Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
FROM SUFFOLK.
Presented With $4,000 From
Distant Relatives in England.
Prosperous English Family of Nansemond
County Receives News of Glad Tidlngs
From THOR Native Country What
Schools Cost other News.
Especial to virginian-Pllot.)

Hotner iand In boyhood,s Ct. w. Hamer,
after fourteen years. gets word that he
Is to have q remittance OF $4,000, or
nearly $4,000. The amount is for him.
self. his brothers and sister In this
country.
Mr.. Hamor had letter day bring
ing the "glad tidings of great joy"
1t was entirely unexpected and is not
an Inheritance. for the donator is yet
living. The money will probably soon
follow.
Mr.. Hamer left his home, in England
not very far from Manchester. when
he was n lad of 10. He felt as though
he wanted to see something of the
world and earn n living by his own re-
sources.
AMERICA BY ACCIDENT.
Young Hamer decided to run away.
He meant to go to Australia, but one
day as he was walking along near the
Liverpool docks n placard told him
that ship was about to sail for the
United States. The desire for advcn-
ture was strong and the boy engaged
passage. lie had saved enough money
for that and had some little to spare.
Urged TO RETURN.
Having arrived In the United States
Hamer's father. after learning his ad-
dress. begged the son to return. The
son liked Virginia too well. He has
been to England twice since. but only
TO bring over younger brothers. He
now has In NansemoHd county four
brothers and sister. They all live
near the home of Mr.. Junius w. Folk
FOUR and c-haif miles west of Suffolk
One of the boys stays with Mr.. Folk
They are an Industrious economical
law-obiding family and we'll liked by
the neighbors.
THE GIVER.
The donation is from distant rela-
tive. The writer who had charge of
some estates belonging to the family.
had made considerable money and he
felt like his hinspcople in America
should share some of the cash and
share it while he is living. It's not at
all improbable that the Hamers will
get another bunch of money when the
relative dies.
The sale of the property from which
the first donation is to come was made
this week.
WHAT SCHOOLS COST.
compilation of figures from the
county Trcusurers office develops the
fact that the actual expense of oner-
atinE Nanscmond county public schools
Tor the past fiscal year was $l2.33427.
This docs not include the town of Suf-
folk. bur takes in expenditures of all
kinds for county schools. Here 1t is by
Districts Cypress. s3,454.16: Holy
Neck $3,Sol.3S: Chuckatuck, S3,16395;
Sleepy Hole. Sl,91l.7S.
WHAT TEACHERS GET.
Hore Is the amount OF money paid in
teachers salaries in the several dis
triots: Cypress, S2,7G5.14; Holy Neck,
S3,17s.6i: Chuckatuck. s2,620.01; Sleepy
Hole. sl,53o.oo. Total for teachers. S10,-
oss.79.
Tho toto1 amount from, tLo ctoto Cor
school purposes in town and county
was S11.07463.
THE NEWPORT NEWS CONvEN-
TON.
There is considerable interest in Suf-
folk as to he identity of the candidate
to be named by the Newport .S,.ws
convention next Thursday. Nansemond
has no avowcd candidate OF it's own,
but the voters feel n vital interest as
20 who shall be the Democratic stand
ard bearer.
Owing to the number OF persons other
than delegates who would like to go.
an effort may be made to have the Old
Dominion steamer stop at Newport
News.
WOOD FROM THE DEPTHS.
A citizen who lives near Cypress
Chapel yesterday dug out the ground
at depth of twenty feet n piece of
wood whose presence at that point can
hard wood in a fairly good state of pre-
servation.
A BIG CULvERT.
Contractor ]. Ii. Culley returned to-
day from Gliden station, on the Suf-
folk and Carolina railroad. where he is
building n large railroad culvcrt. 1t
is s feet high, feet wide and 43 feet
long.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Il
Sandy Spring. Nd. where he visited his
family.
The Misses Reed. who had been the
quests of Suffolk friends, left to-day for
their home. in Manchester, Va.
Mrs. II. w. Campbell and child left
to-day for Albemarle county, where she
will! visit some days.
Miss Annie Dennis this morning went
to Dendron, Va.
Mr.. c. f. Herbert. OF Norfolk. regis
tered at the Commercial to-day.
Miss Maud Rhodes, of Norfolk, and
Miss Vivian Shane, of Portsmouth. are
being entertained by Mrs. j. II. Culley
on Main street.
Mr.. e. f.. Holland and Mr.. ]. H.
Everett left this afternoon for Como,
N c.. to be with Mr.. Hollands aunt,
Mrs. s. D. Winhorne. who is very i'll.
MIR. W. f. jackson, OF Caropeake, N.
c.. was in Suffolk to-day.
Read treasurer Doykih reiho'ai no
tice.
Mr.. C. L. Williams has concluded his
vacation ut Myrtle.
Misses Jennie Daughtrey and Cora
Ashburn, Of Holland. were in town to-
day.
Mr. u. e. Giles. of Lynchburg, was
on the streets to-day.
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