The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-04
PORTSMOUTH NARRATIVES
Tales of Facts and Points of New
Occurrences.
ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRE FALLS
a Horse Stunned by the Current.
Reiprmanded for halooing in the
Street. Enjoyed an Oyster
Roast at Port Norfolk.
Odd Fellows Fair.

The orator for Memorial Day has not
set been selected.
Politics in the county is being
worked up to q fever heat.
The streets were never known TO be
60 muddy MS they are now.
Read the adv. of Ii. A. Hutchins,
City Collector. which can be found in
another column.
The funeral of Mrs. Whitehurst will
take place Sunday Afternoon at 3
O'Clock from 5l2 Fourth street.
The half day holiday On Saturday in
sn the general Offices of the Seaboard
Airline will commence TO day.
y number OF children were present
yesterday afternoon at the Grays' fair
and enjoyed themselves nightly.
The young man who had IL scrapplng
match ut the circus was fined s., 90
yesterday. The circus man was dis
nssed.
Tie criminal term of the Hastings
Court Will begin next Thursday. There
are several cases 20 come before the
grand jury.
he funeral OF Mrs. Inoz Whitchurst
will lake place Sunday. Due notice OF
she hour aud place will be given Sun
day morning.
Gen. Dnrnnd, who is here in tho in
sefcst OF Lilly y Co., says he had no
4dea that Southern boys were such
good fellows.
For want OF a quorum there was no
meeting of the School Board last night.
This Is the third month that the Board
has failed to meet.
Yesterday morning tie ferryboats
got behiudhaud whilo carrying the
circus over to Norfolk, and got the
echedule badly mixed for while.
Warrants will be Issued to day by
Justice Haynes Tor sixteen persons,
some white and some black, for tres
yassing and mutilatiDg the Portsmouth
Baseball property.
The police have been instructed to
Keep a strict lookout for oil suspicious
characters. The robberies, which nre
occurring in Norfolk show that there
IS n gang OF them IN this vicinity.
Eight youths were before Mayor
Davis yesterday for hallooing through
sbo streets on Thursday night, while
returning from the circus. lucy we're
severely reprimandcd aud discharged.
One of the teams IN coming from
she baseball field yesterday afternoon
drove so fast that it came near knock
Ing q gentleman down, who was cross
sng the street, ana running over him.
Capt. VIM. n. Rodgers, who for
number OF years was engaged in the
oyster business i'll this city. died Mt
Cape Charles yesterday. lie leaves n
wife and three daughters, who reside
Ia Norfolk.
y fair size audience was present last
night at the \. NJ. G. a. rooms to hear
5ey. Mr.. Simpson talk on 1.-The Power
of Thought" He handled his subject
with perfect case and made 1t very sin
aeresting from beginning to end.
The Portsmouth Cycle Club went
down TO Port Norfolk last night aud
had an old time oyster roast. 1t WAS
greatly enjoyed. Mulvey us usual out
aid himself. HIS place promises TO
become quite popular this summer.
Yesterday morning an electric light
wire broke on Crawford street while
she current was on. In falling 1t struck
o horse belonging TO Friedlin X Glen.
con, and ttunBed him very badly. At
sirst it was thought that the horse had
been killed.
Some time ago truckmGn who was
moving some one broke IL large glass
door Ill piece of furniture, aud then
carried the door to Wm. Langhornc's
drug store To have glass put III, and
saH failed to call for the same. The
owner can get 1t by calling.
Mr.. W. Il. Parker. OF Western
Branch, shipped the first crate of Der.
sles yesterday that has been shipped in
this section this season. He saws that
there never WAS more or finer berries
Than there arc this year. Next week
will carry OF n quantity of them.
The ladies' OF Deep Creek will on
Monday night open fair at the village
lall, for the benefit IF the new Ioaue
OF ODD Fellows. The members are
anxious TO eqGip thems elves aud have
not the ready cash, so the ladies' have
offered their. services. The members
OF the order from tho city are invited
10 attend.
After tts tsrtu