The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
SHORT and 70 THE POINT
Things Happened Since The Vir-
ginian Went to Press Last.
The Water Works and Its Condition.
Sailed Yesterday Morning. The
Steamer City of Portsmouth
Withdrawn. Personal Notes.
Council Meeting, Etc.

| "A mda Jug uldS DOutu
| mouth yesterday.
| There will DO a meeting of the City
Council tonight.
MIR. Davenport. of London street. ia
quite sick Ut his home.
| Tho attendance at Central Rose Bud
Sunday was very large.
The Road Board of Norfolk county
was In session yesterday.
She Minneapolis sailed yesterday
morning at nn earl hour.
There was considerable rejoicing
over Portsmouih's victory last night.
Rev. j. d. Funsten has gone to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia ON visit.
Mrs. John Hutchinson ia extremely
ill at her husbands residence in SCOTS
vile.
Capt. e. v. White will leave this
week for Europe to spend several
| months.
There will be arge excursion down
the Atlantic AMI Danville railroad to.
morrow.
MIR. and Mrs. John j.. Thomas left
yesterday from Rockbridge Alum
| Springs to spend some time.
The hotel at Port Norfolk looked
beautiful from the water Sunday night
all lighted by electricity.
Admiral Brown has returned from
washington where he had been to urge
that supplies be sent to the Texas,
Jeremiah Reed was committed to- isii
last night Tor six months by JusIice
Tllton, of the county, for stealing.
The Lynchburg team is stopping in
| Norfolk. This should not be. Hotel
Portsmouth is now run very nicely.
The meeting of the Sunbeam Society
at the South Street Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon was very interesting
| indeed.
The water works water was awful
yesterday. The Health Department
should do something to remedy the
evil.
Mr.. VIM. G. Parker is building
$4,000 house at Prentiss Place. Mr..
Samuel CAST will shortly build out
there.
Messrs. L. O. Brooks u Co. have Oh
| hand carload Of fine wntermelons.
They nre the incest that have beeu in
the city this season.
| The Board of Police of Commission
ers met last night aud transacted rou.
| tine business of no interest to the pub
lie, and then adjourned.
| "A man named Costello, who lives in
| LlncolnTille, was str uc1 in the hea
with stick in Berkeley Sunday night.
He had bad cut on his forehead
number of people from Ports
mouth attend the meetings in Berkeley,
which are being conducted by Rev.
MIR. Qulsenberry nightly.
Mrs. Chas. l.. Gone assumed tenn.
porsry management of the Portsmouth
Cotton Factory yesterday. HeR will
| equip 1t with the latest improved ina
| chinery,
Miss Grace Nottingham, who shas
| been spending some time with Mrs.
| Henry Bernard. left for her home in
Raleigh yesterday.
Sanitary Inspector f. p. John.
| son, who has been confined to his home
from sickness. Is improving, and Will
| bo out in a few days.
MIR. j. Is. Waddell, who has been
employed as telegraph operator IN the
| Western Union office in this place left
last night for Atlanta. Ca, to take a
position there
| Aton Church organ, which they re.
Gently purchased at a cost of $4,000,
will be tested this week. They expect
to use 1t Sunday for the first time.
| Thomas Lynch and Martin Sullivan.
the two sailors recently convkted by q
| courtmartlal, were sent to Cobb Dock.
in Boston, yesterday. They were under
VIZ Uni BE VI ccESeaut dafwOrtl,
The VlRdINIAS acknowledges the re
ceipt OF copy of the EestIbuIe for
Jul y, 1t is full OF Interesting matter.
Ii Is gotten out by the Seaboard Air
Line and shows great enterprise on
their part.
The ferry steamer City OF Ports.
mouth was withdrawn from the line
yesterday and the Elizabeth and CITY
| OF Norfolk are both doing the work
until she is overhauled.
The two months time allowed the
electric road to commence work will
expire the last of this month, 1t iseY.
pected that work will be commenced
before that time if the iron can be
gotten.
The torpedo boat. which is to be
| placed on exhibition st Atlanta, Left
last night for that city. MIR. John A.
Mcdonald, who will have a Supervision
over the Government exhibit, left also
de could not get of on Sunday, as was
expected.
a white man who gave his name as
Charles FELTON, was picked up at the
ferry Sunday night IN an insensible
condition and was carried to the
| stationhouse where he remained until
yesterday. He had cut over his eve.
lie thinks he must have fell and done
the damage. lie was drinking and Loaf
| nil control OF himself. He left the
CITY soon after beino roioo,o3