The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-01
SOLDIERS AND NORFOLK AND CAROLINA.
a Fire Narrowly Ayortcd MT Murdcn's
Drug Store = Something About
Warehouse s.D''-AskinS Pertinent
Questions About the Increase In
tho Price of Coal.
This is All Saints Day.

The police will put on their winter
uniforms on Sunday.
The second track has been laid In
the Union depot yard
There was nothing reported at the
station house last night.
The Norfolk County Court Will ad-
journ OH Monday for the term.
The Hastings Court wound up it's
affairs for the month yesterday.
There will be business meeting OF
Central Epworth League tonight.
The game law has now expired and
all who want can gun as much as they
choose.
County and South strcdts will be
paved in the roadway In the spring with
Belgian block.
Constable Hodges yesterday arrested
a negro named Custer for assaultinG
another negro
Rev. DIR. Tudor delivered one of his
popular lectures at Central NJ. e.
Church last night.
The barroom license Of John T. O'Con-
nor, at 222 First street, has been trans
fcrred To $. Franklin.
The Portsmouth Athletic Association
are looking around for Il site on which
to locate their building, etc.
The weather interfered very much
last night with the audience at the
South Street Baptist Church.
Tho negro Sassy Scott. who was ar
rested in Berkeley Wednesday, is want
ed in this city on several charges.
The School Board will meet tonight
In their regular monthly meeting. 1t
Is important that q meeting shall be
held.
MIR. II. L. Maynard says that there
Is. no. truth in the rurnor that Mitchell
will manage the Portsmouth team next
season.
Col. W. II. Stewart will deliver his
famous lecture tonight on "Mathew
Fontaine Maury'' at Trinity p. T.
Chapel.
The counsel in the easy of Reiger VS..
the Atlantic and Danrille railroad, were
engaged yesterday preparing the case
for the Court Of Appeals.
Mag Whitehead, colorcd, was tried in
the Mayors Court yesterday. charged
with larceny Of clothing. She was dis
charged. the evidence failing to prove
her guilty.
AIR. Kitchen, keeper OF the County
street toll-gate. has Il child who is eX-
,remely i'll with membraneous Group.
He lost one short while ago with the
same disease.
In another column Mrs. ii. ID. Fanny
gives otice that she has appointed
4. t. Fanny rs her agent, to conduct
the grocery and meat business for her
In this city.
j.. ana her son Thomas. are visiting
her daughter. Mrs. II. A. Shannon, on
Dinwiddir street
The officers of the Third battalion
met last night and decided to visit At
lanta on Saturday, the 10th. at D.
III. The fare. &c. was fixed
There was number OF hmuscments
engaged in Mt the Y. NJ. c. A. last night
in honor OF Halloween. The young
men greatly enjoyed the sport
The horse attached TO the wagon Of
the a. and =. Tea Company got stuck
I'm one of the sewer trenches on Coun-
~ street yesterday afternoon, and 1t
took some time TO get him out.
The Brambleton football team have
refused 10 play with the Junior eleven
of this city, which was scheduled for
to-day. What is the matter? Are the
boys afraid of Portsmouth in football
as well as baseball?
On account OF the weather OF last
,isht only small crowd went down
to Port Norfolk to the oyster roast.
'ihcrc VIII be another next week and
II the weather is good no doubt there
will be large crowd
The members of the alumni OF the
University of Virginia residing in
Portsmouth, are requested to meet at
the Board Of Trade rooms tonight at
o'clock. All friends of the cause are
requested TO be present..
Those who are to take part in the
poverty party will have another re-
hearsal tonight Mt kim Hall. They
VIII give one of the best concerts that
has ever been given In this city. 1t
will be for the benefit of the Hospital
fund.
The residents of Park View held n
meeting last night to discuss some
plan for improving the condition OF
that ward. such as grading, paving,
and lighting the streets by electricity,
and to make such other improvements
as are needed.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of Mr.. John +. GaSitins, in. which
he gives notice that he will not be re-
sponsible for and doots contracted in
the name OF the sloop Adventurer or in
his name on account OF the said Sloop.
See advertisement
Mr.. Culpcpper says that the wharf on
which warehouse ID was located will all
be completed III less than thirty days
from the time it was commenced, but
owing to the delay in getting timber
the warehouse will not be ready In that
time. The trans have been raised and
the work Is going ahead rapidly.
There came near being q fire at Mr..
d. w. Murden's drugstore Wednesday
Some person entering carelessiy OF. by
m accident, threw a cigarette in his
awning, which was piled up on box
1t laid there and smouldered for some
time before 1t caught the awning, but
finally II broke out In u blaze 1t was
discovered In time to prevent what
might have proved serious FIRE
Mr.. James f. Maupin, OF the Norfolk
and Carolina railroad. says that the
Third Battalion, Of this city, and their
friends Will go to Atlanta by the Nor
folk and Carolina lima, contract hav-
ing been signed by the soldiers with
that COMPANY for n certain trice Our