The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-21

business tins session.
Mr.. Thouns Owens is quite feeble at
his home on SCOTS Greek.
\ car loud of material Tor the stand
pipes arrived Yesterday.
Moro parties were fined yesterday
for having dogs without paying taxes
on them.
The sun crossed tho line yesterday.
The equinox may be looked for ut any
time now.
To morrow will Ice the day for tho
reguInr monthly meeting OF the Meth
odist Association.
It. is rumored that Mai. J. +.
Croker will become candidate for
the Legislature.
! he street force will wet High street
down again this afternoon il no ram
falls before that time.
The Street Committee held another
meeting Inst night una discussed the
condition of the streete.
Muster Jct2r Kaufman will leave on
tho 18th Instant fer Baltimore to take II
course Ill bookkeeping.
MIR. aud Mrs. w. Y. IL. Williams re-
turned yesterday from Northern
tour OF several weeks.
Several ruriies went down to Ocean
Wow yesterday iishlur. they report
TINT they hud splendid luck.
Hon. Ii. l.. Maynard lett last night
for New York. Rumor SAYS he goes
in The interest of his baseball cum.
The mail tram nn the Scnboard Air
L. ne, which went ont nj $50 last night.
ca-ried mrge number OF passengers.
The thermometer at The navy vurd
gaze registered ~ degrees Yesterday.
j. u't two degrees below the previous
day.
y rumor in regard TO the sale o! the
Swimming Point property is Dguin
started. 1t looks this time us if il WAS
C 80.
Religious services were held mt 81.
pnuis Catholic Church yesterday III
CONTAMINATION of the heud of the
church.
The article whlchsaprcarcl in The
NlkGtNIAN yesterday III regard to the
spyinklers was very fuvorably com
mented upon.
MIR. PHIL Netter left yesterday morn
lag Tor ms home IN Louisville. He
viii play ball until cold weather IN that
State with ii team.
MIR. j. i. Allison addressed the
Christian Endenvor Society ut Monu-
mental NJ. l.. CAurch last night. There
WAS good attendance.
Mrs. Laura 1ntb and her daughter,
who has been visiting relatives
III this city, will leave this morn
ing tor their home in Petersburg.
One OF the negro iabOrers who was
working on the sewers was overcome
with the heat yesterday and came near
dying. He drank too much water.
Postmaster Ii. l.. Herbert aud wife
10 Yesterday afternoon for two
W .eks' trip To the North, visiting New
y Jik. Philadelphia and niagara Falls.
Several cmlgrnnts, WHO recently
purchased homes IN North Carolina,
came down on the Bay Line boat yes
terdny. eu route TO their new homes
ar. +. {. Brooks, of the firm OF T..
q. Brooks y Co.. Is in New York III
the interest of the Portsmouth basket
factory. lie will return home in few
days.
DR.. A. f.. Owen will he home from
North Carolina time enough to preach
on Sunday. He will leave again on
Monday for the Baptist Association ut
Sycamore.
\ beautiful Mexican girl, who was
en- route to the Atlanta Exposition TO
take pnrt III the same, passed through
the city yesterday aud went out on tue
mnorlng train.
MIR. WIN. G. Hope aud wifi, who
have been visiting their son, DIR. Shir-
ley hope. Mt Pensacola. Fla, for the
past three months, VIII return home
on September 3Oth.
The residence OF Mr.. Edward Mears,
Ill Park View, was robbed of IA guam
tlty OF PROVISIONS, etc., on Wednesday
night. The thieves entered til. ough q
Kitchen window.
negro, while rowing in skiil in
the river Yesterday morning, had his
boat swamped by waves from passing
steamer. lie was rescued by the navy
yard picket launch.
The ferry steamer City OF Ports.
month went on the line between the
two cities yesterday. She is ali right
now and the public is better satisfied
III reference to the schedule.
Mr.. Seymour, agent for the South.
ern Express Company, who left here
some weeks ago with ii severe case OF
Rheumatism, Is improving and expects
to return To business again very soon.
The negro man Charles Thomas,
fireman on the Seaboard AIR Line. who
was overcome with the heat on Wed.
Desduy. died from the effects on that
night. He was buried by the rail
road.
Master James G. Mcdonnell left yes
terday morning for Newcastle, Va, 10
attend the Masonic institute. accompa-
MED by his cousin. Miss Aurelia Bo.
hal In, via Chesapeake aud Ohio rail.