The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-07
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
A Few Short But Interesting Local
Paragraphs.
FINED FOR BEATING HIS WIFE
Case of Sherwood VS.. Seaboard Air
Kline Continued. A Small Colored
Girl Committed to Jail. Con-
diton of Williams IN
changed. Personal.

S'o'toSN' ~ SO''e'''
There are no courts IN session at
this time.
The filling of the old wood dock pro-
crosses slowly.
The pesky house fly is getting to be
very troublesome.
There has been several very heavy
eogs in the past few days.
MIR. 9. II. Edwards Is critically i'll at
his home on Glasgow street.
The City Council will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting to night.
1t is said that bears ure getting
numerous around Deep Creek.
There are seven cases to come be-
fore the grand jury on Thursday.
Mr.. Charles Minch is extremely ill
1t his residence on Clifford street.
a negro msu was fined 81 aud cost
by Justice Haynes for beating his wife
gu sunday.
The case of blocking Union bridge
will he decided by tue Mayor this
morning.
The missionary meeting ut the South
Street Baptist Church Sunday was
well attended.
The Board of Supervisors of the
county will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Tuesday.
The W. Q. L, .. will hold their reg
nlar noontide prayer meeting at the
:. NJ. O. A. to-day ut II o'clock.
Mrs. w. IL. Brown, formerly of this
city but now resident of New York
city, IL in this city visiting frie nds.
The Road Board of Norfolk county,
was IN session yesterday and trans.
acted business connected with the
6oads.
Fort Lane should be ditched SO as to
carry oil the water. During the re-
cent rains the water stood there in
puddes.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, of the Y. NJ.
&. A., Will hold their regular III ontbly
meeting this afternoon in the room Of
the Association.
The new addition to the county Jail
Is about completed. The Board OF Su
pervisors will have to accept the Same
before the cells are put IN.
1t ls said that a shooting match is
being arranged between MIR. VIM,
Hurst and capt. IrGnmer for 500.
The same to take place at Port Norfolk
come time shortly.
Yesterday morning one of the en-
ployes at Thomas railway in attempt.
ing to push his boat overheard at the
Cat Hole fell overheard and took an
unVoluntary bath.
A small colored girl about II years
OF age was before the Mayor Yesterday
Tor iewdness and disorderly conduct.
She was fined 81. Being unable to
pay 1t she was committed to inil.
mere were several cutting scrapes in
Sweet Canaan Saturday night. Anthony
freeman was cut i'll the neck. Wm
Durham and George Douglass were also
cut, They were attended by DR.. Rob
crtson.
The band attached to Uncle TOMS
CABIN, which gave n performance mn.
der tent last night, paraded the
streets yesterday and made the most
hdeous noise that has been heard for
come time.
There will be no moro ball PLAYED in
Portsmouth until the Goth of this
month, but the Portsmouth and Nor
foik teams Will cross bats for three
days III Norfolk next week, beginning
Oh Monday.
The Circuit Court. Judge Prenlis
presiding. convened in special session
Yesterday to hear the case of Sher
wood vs.. Seahoard AIR Line. Ono of
the attorneys and some witnesses being
ausent the Court continued 1t until tho
Novemeer term of tho Court.
The negro Williams, who bod his
throat cut, was considered to be in n
critical condition yesterday. He is on
board his ship and not at tie hospital
Owing to not being able to get the
ambulance Saturday night. n CARRIAGE
was procured and he was carried To-
his ship.