The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-18
BRIGHT, BREEZY IND BRIEF
Remunerative RambIlngs by The
Virginian's Rambler.
a Very Light Docket in the Mayors
Court. Women Arrested for
Stealing Corn. Police and
Firemen Receive Their
Pay. Personal Notes.
There will DO two excursions this

week.
There will be no meetings OF any
Sind this week.
The balloon msu landed at Lambert's
2out Friday night.
Police Officer Winn:ngder is taking
dis ten days holiday.
Thirty painters were discharged from
she navy.yard last night.
The public schools will begin on
Monday, September 3D.
Sanitary Inspector L. p. johnson
expects to come out this week.
MIR. Harry DaBhieils lett yesterday
Tor Smithiield to join his family.
Mrs. Capt. Vincent aud family are
sojouruing in Scotland Neck, n. G..
The police and firemen were paid
yesterday for the first half OF August.
Mrs. Clyde Il. Smith has gone to
Gloucester county on u visit for few
days.
Mir. John j. King left yesterday for
Mountain Lake Park. Nd, to Join his
family.
Rev. MIR. Kennard left yesterday for
Richmond to preach for Rev. DR..
Hatcher.
The Petersburg team will play Ports
mouth three games here, commencing
Rev. Mr.. Wool will occupy the pull
Eit of the Court Street Presbyterian
Church to day.
Umpire Mitchell left for Petersburg
yesterday morning. He will not UNI.
lire here again.
Constable Anderson arrested two
negro women IN the county yesterday
for stealing corn.
Rev. Fiuly Gayle who has been visit
sng III this city, LETT yesterday for his
home in Crews, Va.
MIR. -. V. Gaskius has been confined
TO his home for several days. but ia
now able to be out.
Mrs. Z. j. Lyons and family arc
spending some time at Panacea
Epriugs, in North Carolina.
Mrs. 5. +. Brooks. who has been
visiting w. &. Brooks, lett yesterday
moruing for Wrightsvilie.
Steuling of our papers still contin.
nes. Somebody will get into trouble
before they get through yet.
The only business III the Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunk"
who paid the usual penalty.
Capt. John w. Eapper and Mr.. G.
s. Sherwood left yesterday for Rich
mond on business for the city.
4 large purity Of young men will
icave here tonight at mid night Oh
week 5 fishing trip across the bay.
Vice President st. John and General
Traffic Manager Ii. w. b. Glover re.
turned from New York yesterday.
The Sesboari AIR Line Will carry
inost of those who go to Boston next
Saturday to the knights Templar cele.
bratiop.
There was slight fire in Brighton.
near the shell road. yesterday morn
aug. 1t was put out with but little
damage.
The electric road will DO com
menced this week, and it will be
pushed TO completion us rapidly as
possible.
Mrs.. W. -. Holdswortn and chill.
dren. of Philadelphia, daughter OF
Gunner John Gaskius. is visiting rela.
aives III the city.
Capt. uongland is building amud
bumper for MIR. Ii. L. Culpepper OH
che Nicely wharf. This gives employ
uent to several men.
The work OF laying the tracks to the
Union Depot will be commenced very
shortly. 1t will be great convent
ence to the travelling public.
Mr.. Henry Cuthrell, of this city,
has bsen confined to his home ever
eince the Ocean View accident. He
had one Of his ribs badly hurt
Mr.. and Mrs. james Lawrence. nc.
eompanied by Mrs. Anderton md Miss
Alice Bailey, have returned from Mat.
hews, alter months absence.
A colored boy named James Miller
while chopping wood yesterday acci.
dentally cut one OF his fingers off. He
Eas attended by DR.. McMurran.
1t iB snid that Rev. John w. Dauob-
trey has had more additions to the
membership in his church during the
past year than any Baptist Church in
she State.
"Dick" Knox, the baseball player, is
suffering with an attack OF typhoid
fever, and it will be some time before
lie will he able to play again. if he
does this season.
1t is more than probable that tn,
Filth Ward will have school estau.
sished Ill that ward. The board seems
40 think that there will be sufficient
funds received to pay the expense.
Yesterday Mayor Davis had case
between Russian aud negro, which
was continued from Friday and set for
srial yesterday. lie received u mes
sage from the Russhn requesting that
1t be continued until Monday Us lie had
gone to church, The request was
granted.
The Finance Committee OF the
School Board has been instructed to