The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
and ITS PORT
The News Narrowed Into Neat and
Noticeable Narratives.
IN DEPENDENT FIRE COMPANY
County Court Yesterday. Special Cir
cut Court. eiks and Odd Fellows.
lunatic Sent to Petersburg.
City Council. Bag of Gro-
Ceries Found.

Inc boaru OF supervisors for the
county will meet day ut p. m.
For want Of quorum there was no
meeting OF the Board of Trade yester-
day.
Read advertisement of lost modal
anu return as requested and recsive q
reward.
The Odd Fellows will 60 to Deep
Greek Thursday night to institute a
new lodge.
There will be concert at Kim Hall
to night for the benefit of the d. @. u.
OF this city.
Mrs. Robecca Patton died Mt her res.
ldence on Fifth aud Randolph streets
yesterday.
Paymaster General Stewart, of the
United STATES Navy, was at the yard
yesterday.
The Courthouse roof is being wor ked
on. The contractors guarantee to
make 1t tight or no pay.
Justice Haynes had several cases be
fore him yesterday. Most OF them were
fined aud went off rejoicing.
Joseph Dixion and Margaret Gill
were married Sunday at the residence
of the bride, in South Portsmouth.
Our venerable townsmau, MIR. ID. A.
Williams, vino has arrived at the nos
of 80 years, is ill at his home on Court
street.
Tho venerable Capt. James w.
Brown, ST., will in May. have reached
his S9th year, and is now hale and
hearty.
A series OF meetings was com
nenced at Central NJ. L. Church Sun
day night, they will be continued al
this week.
The storekeeper who cut young Mar
inns mead with piece OF coal Saturday
was hned So aud costs in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
The Eiks of this city will go to New.
port News TO night to institute lodge in
that place,a sufficient humber OF names
having been secured.
bag OF groceries was found by the
Police IN Potter's field Sunday night.
was part of the goods that was stolen
from Whites store Fridy night.
The Norfolk county Court will begin
Its March term next Moxday. 1t will
DO n civil term, and there will be mo
grand jury until the April term.
Films Lloyd was arrested by Officer
Shannon yesterday on suspicion of be.
ing one OF the men implicated in the
robbery Of Whites store Friday night.
The Circuit Court of Norfolk began
the spring term yesterday. 1t is quite
lengthy Que. There was large at
tendance of the legal fraternity pres.
ent.
here Will be special session of the
CIRCUIT Court of the city on the first
Monuay IN May to hear the case of
Sherwood and ais. VS.. Seaboard Air.
Line.
colored lunatic named George
Washington, who has been confined n
the county Jail for some time, was car
ried to the asylum in Petersburg yes.
terday.
MIR. John Lahey and Mr.. John Gil.
ilese, OF Greenpolnt, n. Y, will leave
Tor their homes to morrow, after nav.
ing lying visit to our city. Mr.,
Lahey will return.
Several young men went up to the
locks Sunday afternoon IN a sail boat.
On their return home the boat cnpsized
and they ali got good wetting, besides
being badly frightened.
The fence on the disputed line be.
tween the City and County Jail, has at
last been pulled down and the county
is now IN possession of tho laud for
which they contended so long.
Yesterday morning Olljer Tatem shot
dog In South Portsmouth that was
very vicious. Soon afterwards O small
dog went where he was and refused to
allow any ono to touch the dog,
a family named jolly, consisting of
man. wife and i've children, who live
on County street extended, are CON
fined to their bed with pneumonia
and no one to help to do anything for
them.
Joseph Falkland, colored, assaulted
JAS. johnson, colored, with knife yes
terdny and cut him several times,
falkland was arrested by Constable
Anderson and was bailed for his an.
pearance.
The case OF City of Portsmouth vs.
j.. w. Wainwright & Sen ana White &
tlemming, an appeal from the Mayor,
was heard In the Hustings Court yes
terday. Tho Judge held the matter
under advisement, and will render his
decision in few days.
MIR. DoZier, the present proprietor
OF the Port Norfolk Hotel, will give it
up April 1st. 1t is said that a we'll
known gentleman from this city will
run 1t this summer, aud If he does the
patrons will be well looked after.
A letter was received from Mr.. Woody
Sherwood yesterday from Waco, Tex.
by his father, III which he announced
his safe arrival there, but said lie ex
perienced rough weather on his trip in
the Gulf. Mr.. 3. has gone to Waco TO
practice the profession of law.