The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-17
BY P|ECEMEAL
Odds and Ends Of City News COL
lected Into Attractive Mosaic.
SWORE SHE CUT HERSELF.
Portsmouth Editor of the News and
Courier. Condition Master Tom
Robinson. Carried off All the
Chickens. Season for
Baseball Practice.
st. Patrick's DAY,

st. Patrick's Day.
Nothing has been heard from Gard.
ner as yet.
The street car line now runs VIC
Court street to the navy yard.
MIR. Charles White and wife will
to morrow night for the North.
The sale of seats for Polk Miller's
entertainment will be on Monday.
DR.. u. a. Owen left last night for
Roanoke, whero he will preach to day.
MT. Nathan Levy presented all his
customers yesterday with leaf of
shamrock.
The March term of the County Court
will begin tomorrow. 1t will be only
civil torn,
The meeting for men at Central III.
T.. Church this afternoon promises to
be very interesting.
MIR. aud Mrs. Lee Cuthriell, of Brigh.
ton, lost by death yesterday their 8.
months-old daughter Mary.
Chicken thieves visited the home of
MIR. Thomas, on Bart street. Friday
night and carried of all his chickens,
Bishop Randolph will coutirm class
at Trinity p. e. Church this morning
at | o'clock. Communion will follow.
After AIR. Mulvey vacates tho Cen
trial Hotel there will be but one hotel
In the city, the st. Elmo being closed.
The primary election in this olty
will not be held before the 2nd day OF
April. But little interest Is being mani.
tested,
Mr.. George L. Ortley and Miss Mar.
tina Etheredge will be married thus af-
ternoon at the residence OF the brides
parents.
runaway horse created quite an
excitement on Glasgow street yester.
day morning. He smashed up things
generally.
1t is said that number OF Northern
gentlemen who have an idea of invest.
Ing IN this locality will arrive here this
morning.
The baseball season for practice will
commente this week, but the regular
League grmas will not commence until
next month
Work on the sewers will be com.
menced on Monday If the weather is
favorable. They will commence on
First street.
MIR. johnson Tabb, who was par.
alyzed few days ago, is said TO be in
critical condition. The whole of his
right side is affected.
electric car is 81 day, aud with two
attached 1t is sc. This is only for the
power, motorman and conductor.
The entertainment given by the
Sunbeam Society OF the Court Street
Preaby terrain Church will be repeated
to morrow night at the same place.
Politics are getting warm in the
county. Now 1t is said that when the
district meetings are held lively
fight will be made in favor of coali-
ton.
BY request, Miss Kate Beaton, alto,
and MIR. ID. 5. Walton, tenor, will sing
"a bioe With Me-" air from Lambe.
lotte, at Trinity Church, at the night
service.
The trustees OF Balm ~ Bro. will paw
another dividend of 10 per cent. to
those who have certificate of deposits.
They. will commence paying on the
Goth inst.
The Hibernans and st. Joseph So.
cletles will have their annual supper
to morrow night at Elks' Hail in honor
of st. Patrick. A pleasant evening will
be spent.
MIR. "A. b. Griffin, city editor of the
Portsmouth, Progress, has accepted
position as Portsmouth city editor OF
the News and Courier. He will assume
charge on Monday.
The City Council will old a special
meeting on Tuesday night to hear the
specification i'll reference to lighting
the city for five years read and adopt
the same and instruct the committee TO
advertise for bids, etc.
The case of Melvin White. who ia
charged with the robbery OF Preston
Whites store on March Sth, was called
up IN the Mayors Court Yesterday aud
continued for want of testimony. The
other two men wore discharged.
There will be another meefipp of tho
Police Commissioners to morrow NIGHT
to Investigate charge of an officer
leaving his beat and going in a pool
room IN the county. Tie officer saws
he Will lie able to prove his Innocence.
Yesterday afternoon a colored bow
while playing with girl, had a hat pin
broken OIL III his arm, which embedded
itself deep under the skin. He went
to the office of Dr. V. G.. Culpepper
who cut 1t ont after considerable from
BILE.
Young Tom Robertson, who was an
badly hurt at the polo game in Norfolk
on Wednesday night, is still unable to
either eat or drink. His physician will
not allow him to have any company
aud still considers his case q critical
one.
The negro woman Mary Jane Ran.
dali, who had her head SO badly cut on
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