Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
A DAY IN SUFFOLK.
Eastern North Cardinals Demo
cratic Majority Yesterday.
County Board of Supervisors Moot alti-
moro Athletics win-Aftcrnoon Revival
at Providence Fishing Parties Leave
the Town.
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Suffolk. Va, Aug. 1.-The North Car
olina election in the counties of Gates,
Chowan. Edgecomb, BERTHE and Per-
quimans. so far as heard from. passed
off without serious incident. The
Democrats in the northeastern part of
the State have seemingly rolled up good
sized majorities for Aycock and the
amendment.
Colored people ut many precincts
voted about as usual. while at others
very few of them came to the polls.
The Populists IRE claiming fraud and
intimidation on the part of the Demo-
Gratis.
Senator Marion Butler has been in
Geographic communication with some
of his lieutenants in the east.
Gates county has probably gone DEM
ocratic about $50 or 600. The amend
ment ran ahead of Aycock. The Demo-
cratic majorties at some of the pre-
cincts arc: Holly Grove, 1913; Hunters
Mill. 81; Halls, 1o4; Mintonsville, about
40. The exact vote at Gainesville, the
county seat, which is remote from tele-
graph and telephone, was not learned.
Several Suffolk men who have relatives
there went down armed in anticipation
of trouble.
The following other estimates from
partial returns will not be very far
wrong. the majority in each instance
being Democratic: BERTHE. 500: Edge
comb. 1000 Carteret and Hartford
went Democratic. Very III tie work was
done by either white or colored people.
Colored Congressman White was at
Tarboro and left for another town. He
was armed.
SUPERVISORS MEET.
their August road meeting to-day.
Present: Walter Jordan, chairman; DR..
G. w. Butts. y. It. Holland, L. d.
Brinkley.
All properly approved road accounts
were ordered paid.
The Southern Railway asked pcrmis-
sion TO put In another sidetrack across
East Washington street, extended. 1t
was not granted to-day. but likely will
be.
ATHLETICS WON.
The Baltimore Athletics turned the
tables on the Fair Ground Quick Steps
this afternoon and gave them n bad
beating. The score was 20 to 1. Bat
tertes-Taylor and Watkins; Wood,
Hodges. Smith and Burwell.
AFTERNOON REVIVAL.
A revival is going on OF Providence
Methodist Church. of which Rev. J.
A. Thomas. of Windsor, is pastor.
yet. The services are held in the af-
ternoon.
ROLLED HIM BACK.
Weary of home life and believing he
could have n better time out in the
world. colored boy at Franklin tried
to run away one day this week. 1t
was his second attempt.
party went in pursuit and, after
catching and binding the boy. they
rolled him back in a wheelbarrow.
FISHING PARTIES.
Mr.. W. T. Graham. who went down
the Nansemond river with a fishing
party. of which Mayor Brewer is a
member, says they are catching lots
of fish.
and Willie Butler expect to leave to-
morrow for n several days trip.
HAY RIDE.
Messrs. Hill and Bell tonight gave
n hay ride to their young lady friends.
\ large crowd went. There were wa
termelons near Lake I<ilby.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Henry Jones is visiting friends
near Chuckatuck.
Mr.. Marx Gunst, of Richmond. regis
tered at the Commercial to-day.
Hon. John G. Parker, of Franklin,
has returned from Blacksburg. where
his family will stay two or three
IloHlHS.
About 500 was cleared on the lawn
party of the Baptist young ladies'.
Linwood Richardson, OF Roanoke. is
visiting relatives in Suffolk.
Miss Susie Nurney. who had been
passing the summer at Wiloughby
Beach. came to Suffolk to-day for a
short visit.
Mr.. j. L. Camp has bought the Bap-
fist Church at Franklin for s1.450.
Mr.. Charles L. Hutchins has return
ed from q trip to Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. S. Cheek have come
home from Virginia Beach.
Attorney William l.. Folk. of Smith
field. was in Suffolk tonight.
Mr.. George w. Scott, the new organ
list at the Christian Church, is expected
to begin work Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. FurlohG, OF Wilmington,
n. c., was in Suffolk to-day.
The Phoenix Band gave their regular
weekly free concert tonight. 1t was
one of the best in the series so far.