The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-28
Tales Of Facts and Points of New
Occurrences.
DANISH LIQUOR FROM CANAAN
Song Service. Warrants Signed. A
Negro Snatch Thief. Charges
Against an Officer. To Rush
the Street Railway
Construction.
Tuesday closes the oyster season.
MIR. .. D. Ball seems to TO be slightly


for this week.
The regular election comes off on She
Esd day of May.
Thursday night will be tue time for
the Odd Fellows entertainment.
Quite a number OF the truckers will
commence this week shipping berries.
Several parties have been MADE up
90 go out Maying on Wednesday morn-
arg early.
Mr.. W. II. Hughes, Jr., of Raleigh,
=. g., lie visiting relatives Ill Ports.
mouth.
There are some independent candi.
dates who will announce themselves
shis week.
Mrs, Paul d. Camp, OF Franklin,
va, is in the city, the guest OF Mrs.
w. j. Rogers.
The regular song service will be held
nj the Scottsville Baptist Church this
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The School Board will make another
attempt to hold q meeting. IL this fails
At Will be the third one.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was two DRINKS, who
we're lined the usual amount.
Head the advertisement Of counter
and shelves wanted, also delivery
wagon, and address as directed.
Mir. John j. King will have to resign
Che position OF Police Commissioners
when he qualities as IL Councilman.
Rev. MIR. Bosnian returned from
Eastern Shore yesterday and Will
occupy his pulpit both morning and
might.
Mrs. Il. j. Dodd will leave this
morning for Savannah, Ca, to visi. her
sister. She will be gone about a
month.
DR.. Charles Culpepper has moved
his residence from Dinwiddie street to
Sonth street between Court aud Din.
widdie streets.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
will hold special meeting tomorrow
might to hear charge against Officer
Long.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Baptist ASSOCIATION will be held
this afternoon with the Freemasou
Street Baptist Church.
Chairman Nlmmo, of the Board of
Supervisors, was III the city yesterday
and signed the warrants that were
allowed at the April meeting.
The Portsmouth Atlantic Club will
have their opening at their clubhouse
at Ocean View this week. The bows
will have royal time on that dav.
A small colored boy named Enos
Surrus, who lives on Smith street.
accidentally cut the end of one OF his
fingers oil yesterday while cutting some
wood.
Rev. ). L. Etheredge, OF the North
Carolina Conference, will preach to
might ut the Ehiugham Street NJ. e.
Church. Mr.. Etheredge is former
Portsmouth boy.
After Tuesday no liquor Will be sold
in Sweet Canaan until after the Judge
disposes OF the petition that has been
cent IN protesting against the sale of
tiquor III that locality.
The Portsmouth team will play three
consecutive games with the Norfolk
seam, beginning to morrow. AS there
As much rivalry between the two teams
large crowd may DO expected.
negro snatch thief attempted to
fuatch pocketbock from n lady named
Williams yesterday morning on tho
corner OF South ANA Middle streets.
iio missed his mark and ran on.
AIR. j. W. Cotton picked few Der
Tles from oil h!s farm ON SCOTS creek
friday and sent them to market YES
aerday. This IS the first home iruit
GLat has benin the market this season.
Mrs. NJ. 4. Davenport, the well.
Tnown missionary and female eyaure.
Ist, OF Baltimore, Is in tue city on a
VISIT to Mrs. Carolina Lewis on the
corner Of Chestnut and County streets
Ii is said that the battle ship Texas
will be able to go III commission about
ihe first or middle OF July. and per.
1aps earlier, if there Is no delay in get,
fiUg the balance OF material that is
needed.
Application will be made to the
Council by the street railroad to be
allowed to put switch on the north
fnd Of Court street. SO that the belt
ilne can be run without any DELAY
whatever.
Despite tho weather the Portsmouth
Grsys' Carnival was well attended lust
night. Without fail the Naval Post
tand will be on hand Monday night
mud furnish music for thosc who wish
10 attend.
An evenings entertainment for both
large aud small children. 4 magic
snnlern exhibition. II Punch md judy
show. music unlimited, plenty of ice
cream aud cake at Mrs. w. Il, Dilrs
BIG Washington street.
There will be no regular meeting OF
fhe City Council until the 6th day of
May, but an effort will be mnde TO get
special meeting for the purpose OF
hearing an application from the Ports.
mouth electric road to be- allowed the
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