The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-25
IN and ABOUT THE CITY
Local Notes Gathered Here, There
and Everywhere in the City.
a Fugitive From Justse Captured.
Fined for Conducting Busi-
ness Without License. An
moved by Bears. Large
Crowd at Port Norfolk.
All the absent ministers will return

Rev. John IL. Allison arrived homo
last night, after months absence.
dick" KNOX, the baseball player,
was out for u short while yesterday.
The employees Of the yard were paid
yesterday for the first half of August.
Mrs. 3tockner, of Richmond, is
visiting friends in South Portsmouth.
There will be no meetings this week
anless the Council holds special SEES
slon.
tortytwo laborers were sdscharg cd
sorm tue construction department last
night.
The Devine house was sold yesterday
10 Thomas Colding, the barber, for
ST, 600 cash.
MIR. Sam Hand and wife left yester-
day on months visit to Canada and
other places.
About the last excursion of the
season will be given this afternoon
down the bay.
Misses Bette and jennie Humphlet
orc visiting relatives in Nansemond
aud Gates counties.
Mrs. Clyde a. Smith aud her cousin,
Miss Stubeulield, returned from Glou
oester county yesterday.i
Mr.. A. IL. Martin, Clerk of the
County Court win return from Rock.
bridge alumni Springs Tins week.
Master w. a. Arlington will leave
to morrow Tor Cleveland Springs at
bhelbv, n. c., to spend mouth.
Last night seemed to be o good
night for beHgars. They came along
ing squads. All OF them were strangers.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the
Metbodlst Association Will be held this
AFTERNOON with Central NJ. Il. Church.
Calvert Niggins was Gued $40 in the
51ayor Court yesterday for doing Il
commission business without n license.
Mulvey has provided everything for
the comfort of those who visit Port
Norfolk this afternoon. There will be
,tIenty music. etc.
HlPur;smouth Commandary, Knight
4 emf lals, left for Boston last night via
various routes. A number OF ladies and
gentlemen accompanied them.
The country people beyond Deep
Greek complain that bears are destroy
ing quantity OF their corn, and that
they occasionally steal q hog or SO.
Constable Anderson chased Il noted
&igIo thief whom he suspected was try
aug to rob some one on Friday night.
Out he managed to make good his es.
cape.
y large number OF Knight Tempars
osmc IL on tho morning TRAIN yesterday.
They spent the day sight seeing and
then left via Bay Line for Boston last
uIght.
Mrs. Matte Brown and Miss Mag
gle Hnzleton. who have been visiting
Mrs. Lester, in South street, returned
60 their home in Philadelphia lust
night.
The crowd at Port Norfolk Friday
Night WAS the largest that has ever
been down there this season. Fully
1900 people were there at different
times.
Messrs. Howard, Pace and Butt re-
turned Yesterday from their cunning
"trip OF four days. They killed LOO
birds while away. They report them
plontilul.
Work on the electric road was com.
menced yesterday. Only o small force
will be put to work grading until the
eteei rails come, when quite gang will
be put on.
KING street, just beyond Chestnut,
Is getting to be almost as bad az
Sweet Canaan used to be. There are
ig6ta and rows of all kinds going on
,here every day.
AIR. John y King will return from
hlountain LIKE Park III MARYLAND, on
TUESDAY. a letter received from him
yesterday states that they have had
several heavy fros.s already.
Mr.. John Downing, of this city, took
part In the sw mining match IN Penn.
syiyahia yesterday, and no doubt &c.
Quilted himself III such manner ae to
ing credit to the Old Dominion.
Charles lenkerty, m aged man, was
found in house in South Portsmouth
by Officer latem in starving and
dying condition. lie was sent 10 the
almsnonse, but is thought to be in
dying condition.
The Junior Eleven football team has
been re organized. Leaven Plummer
was reelected president and Ray
nond Ped business manager. They
expect to play some good teams dur.
lug the coming season.
Jack Lovett, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Jaier Siverson and
lodged IN the county jail upon charge
of cutting colored man quite badly
at West Norfolk some time during the
Spring. He has been n fugitive from
7ustice ever since the affair occurred.
Mrs. Johnson requests us to state
that it was not on accounted her hus.
bands quarreling with her sister that
caused her to take laudanum, but 1t
was because she locked her out for dis
obedience that made her do so. and
tbat her husband was in no way con.
Gerued In IT,