The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-09
PORTSMOUTH PARAGRAPHS
Interesting Items From a Snow
Bound City.
THE HARB0R HALF FROZEN
The New York Steamer and Its
Coat of Ice. Fifteen Days in
Jail. Few Hucksters Out.
Boy Hurt While Sleigh
ing. Personals.
Gee, amt it cold!

Gee, amt it cold!
There was but few mails in yes.
serday.
There was but little thswing done
yesterday.
There was plenty ice in the har-
Dor yesterday.
Ice formed half way across the
river yesterday.
The wind made sleighing very
unpleasant yesterday.
Read add Of G. W. Hudgins &
Go. in another column.
Read the add of l.. G, Long &
Son in another column.
I@At late hour last night the O. &
.. train had not arrived.
The street hands were engage ed in
clearing the crossings of snow.
Quite @ number of water pipes
burst all over the city yester day.
Items we're frozen up yesterday.
The boys indulged in skating
&nely yesterday.
The negro. John Wright, who stole
behring's from the city Jail, was given
sifteen days in Jail.
1t was very quiet around the court.
house yesterday. There were no
country people in town.
Only few hucksters ventured
out in the markets yesterday; none
of the fish dealers were out,
Miss Sarah WILDER, of New York
State, is visiting Mr.. L. V. Whites
family. at Swimming Point.
Yesterday afternoon lady was
thrown from sleigh on Court
1treet and was badly bruised.
MIR. j. nj. King reported for duty
as special laborer in the general
storekeeper's Office yesterday.
Miss Fanny Spicer, of Peters.
burg, is visiting Miss Mildred Hol.
liday at her home on Middle street.
A negro man was arrested for dis.
orderly conduct at r. L. Brooks
place Of business on Crawford street
The Benevolent Christian Union
will meet ut their rooms to day at
IL O'Clock to distribute goods to the
poor.
Nine tramps were accommodated
with lodgings at the station house
tuesday night. They LETT yesterday
morning.
The New York steamer came in
yesterday all covered in ice clear up
60 the masthead. The rigging was
oil frozen over.
Bette Hicks will appear in court
so-day to show cause why she
should not be fined for contempt of
court In not answering q SUNNI ons.
The snow along the different Dads
leading from the city seems to have
been much heavier than it was
here. Traina are blocked on some
of them.
A party of six North Caroliniape
started for home in their carts on
Thursday aud were compelled to
stop over on the way on account of
she extreme cold.
A force of men were at work yes
terday clearing away the snow from
she street car tracks, but the cars
did not run, and probably will not
Entll some time to day.
A small white boy, while riding
Oh sled behind a delivery wagon
was thrown of, and received 9
severe cnt over the eye by coming
In contact with piece of Zoe. o
Alr. l.. Z. Hall delivered q special
talk at the I. NJ. G. A. last night ON
the subject of telegraphy. He is
perfectly familiar with the subject
and made it interesting to ali who
attended.
A gentleman who came from NORTH
Carolina III cart yesterday morn
ang had his feet badly frozen. and
could not stand on them. He saws
that the cold was intense and IN =
short while he would have frozen to
death. He is at present ct one nj
she cart houses.
a white sailor was picked up near
she Navy yard gate yesterday morn
ting IN a stnpor from the cold. He
had been drinking and had gotten
that far when he fell. He WAS car
fled into the watch-house and was
provided for. 1t took some time to
restore him to CONSEQUENCES. A
little Longer and he would have
been corpse.