The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-14
in and ABOUT THE CITY
Local News Pleasantly Related in
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! he Work On the Sewers. Arrested
For Snatching Hat. A Wife.
Beaten Sent 10 Jail. Badly Bit.
ten BY q Dog. Broke
Her Piston Rod.

IL Will De lust one mouth before the
Atlanta Exposition opens.
Head the advertisement OF lawn
party, and go aud have IA good time.
The "Old Kit" fishing party loft last
night for days fishing ut Little Bay,
The painters III the Construction
Department are working Oh half time.
There are no courts i'll session and
will not be until the September term,
Peter Gayle WAS arrested by Con
stable Hodges for threatening TO shoot
Isaiah Cherry.
Mrs. Charles Matthews and children
left yesterday for ten weeks stay ut
Cobb's Island,
Attention is called to tho sale of the
property Of the late w. Z. Lawrence
in another column.
MIR. j. b. Martin, auditor for the
Seaboerd Air Line, is confined to his
home from sickness.
The City OF Portsmouth broke her
piston rod Monday night. Yesterday
the boats ran worry Irregular,
a colored runner lin the MAYNARD
had an attack of cholera morbus yes
terdsy aud had to be sent to his home.
MIR. Ii. Il. Wilkins has given to Mr..
Goo, King check Tor 81 200 as a dopa
ton to the South Street Baptist
Church.
On account of the rain last night the
wheelmen did not 70 to Port Norfolk.
SO the league will be organized some
other night.
The Port Norfolk street railroad
have been given just five days more
within which TO put Tenders on their
motor cars.
MIR. Ii. l.. Barnes and his two dauQh
ters. lneZ and Lillian, of Richmond.
are visiting MIR. Thomas Scott's family
on Middle street.
Gen. Seigfried was in the city on
Monday. Tie stated to the directors of
the road that he will be ready to begin
work next week.
Miss Annie Baskerville, Of Charlotte.
n. O., is visiting her cunts, Mrs. w. j,
Edwards and Mrs. j. Nj. Coyinptop.
4Oj Washington street.
MIR. j. w. Wilson left last night for
New York to attend meeting of the
Claim Agents Association, which Will
be held IN that city to-day.
Work on the sewers is being pusbed
ahead very rapidly. The contractor is
taking advantage of the good weather.
and making every day tell.
The members Of Tidewater Lodge.
l. .. .. f., nre requested to assemble
this afternoon at 3 o'clock to attend
the funeral OF the late q. W. Skinner.
Little Willie Newell, son of Capt.
Newell, uleiintendent of the Norfolk
and Carolina Railroad, was badly bit.
ten by dog at Primers Point on Sun.
day.
The Chambers boys expect to carry
quite number of persons outside the
company to Reading, Pa, on their
trip. Among the number will he some
ladies.
Jake Rogers. who brought his wife
from North Carolina here and then left
her penniess after beating her, was
committed to jail for inhuman treat
ment.
1t is said by gentleman who is in a
position to know that tue fare to At.
ANITA during the Exposition will be
Sl2.o0 Tor the round trip, which is |
cent mile.
Constable Hodges. of the county
arrested Alex Jones, alias Black Dis
mond, yesterday, for snatching q hal
from one Of the excursionists as the
train moved of.
Portsmouth Com nandery Knight
Templars will leave nsre for Boston on
the 21th instant. They expect to carry
about twenty members and number
of ladies with them.
Rev. Jack Rosser, the noted evanpe
list, is III the city on II short vacation.
do has just com pleted successful
meeting on Eastern Shore for Rev. ID.
u. .. Butts. There were 100 converts
Mr.. Charles Cone. superintendent fol
the Portsmouth Knitting Mills, loft lac
night for Philadelphia to purchase ma
ohinery for the Portsmouth Knitting
Mills. He was accompanied by MIR. T.
L. Fisher.
Death OF rsr. SKiuner