The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-01
A CLUSTER Of CHOICE BRIEFS
Carefully Culled and Compiled for
the Busy Reader.
Fined For Fast Driving. Committed
For Thirty Days For Stealing.
baptizing at Deep Greek.
Accidentally Shot Himself
in The Hand.

Accidentally Shot Himself
in The Hand.
The mortality for August was I'M.
usually small.
Miss Estelie Wiersdorf is improving
after long spell of typhoid fever.
Miss Annie Powell left yesterday for
visit IN NanssmoDd county, Va.
The Portsmouth public schools will
enroll thor scholars Tomorrow
Rev. Z. II. Boggs will begin ser Q
of meetings at Beach Grove Church to.
day.
There are quite number of mar.
rIages announced to take place this
mouth
A chicken thief was run out Mrs.
Tyler's lot on Race avenue FRIDAY
night.
Miss Pearl Ealy, of Suffolk, is visit.
ing Miss Hattie Carr on Washington
street.
r. c. Hoffman, president of the
Sesboard Air Line, was in the city
yesterday.
Of Park View.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Thunes re-
turned lsst night from Rockhridgo
ALUM Springs.
Mrs 'Oharles Matthews will return
TO morrow from three week stay at
|Sobb's Island.
Mrs. Nj. L. Mayo returned to the
CITY, yesterday after several weeks stay
i'll the country.
Miss Alice Hodges. who has been to
the Retreat for treatment, has returned
much improved.
Mr.. Walter Stubbs areturned Friday
from pleasant visit of several weeks
| in Williamsburg,
A number OF small boats will go down
the bay to night SO as to be ready for
work on Monday.
Mira. L. j. brennan, of Brooklyn,N.
Y. is visiting MIR. Brennan aud family
| on Harrison street.
a white man has been summoned to
appear before the Mayor on Tuesday
for carrying n pistol.
The Portsmouth Commnndery.
knights Templur, will return home this
morning from Boston.
Communion services will be ad-
| ministered In the Methodist and
Episcopal churches to day.
Mrs. z. j. Lyons returned last night
from Shaw's Spring. n. &. She is
much improved in health.
Some of the cutters on streets where
the sewers have been laid are in fear.
l,ful condition and should be atten ded
to.
In another column five nicely furn
ished rooms are offered for rent; also
! plano for sale. See advertisement aud
| call as directed.
Gen. SsigfrIed, of the street rail.
| road, will be here on Monday, and it is
hoped that all matter pertaining to the
road will be settled
Thomas L. Sebrell aud family, who
have been spending the past six weeks
IN the country, returned to the city
yesterday afternoon.
| Justice Haynes had three negroes
| before him yesterday morning, charged
with stealing, but the evidence vas not
| suiii cient TO hold them.
The is some talk of adding anot her
story to the Union depot. There is
not enough room for the number Of
| employees IN the building.
The Central Rose Bud Society will
| meet this afternoon at , O'clock. Quite
| nm extensive programme has been ar
| ranged for the occasion.
Twelve persons were baptized at
Deep Creek on Friday by Rev. MIR.
Harris. This is & part of the result of
meeting held there recently.
asLabor Day Will be properly observed
at Mnlveys. There will be music and
dancing all day. At night there Will
| be grand display OF fireworks.
Rev. AIR. Mitchell will not return
in time to preach at his church to day.
Rev. MIR. +. J. Boyton has consented
| TO preach for his congregation
Edward Manly, the negro who stole
suit OF clothes from another man
with whom he was working, was com
mittsd to jail for thirty days.
Weeds and grass have grown M on
the OLD Jail lot several feet high. There
is number OF them in front OF the
same lot on High street. This is not
very attractive 60 strangers.
| Tho Misses Crawford and White
cleared SIS on their doukey party
Thursday night. The same will be
turned over to the building funu of the
Sonth Street Baptist Church,
Williams and Seymour. two of Jim
kidd's men, who thought that they
were out on the plains aud could drive
as fast AS they pleased, were fined 81. 80
for their amusement yesterday.
The next regular meeting CT the
Ladies Benevolent Christian Union
Will he held at the b. p. O. Elks hnll
to morrow Monday afternoon at $40
o'clock. A full attendance is reunasted.
A colored boy named Thomas Skin.