The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-21
VERY BRIEF BUT T0TAE POINT
Notes Prepared With Care and
Precision.
Supervisors Will Meet for Organiza-
ton. The Work of Track Laying
at the Union Depot. Ball Play
ers Had Nothing Left for
the Hospital Fund.


There will be big excursion down
the road this week.
Judge Watts will hold only one days
session in August.
The work of sewering the city is
progressing very nicely.
The corn crop III Norfolk county ia
haid to bs worry large.
After three days absence THE VIR-
sINIAN representative Ia back in his old
position.
Several persons were baptized Fri
Gay at the Bear Trap by Rev. Mr.
Mitchell.
Mr.. Geo. A. Cummings returned
homo yeiterday from his trip to the
mountains.
The Minneapolis will go in the Simp.
son dock on Monday to have her bot.
com painted.
Mr.. G. B. Murray hes gone to
Rocky Mount, N. G., to spend q week
with hia family.
There was some fine peaches in the
market yesterday. They retailed for
10 cents qsRrt.
There Was no docket in the May or's
Court yesterday, and has been none
for several days.
Miss Mamie Curran, OF Washington,
ID. O., Is visiting Mrs. Pat. j. Lyons in
South Portsm outh.
Read advertisement of e. Q. Brooks
Company IN which they advertise
fruits, chickens, etc.
The Chambers Fire Company have
decided to have moonlight excursion
On the 9TH of August
The Portsmouth team will arrive
home to DAY and play series OF three
games with the Norfolk club.
The Norfolk County Court will ad.
)ourn next week. Then there will be
no moro court until the September
term.
The police and ferry employees. after
paying the expenses of the rams Of
ball. had nothing left for the hospital
fund.
The funeral Of Mr.. George Leigh
will take place this afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence, No. 7O6
High Rtreet.
MIR. W. E. Seymour, agent of the
Y. s. Express Company in this oity,
left last night for Eastern Maryland to
spend several weeks.
There will be an excursion to
Matthews county on Wednesday night
next. Those who deeire can remain
over oil day Thursday.
drunken white man from West
Norfolk was arrested yesterday by
Constable Ripley. When searched he
had pair OF brasa knuck les on HIM.
Read the advertisement OF Il. s.
Brooks, in which he offers several nice
houses for rent, one on Crawford
erect. one on Dinwddie. 400 Middle
street.
The members of Old Dominion
lodge. |. .. O. F., are requested to
meet this afternoon at o'clock to pay
the last tribute Of respect to their de-
ceased brother George Leigh.
The meeting in the Y. NJ. O. A.
rooms this afternoon will be social
prayer service, and will be conducted
by AIR. N. Q. Pedrick. The hour of
meeting has been changed to 1870.
Capt Whisnant will commences next
week having the four tracks laid in the
new yard. AT present 10 road has
made any arrangements 10 come in the
depot except the Senboard Air. Line.
The Board OF Supervisors will meet
on Monday for organization. IL is
eaid that there will be two candidates
for the craftsmanship and probably the
Judge will have to decide the matter
The Rev. j, Il. Allison was called
eway this afternoon by death in his
family. The Rev. Il. j. Baytop. OF
this city, will occupy the pulpit of the
Court Street Presbyterian Church Mt
the usual morning hour.
The Board OF Supervisors or the Air
lime Turnpike shonld be made to drain
she lake near Cottage Place at once
al the refuse stuff from the COW
stables near there. runs into it and il
causing considerable trouble.
Notice is given that there will be n
special communication of Seaboard
Lodge No. 90. a. +. a A. NJ, this af.
ternoon at O'Clock for the purpose of
paying the last tribute of respect to
their deceased brother. George Leigh.
Mrs. James G. Hudgins, of Mathews
county, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Morgan, on Washing
ton and Bart streets for tho past two
months, left for her home Thursday
morning with Master Elmer and Miss
busie Morgan.
Thirteen hundred car loads of dirt
vas used to fill mp the old wood dock,
besides the ballast and bricks that was
dumped in there. 1t has made q de-
rided Improvement in that locality. 1t
would mako most excellent place for
the wagon and truck stand.
MIR. w. III. Hart, who was drauphts.
man at this yard for number of wears
Dnt for tho past year has been on spe-
Clai duty in Washington, has again
Heen ordered back to the yard and has
been placed In charge Of the draueht.
ing department in the Construction
Department