The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-14
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Matters of Mere Mention Of the
Doings Of a Day.
Knocked Down and Run Over. Picked
UP Sick on the Street. Personal
Notes. A Mission Sunday
School. Taking the Dog
Census. Other News.

A number OF the schools will close
Cor the summer to doy.
MIR. w. ii. Barnes Is still confined to
bis home from sickness.
The EifinShn Street Sunday School
will go to Newport News.
Mir. @. NJ. Reynolds qualified yes
terday as q member OF the City Coun.
Gil.
There was good min in the county
Wednesday afternoon, and again at
night.
Nlrs. W. T. Dill left yesterday .or the
Yellow Sulphor Springs to spend the
GUNNER.
Mr.. a. r. Markham, an old citizen,
Is extremely i'll at his home in South
Portsmouth.
Quite a nice crowd went to White
Lilly farm yesterday on tho Hepta.
Eophs' picnic.
MIR. j. 9. Taylor and child, of South
Portsmouth, lett last night for Albany
y. y, on visit.
Col. Day, IN attorney for the Sea.
boari Air Line. from Weldon, was in
fine city yesterday.
Maj. Israel Townsend, we'll known
citizen, celebrated his S0th birthday
yestsSday. He is we'll and hearty.
The fish market should be washed
out and lined every afternoon, 1t
smells badly this weather.
One OF the boarders Ut Hotel Ports
mouth was carried to st. Vincents
Hospital yesterday for treatment.
The original Blind Tom will give an
entertainment on Friday, 18th, at kim
Hall, for the benefit of the Hospital
fund.
Everybody admits that we are tho
low price hattets and chow the best
styles, then don't be odd. G. II. Wei
e3n ~ Co.
IN our brief column yesterday it
was stated that the Balm mansion had
Eeen sold for $1,000. 1t should have
read $3.50
Many such games of ball as that one
yesterday would break up the attend
auce at the park. People became dis.
Gusted aud left.
Central Nj. e. Church Epwortn
League will have their entertainment
which was postponed in May on the
goth of this month.
The police will commence in few
days taking the dog census. All those
who do not pay will be summoned be.
fore the Mayor.
Mr.. L. S. Burgess, OF Charlotte, n.
g., has accepted tine position OF local
manager of the Western Union Tee
GIbpu ONCE IN inns CITY.
A house belonging to colored man
on Goodwin street caught on fire yes
serday morning, bnt it was put ont be
fore any damage was done.
NaPop Tates name was used quite
often yesterday by people asking If lie
had been released. Well, it is true;
come are glad aud others are sorry.
AIR. Nj. j. Mulvey was the crack shot
at the clay pigeon shooting match
Wednesday Mt Port Norfolk. There is
pigeon shooting match down there
%ery Wednesday.
There Is a general complaint from
all parts of the city to the Mayor about
ball playing in the streets. The police
will arrest all boys caught ct il. So
boys take warning.
Tho negro George Nash, who was
ehot by Sarah Thomas and he after
wards killed her, is getting much bet
Ter and unless some unforeseen acct
dent occurs he will get up.
4. q. Irving, Esq, left for Wythe.
vile yesterday to appear befors the
Supreme Court of Appeals as counsel
1u lot of coal land cases, in which
about 81 .O05, 0GU Is involved.
che CITY Council will meet o.pipht
and all who desire should bo present,
AS an opportunity will be offered them
30 speak on the railroad question, If
ahey fail to take advantage of this they
ehould hold their peace
small while child WAS knocked
down and run over on South street hy
one of the teams going to the Baseball
pnrk. Fortunately, in this case, no
bones were broken. bnt there is great
danger CT some one being hurt.
AIR. NJ. j. Mulvey, the proprietor of
FORT Norfolk Hotel, will III future have
dancing in the pavilion at the hotel.
lie VIII have music there on Monday
Gnd Friday of each week, and PARTIES
who desire to make arrangements for
Irivate parties for other nights can
do 30.
representative Of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers called on
superintendent Haynes yesterday
morning at the Office OF the Atlantic
and Danvllle Rnirond Company in
%orfoik, III reference to increase nav.
n future date WAS fixed to meet the
brotherhood.
Ihere Ia no reason why Portsmouth
cannot run first class hotel. We NAV
eaik our city up. advertise her u every
way. but If we have no hotel accommo.
dstlons, then all we can say or do is in
yam. MIR. Pratt, the proprietor of tbs
Ct. limo, Is running n nice place, but
Is small and is on the European plan,
1t has been sugges cd that 1t awonld
N Co. H. ~.