The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-11
LOCAL BREVlTiES.
Pointed and Pertinent Paragraphs Of
interesting City News.

Yesterday was pay day in tbs navy
yard.
Nearly all the private schools have
opened.
Rev. j. d. Powell will not withdraw
his resignation.
1t is said that Kobersons circus is
| coming tins way.
The attendance at the Circuit Court
yesterday WAS very large.
There will be a pigeon shooting at
Port Norfolk this afternoon.
Mrs l.. 5. Mnhoney Inns Como to
PHI adelphla to spend few weeks.
There was nothing OF interest done
in the Mayors Court yesterday.
MIR. H.. T.. Culpepper, ST.. coutin.
ues coniincd to his home on Court
| street.
Maj. j. F.Crocker and wife returned
yesterday from IL three months trip to
Europe.
The wharvos around the MAYNARD
looks bare. There is but one vessel at
tho yard.
Mr.. Ii. .. Lumber has returned from
Newport News where he Inns been for
tho past three weeks.
Mr.. Norman Hamilton returned
home yesterday from TWO months
trip to Northern cities.
Miss Blanche Arnold. of Washing
ton, u. G., IL visiting tho family of
Capt. Weirsdori, Court street.
Chief Eugineer Kirby, who Is on the
Texas, has been detached aud has been
ordered nome on account uf sickness,
MIR. Harry Ward. Of Washington, d.
o., who has been visiting tho Misses
Weirsdorfs. left for his homo vester
day.
gentleman named Stag, who is II
contractor IN this city, is extremely III
with typhoid: fever at Mrs. Persons
boarding house on Washington street.
1t Is said that High street mer
chant assaulted lady s fow nights
ago. for which he wss puniShed Unite
badly. The matter has been Kept very
quiet.
John Hart, colored. and ID. Gardner
had fight in the bar on the corner of
County and Crawford streets yester
day. They paid 81 each for their
sport.
This will DO tho last day that you
can vote for your favorite. so put in
your ballots. MIR. H. &. Williams.
manager, collects and counts them
daily.
Mr.. Morgan the wagon evangelist.
las come back to Portsmouth, where
lie will hold several meetings Oh the
Old jail corner. lie will soon leave for
| Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Edwards, of Nansemond coun
| ty. and Miss Griffith, of Georgia, who
lave been visiting Mrs George Il.
Atkinson, Washington street, left tor
| their homes yesterday.
Bad whiskey got the best OF several
| OF our young men Monday night, which
caused them To be dIsorderly and have
to appear i'll the Mayors Court YES
terday, where they were finod 50 each.
Inc dog question 10 ngitating the
public now. The people are making
inquiries to know why live or six hun.
drek people should be made to pay n
tax and hundreds of others do rs they
| please.
Ihe warrant against the Port Nor
| folk Halfway Company, charging them
with working on Sunday IN fixing
| their track, at the corner of washing
ton aud London streets, was dismissed
yesterday, the Mayor concluilng that
1t was necessity.
There ls more interest manifested IN
the three games of ball that will he
played between the two cities the last
oil tins week than anything that has
taken place IN this section for some
| time. Portsmouth will have n full!
| delegation on hand.
Yesterday afternoon a tire on n
| bicycle belonging 10 Master james
Humphries exploded while standing on
tho street and bursted both the trio
and rim. Iue noise was heard for
some distance. number OF people
came running, thinking that 1t was pis
| tol shot.
For abont three weeks co!ored
man. who had no home, has been
working around the Hospital Park for
his bourd. 4 white mau, who Is also
employed there, did not like the idea
OF tho man working for his victuals,
nad was continually taunting HIM abont
! 1t. The colorei man got tired of It,
= ali on Monday concluded he would
! Glt even with the white man and beat
him good. The white man had the
darkey arrested aud the Mayor dis.
missed the cuse.
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