The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-13
PREPARING FOR THE BIG SEWER
The Mexican Exposition. Excursion
to Petersburg. Two Arrests For
Assault. Suggestion Adopted.
Engineers License Con-
spiracy. Schooner Sold.


DR.. Landlord returned to the city
yesterday morning.
Rev. Job Turner. of Staunton, was
In the city yesterday.
MIR. John z. Pettijohn, OF Lynch
burg, is at the Atlantic.
Mr.. Frank Whitehurst and Miss
Mamie Il. Burden will be married
Thursday evening.
The National Artesian Well Com.
pany has, it is said, Withdrawn its pro
position to the city.
Alessrs. w. j. Simmons S Co., are
laying u crossing on Main street in
front OF their store.
Hon. Simon Wolf and wife, OF Wash.
ington. u. o., are in the city, stopping
at the Atlantic Hotel.
Last night the guests at the marriage
Of Miss Blanche Campo were tendered
german at Mon tetiors Hall.
The advance advertising car of Hunt.
ing's circus Is preparing to leave the
CITY on the annual summer tour.
The llbeled schooner Sophia Godfrey
was sold yesterday to Philip NJ. Whes.
ton, OF New Jersey, for 81, 800.
! Tidewater Council Junior Order OF
Mechanics will give an excursion to
Petersburg on Flag Day, May II.
Miss Mary Merritt FREEMAN. an nc.
complished vocalist of Nashville. Tenn.
is visiting MIR, and Mrs. E. ID. Free.
man.
Mr.. Watkins Norvell, representing
the Manufacturers Record, of Balti.
more, is in the city securing business
for his paper.
a colored boy named Sam Lewis. OF
No. so st. Paul street. broke his leg
while playing in McCullough's lumber
yard yesterday.
Circle:No. of Kings Daughters will
hold their regular meeting this after.
noon IN the pastors study of Cranky
Street NJ, L. Church.
Key. MIR: Beauchamp, of Trinity NJ.
T.. Church, will deliver a sermon to
the Red Men of this city. by request.
Sunday evening, March oath.
Mexico will hold an exposition in
1896 and the Chamber OF Commerce of
Norfolk has received an invitation for
the people of Norfolk to participate,
Bishop Randolph will preach this
morning at the Episcopal Chapel at
Virginia Beach. At night he will
preach at st. Paul's Church, Berkley
A. L.. Sherwood was arrested last
night on warrant charging him with
naaulting MIR. w. a. Sbipp, at his
store on Church street, yesterday AT.
ternooD.
The fire engines "Church" and
"Rowland" were at work yesterday
morning on Plume street. near the
engine house, trying valves that huyen't
been IN use.
Workmeu began yesterday morning
TO excavate on Atlantic street for the
laying of the big sewer pip from the
sewer pump-honse to the river on the
south trout OF the city.
The police authorities are adopting
suggestion contained in an advertise.
ment IN the morning papers a few days
ago concerning the reporting of accl.
dents at the station house.
DR.. l.. L. Field has returned from
Washington, ID. c.. where he has been
taking course in the study of the
treatment of Infectious diseases. espe
ciaily the treatment of diphtheria with
antitoxine.
In the cepse-conspiracy
case United States Commissioner Small
yesterday discharged all the persons
who had been arrested. Two white
seamen, charged with desel tion, were
also discharged.
Frank Wiishin VAS arrested at his
home In Atlantic City Ward yest.r-
day. charged With an assault in Car
ter's Creek, Va. He was carried before
United States Commission Small and
bailed till Saturday at p. m.
Thomas Sykes, colored, was before
the Poilce Court yesterday morning.
charged with stealing So. so from the
house of Gertrude Reid, on William.
sons lane, and with setting fire to
bedding i'll her house. On tLe first
charge he was sent to Jail for Sixty DAYS
and on the latter he was sent on to the
May grand jury.