The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-24
NEWS CAUGHT ON THE FLY
Publication of Occurrences as They
Take Place, Day by Day.
The Old Wood Dock. Selling Cabbage
Without a License. a Marriage.
Personals. Fined for Drunk
enness. Her 9th Birthday,
Other Matters.

The second torpedo boat for the
Texss was launched yesterday.
MIR. Charles Kearn is in the city
visiting his mother and sister.
Chicken thieves raided seven places
In ScottBvile Wednesday night.
Thursday next will DO Federal
Memorial Day a national holiday.
A number of the stores will COM
menee closing ut p. ID. next month.
There is scarcity Of flowers caused
by the continued rains and cool wea-
Their.
The doctors and druggist will soon
play game of ball for the benefit of
the hospital
The Portsmouth Junior Rides will
take an active part in the Memorial ex-
ercises to day.
Hon. Joseph T: Lawless, Secretary
of State. was in the city Yesterday and
paid this office q social call
Central Sunday school have decided
to have their annual picnic at Newport
News some time next month.
There was no docket in any of the
Courts yesterday. they having ad
journed on account of election.
The managers Of the Por. Norfolk
railroad expect to have their electric
cars running inside of three weeks.
The CITY Council will not meet until
the 4tp OF June, when action will be-
taken on the street railroad grant,
a resident of South Portsmouth WAS
tiued So yesterday for drunkenness and
dleorderly conduct on the streets.
There are about seveuty.t five men at
work ut tue Atlantic aud DnnvIlle rail.
road wharf on the company burg.s.
One hundred auI six dollars were
collected from the envelopes that were
distributed for use on Memorial Day.
Some of the soldiers who could not
get OIL on Tuesday ght left yesterday
for Pocabontas TO JON their company.
The Board of Police commissioners
will hold special session Monday
night to try the case of Officer Lind
say.
Mir. J. S. Crawford will leave next
week for the North and West ON a bus
mess trip, He Will be absent for some
time.
4 social for men was held at the Y.
M. @. A. last night. Games aud other
nmusemeuts, and there was some good
singing, etc.
1t is said that the Seaboard Air Line
has about thirty miles OF road laid
from their depots to the round house
aud IN tao yards.
The net receipts for the police and
Terry employees baseball game was
Sll.35, which has been turned over to
to the hospital found.
The butchers are anxious to know
why the contractor does not put the
shed up at the west end of the market.
house. which was ordered about six
mouths ago.
Rev. Mr.. Funston. pastor OF Trinity
+. 4. Church, will deliver the memoriui
address to-day and our people may cx
ptct to hear something we'll worth
listening to.
The remains Of Mr.. Benjamin W.
Guthrie, who died in New York few
days ago, Will arrive this morning aud
Will be carried to the residence Of his
moiber on Swimming Point.
1T IS SAID that the old wood dock will
be oil filled up III less !huu two weeks,
and then the work OF putting down the
tracks will be commenced. Work will
also be commenced on the sheds, etc.
Little Miss Julia Webb celebrated
her sixth birthday last night by giving
number of her little friends "A purity
at her fathers residence, corner of
Washington and Columb in streets.
Tue management of the street rail.
road deserves the THANKS Of the public
for the most excellent schedule tEev
are now running. There is no waiting
on switches like there used to be.
MIR. Kitchen and Miss Wakefield
were married yesterday morn ny at the
residence of the brides parents. on
County street, and left for Richmonl
which they Will make their future
home.
One hundred and seventy.fiye man
are engaged III laying the sewer pipes
for the CITY. The contractor il doing
most excellent work aud will carry ont
his contIao. TO letter if he loses
money.
The members OF Stonewall Camp O.
", are requested 20 assemble at meat.
ing room at $3.50 o'clock, in uniform.
80 attend memorial services All mem.
beers with or without uniforms ara ro.
4uestel TO he out.
Portsmouth team and the Peters
burgs will play again todsy. com.
mencing at p. M, on account OF the
memorial exercies. The game will he
over in time to get through SO as to
hear the address and see the parade
Mr.. William G. Armstrong died at
his late residence, No. GIG Brighton
strcet. yesterday at 5:4O PM, after a
lingering Illness. in tho both wear of
his age. He has been resideL of this
city for thirty years. A potice of
funeral will appear i'll next issue.
Yesterday morning u negro man WAC
arrested in the market for selling cnh
baRes without O lceusas Ato,