The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-10
NEWS OF THE Day IN BRIEF
A Review of Yesterdays Occur
FENCES Prepared for You.
The Establishment Of Car Factory
Probable The Soldiers to Re-
ceive Their Money, Illness of
Mr.. HOLIDAY. Personal
Mention. Other Items.
Read the add of G. W, Hudgins &

Co.
Mrs Geo. II. Balance are visiting in
Suffolk.
phe Durham excursionist returned
home yesterday.
The teachers for the public schools
will bo elected next Friday.
A street sprinkler would he bless
ting III this community.
70 day will be pay day for the work
angmen III the navy-yord.
The ferry steamer City of Ports
mouth will go on duty again to day.
Mr.. Lumber's child is extremely i'll at
Ais parents residence, on Washington
street.
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday. Two cases were con-
siuued.
Constable Anderson left for Suffolk
yesterday to bring some negroes back
with him.
The Finance Committee met last
mig bit and discussed matters pertaining
TO the city.
Mrs. II. Whittier. of Baltimore,tis
visiting her daughter, Mrs. q, G..
Rev. MIR. Funston has returned from
bis visit to Eastern Shore, and will fill
ais pulpit morrow.
The Board OF Health was engaged
yesterday IN cleaning a number of
etreets that were III need of it.
Tho funeral of Michael Welsh will
take puce this afternoon at 400
O'Clock from St. Paul's Catholic Church,
The workmen are engaged in making
sewer connections in South Ports.
mouih. They complete ono block q
day.
1t rained quite heavy for few ,uin.
ntes on Thursday in Norfolk, but did
DOT rain drop on this sido of the
river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackwell, of Wash
angton, ID. O., nre visiting MIR. Geo. II.
Curtis family Gu North Dinwiddie
street.
Mir. Joseph Holiday was taken sud
denly Ill thursday uIgh and had to be
carried to his home OH Dinwiddie
street.
1t seems so strange that tine rain
Should iall so heavy i'll Norfolk as to
prevent the playing OF ball aud that
lor'tmouth should not get any.
IT Is Snid that the Atlanta Exposition.
which opens Sept. 10 and closes Dee
-. will be second edition OF the
Worlds Fair on II smaller scale.
yesterday morning horse tached
10 wagon loaded with vegetables ran
avn Cu SuetluUt street uuu scattered
them III every direction.
hail thief entered the residence of
air. John Spingle, No. ll0l Washing.
Ton street. Thursday night. and stole
erJthlug Of the rack.
The officers Of the battalion met last
night and distributed the money for
each company. The checks will he
given the men ubout Monday uiCht.
gentleman from Norfolk was over
mere yesterday lnquirinS utter a mule
that had been stolen from him. He
failed TO find any trace of the animal.
There will lie meeting of The Water
Committee on Monday night. They
%lll then formulate the report they
Will make TO the Council on Tuesday
night.
Old Dominion Conclave /. 0. H..
alter their meeting on Monday night,
Viii have II donky party with BOBBY
Prize. Fruits. etc, will be served.
All the mem bers IRE requested to be
present on that occasion.
That pool OF water standing on
Court street ut the loot of the old
wood dock is badly IN need of atteu.
tion. If allowed to remain in that con
dltion sickness viii surely follow.
Mr.. II. L. Cupeppcr has been
awarded the contract to build the
iers FOR the North Carolina railroad
ct Pinner's Point. Three thousand and
ave hundred piles VIII DO driven.
Chairman Crimson. of the Water
COMMITTEE, said that he sounded in the
reservoir with q polo aud found several
,nches OF mud. but if there was anv.
thing else there he could not tiud ont.
MIR. @. l.. hlurden, who has been IN
Stauntou attending the Grand Coun
Gil OF the American Legion Of Honor.
returned home yesterday. He was
elected Grand Secretary Of the order.
Dancing ut the Port Norfolk pavil-
lion Is becoming qnite popular. Mr..
aulvey allows tho public the use of the
paviilion free three nights in week.
aud tho Young people take kindly to il,
Ceaser Hargroves, colored man
who lives near the North Carolina line
claims to have seen the strange animal
mentioned some time ago. He thinks
1t ls panther that has gotten loose
from some show.
Constable Anderson greturned Blast
hiBht from Suffolk and brought with
him negro who is supposed to be one
of the murderers Of Joe Fine. He
also brought John Long, who is wanted
Tor stealing boat.
The attention of tho members of
larragnt Post g.. A. r.. is called TO
the advertisement requesting them to
meet this afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. to
pay the last sad tribute OF respect to