The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-10
BRIGHT. CRISP NEWS NOTES
Matters Of General Interest to All.
Things You Want 70 Know.
Two Cyclists Collide. The Return of
Bear Hunters. Making Arrange
ments for Their Trip. Norfolk
&c County Whiskcy and Many
Other Matters.

Other Matters.
This is the last week of early closing
of the stores.
The Circuit Court set different days
Tor cases to be tried.
The Seaboard Theatre opened last
night for the season.
The Board of Supervisors of tho
county will meet to-day.
The broken place in the Gosport
bridge has been repaired.
The ordinance III resard,t porches
will be reported to night.
Miss Ellie Knott has returned from
visit to Mathews county.
Read the advertisement of w. Will
liams in another column.
Tho machinery for tho cotton factory
is expected here next week.
Read the specialtles of G. w. Hudg.
ins x Co., which are advertised.
Some of the candidates have com.
menced to announce themselves,
Rev. f. ID. Martin left yesterday for
South Carolina to visit his mother.
lead the advertisement of lost SGT.
ter female dog and return as directed.
The members of tho G. A. Il. left
yesterday morning for Louisville, Nv.
railroad will be resumed again next
week.
Read the advertisement OF lost monev
and return as directed and receive q
reward.
Justice John w. Rutter has Como to
Louisville, KY, to attend the meeting
of the q. 4. H.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was ono drunk, who
paid the usual iiue.
1T Is said that special fast train
Will be run to the Atlanta Exposition,
which opens next week.
Tho Old DOMINION COnclnve, Order
Heptasophs, met in their new hall list
night for the first time.
Mr. 1. Il. Parker, III this city, loft
yesterday for u two weeks visit 10 his
old home In Charleston, III.
Mrs. Geo. jackson returned yester-
day from pleasant visit of several
weeks Ill Atlantic City. n. j.
atIhe right hand uf fellowship was
eXtended Sunday to seven persons at
The South Street Baptist Church.
Deputy Sheriff Abbott. OF this CITY.
was on Sunday presented with bouu.
eng boy. Good luck, Joe
Portsmouth will not be represented
at tie q. A. Il. anu Confederate
veterans union on the DIST at Atlanta.
The directors of Portsmouth IVA.
Wbeclmen hold MI important meeting
ut their rooms to night at $50 o'clock,
The Chambers FIRE Company arc
making active preparations for their
trip 10 penusylvanln the LIST of 'Octo
tor.
Mr.. Leigh, city editor of the Ports
mouth Star, was on the street for II
short time yesterday. He is still very
weak
The rain OF Sunday did not last long
enough to 60 much good. In Deep
Greek District there was u splendid rain
OF several hours.
This is the last week OF baseball.
The excitement Is running high and
quite number OF bets are being
undo as to the result.
Miss Blanche Pollard, of Norfolk
county, and her brother, Edward Pol
lard, OF this city, LETT yesterday for
Richmond to visit relatives.
The suit OF w. II. Barnes. va. Nor.
folk and Portsmouth Ferry, for dam
ages, will come up again on the 18th
Instant in the Circuit Court.
The bear hunters, which was com
tpoSh Va Wv D''S i'ul
from their. trip Saturday. They never
SAW n bear, but killed a wild cnt,
The Third Battalion OF iuflutry in
this city will be inspected on Weuues
day night by iMni. Warren, Col. Joe
Lane Sterne will be hero III Ootober.
Tho Jail Com mittea OF the county on
cells. met yesterday afternoon and
opened tue bids for furnishing cells
for the Jail They will make their re-
port to day.
Sunday night two bicycle mon col.
lided on the corner of South and
Washington street. Both were thrown
violently to the ground. and one of the
wheels was badly broken.
The Democratic Executive Commit.
tee of the county will meet to-day to
settle the time for holding n county
convention to nominate a delegate to
the House of Delegates.
The attendance Mt the Sunbeam So
ciety meeting Sunday afternoon was
very large. Rev. Mr.. Bowden aud DIR.
A. l.. owen both made short talks.
which we're very interesting.
A negro girl. commonly called "Cen
tennal, started what nigh: have end
cd III an old time row i'll Sweet Canaan
Sunday night had not Constable Hold.