The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-29
Grains OF knowledge Dispensed With a
Lavish Hand for Entertainment.
WORKINGMEN AND CITIZENS MEETING.
TO Look INTO the Feasibility Of Fur
nishing Norfolk with Sn1cr.-Wori>
al the Railroad Shopa-Thc Attn.
lciic Club Mention OF People Iou
NnOw-W0ods OH Fire.

visiting in the city.
The crops in the county VIII prove al
most total failure.
Mrs j. II. Iiulcher of Richmond. is on
= visit To her son at Tl3 Court street.
All the candidates are required to
pony up their money tomorrow night
MIR. Walter WhitehurSt moved yes
tcrday into his new house in Park View
Charles Williams II colored mnte,was
fined 81 for drunkenness yesterday by
Mayor Davis
Read the advertisement of w. ~
White in another column and see what
lie has to say.
Tomorrow will end the first fall
month. Frost may be expected al any
time after that.
The baseball league meets October
Sth. Then the question of third place
will be settled
The street hands sprinklcd High street
yesterday afternoon, which made 1t
more comfortable.
Miss Katie Muilory. of Philadelphia
Is visiting her sister Mrs. Hugh Gilroy
Jr. in South Portsmouth.
At least onc-third of the ladies in this
city went to Norfolk yesterday morn
ing to see the circus parade.
Miss Ida Fletcher returned yesterday
from Washington, ID. c., where she had
been spending some time.
Quite number OF persons visited the
City Hall yesterday to see the Hebrew
observance OF Yum Ripper
County street ana the market space
looked deserted yesterday morning all
the Hebrew stores being closed
Nr. and Mrs. VIVA. NJ. Hope will re-
turn FROM Florida on Monday, after an
absence of two or three months.
"Old Man" Fu'!er is the only member
of the Portsmouth baseball team who
has not gone home He is still here.
Police officer shannon will go OFF on
his ten days leave tomorrow. He will
20 to Reading. Pa. with the tiTemen.
Tn" woods near ChurChand has been
burning Tor one OF Two days and unless
W" have rain soon ii vii do considera-
BILE damage.
There is plenty of work for the pres
cUt force N the Seaboard Air Line
shops There may be Il few more hands
taken OH shortly.
Tho work OF organizing the athletic
club is going ahead nicely. Quite q
number have signiiied their intentions
t. become members.
MoSsrs. II. =. Brooks &. Co. advertise
that they Will have fine white heath
presses Tor picking, etc. ON Monday.
The Democrats of Western Branch
Will hold their regular meeting to nom
mate q delegate to the County Conven-
tiUu ON Tuesday.
The military Of this city vii be in
spec'ed by Col Jo Lane Stearn on We'd
nrsday night next. The boys will show
UP with full ranks.
The public is showing its apprccia-
ton Of the improvements made. in The
Niiginian and are adding new sub
scribcrs to tho list daily.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunk and
several parties for having dogs ON
which no taxes were paid.
y white ana Colorrd man were ar
rested yesterday FOR lighting OH Craw-
ford street they were bailed for their
appearance on Monday.
'rh" next term OF the Hastings Cour;
which begins on Thursday. will Toe a
civil term. The regular grand Jury
term viii not come on until November.
Miss Palmetto Grimes is practicing
the children of Central sunday School
IN programme for Rosebud meeting
which takes place the first sunday in
October.
Miss Blanche Arnold. of Washington
y. {, who has been visiting the fam
lily OF Capt. Wiersdorf. left FOR her home
last evening. much to the regret OF her
many ffionds
The now schedule for the night train
on the Scuboard Air Line will 30 into
elfect tonight The train will leave 1T
l2:Ul a. m. and arrive in Atlanta , y
m. Eastern time
II is said that committee has been
appointed to look into III" feasibility of
IN" Portsmouth and Suffolk WS,or
company supplying Norfolk with
water. There is a plenty in the lake to
Ito it
Thchc will be Il meeting Of the work
'hEHiSn ana cltlHcnS generally at the
cry Han on Monday night to hear the
report OF the committee who went to
Washington in the interest OF the work
iagmcn.
If those who travelled across the Cos
port bridge had known the condition il
was in they would have hestatcd be
Tor" they Went over il. However. where
IGNORANCE is bliss II is folly TO be wise"
II il all right now
MIR. Charles T. Bland received n tclc,
gram last night from newspaper cor
respondent in Washington confirming
III" correctness of the specials sent out
from that city, that Secretary Herbert
had decided not Ia reduce or otherwise
interfere with the rate OF wages paid the
navy yard employees ut this port for
the quarter beginning October list
The issue of $l0O coo of bonds allowed
by the last Legislature for scwcring
Portsmouth, will not be sufficient To do
the work. and the next Legislature will
hr asked TO pass AN act author
ling the city TO issue $1,000 or $40 900
more sewer bonds. There is no cues
tion about the permission being grant
Cd, as the work must br complctcd