The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-01
PORTSMOUTH BRIEFS.
Newsy Items Brought In From
Many Quarters.

Politics in Norfolk county are
| getting warmed up.
There were no courts of any kind
in session yesterday.
Two sessions of the Mayors
Court was held yesterday.
The School Board will hold their
regular monthly meeting to night.
Tho condition of Captain John
d. Deans was little better yester.
day.
The Board of Police Commission
ers VIII hold their regular monthly
meeting Monday night.
Mr.. L. Ii. Virnelson is very sick
at his home on the corner of Queen
and Washington streets.
The Ladies' Union prayer meet.
ing will be held Friday afternoon at
o'clock at Monumental Church.
A number of the soldiers have the
matter OF visiting the Atlanta En-
position this fall under considers-
ton.
Owing to the lsteness of it's arrival
the publication OF valuable commu-
nlcatlon was necessarily postponed
day.
a crowd OF Sweet Canaanites
were run III yesterday morning and
bance.
MIR. Overton. the contractor for
the improvements at the county
jail says that he will commence work
on it on Monday.
Inc meeting of theFriends Church
VIII continue nightly for some time.
lev. MIR. Hall is assisted by Sister
Fh@be and Rev. VIM. Webb.
Mr.. George z. Cluviers who left
mere SO mysteriously about two
weeks ago, will return home with
the soldier boys this morning..
a horse belonging to one of the
Phyhlclans on Middle street had n
ut while standing in front of the of.
hce aud had to be carried away.
The Ladies' Sowing Society of
Monumental Nj. L. Church will oive
musicale at the residence of Mira.
A. X. Ball, 9l3 Cour, street. to.
night.
The case of the South Portsmouth
Musical and Literary Club was dis
missed yesterday, there not being
| sufficient evidence to send them on
| to court.
Attention is called to the dyer.
tlsement of E. @. Brooks e. Co.. in
which they announce that they will
deliver coal anywhere IN the CITY at
SO. 80 a ton.
a small colored child Was bitten
by dog on Colum bia street near
Dlnwiddle yesterday. The boy was
walking along when the dog ran up
to him and bit him on the leg and
then ran of.
Quite number Of citizens called
on Admiral Brown last night and
extended their congratulations. The
Naval Post Band was out in full
uniform and rendered him sere.
made, to which he responded. 1t
drew quite crowd.
Mr.. Joseph Abbott, Deputv
Sheritl of the city, caught in a net
Wednesday night ana early yester.
oay morning 600 pounds OF nice
rock hsh measuring from six to
twelve inches long. He caught them
near the Deep Greek Locks.
All OF our advertisers who desire
changes for Sunday must have them
IN our office tonight, or else thew
WIZ pe held over until Monday, ms
1t Is absolutely Impossible to make
SO many changes on Saturday when
they are sent in on Saturday night,
a petition from the butchers in
the new Market House will be pre-.
senied to the Council Tuesday
night requesting them to reduce
the rent or their stalls on account of
Tue guinness OF the times. They
claim that the stores sell more meat
than they do which cuts np the
trade.
Col. Joe Lane Stearn and the
oficers which have been already
published by us VIII reach here this
afternoon, and will examine the
newly elected officers OF the Old
DOMINION Guard. They will be
given supper at Mulyey's after the
examination Is over,