The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-02
PORTSMOUTH BY PENCIL
4 Note Book History of Leading
Events Of the Day.
tYNCHBURG VS.. PORTSMOUTH
Independent Fire Company Not to Visit
harrisburg and Atlanta, Clergy
men on Pleasure Trip. The
Coming and Going of Peo-
pie We Know.

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from their bridal trip Yesterday.
The rain has prevented the teams
from the two cities meeting III friendly
contest.
The annual election OF officers of tho
Chambers Fire Company viii take
place to might.
The trip OF the clergymen to the
capes has been postponed Oh account
Of the weather
Mrs. Cuakley, wife of Louis Coax ley,
was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery yes.
turGay afternoon.
The rain last night caused the streets
40 have IL deserted appearance, except
around the hotel.
The general offices OF the Seaboard
Air Line Will close at O'Clock on
Saturdays hereafter.
There are several more Of the youth.
Sui thieves at large. The police are on
she lookout for them.
About 81, 800 worth of property was
cold by the Portsmouth Land Improve.
mont Company Tuesday night.
The Lynchburg club Will arrive here
shs morning and will play three games
With our club, provided the weather is
favorable.
An experience party will he held at
Monumental 81. T.. Church to. night.
n most excellent programme Will he
rendered.
IT the rain stops the field will be put
IN good CONDITION and there will be "A
game of bali uetwecn Portsmouth aud
2.ynchburg.
The Portsmouth Bicycle Club have
decIi.d upon "Wednesday, tho 18th
,ustaut as the time for opening of tie
club house ut Oceuu View.
1t Is sn,i that Mtssis. Balm * East.
vood vii! remodel the Central Hotel
aui put two stores under it. The up
1er part will be tilted up for Offices.
q Constable Branch, from Suffolk.
ca me down Yesterday aud carried the
negro, Brittle, bncli with him TO Suffolk
s}aitle is wanted III Nuusemoud county
for Arson.
The indies of the South Street Bup-
sertalniuent given ut oxford Hall for
khe benefit of the new South Street
baptist Church.
Officer WinuiuRder arrested negro
yesterday for allowing his horse TO run
at large. lie WAS tined : and costs.
For this lie became impudeut, for
Thlcii he paid s..
Constable lsham arrested negro
named Alexander Jones Yesterday, who
is charged with stealing 81. 30 from
MIR. Henry bunting some time back
and then made his escape.
Yesterday afternoon IA carriage with
two gray horses attached came dashing
down High street at full speed. They
were stopped near the ferry by some
colored men. No damage was done to
either the horses or vehicle.
The Hastings Court was engaged
yesterday III hearing the argument OF
instructions III the case Of Jim lid W.
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
rnllroad. Tho argument before the
sury Will begin to day.
y 1t was rnmored last night that n
married colored woman had shot an
other woman near the suburbs on ac
count of her husband, but owing to the
aateuess of the hour when the rnmor
startcsi, no particulars could be gath
cred.
The Portsmouth aud Norfolk Coun
~ Building Association held their
apnunl meeting last night ana declared
@ dividend OF ; 10 per cent. on stock.
She regular election of officers took
place. All the old officers were re.
elected.
At meeting of the Independent
2'ire Company, held Tuesday night
ihe COMPANY decided not to go to liar.
rsburg IN body next month. They
will probably go to Atlanta. They viii
hold their annual election of officers
next Monday night.
AIR. II. Thomas, who has been en-
Yloyed for some time with the Sea.
husrd Air Liue, has resigned, and left
for Columbia S. c. TO accept position
with cotton mill. MIR. j. ii. Boat.
wright, another clerk i'll this Office, was
promoted to this position
Constable Wmehurst requests TIE
fRGINIAN to stnte that unless drivers
Of teams discontinue their reckless
driving down South street during n
iail game, and especially on leaving
from the ground. he Will have to null
them. The street cannot be used for
such purposes, and there is no neccss-
ty for 1t.
tit'r thc GRIP.
diphtheria, pneumonia. Scarlet fever ty-