The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-14
BRIEF PORTSMOUTH NOTES
Minor Items Carefully Compiled
and Put Under This Head.
q Horse and Cart Overheard. The
City Inspected. An Attempt at
Burglary. Personals. No
Quorum. Six Conversions.
Visit of the Odd Fellows.
Read the advertisement of lost dog

Read the advertisement OF lost dog
In another column.
Bishop Randolph will visit Ports
mouth on the Sd Of June.
The City Council viii hold an al.
5ourued meeting tonight.
Some of the delegates to the Baptist
Association returned home Yesterday.
There WAS quite u frost IN the county
yesterday morning, but no damage Is
reported.
Miss Llzzie Gaskins, who has been
extremely Ill, was considered some.
shing better yesterday.
PeIer Williams WAS arrested in the
county yesterday for obtaining money
under false preteuses.
The election is but nine DAYS OFF.
Politicians are working hard for the
euccess Of their friends.
Gen. Seigtried will return to this
city to day to appear before the Board
of Supervisors OF tho county,
The w. G. L. L. Will meet this after
noon Mt 800 O'Clock, with Mrs. Robert
lay Tor, 627 County street.
!ho funeral of Mrs Nancy Sykes
vas conducted from her late residence
Oh Sixth street. Sunday afternoon.
The case of John Clark, for assault
ing his fatherin law, was called In the
Hustings Court yesterday aud the Jury
acquitted him.
There will be another meeting be
tween the Street Committee ani the
purchasers of the street railroad to-
morrow night.
An are light was put in the court
house yard yesterday, so that the
bandsmen could see how to play at the
open air concert.
The City Hall room was very taste
!ully decorated by the Earnest Work.
ers', of Central NJ. f.. Church, who
served the banquet
There was Fix conversions at the
Sunday night services at the Enugham
street Nj. f.. Church and 10 penitents
were invited up either.
For want OF n quorum there was no
meeting OF the Board OF Trade yester
day. Those present adjourned until
the regular meeting in June.
HE NINGINIAN acknowledges the re
ceipt of gu Invitation To attend the
twenty seventh anniversary of the
Hampton Normal School on Msy Odd.
Our venerable townsmau, CAPTAIN
DANES W. Brown, ST.. who has been
confined to his home for several weeks
from sickness, is again able to be on
the streets.
The Board of Health made their in
spection OF the city Saturday rs stated,
and found IA number OF nuisances.
They will at once proceed TO have
shem nbatcd.
The Portsmouth Lodge of |. 0. 0.
r., accompanied by Canton's visited
+}erkley sunday night. and took part
an Middleton Lodge celebration of
their 2lst anniversary.
Yesterday morning horse and cart
belonging to Mr.. Samuel Armstrong
backed overheard ut the Union bridge
aud was gotten out with considerable
dllhculty alter some time.
The Portsmouth team, beginning on
Monday next, will play twelve games
on the home ground. Our people will
then have al opportunity of seeing all
che clubs 10 the league play.
Sunday night an attempt was made
70 enter the residence OF a colored
woman named Sarah Williams, who
lives on Griffin street The noise was
heard by the woman who raised the
window end asked who was there,
This frightened the thief of.
For Iii. 4yrcu