The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-29
PORTSMOUTH H|INNOH|HGS
all the Chaff Of Hearsay Blown
From Newsy Facts,
FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW JAIL
The All Americas Practicing. Postum
Brown Wanted in the County.
Prospect of Work. A Daily
Question. The Old Folks
Concert. Personal.
Allen King was committed to the

Allen King was committed to the
county jail last night for ten days.
The Police Commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting on Mon
day.
The knights of Dixie will meet to.
n ni; Several new members will be
u The Old Folks concert tonight will
no doubt he very fine. Some excellent
talent will take part.
Mr.. w. III. Tnllaferro was on the street
yesterday. He is quite lame from the
accident he met with.
1t If said that there are good pros.
poets Tor plenty work at the Seaboard
AIR Line shops next month.
Manager Brady carried the entire
Portsmouth team down to Ocean View
yesterday to an oyster roast.
The street railroad will furnish every
facility for carrying the people to the
baseball park this afternoon.
The All America team was ont prao.
ticing yesterday for their game ON
TUESDAY with tbs Portsmouth bows.
The question is daily asked "Wben
Will the committee meet to decide upon
she time for holding the primary cleo.
lion?"
The meeting at Monumental NJ. f.
There was one convert the first night
aud much interest manifested.
a party Of gentlemen from this citv
went down to the Portsmouth Atlantic
Clubhouse at Ocean View Yesterday
and Ind shad bake.
The Famous New York Club that
won the Temple cup last season will TO.
day give an exhibition of ball with the
Portsmouth team Mt League Park.
james Golden was arrested yesterday
for stealing clothes from man nnmsd
Goodman IL the county. He admitted
ihe theft and told where the clothes
could be found.
All our advertisers who desire n
change of advertisement for Sunday
should send .he same in to day, so that
they can De sure OF Its being placed in
good location.
MIR. William Jones Williams, of this
city, has been elected Vice Regent of
tie order of Royal Arcanum OF the
State. MIR. Williams is u member of
Ocean Council.
a number OF visitors from the New
England States arc expected to reach
ems city on Monday via Staboard Air
Lime. They are looking around for
places to invest.
Justice Rutter has issued a warrant
Cor Postum Brown, the man who was
shot while trying to rob Mr.. Codd'e
store on Green street. Ii is wanted
an the county for robbery.
1t Is rrmored that n contest will be
made with the Western Branch dele
gates to the county convention. 1t
promises to be lively when the conyen.
1ion assemblies next month,
a stranger who could not find the
nh
early hour yesterday morning drunk
and asleep. lie was fined 81 and costs
and was sent back to the hotel.
Capt. Pratt. the famous Ocean View
caterer, is remodcliug the St. Elmo
Hotel III tins city and will open ii in
hrst-c!ass style III few days. Every.
thing VIII he new from tho kitchen up.
Mr.. Walter ID. Nirnelson has been
appointed special baseball reporter for
HE HiHGINIAS on this side of the
river. Any fayors extended to him
VIII be greatly appreciated by TIE VIR
UlNIAN representative:
n negro man was shot at "Wednesday
night by gentleman on King street
who requests his name not to be pnb.
'sned. 1t seems that he saw the negro
IN his henhouse and fired at him. lie
Goes not know whether lie Int him or
not. u
The FIRGINIAS acknowledges the re.
ceipt. from Secretary George \. Chm.
mings, of n copy Of the proceedings of
the last annual meeting of the V,rTiuin
state flremon's Association, which met
IN this city in June last. 1t is full of
Interesting reading.
An Application has been made by
MIR. Charles 4. Blaud, manager of thu
Portsmouth team, to the Mavor To
allow the police to attend the games Of
ball ut the park SO TINT proper order
may be kept. 1t will be placed before
the commissioners at their next meet
ting.
In digging the foundation Yesterday
Tor the addition to the County Jail
the contractors ran across n solid
foundation of a large house. It was
about ak feet under ground. Some of
the old residents say that it is the
foundation of the old Raccoon Hotel
that stood there about fifty years ago.
he bricks are rs solid ~ ever.
twenty Year. u Teacher.
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