Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
SUFFOLK.
A Contest With Portsmouth on
the Gridiron Likely.
Pool Case May Go to the Supreme Court or
Appeals Organ Recital to BIO Repeated
CLOSING saloons in CORTLAND Brief
Items of Interest.
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SUFFOLK, va, oct. 16.-PortSmOuth will
likely be the first town Suffolk's foot
ball eleven will go up against, but the
date has not yet been definitely deter
mined on. The locals had a letter from
Portsmouth to-day. suggesting a game
in Portsmouth October "a. That day
would suit Suffolk, as well as the 25th
or Goth. and then. too, they want the
first game on home grounds. In the
meantime they expect to keep OH prac-
ticing.
CASE FOR SUPREME COURT.
Circuit Judge Prentis has not yet
made public his decision on the Norfolk
ana Western Railroad Companys mo-
ton for Il new trial in the case of Will
liam Poole. whose administrator was
awarded $4,000 for the 'oss of Poole's
life in the Lake I<ilby wreck, June 9
of last year. No matter which way
Judge Prcntis decides the motion the
case will probably be taken to the
Court of Appeals.
WILL BE REPEATED.
The organ concert at St. Paurs Sun
day afternoon was very pleasing to
the audience, and was also a promise
OF other good things to follow in the
TO go Sunday afternoons people are
very glad of an opportunity to hear
real music without price. Rev. ]. b.
Dunn. rector. opened with prayer and
those who made the entertainment
were Misses Frances Quimby, organ:
Helen Quimby violin, and Florence
Harvey, soprano.
COURTLAND'S LIQUOR PROBLEM.
Beaten in all the courts in their ef-
forts to get legal permits for the sale
of ardent spirits, some of the liquor
men in CORTLAND have closed their
places OF business, grocery departments
ana all. Those who contemplate leav-
ing town or going into some other sort
of business at home are r. L. White
head. benjamin Zio and w. r. Ed
wards. Faltz & Co, of course, shut up
| their liquor department, but still run
| restaurant.
All this whskey agitation over there
has set some of the people talking
about getting a dispensary law. fash.
toned after the manner of the statute
which govern the liquor business in
Franklin. Even that would meet with
opposition. for the "drys," having
would be 10th to relinQuish anything
at all.
WELL TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Rev. John Stanley Thomas. pastor of
the Presbyterian Church. had word to-
day from his father. Congressman
Charles r. Thomas, that their mother
is i'll at New Bern. n. G. 1t is her first
serious illness in twenty-five years.
Rev. Thomas will leave early to-mor-
row for his mothers bedside. and hence
there will be no mid-w services
Wednesday evening at his church.
IN PARAGRAPHS
Charles G. Amsden. ahead of the COL
umbia Opera Company, which will ap-
pear next Monday at the City Hall
Theatre in ''Pinafore," was in town
yesterday.
Mr. w. IT. Hunter and bride. formerly
Miss jamie Williams, have returned
from their Northern honeymoon. They
arrived in CORTLAND yesterday to visit
the brides relatives prior TO going
home in Wilmington. n. G.
Attorney w. S. Holland. of Windsor.
was in Suffolk this evening.
McssrS. w. c.. ELAN and J. j.. West
left to-day for Alexandria. Va, to at
tend meeting of insurance men.
Miss Kate Brown, of Oxford, n. c..
registered at the Commercial Hotel
to-day.
Mir w. NJ. Tebo is making new
store front on II. l.. Brewer & Sons
place. Pretty show windows will be
put in.
MISS Guiana Wills, or New Bern, N.
c., is in Suffolk as a guest of her aunt,
Mrs. w. f.. Pearcc. on Main street.
Mrs. John r.. Primer and Miss Lizzie
Booker have gone to the Kings Daugh-
ter's Convention at Warrenton.
Mrs. John Taylor and the Misses
Taylor were in Suffolk to-day, guests
of the Commercial Hotel.
Mr.. X. c. Garrett, of Norfolk, was in
| Suffolk to-day.
Nressrs. G. T.. Borum and IT. r. Gull
ley have gone 10 Mathews county. Va.
| They expect to be joined by Mr. j. w.
! Borum, of Norfolk.