The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-08
theoretically Picked Up Here,
There and Everywhere.
Chicken Thieves on 4 Raid. The
Complaint About the City Water.
A Fine Crop of Grass. Slept
SolidlY for Twenty
Hours, Etc., Etc.

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Chicken thieves raided one or two
places IN Soottsville tuesday night.
Mr.. q. 3. Sher woods family have
gone to Dunn county, N. g., Gu visit.
Applications are being MAIDS to build
quito q number OF new houses in the
CITY.
The Board of Health will now take
some action on the cleaning OF tho
reservoir.
Tho only business in tho Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunk and
disorderly.
Rev. DR.. A. L. Owen is out the city
attending the Baptist Association ut
Manchester.
negro man was committed to tho
county jail last night from West Nor.
folk charged with stealing.
Rev. w. II. Edwards left yesterday
for Northumberland county to join his
family, who arc visiting there.
Police Officer Shannon will spend
his ten days holidays with his wife's
parents i'll New Jersey.
The Portsmouth Shooting Club had
their regular weekly shooting match
yesterday at Port Norfolk.
-Four conductors were discharged
from the street railroad yesterday and
others put in their places.
ga balloon ascension and circus was
the attraction at Port Norfolk yester.
day afternoon and at night.
There WAS an excursion in Yesterday
and another will be here tomorrow
over the Soaboard Air Line.
Mayor Davis in his report to the
council Tuesday night called attention
to q number of needed improvements
in the city.
The Council will remove the truck
and wagon stand from its present loca-
ton in front of the Union depot to
some other part OF the city.
@Onicer Hart.is of on leavel now,
Officer Shannon has traded bis time
with some other officer, and will not go
of until October.
There WAS row on County str eet
last night between q white and COL
ored man. They were looked up for
examination this morning.
Attention 10 called to the add OF
George ). Bell IN which he announces
the receipt of large mum b or of mouuet
rugs, which he Will sell for three DAYS
for 81 each. See add.
The HustiDgs Court will be In SEES
sion for an hour or so to. day and
then adjourn for the term, Those who
have Any business with the Court
would do we'll to be on hand.
There was considerable rejoicing last
night over Umpire Hoggins being re-
leased on account of the manner in
which he roasted Portsmouth in the
first game.
Mrs. Il. b. Jackson, OF County
street. will leave Thursday evening by
the Washington steamer for Atlantic
City and other Northern cities, where
abe will spend q month.
There Is break in the water pipe on
Washington street extended, which is
giving the people in that locality con
siderable trouble. Attend to it. gentle.
men of the water company.
The electric cars are taxed to their
utmost capacity to carry people to
Port Norfolk st night. Last night over
2 500 people went down there. The
ride 10 u pleasant one and crab supper
is just delightful.
Tho Portsmouth team will leave for
Petersburg to-day to play three games.
From there they 60 to Roanoke and
will return next Tuesday and play
quito n number of games at home.
King street, between Court and
Dinwiddie, should be relieved of the
fine crop OF grass and weeds that ia
growing on the sidewalk against the
church wall. They are several feet
high.
The city ordinances are about TO be
published and are to he distributed
among those whose duty 1t is TO have
one. They are badly needed by some
whose duty it is to know the ordi.
nances.
Constable Anderson left Yesterday
for Suffolk upon O summons from tina
authorities there 10 see il thrsa
negroes whom they had arrested were
not the three men who broke out the
county jail.
The street sewerage was one. fourth
completed on August LIST, the other
three-fourths will be pushed ahead
more rapidly. Larger forces will be
put on and there will not bs SO many
obstacles in the way.
The water WAS terrible yesterday.
but just wait. Chairman of the Water
Committee Mr.. Brinson)will make the
fur fly when the company presents
their bill to the Council for payment
unless the reservoir is cleaned out
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Margaret l.. C6lpepper, daughter
OF w. a. Culpepper, to Mir. Jefferson
James. The ceremony will take place
Thursday, August 10, at 6 a. M. at the
Court Street Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Boatswain Peter johnson. nc.
compnnied by her daughter Miss
Lizzie johnson, left Monday evening