Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
DANGEROUS FOGS.
STEAMERS DELAYED ALONG The
CHESAPEAKE eAY-STRANGERS.
MANY Minor Matters in and Around Nor
folk and Portsmouth--A Runaway
Coupie Via Dismal swamp.
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NORFOLK. Va, March 1, 1920.


NoRyorK, Va, March 1. 1890.
rroovv rojns early this morning dissi-
,,otod The dense and dangerous fogs pre-
Ya,Iino ON the Chesapeake bay and along
tbe cnest for several days past. Duringth
Co., NO SAILING vessels could leave their
,,eoor,nos and steamers could move only
ny .,root caution. and were DELAYED for
,,anv hours on every trip. The Baltimore
and Washington steamers came ~ late to-
dav. hut the outgoing steamers Iast hlgnS
tied M az old Point nearly All night; nam
has been falling here all gay, Win very
high winds this afternoon from the NORTH
west. . -I1o-,, 81
wcstcrn people are stopping IN THIS section
inst now. chiefly at the seaside resorts, and
STRANGERS are numerous on the streets when
he weather is favorable. Many are here
who formerly spent their winters IN
Naval Constructor W. II. Yarney arrived
nj the navy-yard from Baltimore to-day 10
complete the examination OF the Dhlted
states steamer Oisipce, the snip having
been placed in tho dry-dOck for that pur-
pose. -, ooo 1850,
emploved in the navy-yard exclusive OF
the workmen employed by the contractors,
"a a considerable force will 90 IN to work
on the monitor Amplitude.
Durinc themonth Of February there We're
seventeen marriages in Norfolk, hfteen IN
the county. and five in Portsmouth. No
colored people were married IN portsmouth
last month.
MIR. CYRUS W. Field and wife and party
OF ladies' of New York arrived mere last
night and went down TO Virginia beach,
where tho party Will spend two weeks;
Hon. T. L. Jernigan, OF Nortth Carollna'
late Consul to Japan, was IN the city yes
terday with his family.
II is now learned that there IS no proba::
bilitv Of getting Rev. Reverdy Estlll, OF
Lexington. Ky.. to accept q call to lrlnity
church. Portsmouth.
Judge Brooke viii not appoint the meat
inspectors Tor Norfolk until the March term
DR.. II. 0. Hyatt. Of Kinston, n. c.. is on
n visit 70 this city. $500.
Joseph ". Ruihn left last night for toa-
noke to take the position OF travelling
freirht agent for tho Norfolk and western
Eastern division. Il. VI. Courtney, dlVi-
sion passenger AGENT, and A. Pope general
freig6t AGENT Of the Norfolk and Western,
and u. ,. Morey. general freight agent OF
the Illinois Central. were here. Yesterday.
A good deal Of quiet work IS being done
by the friends Of the various candidates
for the mayoralty Of Norfolk.
Twelve farmers in the Deep-Creek sec
ton Of the county had their poultry
wards invaded by thieves during the past
week and hundreds Of choice fowls carried
of.
The people of the Atlantic CITY Ward
held q mass-meetiug last night aud elected
a local Improvement board and two maSis-
trates.
Some Of the county truckers are cutting
and shipping asparagus. which brings 4
fancy price in the northern markets. Peas
are in bloom on some Of the farms.
The British steamship Delta has been
chartered to load coal at this port Tor As
pinwall.
During the month Of February there
were fifteen deaths in Portsmouth.
Arunaway couple the lady. from New
port News and the gentleman from Hamp-
ton, occupying the sloop Maggie Roper,
passed up the Dismal Swamp canal ycster-
day bound for South Mills, n. C., TO be
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