The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-25
SHORT. SHARP and NENSY
The GIeanings Of a Day HeraIded
to the Public,
off for Great Bridge. Personal Men,
ton. Pay Your Dog Taxes. The
Virginian in Demand. Arrest
ed by Constable lshom and
Other Notes of Interest


The Hastings Court was not in ses.
sion yesterday.
"On to Richmond" will be the cry
this morning.
There will be an excursion here from
Matthews county to day.
TO day will be pay day for the
workingmen of the yard.
The Street Committee held an i'm.
portsnt meeting last night.
Thicken thieves raided two place in
Park View Tuesday night.
Thirty one caulkers were disohareed
from the yard tuesday night
Yesterday wnH the secoud day of the
Methodist District Conference.
There will he an excursion down tho
Senboard Air Line this morning,
Miss Maggie O'Dwysr, of Richmond.
Va, is spending week in this vicinity
with friends.
Two crazy negro women were
brought to the county jail yestereay
for confinement.
Portsmouth, Lodge b. P. o. Elks will
attend the Norfolk lodge sociable on
Friday at 3 p. N.
The Port Norfolk street railroad
make si1ty'si1 daily trips to Port Nor.
folk. SEQ advertisement.
Mrs. W. Il. Whisnant and child left
Oh the Seaboard Air Line Yesterday
for Charlotte on n short visit.
In the scrapping match on the
| suburbs Tuesday night one OF the
parties had his finger badly bitten.
Hon. Joseph L. Lawess, Secretary
of the Commonwealth, was In the CITY
yesterday and paid our Office visit.
A party OF yoapg ladies and gentle
men lett yesterday for Great Bridge, to
attend protracted meeting up there.
A colored boy named II. Csnoll was
locked up last night in the county for
stealing 10 cents from bar up town.
The water company opened mum
Der OF fire plugs yesterday and let the
water run OIL, but 1t has not improved
the taste yet.
MIR. j. Thomas Dunn has been ap
pointed foreman of machinists at the
Seabeard Air Line shops in place of
Mr. Geo. Leigh, deceased.
IHE VIRGINIAS was in demand wa.
terdsy. Everybody wanted to read
about what the Southern road 10 going
to do with the Swimming Point Nate,
Beginning this morning all parties
who have failed to pay their dog taxes
will be summoned to appear before the
Mayor and pay fine for failure 10 do
SO.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter 9. Lowry lost
by death Tuesday night their little
| sou. The remains were forwarded YES.
to-day to MCDOWELL, n. c., for inter
| ment.
With railroad booms, fine electric
roads being built, splendid sewerage,
etc., under construction, it looks as il
there WILL be- O greater Portsmouth
soon.
| large crowd will go to Richmond
to-day to see Portsmouth win from
Richmond. The game. Of the pas,
three days has greatly increased the
confidence in our team.
| Some steps should he take en- to rem.
edy the water standing at the corner
of Water and County streets, caused
by filling up the wood dock. A draw
pipe should be put down immediately
before the water stegnstes.
DR.. L. S. Hope. Health Officer, has
been consulted in regard to the best
color to paint the interior of the public
school, 30 as not to injure the chill.
dren's eyes. He will announce his
opinion little later.
| Tuesday while gang of men were
pt WORK III the swamp in Pleasant
Grove District Of Norfolk csunty,
clearing ont line for the Norfolk and
Camden railroad, Jessie McDaniels. a
colored man, had one foot nearly sever.
ed from his leg by another man
named Williams. The men were cutting
a log when Williams axe slipped, strik,
ing his companion. DR.. Eetheridpe
was sent for aud dressed the wound.
Constable Ishom, of the county, suo
ceeded yesterday IN arresting MT
Young. desperate negro who is
wanted IN the county for seriouly cut
ting o negro named Anthony Foreman
in February last, and has been at large
ever since. The same officer arrested
| Will Harrall. who hit q negro boy with
q brick, stolo So from him aud then
threatened to shoot him because he
told some parties about it. lie was
tried by Justice Haynes and was sen,
on to the October term OF the County
Court.