The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-15
An Abundant Crop Of Profitable
Reading.
FIRE IN PARK VIEW SUNDAY
School Board Tomorrow. Police
Commissioner. A Fatal Fall.
Lodge Services. A Woman
Almost Frozen. Life
in Canaan.
Sunday was the coolest vet.


The street car horse that fell Sat.
nrdsy night had to he killed.
There will be called meeting of
the School Board 70 morrow night.
Mrs. Vivyan, of Cardiii, Wales. is
visiting Der father, MIR. Horton, OF
Park View.
Joe Robertson, colored pauper,
was buried at the expense Of the
city yesterday.
All the creeks were frozen over
yesterday. The small boys enjoyed
themselves Skating.
Several persons from this city
went to Suffolk Sunday to attend
Capt. Stewards funeral.
Mr.. Edward Cutchiu, an engineer
in the Revenue service, has been
called here by the illness of his
mother.
The knights OF Dixie have pre-
pared very fine programme for
shelr entertainment tomorrow night
st Kern Hall.
A colored man had one of his feet
badly hurt yesterday while working
on the ship at the compress wharf
unloading cotton.
Master Carroll Bennett was the
auccessful young man in answering
the advertisement In The NIRGINIAN
OF young man wanted.
a colored woman fell in a fit in
South Portsmouth yesterday. Re.
Storatives were applied after which
she was sent to her home.
There was spicy case in the
Mayors Court yesterday, which will
not admit of publication. 1t was
dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff.
@Sweet Canaan broke loose Satur.
uny night. Constables Hodges and
Nhitehurst scooped in six OF the
denizens. They will have examiua-
tion to-day.
VIM. Elliott. colored, who lives in
Gincolnville. was fined So yesterday
zor allowing horse 10 work while
An such condition as to unfit him
aor labor.
The Port Norfolk factory an.
pNered Young Banchard's letter
yesterday. An officer Will probably
go after him. He is living under al
assumed name.
The advisory board in the Fifth
Ward Will recommend suitable
person Tor that ward to the Council
Tor election as member of tho Pc
flee Commissioners.
The ire III the cotton ship at the
Seaboard Compress WHAT, was nut
out Saturday night at IA late hour.
All her cargo has been received aud
1t looks like enough to ill two ships
ner size.
MIR. George W. Wood, who was
badly hurtat Tunis Mill, on the 7th
OF January, is slowly improving.
There were no bones broken at tile
aime of the accident, but he was
badly mashed.
4 reward OF 800 has been offered
10y the Seaboard Air Line for the
capture OF the party who changed
the switch at Portef's station, which
came near resulting III serious &C.
cldent and loss of life.
a colored girl named Lsura
Mingo was shot In the head Sunday
afternoon by boy named Tom ri
hott, with whom she had had n
quarrel. Dr.. McMurran WAS called
an and dressed the wound.
Fire III Park View SUNDAY morn.
Ing destroyed the store and conteuts
OF Mr.. Cnas. Owens. No alarm WAS
seut to the engine house, conse.
Guently the house burned to the
o. ound In very short while.
Mrs. Carrie ii. Mason, wife of ]
x. Mason, died suddenly Sunday
night from stroke OF paralysis M
her residence. 527 Glasgow street,
ahe remains will be forwarded tn
Greenyille County, Va, Tor inter.
ment.
The negro, Ed Shields, who shot
Httle Eli about week ago, was sent
on to the Hustings Court yesterday.
Three witnesses swore positively
that they saw him shoot tho boy.
Notwithstanding, he denies it posi-.
tively.
Commissioner Verdier, from Nor
folk, and eX Commissioner A. G..
friedlln. OF this city. were IN con.
fu!tnnon together for some time YES
terdny. Rumor says that two Nor.
folk officers will be hauled IN by
him ut the next meeting of the
board.
Seaside Lodge X. Of p. and their
Invited guests turned ont largely
Sunday night and attended services
at Trinity L. Il. Church. Rev. Mir.
tunhteD, preached an excellent SER
mon. The music which is always
good ut this church was better il
possible than ever.
The Attendance at the Court
street Presby terrain Church Sunday
night was very large. Owing to the
extreme cold the orders did not
tnrr out as they would had the
weather been warmer. His sermon
was a most excellent one and the
music exceptionally good.