The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-15
IN and ABOUT THE CITY
GIeanings Of an Interesting Nature
Gathered at Many Points.
Flad a Stick Stuck in His Throat.
Candidates Cards. Matters of
Personal Mention and Many
Other Notes That viii
Interest You.

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on County street on Friday night
The Atlanta Exposition will be opened
to the public on Wednesday next.
The September term of the Norfolk
County Court will begin on Monday.
MIR. Ii. w. Is. Glover left yesterday
for Mhaey willie to visit his mother.
Horse back riding is getting to be
quite fad with the ladies III this To-
calty.
Mr.. Wm. Cook. of County street, lef.
yesterday for u months stay in the
country.
MIR. Il. d. Hamilton is confined to
his home, on Lincoln street, on account
OF sickness.
1t is said that work in the Ports
mouth electric road will be resum ed
on the oath inst.
a number of the members of the q.
s. r. returned home yesterday, the
others Will return to day.
The Portsmouth Shooting Club will
have their regular shooting match at
Port Norfolk next Wednesday.
Mr.. Peter \. johnson ana his son.
in law caught seventy two fine trout
Friday night with a hook and line.
A large number of people went over
to Norfolk yesterday afternoon to see
a wagon loaded with lumber broke
down Oh Soutn street yesterday, caused
by getting in one OF the sewer holes.
Mrs. L. q. Parker anu Mrs. M, T..
Thomas left yesterday morning to visit
relatives at Old Poiut and Hampton.
The Port Norfolk railroad Will put
their winter cars ON tue route on Oc
tober LIST. The tenders will be here by
That time.
Sanitary Inspector L. p. johnson is
again able to be out, after u relapse.
which served him about as bad as the
first spell.
The promised cool wave reached us
in time yesterday, and it is quite re.
lief from the hot weather We have had
for some time.
Tie dust that is blowing 80 badly
now is caused by tue digging up OF
the streets for the sewers. 1t Is in.
curious to the eyes.
The electric cars have put on tenn
porary tenders until the ones that have
been ordered arrive. Mr.. Mason
should have chance.
Mrs. Theodore X. Tabb nnd daugh.
Ter, of Petersburg, is visiting Mrs.
Sadie Gayle on Dinwiudie street.
Mr.. James Ii. Barrett left for Phlla.
teuded trip.
Mr.. William L. Lilies arrived home
from Boston. New York and Philadel
ph!n yesterday morning.
Read the advertisement OF a house
for rent and apply as directed. 1t is
eli uated III one OF the most pleasant
places in the city.
Attention Ia called to the advertise.
meat of Mr.. L. j. Wool, in which he
offers himself as a candidate for the
Legislature. lie is well known IN the
community.
The card Of MIR. Chas. L. Bland ap.
pears IL another column, IN which he an
nonnces himself as IA candidate for the
Legislature. Mr.. Bland is we'll known
10 our people aud needs no eulogy
from us.
he next regular meeting OF the
ladies Benevolent Christian Union
will be held at the b. L. o. i.lks' Hall
tomorrow Nlondny) afternoon at 5
O'Clock. full attendance is re-.
quested.
HE oystermen say that oysters are
tcnrce on the rocks; that the dredgers
liked to cleaned them ont last summer.
Those that they do find are awful salty.
Miss Emma Persons. OF this city,
Las been appointed school teacher ut
CORTLAND, Norfolk county. She will
open her school morrow. The
selection Is good one.
lead the advertisement of John G.
Niemeyer IN another column, III
which he announces that he will sell
number of plants, snshes, ETC., at the
Segbonrd Flower Garden.
I he baseball season Is over. People
will now settle down to business aud
trade will no doubt be better All the
quarters that went that way will be
reserved Tor other purposes.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee seems TO be moving quite slowly IN
regard to naming the time for the pri
mary. The election notices will have
10 be served before October 4.
Jim hid Will give an entertainment
for the benefit OF the hospital fund on
9th inst, Mt Port Norfolk track.
There Will be hurdle rnces. running
races aud tricks Of different kinds.
y lady, III coming across the Swim.
ming Poiut bridge yesterday after.
noon. had an umbrella su9tchcd from
her by two small negro bows, who ran
down North street as hard rs thew
could go.
The aegro woman. Gertrude, who
was accused of finding u pocketbook
aud refusing to give 1t M, was dis
missed yesterday, the party who hud
her arrested failing to prove the prop
erty.
The Baptist Association, which meets