The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-07
PORTSMOUTH NEWS
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Portsmouth Local News in Condensed
Form.

Form.
Saturday will be pay day in the navy.
yurd
big excursion will arrive here this
morning.
There are no tIdiugs from the escaped
prisoners.
Miss Leua May Edmonds has gone to
Richmond to sing in Mozart CONCERT.
Mrs. Ii. S. Brooks will return from
Ware Neck, Gloucester county, on FRI
day.
The Old Dominion Guard will go to
Ocean View this afternoon aud have
target practice.
MIR. j. a. Borum aud family will
leave to. morrow Tor Mathews county
to spend TWO weeks.
There is kind of side show aud
minstrel troupe performing ut Port
Norfolk every night.
Wm. Edwards WINS sent to Jail last
night by Justice Haynes for threaten.
ing to cut Buck Pegram with an axe.
runaway horse created some eY.
cltement on South street yesterday
while Ell runte to the baseball field.
The Junior Auxiliary, of st. Johns
Church, will give lawn party to-
night ut Miss Staples lot on North
street.
Mr.. James T. Borum and wife left
yesterday for Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs. where they will remain until
October.
Superintendent West, OF the County
Schools, held bis annual examination
OF white teachers yesterday at the
courthouse.
There were $500 people at Port Nor
folk Monday night. Our friend Mat
Mulvey took care OF largo number
handsomely.
Ice Jones, colored, was fined $40 in
the Mayors Court yesterday for beat.
ing his wife. In default he was COM
mltted to jail for ten days.
Miss Addie CHANNEL, who has been
visiting relatives in this locality, left
yesterday for Mays Head in company
with MIR. Paul Camp and family.
Miss Georgia Triple, of Green
street, and Miss ANNA Hubbard, OF
Court street, left yesterday for
Mathews county to spend the sum
mer.
The ysrd tug left yesterday for
Lower Brandon to bring the remaining
two monitors to this yard. She will
start with them this morning and will
reach the yard some time on Thursday.
large excursion train came in from
Goldsburo. n. G., overl the N. aud G.
Il. Il. They were switched off at tho
round house aud came down the 8. a,
Line track to this city.
y negro woman named Jane Laseiter
was arrested by the county authorities
last night and was sent TO jai for
twenty days for keeping house of Ill
fame in the suburbs.
a colored boy about II wears of age
named Pete Kemp was arrested upon a
warrant sworn out before Justice Rut.
ter charging him with criminally as
saulting Young girl. Two other bows
are connected with the crime. They
are much older than Pete, and will also
be arrested.
a negro man went into the store yes
terday on the Hodges ferry road where
Fine was killed. and asked to be shown
pair of shoes. After trying them on
he started to walk oil with them. The
proprietor tired shot at him but it
failed to take effect.
The remains OF Mrs. Morris, wife of
Rev. l.. Is. Morris, arrived last night
from Blackstone. The funeral will
take place this morning at IL o'clock
from the residence OF Miss Louisa
Morris, sister of Mr.. Morris, at No.
52i South street. Friends of the
family are respectfully INVITED to be
present.
The Seaboard AIR Line is selling ex
curslon tickets from Atlanta and all
points on the road to Boston aud re-
turn. to allow persons to attend the
knight Templar Triennial Conclave.
which will take place from the 10Th to
the Both inclusive. Passengers eau
take their choice via Washington or
New York, or Sonnd.