Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-06
SUFFOLK.
A Resident Supposed to Be Over
One Hundred Years Old.
a Family Record Tint is Hard to Beat
Factory Resumes Work The New lee
Plant Preparations For Sewerage.
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Suffolk. Va, Dec. 5.-Suffolk has a
resident who is thought to be consid-
erably over 100 years old, though there
is no authentic record OF her birth.
She was an old woman as far back as
middlc-ased men can remember, and
she seems to be as young now as she
did thirty years ago. The centenarian
is Aunt" Nancy Shepherd, coiored,
who lives on east First street, Il few
doors from the county Jail. Nancy to-
day came uptown to market and was
able to walk as well as many persons
so years old. She is very small and
shrunken, but barring accident the old
woman has prospects of living two or
three more years.
KNOWS ABOUT NAT TURNER.
The only reckoning that can be got
ten of Aunt Nancy'S age is by dat
ing back to Nat Turner's insurrecti ton
in Southampton county. She we'll re-
members the occasion and the attend
ant exciting incidents. Her age at
that time is Variously estimated at
from 30 to A. years. If the latter she
would be nearly 115 years old. About
all that Aunt Nancy knows Of her
age then is that she had been a grown
woman for some years when Turner's
war started
GOOD FAMILY HISTORY.
Speaking about Suffolks healthful-
ness and aged people. MIR. Jacob Law
she. who lives on I<ilby street. has n
family record that's hard TO beat. AT
"a he is able TO walk many miles n day
without fatigue. His grandfather was
100 years old lacking two months and
his father WAS between so and so. His
mother was in the neighborhood of so
= w I 1NN-s- lNh
has living one sister older and one
younger than himself. One of them re-
sides in New York and the other in
New Jersey.
FACTORY STARTED UP.
After being closed for some days. the
Nansemond Peanut Company started
to-day, and put To work so people. 1t
will probably run on full time till the
Christmas holidays. and later. The
company. which has not been on the
market for some time, will begin buy
ing during the week.
THE NEW ICE PLANT.
r. i. Scott, of Charlotte. n. c. and
@. c. Guvernator. Of Richmond, the
chief promoters OF the new ice plant.
cold storage house. etc, were III Suf-
folk to-day. They. With local capital
lists looked over the ground and de-
clded to have the plant near the ex-
tension of Sycamore street instead OF
on Wellons street. the first site chosen
The we'll boring will begin in Il few
days.
CHRISTIANS IN BERKELEY.
Suffolk was we'll represented at the
sessions of the Christian Missionary
Association this week in Berkeley. Suf-
folk is perhaps the strongest point of
tho Christian denomination in Vir-
nj frf, ia
it is the ablest of any church in Suf-
folk Among those who went to Berk-
ley We're Miss Belle Thompson. Miss
BESSIE Norileet Revs. w. w. Staley, ID.
D.. l. w. Johnson and Il. f. Black and
j. y. West and J. u. Yeates.
SEWERAGE PREPARATION.
The town is now getting down TO a
business basis on the sewerage pro-
position. Two or three contractors
from Norfolk and Newport News were
here to-day looking over the field with
Il view to bidding on the building of
the system. Specifications were ex-
amined. Bids will he opened Monday.
The council committee in charge of the
matter is John Il. Pnner w. II. Fer
guson and John - Norneet.
RUTH BOWEN'S FUNERAIs
The funeral of 5-ycar-old Ruth Bow
en- took place to-day from the resi-
dencc. No. los Main street. at IL
O'Clock. Rev. William r. Green. of the
Methodist church, conducted the ser
vices. There were some pretty floral
designs. The interment was in Cedar
Hill. these being pail bearers: Wal
lace Nortleet. David Wood. Robert Nor
fleet and Jasper Oliver.
ENTERTAINING FARCE.
The what Happened To Jones" COM
pany entertained a fair sized audience
at the City Han Theatre this evening.
and did it well. There are in the cast
some really clever people. Joseph Dali
ley as Jones developed n remarkable
versatility. Mrs Samuel Charles made
n realistic Alvina Starlight L. ii.
Stephens was Ebenczer Goodly and
Barney McDonough was the real bish-
or. Miss Leila shaw was bright as
Marjorie. Miss Bcngie Harrison rather
overacted the servant girl who wanted
coin to keep quiet.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. r.. pooley ana Mrs. I. II. Wade.
of Norfolk, visited Mrs. Mary Briggs.
on Holiday street to-day.
Mr.. T.. s. Walsh. of Petersburg. was
in Suffolk To-day.
Mr.. III. l.. Watts. of Portsmouth. was
in town to-day
Rev; c. w. Petit, of Norfolk, was in
Suffolk Tonight