The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-21
THE FIRST WINTER DAY.
According TO the Calendar, But II Was a
Summer Day In MiidneSs.
SUMMONED For BATTING A CELESTIAL.
improvements ut tho siniOn Depot
Remarkably Quiet tn Police Cir
clcs-'Ehc city Hospital Soon to be
An Assured Fnct-Ehe New Ferry
Gatc System IL Success.

The days will soon begin to lengthen
now
The school teachers were all paid for
December yesterday.
According TO the calendar winter
commenced yesterday.
There was nothing of interest in the
Mayors Court yesterday.
1t has been remarkably quiet Ill the
police circles for some time.
There was n large cave In the sewer
on Columbia street yesterday
Christmas sermons will be preached
In most of the churches tomorrow.
The cotton factory will begin opera
tions soon after the first Of the year.
There will be special services in some
Of the churches In honor OF st. johns
Day.
Rev Mr. Croker is in the city on a
visit. He is a minister of some reputa-
ton.
The electric bells connecting the en-
CINE houses with the station house have
not been nut up yet.
~ committee froAl Stoncwall Camp,
G. v. will distribu:S the funds that
they collected on MEpday.
Attention Is called IS the ad. of john
a. Morris, manager. ~ which he SuS-
ges:s suitable prcsents7for everybody.
The Chambers Fire Company have
secured q horse to take the place OF their
handsome gray one until his foot gets
well.
The Legislature adjourned for the
holidays yesterday. All the representa-
tivcs will be home for the holidays
to-day.
y force of hands was engaged yester
day in grading in front of the Union
depot preparatory to putting down a
concretc pavement.
The White Squadron will leave the
Roads for The West Indies to-day. Sew
cral ,,oung men from this city are On
the different ships.
The members Of the City Council will
locate the manner in which Crawford
street IS to be extended before they
meet again in January.
II all the money Ina has been and will
bc spent out the city for the next three
days Was kept at home cur merchants
would he much better of.
The gentleman who fell from the
well yesterday and unless something
unforeseen happens he Will be out in
few days.
A colored woman who was committed
to Jail yesterday from iiuntersville
upon n charge Of insanity, made things
lively around the Jail for awhile. She
made every one stand clear.
In another column Col. *. r. Crit
fin trustee. gives notice that he viii
begin tonight at : O'Clock. To sell the
stock of ". II. Bccks ut FOG High street,
These goods consist OF gents furnish
ings. suitings. etc. Sec add"
Charlie piddick was committed to
Jail for fifteen days yesterday by JUS
nj $50. woman named Esther
Matthews was tried upon the same
charge ana was dismissed.
Mr. John T.. Owens is fitting the old
which lie recently purchased. for Il fac
tory. 1t Will add considerably to the
looks OF that locality. He will move
his business there January LIST, 1886.
The gates on tho Norfolk side of the
river at Tie ferry are working splendid
~. MIR. Gin says that but fyr them the
night that the fcrry-boat coilided with
n canoe some one might have been
hurt. He cannot see how he did with
out them so long.
The lumber to build the platforms in
the Union depot yard has all arrived
There is enough of il TO build Il good
size warehouse. The work OF putting
II up will he commenced on Monday.
The sheds and fence will be put up
before spring opens.
The public schools We're all closed for
the holidays yesterday. In some of the
rooms there were entertainments, but
others had none. Each teacher was pre-
scented with II present by the scholars,
and in some rooms the scholars re-
ceived presents from the teachers
First class goods arc bound TO tell for
themselves. Since Mr.. w. j. Davis
commenced advertising his handsome
carriages, SC, he receives orders daily
from Norfolk for teams for weddings
and funerals There are none like
them III the two cities See his ad.
The hospital will soon be an assured
success The Medical Association will
soon have their charter, then what
funds the ladies have on hand and can
make in future will be turned over
to them. It is hoped that before spring
sets In that the Hospital will be com
menccd.
The steamer Virginia was engaged
yesterday pumping the sewer out at
the corner of Columbia and Crawford
streets so that the sand bags that were
put in them to keep the water back
while connections We're being made
could be removed. The water had to
be pumped out of two miles of pipe.
A summons was issued Yesterday for
several white boys for throwing fire
crackers, &C. in n Chinese laundry on
the corner of South and Washington
street on Thursday night and other
wise disturbing the man who keeps
the place. They will either have to have
some food excuse or pay for their
amusement.