The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-12
The Bright and Breezy Happen
ings, Giving Zest and Vigor,
CALL TO COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Copying Deeds. Filling up the Old
Wood Dock. independent Tickets.
Would-be Candidates, Take Mo-
tice. The End of Mr.. Lees
Great Meeting.
Hot cross buns to-day,

nC hlt SNNC
day until next Wednesday.
Chicken thieves rsded one or two
places in Brighton "Wednesday night.
There was no docket i'll the Mayors
Court yesterday. Not an arrest has
been made for three days
The Portsmouth Rife Company will
give Il military ball ut Armory Hall on
Monday night, the 18th inst.
Three negro women were locked up
in the county jail last night for disor.
derby conduct on the Streets.
The sale of the Portsmouth Land
Improvement lots last night drew quite
crowd. The prices ran good.
A colored mau whose name our IN
formant did not know dropped d cad
on Goodwin street Wednesday night.
The bell ut the Catholic Church will
not be rung to-day. This is the only
day in the yenr which it is not ruug,
Only small percentage Of tho mem
bers of the q. y. II. left yesterday for
Klchmoud TO attend the State encamp.
ment
1T is said that there will be one or
two independent candidates fer some
OF the city offices Oh the regular eluc.
zion day.
The meeting at the Court Street
Baptist Church is tho only one IN pro.
gress now. Tho attendance each night
az very large.
After the 18th instant no candidate
will be allowed to present his name 10
ihe Democratic Committee to be voted
Tor at the primary.
he stockholders of tho Cotton fac.
tory after remaining together until
hearly midnight. adjourned without
accomplishing anything
Il 3 =,
division l. Il. *. OF L. In which
they call attention to an item that ND
Yenred IN yesterdays paper.
Portsmouth Division at their meet.
fng Wednesday nigh; passed u series of
resolutions on the death of Col. Il. IA.
Nirnelson. They will be framed.
Dr, NJ. f. Dnugbtery aud MIR. T.. B.
Taylor have been elected delegates
and nlternate3 TO the Prcshytery
which meets III Norfolk on the 18th IN.
atant.
Portsmouth Cycle Club will have a
big oyster roost at Port Norfolk TO-
night. Mr.. Mulvey, the nea hotel
proprietor, will give the boys iine
tlme.
There will be some excellent Easter
music on Sunday in all the churches.
Ihe churches that desire to have IT
published will please send in the same
to day.
The police have fixed the time for
thelr summer leave. 1t begins on the
lst OF May and winds up September
RSth. During that time each man will
have ten days.
The Seaboard Air Line commenced
yesterday filling up the old wood dock
with dirt. The wall that row stands
on Water street will all be pulled down
and thrown III there.
Maj. Israel Townsend, an old resi-.
dent of this city, has been a constant
subscriber for fifty years OF the n orth
American Review, Philadelphia. On
yesterday he received letter from
the publishers thanking him for his
hindness and placing him Oh The list
OF free Subscribers.
The Republicans Of the county hevo
sent out the following circular: "Ibe
Republicans OF Norfolk county are in
rited 10 assemble ON Monday. April
22d. 1890. Mt II O'Clock H., "a herein
alter explained, for the purpose of
eiectin8 delegates to the comfy con-
sention, TO be held at Providence
Church on Tuesday. April 23d."
hev. MIR. Lee closed his meeting at
Monumental NJ. +. Church Inst NIGHT
The building was densely crowded nni
oil seemed loath to leave. it has been a
decided success, aud many persons
have felt tho influence OF the Gosuel
under his preaching. He will lenv.
here on Saturday for OnGncock. Va.
Ghere lie viii conduct meeting for n
week or ten days.
Lead the advertisement OF Mr.. j.
Eosonbaum Ill another column. in
which he oilers SPECIAL Inducements in
shoes. lie claims that his expenses
nre light and that lie gives the benefit
OF the same tn his customers IN uunlitv
and price. His shoes were all made to
order specially for this trade. When
IN want OF pair of shoes give him
call.
Some time ago nn abstract society
was formed III Norfolk for the purpose
OF making abstracts from deeds on
record. etc. Yesterday three nice
looking young ladies' applied at the
Clerk OF the Hastings Court Office in
sh's city aud asked permission to copy
such deeds as they wanted The re.
quest was at once complied with and
they set to work Mt the arduous task.
Gentlemen desiring fine Shirts can
now get the celebrated Bardenwerper
Dithmer brand III French percale,
Scotch madras, cheviot, pique and
white In all styles, made to order at
rhort notice. w. II. BEERS, sole agent.
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