The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-25
Brief MATTERS MENTIONED
Che Happenings ofthe Past Twenty
four Hours Found Here.
The High School Commencement.
The Bicycle Races. Sent 10 Jail
For Sixty Days. Lawn Par
ties. The Supervisors and
the Street Railway.


There will bs no military turn ont
on the Fourth OF July.
To-day will he pay day in the navy.
gard for the workIngmsn.
DR.. Griffith Maupin, of New York, is
q. home visiting his mother.
The High School commencement ex-
ercises will take place tomorrow night.
The fiscal year for both city aud
government commences on Monday
ucx:.
The county Jail had three additions
20 the already crowded place, oil
black.
Tue City Council will meet Thurs.
day night to wind up the business Of
the year.
The bicycle races will como off to-.
morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock at Part
Norfolk.
Not moro than half the children of
she public schools are attending school
shis week.
The new Board of Supervisors will
not meet until the 22d instant for or
Sanlzation.
There WIS one criminal caso tried in
she County Court yesterday. He was
lined So and COST.
MIR. Henry Wittler. of Baltimore, il
Siltlng his daughter, Mrs. Chris, G.
Eiler, OF Park View.
school OF small children came over
from Norfolk yesterday morning and
had picnic in the Hospital Park,
There Will he large attendance Of
people from of the Branch ut the meet.
lnB OF the Supervisors on Thursday.
The commencement exercises of St,
Joseph's Academy will take place this
afternoon IL the school room on King
street.
Yesterday was ST. Johns Day. 1t
was appropriately observed by the
Masons. a banquet Was served last
tight.
A colored youth named Willie Car
Ter WAS arrested Sunday, charged with
ateahng s. from L. I. Griffin, OF the
county.
AIR. Halligup. who was 30 badly
injured by his horse running away
about ten days ago, is still unable to
leave his room.
A weil-known young man was ar.
rested last night charged with stealing
81 from Joe the Chlnaman. He was
edmitted to bail until this morning.
There were several shots fired in
rapid succession Sunday night near
midnight in the upper portion of the
city. No one seemed TO know the
cause.
Capt. r. O. Marehalls two sons have
both passed successful examinations,
one at the United States Academy and
che other at the Virginia Military In
stituie.
II the present Board OF Supervisors
Go not s0ttle the railroad question il
<ill be delayed a mouth, az there can
got be another meeting until after the
Board organizes.
The Park View Baptist Church
organized q Sunday School Sunday
afternoon with twenty i've children
aud elected Mr.. George Il. Trant as
superintendent
The services at the South Street Bap
tist Church Sunday were we'll attended.
3he pastor spoke III complimentary
terms OF the manner in which his con
gregation had worked together.
The baseball schedule having been
somewhat changed the Portsmouth
club will return home Wednesday
nignt and play Roauokes three games
she last OF the week and go to Lynch
burg on Sunday next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moore lost by
death their infant son Gilman B. aged
fevon months. The funeral services
were conducted from their residence,
sl3 clifford street, yesterday afternoon
by Rev. MIR. Edwards. The romans
we're INFERRED in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Sheriff Cromwell. of the county, has
not yet made known who his deputies
will be, end those who expect to DO the
favored ones are on tho fence and can.
not tell what to expect. He will, how.
over, relieve their minds this week.
The court will adjourn so they will
have to qualify before il does.
A colored excursion wont from
Portsmouth to Stover's Station on the
Sosboard Air Line Sunday to assist
an the dedication Of now colored
church near there. They returned
near night Another one went to Suf-
Eolk yesterday. 1t was given by the Il
Q Club who had q brass band with
Them.
The funeral OF Mrs. Georgiane Bur
roughs took place Sunday afternoon
from her lato residence corner of
Elihngham and Griffin streets. The
tervices were conducted by Rev. MIR.
flaIl, assisted by Rev. j. ID. Powell,
alter which the remains were taken to
1lmwood Cemetery in Norfolk for in.
terment, her sons, at her reouest. act.
ing as pallbesrers.
Charles Coston, the man who was
arrested for stealing an anchor and
swivsls. was seut to jail yesterday for
sixty days. 1t having been proved that
she articles belonged to the medical