The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-17
LOCAL BREViTiES.
Yesterday Happenings Told in Pleas.
ant Manner.

from the Construction Department last
night.
The balloon ascension Yesterday
afternoon ut Port Norfolk drew uuite
a crowd.
There are but five prisoners in the
city jail, and most of them are there for
only few days.
| The only business i'll tue MAYORS
| Court yesterday WAS one drunk. who
puid the usual fine.
"Sancy" Scott was committed to the
county JUL for thirty days yesterday
for beating woman.
| Probabilities promises tho suffering
humanity relief from the prcseut
hot spell by Sunday.
Read the add of W. c. Nash, in
which he offers special Inducements
for the next ten days.
No steps have been taken toward
compelling the Postal Telegraph Com.
pany to take ont Il license.
| Mrs. Laura Sauds, of Wilmington.
Del, Is visiting the family OF MIR. John
Il. Nelson. No. 9l2 Washington street.
| Miss Rosa Crews, who has been Wis.
iting MIR. aad Mrs. Bsrksdale, on Court
street,, lett for her home, ia Chatham,
| Va, yesterday.
| country negro came in town yes.
to-day with his fingers badly mashed
by falling tree. They were dressed
by DIR. McMurran.
Master John Ii. Parker and Miss
Mamle Il. Parker Will leave for Glou
cester county to morrow to spend the
| balance of the summer.
Miss Petit Num-, who has been visit
lug her cousins, the Misses Pollard in
Norfolk county, left yesterday for her
home, in West Point, Va.
| The sailors on the Texas have named
her the "TeNas Steer" Thoy think
she will be good one should occasion
arise for her to show herself.
| Rev. John E. Wool. brother of Mr.,
/. }. Wool, OF this city, will occupy
the pulpit OF the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow. both morning aud night.
| John Long, the negro who was ar
rested IN Suffolk by Constable Ander
son for stealing boat. was sent on to
the County Court yesterday by Justice
Haynes.
| Contractors for houses should be re.
| quired to keep the cutters in front of
the buildings they are putting up
cleaned out and free at all times from
distractions.
The grass on King street is still
there. 1t would be we'll to let the COW
boys Craze their cattle there. The
grass would be removed quicker that
way than any other.
MIR. Porter, department Commander
OF the u. a. r., who Is resident OF
Roanoke, became very such stuck on
Portsmouth. He speaks in glowing
terms Of her people.
MIR. Edward Powell will leave fol
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs this
morning to join his family, VINO are
sojourning there. He will be gone for
about ten days.
Mrs. Peter Y. johnson and daugh
ter, have returned from the springs,
where they had been, in hopes that
Miss Johnson's health might improve,
but she continued to grow worse. &c
they came back home.
A senate OF the knights Of the
Ancient Essences order will be organ
Ized next Thursday night at James
Thornton Garrison Hall, on High
street. All charter members should
be on hand.
Mr.. Il. L. Brooks treasurer of Ches
apeake Lodge. No. 1850, knights oi
Honor. paid to Mrs. Caroline Massiug
ham yesterday check for 81, 900, the
amount of insurance carried in the
order by the late John Massiugham
Yesterday at o'clock, Rev. Mr..
Mitchell, of the South Street Baptist
Church. baptized several candidates.
The ceremony was performed in the
river, near the north front of the MAYA
Park.
MIR. d. b. Sears, the delaulting plv
masters clerk. who was sentenced 10
two years imprisonment, and was
afterward released by Judge Hughes,
WAS III the city yesterday. 1t is pre-
sumed that he came here to surrender
himself to his bondsmen.
For several nights suspicious
looking negro has been lurking
around Washington street, between
County and Columbia streets. Thurs.
day night he was run out of the yard
OF the representative OF this paper by
lis dog. who made him beat a hasty
retreat.
MIR. Charles l.. Outten received a
telegram yesterday announcing the
death Of his brother, Mr.. John T..
Outten, which sad event occurred in
Baltimore. MIR. Outten was we'll
known iii this city, where he resided
for many years, and his mauy friends
will be panied to learn of his death
The remains will be inferred in Bal
timore.