Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-20
Aged Negro of unsound Mind Dies
in Jail.
YosnE Couple Elopo 10 North caro-.
Iiua-some oyster Nows-A Colon
ial Tea Thursday s. p,ro Negro
wome,. inaio,oa for IIou.ebrean-
inE-Personais.
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Naiscinond county Jail, aged 81 years.
He was the oldest person but one in
Suffolk. A Coroner's Jury said death
came from natural causes.
The crowded condition of the Central
State Insane Hospital, at Petersburg,
and the consequent engagement of
1ails has caused much Inconvenience
hereabouts. There is nearly always a
crazy Graz person in confinement. billiard
was adjudged insane last November.
The only lunatic left with Deputy Nor
fleet now is Mary Butts.
ELOPED FROM SURRY.
A couple of young Surry county
lovers eioped to North Carolina Sunday
and got married They took the train
at Wakefield for Suffolk on the Nor
folk and Western, and sfom here went
INTO the Old North State via the Sea-
McGurnan and Miss Price.
Ihe matrimonial business over. Mr.
and Mrs ,McGurnan came back to Suf-
ioiiS ana passed the night. This morn
ing they bought tickets for Wakefield.
from where they were driven home.
OYSTER NEWS.
Oyster Inspector Reps Williamson left
to-day for Richmond. He was sum-
moned by a legislative committee to
TESTIFY regarding q bill that will affect
oredSers. Inspector Williamson has
made an active official and he is anx-
ious to secure legislation to the hest
interest of his constituents.
Captain It. j. Thompson has applIed
10 Inspector Williamson for all plant
ing grounds In the new channel" of
Nansemond river not included in sur
veys already made.
COLONIAL TEA.
A very pleasant function is being ar
ranged for next Thursday evening It
VIII be a Colonial Tea given by the
Randolph Society of ST. Paurs p. 10.
Church. for whose benefit it is. The
tea VIII be had at the home of Mr.. and
MIS-. w. W. Eley, No. Is Bank street,
and the hours are from to IL O'clock.
a silver offering will be taken.
Ihose who receive will be fittingly
costumed. There will be George and
mary Washington and some of their
colonial contemporaries.
TWO COURTS.
Two colored women were TODAY in
dicted for housebreaking at Courtland
RMS was the beginning of the Febru-
airy term OF Southampton County
Court, Hon. j. B. Prince Judge. The
cold weather kept down the size of the
crowd below average. There was much
went
This was "Fishermen's Court, in
Gatesville. N. c., the most noted court
day OF all the year. It is the time when
seine owners. fishermen and Others
come together and make contracts for
the season.
REALTY SALES.
j. Walter King eft us to Maggie e.
Richardson, two tracts in Cypress dis
trict, containing, respectively, 81 and 25
acres; consideration, $4,000.
Max A. T. Weyhmann to Daniel ].
Bell, a lot in West Jericho on the East
ern suburbs; $500.
The same to Matilda A1yrick, lot in
"Philadelphia'; $500.
TO BE MARRIED.
A license was Issued to-day for the
marriage of William r. Hackney,
boatmnn, to Miss Nettie l.. Moore.
daughter of John II. Moore. The cere-
mony will be done Wednesday, Febru-
airy 81. Nansemond county.
A GREAT SCENE.
The new "Brocken" scene, that has
been prepared for the farewell tour of
Lewis Morrisons Faust" this season,
is pronounced to be the most weirtlly
beautiful every placed upon the stage,
and not alone a masterpiece of the
stage mechanics skill, but a revela-
ton in the art of electrical effects.
Owls boot and flap their wings, YAM
pire bats fit by in hideous silence, huge
green Shiny snakes float through space,
monster dragons appear emitting fire
from their dilated nostrils, myriads of
scintillating fire flies illuminate the
chasm, satyrs sit i'll stoical silence,
sirens sing seductive ditties and COB
Inns gyrate in demoniacal revelry Me-
phisto in satanic majesty views with
ghoulish glee this labyrinth OF weird
ness and from the summit of the
"Brocken" hurs thunderbolts at the
poor mortals who have been banished
to everlasting torment This scene ends
with a novel and imposing pyrotechnic
display.
Faust" will be the attraction at the
City Hall Theatre tomorrow (Tuesday)
night.
YOUNG CLUB WOMEN
The Suffolk Literary Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon ut 4 o'clock with
Mrs. l.. p. Harper, No. l22 Main street.
The readers for the day are Mrs. John
b. Primer and Miss Katie Holiday
and the author Gable.
The Tuesday Afternoon Gard Club
will come together tomorrow with
Miss Ella Sue Urduhart at No. 80 Hall
avenue The members will get re-
freshments.
The late w. ]. Carroll, who died Sat
urday in Newport News. was Sunday
afternoon buried in a private ceme-
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