The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-10
PORTSMOUTH and ITS PORT
The News Narrowed Into Neat and
Noticeable Narratives.
A LIGHTER RUN INTO AND SUNK
Committed for Contempt of Court.
Buried a Horse in His Back Yard.
Services During the Week at
Central Church. Case
Against the Ferries.

The Hastings Court was not in ses.
sion yesterday.
Col. X. r. Griffin was out for o
short while yesterday.
Read the advertisement of O, II.
S%turtevant in another column.
There was nothing but civil business
done ia the Mayors Court yesterday.
Messrs. Hurst II Fass had on hand
yesterd ay some fine Ocean View shad.
There will be q prayer meeting at
Central Church this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Circuit Court of Norfolk county,
Judge Prentls presiding, will convene
on Monday.
A colored man was arrested yester
day in the county for burying a horse
in his back yard.
Attention Is called to advertisement
of house for rent, No. AIS Clifford
street. Apply at 419 Clifford.
Niohard Webb, q colored politician
OF the county. wns committed to Jail
yesterday for contempt OF court.
A lighter loaded with shells was run
into by n barge on the Berkeley side Of
the river yesterday and was sunk.
Religious services will be conducted
nightly this week ut Central Nj. e,
Church by Rev. l.. p. Bransford.
The remains of Miss Cecilia Hen
dren, who died In New York, will be
brought to this city t to-day for inter-
ment.
Mr.. Geo. Webb has been confined
to her home, on the corner of CoIum.
bia and Washington streets, for the
past week.
A negro was locked up in the county
jail last night for trespassing on the
Norfolk and Southern railroad prop
erty in Berkeley.
Miss May Ring, of Baltimore, who
came down to attend the funeral of her
uncle, Col. T.. H. Virnelson, left for
homo last night.
Gunner Gaskins, of the United
States Navy, was on Monday last
placed on the retired list. He has To-
Gated in Park View.
A new Lodge OF Odd Fellows will be
installed at Deep Greek Thursday
night Major L. B. Branch, Grand
Lecturer OF the State, will assist in this
work.
The steamer Louise hus been char.
tered to carry the Elks from this CITY
to Newport News Tuesday to the in.
stitusion OF a new lodge of Elks in
TINT city.
Mr.. John Lakey and sister. from
Greenpoint, n. Y, IRE visiting their
cousins, Mrs. Nj. j. Shea and Mrs. Il,
V. Butler, at Nos. IL and ID East street.
South Portsmouth.
A large plate glass. Gx1O. in A. II,
Lindsay N Coz feed store window, on
Crawford street, was broken Yesterday
by a pile of hay falling against it. The
glass was about two inches thick.
The Iadies' Aid Society of Wright
Memorial Church will give an enter
tainment and supper tomorrow night
IN the Sunday school room on Harri.
son street.
The suit of VIM. 81. Barnes We. Gill
Il Thomas, lessees of the Portsmouth
and Norfolk County Ferries, will
come up again for trinl on Monday in
the Circuit Court of Norfolk county.
The two appeals from the MAYORS
decision in the liquor cases will not be
tried until the April term OF the Court.
on ccount of the sickness Of Col. X.
Il. Griffin. Commonwealth Attorney
for the city.
Some time during Friday night
thieves visited the house of Capt. II.
e. Warren. on London street, but were
unsuccessful III getting anything ex.
cept IL bite by his two dogs, who made
them beat Il hasty retreat without any
booty.
Quite a commotion was created on
First street yesterday. when one of the
street car horses became frightened mt
n passing engine and dragged the car
Gil the track. 1t struck the wooden
awning in front OF MIR. p. McDonough's
store and caused 1t to tumble down,
Charles II. Sturtevant. funeral d.