The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-12
FROM ACROSS THE RIVER
What is Transpiring in Our Sister
City.
Remove the Wagon Stand. The City
Hall for the City Officers. Per-
sonal Notes. Think Their As
sessment Too High. Work
on the Electric Road.

Three piouics left the CITY yesterday.
There was no docket ~ the Mayors
Court yesterday.
A number OF North Caroline melons
ere coming to market now.
Seaside Lodge, Is. Of F.. made about
go ON their excursion last week.
The wagon stand should be- removed
from its present location 10 some other
part of the city.
Quite humber of persons will go
over to Mathews county Sunday to the
prutracted meeting.
Miss Alice Bass, of Danville, is visit.
tug Rev. L. Men. Simpsons family at
216 Court street.
Capt. W. A. Young. OF Petersburg,
end his daug hter.is visiting Capt. Yer.
Ion on Crawford street.
Mrs. Il. :. Brooks and children will
.eave this morning for Gloucester
county 10 spend several weeks.
The Street Committee have mapped
out considerable work for themselves
before the Council meets again.
Hon. Il. l.. Maynard was on the
streets yesterday, after being confined
10 hls home for several days.
MIR. T.. o. Young has aold to Mr.. II.
J. Dashiells his house and lot on
HAT on street, in Park View, for So.
800.
An effort will be made by this Coun.
Gil TO have the City Hall laid of in
office rooms aud locate the city officers
there.
a largo number Of ladies and gentle.
men spent the day at the Portsm outh
Atlantic Clubhouse at Ocean View yes
ierday.
Mr., owen Ball is very aick at his
home in Cottage Place. He is suffer
,ug with nervous prostrstion and high
fevers.
A colored girl named Maggie Par
cons. while cutting some lIghtwood
yesterday. struck three of her tingoIs
%nh hatchey and came near cutting
them oil
1t Is said that work on the electric
eoad will he commenced by August.
Gen. Siegfriend is i'll New York making
arrangements to heve the iron shipped
right away.
There will be Q lawn party in the
Scottsyille Baptist Church yard to-
night, under the auspices OF the Youth.
Jul Cleaners.
A rideress horse came scampering
down High street OF full speed last
uight about 9 o'clock. He made every
one scamper.
IT IL salu that some OF the property
holders who think that their assess
Ments are too high will call meeting
shortly aud pass resolutions requesting
tAc Judge to reduce the same.
large iron safe belonging to the
Seaboard Air Line had to be holsted
Through ono OF the side windows into
The new depot. A derrick had to be
rieged for that purpose.
small u hIto child uop hitfap Inv 4,
dog on Washington street Wednesday
night. The little one, in passing,
smacked the dog on the head, which
caused him TO bite her.
Atlantic Division u. Il. X. OF 7. are
making arrangements to have Il picnic
at White Hall, on the Ware river, at
come future date. which will be an
nounced later.
A small colored boy applied for
lodgings at the station house Wednes.
day hight aud WAS locked up in cell.
lie was entirely forgotten until yester-
day VI the afternoon. When he got
out he was not long IN leaving.
Six of the clerks at the Seaboard
Air Line were notified yesterday that
their services would be dispensed with
otter the 10Th instant a cut will also
DO made in some OF the salaries, rang
lug from $50 Il month down to $40.
three nnYs-IhursdaY. Sriday aud
saturday.