The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-05
IN End ABOUT PORTSMOUTH
The Port City and Suburbs Covered
In Concise Terms.
THE NEW STREET RAILWAY
Caulkers Discharged. Arrested for
Stealing Ring. School Board
Meeting. To Bridge Scott
Creek. Port Norfolk
Railroad.
There was quite frost yesterday

There was quite q frost yesterday
morning.
The Portsmouth team and the Ian.
casters cross bats this afternoon.
President h. g. Hoffman, of the Sea-
board Air Limo, was III the city yester-
day.
Two fish hucksters were fined $50
yesterday for doing c business with
out II license.
All the cauliiers except one were dis
charged from the navy yard yesterday
Tor want OF work.
y number of persons from this city
went To Deep Creek last night to at
tend tho convention.
Sir. George Parrish hns accepted the
position OF bookkecper At the Mer-
chauts' and Farmers Bank.
There WAS negro row on the edge
of the city Wednesday night. Clubs,
etc, were used. No arrests were made,
The prayers OF the church are being
offered for the recovery OF our vener.
Abie townsman, Capt James Brown,
ST..
The Port Norfolk Railroad Company
ere making rapid progress towards
turning their road into an electric
road.
The School Board will attempt TO
meet again tonight. Only two OF the
:our vacancies Oh the Board have been
filled
Yesterday morning a colored girl was
badly bitten on the hand by vicious
dog that WAS roaming around the
streets.
The condition of Mrs. Erh, who was
reported seriously i'll. still remuins I'm.
changed with but little hope of re-
cOvcry.
On account OF illness in the neieh-
horhood. the bell TOR service at | > IN.
ct st. JONAS Church, tomorrow will
not he rung.
Owing to not = sufficient number OF
shares appearing last night there WAS
40 meeting OF the stockholders Of the
cotton factory.
The y. NJ. c. A. entertainment came
Oil last night and was fairly ell ut
tenued. Quite IA number of books
were disposed OF at auction.
The Portsmouth Crews will hold a
:air at the CITY Hall on or about the
18TH inst. for tho purpose of raising
funds to purchase uniforms.
Two men we're fined -. 80 each for
an assault on John Wilkins. MIR. vii.
Inns wanted them bound over TO keen
the peace, but HIS Honor refused.
i'ree games OF bali take pretty we'll.
as was shown Yesterday by the number
who visited the park, to see the Learue
club and the All Americas, of this
city.
1t is said that the purchasers OF the
Thompson trhGt viii next week bepin
the erection of a bridge across SCOTS
Creek. This will be great conyeu.
.euce.
Constable Ripley went down to New
port News yesterdny.to arrest q woman
who is wanted here for stealing "A ring
from -. Goodman, on County street,
valued at 3.
rs sald that there are twenty two
vacant houses III Sweet Canaan. The
residents OF that locality ale being
"tiFeh ont very rapidly. They are
soihB i"ither ont In the county.
Inc ~ Indicate that recently pur-
chased the street railroad arrived in
.he city yesterday with an engineer.
Ihey roGe over the Louto and throurh
a number oi streets to see the hast
Toule to tnke
The Portsmouth team will NAV thn
ltostous here on Monday. Baltimore on
Tuesday and Brooklyn during the
week. This will nbout wind M the
practice games, ns the League opens on
Monday following.
he nnmo OF the party committed to
the county Jail yesterday for stealing II
iauy watch IN Hunteraviile is Charlie
Hodges, not George White, as stated
In yesterdays issue. George White
assisted Officer Stevens in making the
arrest.
Inc Lam casters play our boys TO day
al o'clock. ana Callahan, Tie young
.ett hand twirler of whom there has
been so much said. will pitch his first
game for Portsmouth, and rs he is to
oppose twirler of the same name, saws
he VIII pitch the game of his life.
see WHAT .'shc ssub,, nu,to. ny,o-
day on pnec5.
gan Nhura-Icnni. shoes
All Kinds for men, boys and chill.