Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-28
NANSEM0ND'S CAPITAL
James Collins Heavily Fined for
Stealing Railroad. Brass.
Tho Wells &c. 900 Damage sultstin Unde-
oidsd-FIre Destroys Building al tho
Fair discriminatory School
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Suffolk. Va, June 27.-Police Judge
Brewer to-day picked up right good
bunch of money for the town OF Suf-
folk. He did business with James Col
Inns. who sometimes deals in junk. and
In whose possession was found g. lot of
brass and things which used to belong
to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and
to the Virginia Manufacturing Com
pany.
, Judge Rawles was up there to talk
for Collins 1t might have been made q
case for County Court, but there was
some doubt in the evidence. and Judge
Brewer settled the whole thing at SIS
and $40 costs.
THE DAMAGE SUIT.
With many boring moment during
uninteresting details. the Wells $4,000
damage suit is dragging along in Nan
semond Circuit Court Judge Prentis
expedites matters as much as possible,
but some of the proceedings are neces-
Sarily long when five lawyers and $780,
600 are elements.
The following witnesses for the plain
tiff We're completed to-day: w. p.
Lowe. James Peasants, l.. D. Smith,
Jacob 1. Corbell.
These testified for the defendant cor
poration: F. l.. Dubarry. division su-
perlntendent; ]. B. Coners. superin-
Nicholson, Crewe dispatcher, and
A. l.. Spangler.
The testimony of thirty-three more
witnesses. six of them being for the
plaintiff, Is yet unsaid.
This is the jury: Joseph T. Williams.
Charles B. Milteer, Joseph Byrd. George
II. Parker. Thomas p. Winborn Jere-
miah Keene. Thomas J. Ashburn. Ir-
wing Truitt, Lafayette Johnson, ID. Hen
derson. Andrew J. Peel and George w.
Gardner.
FAIR GROUND FIRE.
Fire about 2 o'clock this afternoon
burned a building on the extension of
East Washington street and partially
destroyed another. The building was
used as a bakery by J. III. Parham, as
barber shop by George w. Roper, and
, was the prospective site for n store. f.
l.. Jones meant TO open q place there
soon.
George W. Roper. Jr. who owned the
house. estimates his loss at $500. He
thinks the contents burned, most of
which were owned by Parham. were
worth $780, The building was insured
for 5000 in the Virginia State Company.
A shoe-shop run by Horace Howard
was damaged few dollars. The Fire
Department prevented a further spread
of the flames. The blaze is supposed to
have originated near the oven OF the
bakery.
WOMEN SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Superintendent of Schools Lee Britt
to-day finished the annual two days
examination OF white teachers in the
High School building. There were six
teen lady applicants.
Tomorrow. and not to-day. Superin-
tendent Britt will examine colored APP
pllcants.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Jesse Smith to Della Brinkley.
Dallus Gsrris 10 Lucy Stancil.
Thomas Stubs to Bette A. Martin.
All are colored and were married to-
day.
HEARD IN PASSING.
Mr.. Ira Fl. Gather is still suffering
from the effects OF his fall yesterday.
Miss Lillian Dean, of Norfolk. is the
guest of Miss Hattie Smith Mcleod.
Hurricane" Branch. in response to a
telegram left this afternoon for Wake
field with bloodhounds. John" and I'll
ger" They came back on the very next
train. The thieves escaped.
Robert r. Prentis, trustee for Laura
], Mcleod. today conveyed to William
l.. Mcleod for $50 4 lot on Primer
street.
The schooner Phillips arrived here to-
day light from Norfolk to load from the
Nansemond Lumber Company a cargo
for Fort Deposit, Md.
Ben Britt and Brice Illlby have re-
turned from school.
AIessrs. Burwell Riddick and ]. Z
Daushtrey have come back from Oman
cock Va.