The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-11
LEGAL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Pungent Paragraphs Pleasantly
Presented.
Arrested for Carrying Concealed
Weapons. Run Into Horse. A
PoIceman's Midnight Adven-
lures. Withdrew From
the Association.
Some OF the schools close this week.

Some OF the schools close this week.
Officer Calvert is enjoying his ten
Days holiday.
There will be shooting match at
Pert Norfolk Wednesday afternoon.
The Street railroad question will
come up before the Council to. night.
The attendance at Central Rosebud
Sunday afternoon was unusually large.
The Lynohburg team arrived here
yesterday and will play series Of three
games.
he woman's edition OF the Ports
mouth Star will make its appearance
uext week.
The 133d anniversary of Trinity P.
L. Church was appropriately cele.
bratsd Sunday.
Tho Board of Supervisors OF the
county will hold their regular monthly
meeting this afternoon.
Commencing Mt . O'Clock, instead al
ESQ, gives great many more people
chance to see the ball game.
The Portsmouth Methodist Sunday
tohool withdrew from the association
Sunday and Will form an association Of
their own.
There has been a large number OF
deaths in the past two weeks. and all OF
them have either been over 20 years or
under year.
Mr.. W. p, Conner was called to
Whsley1ille yesterday morning to be
present at the bedside of his mother,
who was dying.
There will be an entertainment at
Globes schoolEouse this evening for
the benefit of the Methodist Sunday
School in Scottsvile.
Capt. L. L. lyman, Chief of the
Police. returned home on Sunday and
vent on duty yesterday. He looks
nuch improved after his trip.
MIR. Saml Burroughs left Saturday
night for Baltimore, having been called
snere by tho extreme illness of his wife
Who Is visiting relatives in that city.
The naked tramp i'll the city iail
came near freezing Sunday night. Yes.
'erday Mayor Davis gave him nm old
suit OF his, so as to keep his body warm.
Don't forget the picnic of the A. 0.
q. at Soldiers Home to day, for the
henett of-the Sisters There will be
'ur trips to-day. For schedule see add
on this page.
The City Council will hold an sd.
tourned meeting to night. and unless
ahere are somo special meetings held
this will be the last one of the present
council.
Two negro men we're arrested Satur.
day night by Deputy Sheriff Siverson
for carrying concealed weapons. They
Rai five pistols, one pair knuckles. two
bowie knives and a razor.
Martha Jones, the negro woman who
shot four times at Emma Outlapd Sat
nrday, and one OF the shots making O
flesh wound, was tried yesterday, and
was sent to jail for thirty days.
There was an excursion in from
Richmond Sunday morning on the Pc.
cahontas. Some of them spent the
day in the city, whie others remained
on the other side of the water.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of lost gold watch and silver
chain; lost on either steamer Accomack
or between Hotel Portsmouth and Bay
Line wharf. See advertisement.
The negro VIM. SWurnip. who was
arrested by Constable Anderson Fri
day night upon charge of robbing
cars in the Seaboard Air Line yard in
Raleigh, WAS yesterday carried lack to
Raleigh by Police Officer Thomas. of
Raleigh. Wurnip admitted the stealing
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