The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-09
OUR DAILY REGISTER
OF The Things Heard and Seen In the City
and on the Suburbs.
The NARROW STREETS TO Be sRELLEu
a Nolle Prosequi Entered in the
Parks Casc-ncv. Mr. Edwards
Cunning Accidcnt-The Pythian
Fair-Mr. Porch and Not NIr. Thorp
Captured tho Brass Thief.

To-day will be payday at the navy
yard.
Admiral Brown left last night for
Washington on businesses.
Mulvey gave another oyster roast at
Hotel Vernon last night.
a small force was called in the con-
struction department yesterday.
"A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Isaac Fisher to wed Bette Glass.
The Pythians will sell tickets tonight
from MIR. e. S. Anderton's Office for their
excursion.
In another column store No. COS Craw-
ford street Is advertised for rent. See
advertisement.
Mrs. S. w. Carr. who resides at 1l16
Washington street, who has been Sc
rlously sick. is now on the mend.
The High Street Tacklers defeated
the Park Views yesterday by the score
OF y to 4 In Il game OF football.
The case OF Commonwealth VS.. Geo.
Parks, which has been in the docket in
the Hastings Court for some time, was
nolle prosed yesterday.
Orders were received at the yard yes
terday to complete all work OH the ships
at the yard in two weeks time A force
VIII be put to work on them.
Ladies who are to take part in the
Pythian fair met yesterday and desig>
mated the booths. etc, for each one. They
will commence work on Monday at City
Hall.
Francis Hodges. Il negro woman who
has Inquired extensively in the Mayor
Court of late, was sent to Jail for forty
five days yesterday in dafault of Il fine
for disorderly conduct.
Mr. S. ]. Porch writes The Nirginian
that 1t is mistaken in stating that Mir.
Thorp captured the negro brass thief.
He captured him. The Nirginian cheer.
fully gives him the credit
In our account OF the attempt to break
the county Jail the word Rasp was made
to read rope. 1t made quite q difference
in the sense. The raSp was to have been
used in filing out the bars.
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs c. H.
Sturternnt, Jr.'s little son was conduct
ed from the residence of his parents.
on Washington street The interment
was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The Council has decided to shell all
the narrow streets and put them IN a
first-class condition. County Glasgow
and South will only be given such re-
pairs q S are necessary for the winter.
Mr. Ernest Hartscll. Il jeweler in Mr..
{ ). Sherwood's store, received IL tele-
gram from Wilmington, n. c., stating
that his mother had been paralyZcd
He left on the North Carolina train for
home.
On Wednesday Rev. Mr.. Edwards and
Two other gentlemen went out cunning
FOR cartridges. In jumping across u
ditch Rev. MIR. Edwards fell on his arm
and hurt IL quite badly. He was unable
to use II yesterday.
stranger who should come to Ports
mouth and visit Fart View, Prentis
Place and all around the suburbs and
sec the number of buildings that are GO
Ing up, he would think that we are in
the midst OF Il big boom, but such is not
the case. 1t is only a steady, healthy
growth which Portsmouth is passing
through.
Last night medicine man gave an
exhibition ut Oxford Hall. The place
was 50 densciy packed that they closed
tn" doors and fastened them so that no
one could get either In or out. 1t is n
dangerous thing to do. If there should
have been cry of fire several people
would have been killed before the doors
could have been opened.