The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-27
A|HOR MATTERS MENTIONED
Small Things That Will Interest
You and Your Friends.
yhe Melon Crop u Failure. New Cars
on the Port Norfolk Line. "Cuss.
ing" Sam Meets With an
Accident. Personal and
General Notes.
Master John Wood is confned to his

Aaeter JOnn W ecu Is CCnnEeu TO Ms
home with the rheumatism.
A start has been made toward aging
The tracks In the Union depot yard.
Mrs. Augustus l.. Dashisls left yes.
eerday for Franklin, Va, to spend some
slime with relatives.
Mas Rosn Hnrrcll ia ill with typhoid
lever at her parents residence on
Cooke street, in Park View.
Miss Ray SHINES, of New York City,
F" visiting MIR. Samuel Lusting's family,
on County street extended.
Mrs. DIR. V. q. Culpepper returned
yesterday from pleasant trip to Math
ewB county of several weeks.
Hotol Vernon will DO lighted to-
pight by electricity, the power being
furnished from q tap In the trolley
wire.
Mr.. Nevgass denies that the Atlantic
and Danville railroad has been sold or
shat an offer has been made for the
came.
Read tho advertisement OF ConRtan-
sine Scorthos, in which he offers
bananas for sale for % md 80 cents 3
6unch.
Mir. Mccormick has returned from
New York. More railroad supervisors
may be looked for before the option
CApi' 90 Eo1l lu6buHE.
negro known as "Cussing" Scott
had his leg cut of on the Norfolk and
Camden road on Thursday by being
run over by an engine.
A large number of Elka went over to
Norfolk yesterday afternoon to pnrtici-
pate in the social of Norfolk Lodge of
Elke IN honor OF the Merry Band.
Miss Daisy Diggs, who has been visit
ing her uncle, Mr.. VIM. Diggs, on
Green street. will return to her homo,
In Gloucester county, this morning.
Mr., VIM. nj. Hope and wife will
teave this morning for Pensacola, Fla,
20 visit their son, DR.. j. Shirley Hope.
They expect to remain some months.
large force of men were at work
on First street yesterday raising the
grade of the railroad track. They ex-
peot TO complete it by Wednesday next.
Gar No. II, the fine new open car of
the Port Norfolk electric railway, WAS
put on the line yesterday. Both open
care will now be used during the sea
uon,
An excursion, under the auspices OF
tho Franklin churches, will be run
from Franklin to Virginia Beach on
day.
The school census has inst been DOM
pleted. There are q little over 4,0OC
cnildie en- in the city between the age.
OF and 81 years. This 10 an increase
over the last census.
There are but two more criminal
cas.-s to be tiled in the County Cours
>'his term. Ono has been set for to day
ana the other for Tuesday. Four of
them wero disposed of yesterd.y,
Several OF the truckers stated yes
serday that the canteloupe crop will
be failure, not one-third of q crop
VIII be raised. The rust and lice to
gether have ruined them. The water
spelon crop is niso badly damaged. Ii
Viii be email and of an inferior quality.
1t Is said that Capt. Drummond, who
was conductor on the SeRboard Air
Aine 80 long, lie in such a condition
shat he will never be able to perform
abe duty Of conductor agnin. He l.
partly blind and has been paralyzed,
his many frIends in this city will be
panied to learn that his condition ia 40
bad.