The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-25
PORTSMOUTH SHORT ITEMS
She Dongs of Minor Importance
Worth Jotiing Down.
1HE FOURTH WARD NOMINEES
Attempted Burglary. Funeral of MIR.
Hidgwell. In Future Marriages.
Pony Swamped. To Purify
Sweet Canaan. Visiting
Firemen. Grays' Fair.

lie sccODu Gay primary VIII take
place tomorrow.
In another column the caId from j.
w. lshnm appears.
The Board Of Police Commissioners
will met NJ onday night.
Capt. Add Meuds continues ill at his
home on Randolph street.
The Couucilmen will be voted for
tomorrow ut the primary.
Mr.. Hiram Plummer is having n
water pipe run on County street to his
new store.
Mr. 0. d. Ball still fingers in criti-
cal state. His death may be looked for
at any time.
The members of Central Epworth
league cleared so at their entertain
ment on Tuesday night.
The funeral of Mr.. VIM. II. Riig-
we'll will tnke place this afternoon at ;
O'Clock from Trinity Z. Il. Church.
MIR. w. j. Davis Is having large
addition made 10 his stables. He Will
have another entrance on King street.
In another column MIR. &. II. Coles
offers unheard OF bargains in imported
rugs. See hle advertisement aud call
hs directed
Complaint has been made to tho
Police about the bad language used by
" number Of boys aud men who play
baseball IN Park View.
Tuesday night, Just after dark, a
negro snatched pocketbook from a
lady on the corner OF Court and County
streets ana ran of with IT.
THE NIRGINIAH Office in tins CITY re.
ceived visit yesterday from MIR. w.
&. Lansing, city editor of the Enter.
prise of PouRhseepsie, n. Y.
The residents on South street and in
that locality which is adjacent TO Sweet
Canaan Will fight the granting of license
10 sell liquor III that locality.
All OF tho shad fishermen have re-
turned homo aud will overhaul their
ooats for tho truck season, which will
begin now III very short while,
About thirty of the sixty liquor men
granted license yesterday. The court
will hear application again to day,
The Portsmouth Grays' fair viii ouen
tonight. The young men ask liberal
patronage, es they are anxious to ra'se
euihclent money TO eqnip themselves
Rev. MIR. Jones, former pastor of
the Etlingham Street NJ. T.. Church,
was III the city yesterday visiting
friends. He returned homo last night.
An attempt was made to enter the
house of w. II. Cutchin on South
street extended, Tuesday night. The
would be burglars were frightened of.
Yesterday as Messrs. Hume and Muu.
pm were catching ball IN the courthouse
yard, Hume pitched hard ball to
Maupin which struck him Oh the end
Of his finger breaking it,
Iuesdny night number of mischis.
vous boys chased small pony in the
marsh at the foot of Bnrt street and
jntt hin, ? ,ras pitb IN:
Gully that lie wGs gotten out.
Attention Is called to the advertise.
ment i'll another column ANNOUNCING
shat the model of the cruiser Raleigh
will he rallied this evening at the Eagle
blouse. See advertisement.
The Indies of the Cheerful HELPERS
Society OF the Fourth Street BAPTIST
Cnnrch will give the last oyster supper
OF the season III their Sunday school
COON, on Lincoln street, to night.
EX Sheri1 Bunting is out III a cara
Cor Sheriff. Ii @ asks the support of thc
soters OF Norfolk county, promising #
elected 80 use every effort to perform
she duties in the future as he did be
aore.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
mcnt OF Messra. Levy ~ ,Incobs. IN
which they announce that they are
Offering the latest aud grcntest stool,
of men'e and boys clothing. Give
.hem call.
Cards ere out for the marriage of
Miss Lula Beily to Mir. VIM. Schum
mlnGdor The ceremony viii take place
on Tuesday the Both instant. at the
tesidonco of tho brides parents. on
Harrison street.
For several nights parties have been
stealing lumber from tho contractors
0ho are building tho South Street
baptist Church. they are known. and
II another RAID IS mnde warrant will
be issued for their arrest.
In another column notice is given
that thore will be n SPECIAL communion
dion of Naval Lodge No. 100 this after
Goon ut 2 o'clock, for the purpose of
paying the last tribute of respect TO
iho late VIM. II. Eidgwcli.
MIR. George y. Cummings had party
of liremen from Poughheepsie, n. Y, in
charge yesterday. lie, III company
with some OF the tiremen. showed them
around. They were vel! pleased with
ahcir visit and expressed much pleasure
ct meeting such hospitable people.
The following are tho nominees for
the Fourth Ward for Couucilmen, nj.
dermen and committeeman. Council.
men: Joseph Joyce, il. g. Crimson.
Samuel L. Montague and Claude n.
Markham. Aldermen w. Il. Xiegen.
hem. Committeeman: Il. +. Glover,
John Sands and Patrick Nolan
Wait for Hofheimer's branch store.