The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-22
IN Ind ABOUT TIE CITY
A Crisp Condensation Of Yester-
days Happenings.
Thought He Was Monarch Of All t1o
Surveyed. Curious Cabbage
Stalk. Death of 4 Wel.known
Colored Man and Other
Interesting News.
Miss Hope Carr is visiting friends in


York county.
Read the advertisement OF u fine
house for sale in Park View.
The Port Norfolk furniture factory
have suspended work temporarily,
Tho streets on which the aewers have
been laid are in @ terrible condition.
The knights of the Essenic Order
will be organized TO night ut Maupln's
HILL.
All the old tenchcrs in Desp Creek
and Butts Road District were elected
yesterday.
How. lioke Smith left Wednesday
night on MIR. John Wiuder's car for
Atlanta. Ga.
The rain yesterday prevented the
shird game being played with the Pc
tersburR toan,
MIR. J. S. Crawford and family will
teare this morning for Berthe county
TO visit his parents.
ID. Il. Maynard, John l.. Watson and
Capt Pratt left yesterday for Nag's
uead on three days visit.
Miss Maggie Downing, assistant
principal OF the High School, returned
drom Bedford City yesterday.
w. g. Peck and Frank Hall, colored,
was arrested yesterday for disorderly
lion. John L. Lawiess was in the
city yesterday, mud went down 10
Ocean View wuere his family are stop
plng.
The juror Memorial Association
will hold lawn party to night on MIR.
". III. Peters lot al tie foot of Court
e.reet.
The City Council mas not yet located
tbe stand for wagons aad carts. conse.
Quently they still remain in trout of
the Union depot.
1t looks like the street force could
clean of the CROSSINGS on streets where
.he sewer pipes have been laid. This
would make walking better.
AIR. Davis, the engineer for the street
railroad. Will arrive hern this morning
aud will locate exactly where work Will
DE commenced on the road.
Tho Portsmouth team will leave to.
day for Richmond to play the last
sAree games Of the season with that
club. They expect TO have better luck
aniu time.
The Chesapeake and Ohio mail W hich
was due III this city at l2:20 p. IN. and
The y. H., were delayed. Neither
one reached this city until S O'clock
last night.
Inc ntehlnSI NieOI Slh Was ueIRSCu
two hours Oh her trip down the bay on
Gnesdav night, caused 10y q collision
with schooner. She received no
serious damage.
The Little Reapers OF the Fourth
Street Baptist Sunday School will have
lawn party on the corner of Fourth
and Nelson streets, beginning Wednes
day and endiug Friday night.
Joseph Butt felt yesterday like he
could whip nil creation mud started to
thrash woman by the same name,
Officer Hodges appeared upon the
scene and marched Butt off to the
county jail
Miss Eetelle Simpson, OF Elizabeth
City. n. G., who has been visiting the
family aof MIR. Moss ~. Broughton in
brighton, will leave for bone Satur.
day, 20 the regret OF many friends.
She will he accompanied by Mrs.
Broughton and child.
Capt. w. Ii. West at CORTLAND, Nor.
folk county, is noted for having differ.
ent enriositles growing on his farm,
Lust year he had "a pumpkin vine that
grew several hundred yards in length.
This year he has ono cabbage stalk
growing with ten separate heads Of
cabbage on the one etalk.
mayor Dnvls had the two women,
Clara Henekee and Minnie Evans. be.
fore him yesterday charged with keep.
tug disorderly house. After hearing
considerable testimony against them
and ut their solicitations he dismissed
the case with the understanding that
they would move right away, which
shey promised to do.
Each member OF the Portsmouth
Commandery, X. T., received yester-
day an accident policy for $1,000 on
lheir lives free) during their trip to
Boston. This shows enterprise on the
part OF some company. A number will
increase the amount and, of course, the
COMPANY that was so liberal will be the
gamers by the transaction.
Isaac Mitchell, we'll known negro
Cnn, who has been employed for n
0umtor of years TO usc the copying
press at tho Seeboard Air Limo and q
general utility man, died at his home
on Wednesday after short illness. He
|ill no doubt have large funeral.
The employees OF the road speak in com.
plimentary terms of him.
She scaboard Air Limo ana AtIantn
ENpoat;ion.
The Seaboard AR Line has nostoa
rates 10 Atlanta to the exposition from