The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-02
PORTSMOUTH NARRATIVES
Tales of Facts and Points Of New
Occurrences.
a Mad Dog Killed. He is a Fugitive
From Justice. Will Take Three
Prisoners to the Penitentiary.
The Dog Census. Other
Interesting News.
ndip
There were no cour

Tickets Tor the Plnafore performance
for sale at J. ". >. Butts drug store.
A cool wave will strike us about
Monday. SO the Signal Bureau aays.
Sheriff Smith will leave for the peEi.
Tertiary tomorrow with three prison.
ars.
Catcher Chlds arrived yesterday
and caught in the game with the Nor.
folks.
Communion will be administered in
She Methodist and Episcopal churches
TO day.
ut. Rev. Bishop Randolph will hold
confirmation services at Trinity Church
Monday night.
mad dog was killed in Glasgow
street yesterday, The extreme heat is
bad on caninee.
Green corn made Its appearance in
market yesterday and were retailing for
c5 cents dozen.
There is n regular epidemic of sic k
ness among infants. Six have died
within twenty-four hours.
The postponed missionary meeting
at Wright Memorial Sunday School will
be held this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
The boys who were arrested for
throwing shells, were Severely rcpri.
manded by the Mayor yesterday and
discharged.
Several colored men who were at
work digging for the sewer pipe had to
quit work yesterday on account of the
extreme heat.
A member of the colored Salvation
Army held the fort on Crawford street
last night. He had quite crowd
around him.
Attention ia called to advertisement
OF ID. Is. Wilkins in another column.
which he states that he has on baud
nice dry wood.
Mrs. Solomon Barrett left yesterday
for Smithfold to attend the funeral of
her sister, Mrs. w. l.. Turner, who
lives near Smith6eld.
The police will begin the dog census
In few days more. In the meantime
parties who have dogs should pay MP
as speedily as possible,
Housekeepers cannot be too particu.
Tar In keeping their premises clean.
among children and the hot weather is
upon us.
There will be an excursion given to
Richmond on Thursday, June 9th. to
see the Portsmouth and Richmond
teams play. The rooters will 10 doubt
DE out in full force.
Col. w. ID. Stewart, Capt. r. G, Mar.
ehall and John w. I'll. Porter, delegates
10 the Grand Camp, Confederate Tete.
rams, which meets In Charlottesville.
will leave here Tuesday.
The Portsmouth tesm and the Roam.
okes will play three games of ball hero
aeSt week, beginning tomorrow. After
shat the home team will 90 to Rich.
mond and play three games.
Ihe new colored Baptist Church will
De thrown open one day this week for
white visitors. 1t ia one of the hand
soonest churches in this city, and re-
aectS much credit upon the push and
perseverance, OF tho colored race.
The last of the Portsmouth bova
came home yesterday Mt 9:l5, They
we're held over in Roanoke all dsy Fri.
day without mouthful of food and
some OF them hads no money 20 bnv
any with.
sames WALKER was committed to tho
county Jail yesterday upon q charge of
dlsorderly conduct 1t has since bean
learned that he is fugitive from ms.
sice, he having killed a man in North
Carolina and made his escape to this
city. ''
MIR. h. Westhers. o clerk in the
architects office at the Seaboard Air,
Lime. will leave this morning for
Aalelgh, where he will spend a few
days. Rumor says that he will bring
Raleigh lady to the city with him on
the 9th instant.
Rev. DR.. A. T.. Owen will commando
10 night and preach each Sunday NIGHT
during the heated term one of his serioe
OF sermoDettes, as he calls them, or in
other worde, twenty mlnutes sermon
Ills whole series will not consume mora
Than forty minutes.
There was rumor circulated that
the work OF carrying the sewer to the
end OF Columbia street had bean
stopped by some parties, but spcb ~
not the fact. Everything is moving
along smoothly and the work will be
completed before the time allowed or.
pires.
The woman's edition of the PORTS.
mouth Star will make its appearance on
Ihuredny, the Goth OF June, and Mrs
Isabella Charles Davis will opon tba
ace palace, which is to be u sort of SIM.
pleDent to the paper. on the Oath with
lecture on "Hospital Work" concern
ing which more hereafter,
Head the advertisement OF Hotel Yer.
non at Port Norfolk, in winch MIR.
Matt Mulvey gives notice that b,s
restaurants Is supplied with fish, crab
hnd all the delicacies of the season. The
electric cars will soon be in operation
then the hotel will become very nom
Jar. Mulvey is the right man in tba