdays paper came from Ports
mouth. as witness the following which
to-day's mail brought from Mr.. George
NJ. Overton. Bart and Dillingham;
streets, Portsmouth. to the Suffolk Of
fee of the Nirginan Pilot:
The carrier pigeon TO which refer
cnce was made in your issue of yester-
day as having fallen dead in the yard
OF one of your citizens was one OF Is
youngsters belonging TO Mr.. j. Il. pa
Wis and myself. of Portsmouth, Va. The
birds were flown from point on the
s y. l.. The other IA returned safely.
thank you very kindly for your mem,
tion OF the matter
Filming OLD FINE.
Hurricane Branch to-day re-arrested
Willie Hall against whom there was
an old unpaid fine of about So. Hail
was convicted of disorderly conduct
last year and had neglected To fix the
fine. He was required to arrange for
it's payment along With accrued costs.
BARGAIN AND SALE DEEDS.
James II. Pierce TO Martha Jane
Pierce. "A acres in Holy Neck District:
$500.
Trustees of the Fair Ground Crhird)
Colored Baptist Church to Frank Lar
kin. n lot on Union and County streets:
consideration, 81 and II lot on Tynes
street.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
Jerry Walker colored, was arrested
yesterday in Barrett's Neck on the
charge of assaulting two white men.
lie drew a knife on them. At Il hear
ing before Justice Bunting Walker was
assessed total of SLIGO.
MIR. POOLE'S FUNERAL.
The funeral OF Robert Poole took
place this afternoon near Driver. The
in;erment was 1r1srce IN the -t,frff- HEIR
Church Cemetery. The obseduies we're
conducted by the Nansemond Conclavc
on Eeptasophs The deceased leaves u
widow. who was Miss Matthews. and
three children.
TO-NIGHT'S VAUDEVILLE
OF Duchemins Vaudeville COMPANY.
which Will be the attraction at the CIV
Han Theatre tomorrow (Thursday)
night. tile Newport News Press. IAN
instant. says, in Iart:
Mile Edith opened last Night with n
dance that was appauded, and Farrell
and Starck. bicycle comednns. nut on
a good turn. Miss Rena Aubrey sans,
several wen-RnoWn selections. respond
ing to encorcs. Lavclle'S trouuc of
trained dogs furnished good entertain
ment, one OF the educated CANNES max
ing leap over a pie OF chairs 1Iis fe.t
nigh. Ascot and Eddie in an acrobail.
pantominc sketch were followed nr
Fiachowski who mimicked animals and
played sweet music out of a oue-stiin4.
instrument
MIR. and Mrs. Mark Murphy in
funny sketch. did work far aloyc iha
average. Edison's kinetograph pictures
closed the entertainment. on the whole
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