Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-02
SUFFOLK.
Business Men Propose to Organize
a Club Next Week.
>misnne,d Begin. TO pu,.a,e yyi,h
Activity I'm Building clro,e.-Fu-
norni of Mr.. l.. 81. jordan rho
Proposed a1ilitary Company.
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SUFFOLK, Va, Feb. IAN effort is be-
ing made to organize business mems
club In Suffolk. Papers bearing lists
OF names were sent around to-day
asking that meeting of those inter-
ested be held ut Harper Sc Vests Office
February G.
The town needs very badly an asso
citation of the kind proposed. One of it.
purposes would be to encourage the in
vestment of foreign capital There
would also be a social or club feature
IN connection with the association.
SNITHFIELD HOTEL OPENED.
Smithfield. the old metropolis of Isle
or Wight county. is beginning to pull.
safe with little building activity.
Two structures were finished this week
store building and hotel. Despite tie
absence of railroads the people OF
Smithfield are prosperous. and they
nave many good business things to be
thankful for.
The Hotel Lawson, owned by DR.
John w. Lawson, former Congressman
was formally opened to-day. The hos.
terry IS In new place on Main street
Just finished and furnished. Messrs.
Driscoll & Bradley. experienced hotel
80 Vic ASSSSGS dUQ VIII make a
success of It,
NO elaborate ceremonies happened
To-Day to commemorate the opening.
Next week there will be a german.
On Monday evening of this week the
Barrows building, on Main street was
christened. There was a big hop. par
ticipated in by many young people.
MUSIC was furnished by Sousa's East
End Band.
THE FINAL RITES.
The floral designs at the late r.. w
JJordan's funeral at noon to-day in st
Paufs p. L. Church were among the
most beautiful ever seen in Suffolk.
Some of those sent by Baltimore friends
were OF surprising loneliness. The ser.
vice was conducted by Rev. Joseph r
Dunn. rector. The Tom Smith Camp O,
confederate Veterans attended the OBJ
seduies of their dead comrade THE
burial was In Cedar Hill Cemetery
these being pall-bearers:
Active-George l.. Barton, James G.
Beil. j. FL. Stewart, Frank T. Jones
Dr. H. w. Campbell. Robert r. Allen
Wliiiam 70. Cohoon, II. E. Smith.
Britt, DR.. J. f. Phillips, William
Camp. Judge Robert r. Prentis can.
tain {. II. Causey. Jr.. William e, Win
stead. Colonel Thomas w. Smith. w. Fl
Jones, Jr.. and A. S. Eley.
TRYING TO ORGANIZE. .
There was a meeting in Armorv Hall
tonight of prospective members OF the
new military company. About twenty
signatures were gotten on the new list
Inere are siXty-siX men altogether who
VIII probably be members. The COM
pany has not been named yet. but il
Will likely be called Suffolk Grays.
After considerable delay it now looks
like the company will be organized and
mustered into State service.
A zUNI CAKEWALK.
The young people around zuni had a
genuine cakewalk some nights AGO. It
was the real thing" and a very pleas
ant function. The cake was taken by
Miss Lizzie Bowden and James Do es.
The consolation prize was secured by
Miss Lillian Bowden and r. A. Harne.
They liked the cakewalk SO we'll that
another one may be arranged some
time soon. The last walk was at ]. G.
Herrin's home
ADJUSTMENTS.
Isl Plunkard," the roaring. rousing
rally of fun. as presented by j. C. Lewis
and his company of comedians, is ex-
pected to create barrels of laughter at
the City Hall Theatre Monday evenin,
Those who wish to drive away dull care
should be on hand to see Isl" AMI II
rev version of the laug hing success.
To- morrow Friday. night there will
be an excellent benefit concert for the
Phoenix Military Band. The Miller Or
ches ia and Mrs. Brinkleg will assist
the band. The hall will be heated
BICYCLE COLLISION.
Charlie Stever, whose home Is at
Stever station, yesterday had a bad
bicycle accident on Main street, near
the Seaboard Air Line depot. The lad
met a big dray. which broke his wheel
and bruised its rider. The team was
going down the hill. The boy, who was
pedaling up, looked back to call a dog
and did not see the mules till he met
them. Stever is not seriously hurt
NOTES.
The following Richmond men regis
tered at the Commercial to-day: Will
Anspaugh, Marx Gunst and N. V.
Goodman.
Mrs. n. p. Conner is recovering from
an illness of several days duration.
Miss Jane Pretlow, of Southampton
county. visited the Misses Crump in
Suffolk this week
The Town Council will have their
regular February meeting Friday
night.
Misses Marshall. of Raleigh, and