The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-26
PORTSMOUTH PARAGRAPHS
The Ins and Outs in This Thriv-
ing Community.
THE OLD DOMINION GUARD
Boat Capsized. Benevolent Unio n.
= Prisoners in the Jail. Knights
of Dixie. Police Appoint
ment. Sweet Canaan's
Quietuce Broken.
There was slight snow yesterday

There was slight snow yesterday
morning.
There was nothing done in the
Hastings Court yesterday.
Read the advertisement Of Messrs.
Levy u Jacobs, IN another column.
The skating rink Is becoming
quite popular with the young peo-
pie.
Shad sold for so cents pair in
market yesterday aud small ones at
that.
MIR. r. H. F. McWilkic is critic
aily i'll at his home on London
street.
1t is said that the New York and
Cincinnati will sail from Hampton
Roads to day.
officer Hutchins' suspension will
expire with to night. He will be
restored to duty.
Portsmouth sent Mt least 500 peo-
pie to the Academy to see "'rhe
Devils Auction"
Messrs. Whitehurst " Riley are
nearly ready to put the awning up
for the butchers at the market.
The friends Of Mr., Charles P. Ed
wards will regret to learn that he is
critically i'll at his home in Norfolk.
The Ladies' Benevolent Christian
Union will hold their regulrr month
~ meeting Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Mr.. Massey has returned to Rich.
mond. He carried back pleasant
recollections of the Portsmouth pub
lie schools.
MIR. Buttingham, the newly. elect
ed policeman, will not go on duty
regularly until after the Council
passes on his bond.
The man Baker, who was arrested
npon charge OF breaking into Jack
sons store, Is wanted in Norfolk for
stealing $50 III money.
Mir. 9. Z. Brownly, who has been
confined to his home by sickness for
several weeks, was able to walk out
for short while yesterday.
There are sixty.two prisoners con
fined IN the county jail IN eight
cells. Ten are iuuRtlcs, one II white
woman and five are white men,
There will he four round spar.
ring match at Nj. j. Hughes, III
South Portsmouth, tonight. A mum.
Der OF the sports will be there. :
The Old Dominion Guard Will
meet Tuesday night and, it is said.
will elect Lieut.. George A. Brooks
captain and Sergt. Eyps lieutenant.
Mr.. Shaw, u clerk for the Sea
board Air Line, was taken suddenly
sick ut his home on County street
Thursday night. DIR. McMurran is
attending HIM.
a numb of the ponies and dogs
which are on exhibition in Norfolk
paraded the streets OF our city YES.
ierday afternoon, and drew quite a
crowd OF little ones.
The knights OF Dixie are increas.
ing very rapidly. Since the public
Tu1eting was held on the 10th mum.
Der OF applications for membership
Eave been received.
The case OF negro who charged
Capt. Hutchins, who runs tug
boat, OF trying to shoot him, was
dismissed yesterday nj the cost Of
the plnintln. he being entirely in
fanlt.
small row boat containing three
colored men, who came over from
atlantic CITY yesterday, cspsized in
Magerdy Bay. None OF the men
we're hurt except receiving n good
Tetting.
The Mayor yesterday gave MIR.
b. >. Armstrong, Jr., fifteen days
20 raise the stack OF the boiler ut
ms wood yard forty feet from the
ground, compliant having been
made against his place.
An attempt WAS made to rob Air,
Hnybur's store, on Chestnut
street, Thursday night. The party
failing to effect an entrance, carried
OIL an upright bicycle that was left
IN the yard under shed.
The Committee on Public Prom.
erty will meet the contractor at the
new engine house ut that building
the afternoon ut = o'clock to inspect
the same, so that they may make n
report to the Council.
Read the advertisement of Ii, +.
Howell in which he announces that
Ae will have clearing ont sale at
AIS place Of business corner of High
and Washington streets this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Everything must
be sold regardless of price.
a schooner load Of pressed bricks
Sor the union depot arrived here
yesterday. The work of unloading
them commenced right away, The
contractor for the brick work SAYS
with two weeks of good weather he
will have tho building ready for
footing.
Yesterday morning q gang OF col
ored men were hurrying TO catch the
b:30 q. IN. boat for Norfolk, when
passing the corner of High and
Water streets large dog that WAS