The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-21
PORTSMOUTH NARRATIVES
Tales of Facts and Points of New
occurrences.
indiscriminate Shooting in Park View.
Richmond Rioters 10 Arrive. a
Youth Arrested For Alleged
Swindling. A Revival at
Scottsviile Baptist Church.

to-day.
All the churches were we'll attended
Sunday.
Mr.. hester Thomas was thought to
be dying yesterday.
The Richmond people will bring e
band with them to day.
Admiral Brown will send the Post
Band out on Memorial Day.
The open cars and conductors Tere
put on for the SUNNI err Yesterday.
lime tor assessment OF land In Nor
folk county was extended until July lat.
MIR. Samuel W. Cotton is extremely
81 with dropsy at his home In SCOTS
Vllle.
0tonewall Camp committee met last
night and completed all arrangements
Cor Memorial Day.
Edward Williams, oolored, was com
mitted to the county Jail yesterday for
carrying pistol.
There WAS quite thunder storm last
eight and heavy fall OF rain, which
LASTED for some time.
The police called for the envelopes
yesterday which were distributed for
Memorial Day purposes.
number OF yonng ladies and gentle.
men will visit Lake Drummond to day
an Mr.. ellis yacht CrIssle.
Nj. w. E. johnson wns sworn in as
sudge of election for the Second Ward
yesterday morning by Mayor Davis.
Friday will be Memorial Day. The
owners of lots in the cemeteries ara
requested to have the same put in
order.
The attendance at Monumental Rose
bud meeting Sunday was unusually
Fargo. The programme was most ex.
celleut one.
Nothing but civil business was trans.
hcied III the County Court yesterday.
Ih criminal docket will be called later
IN The term.
John J. Warren was appointed su.
psrintendent of the poor and Y. O.
Cassell county surveyor by Judge Port.
dock yesterday.
at Monumental NJ. L. Church to.nipbt
1t will be we'll worth seeing and il
something new in this locality,
All the SeabOard Air Line officials
went to Raleigh Sunday night to Wit
hess the unwilling of the Oonfederate
monument yesterday in that city.
FULLY :, 800 people saw the game be.
tween Richmond aud Portsmouth veg
tarday, which was the prettiest that
has ever been played on that field.
Workmen commenced turning tho
South Street Baptist Church around
yesterday. This will be the first brick
house that has ever been moved in tina
city.
There will be picnic at Soldiers
Home on the llth of June for the
benefit of the Sisters of Charity. This
fs the first picnic that has been an
nounced.
Constable Isham Is after gang Of
samale chicken thieves. There are siy
fn the crowd. One of the number ia
already In jail and admits having stolen
come chickens
Portsmouth Canton, +. NJ, left for
philadelphia yesterday evening via the
New York, Philadelphia ana Norfolk
goute to attend the dedication of Odd
Follows Chapel.
Saturday vicious dog bit colored
%omun on Glasgow street in the hand
ond small child on the body. The
Mnyor gave orders yesterday to have
the dog killed.
he w. G. L. U. will meet this after.
noon at $3.50 O'Clock with Mrs, II. j.
Saunders, No. 70i County street
Mrs. Joues and Mrs. Miley, of Nor.
folk, will be over.
4 meeting of the Street Committae
OF Council will be held in the Council
chamber to night at o'clock for n
continuance of the hearing regardIpp
she electric railroad
Mr.. William L. Hodges, with ion ~
Nlng il Bro, in South Portsmouth left
yesterday afternoon for Philadelphin.
where he will attend the dedication Of
Odd Fellows Chapel.
Capt johnson, OF the Franklin. went
60 Lake Drummond with partv of
ladies and gentlemen from Norfolk and
Portsmouth yesterday i'll n four horse
pleasure wagon OF a. l.. Williams
Thursday will be election day In tbis
city. 1t does not amount to much no
ihere is no opposition, but IN the conn.
" there will be big fight between tbe
e'rnlghtouts, fusionists and ipdeuend.
cnts.
Tue ladies who will have chsroe ~
the womaus' edition Of the Portsmonth
Star have established regular Office Mt
40. 1916 High street Mr.. Butts ten
|ore. Office hours, 10 to II a. M. 4
Co 7 y. NJ.
the Is. Y. z. U. gave E.
will concert last night Mt i 40
Court street Baptist lecture &; 4 W
~hIch WAS we'll attended. The y
Crnmmc as published in Sundays issne
gas carried ont,
Messrs. Sbreve * Msllipard tho con.
tractors Tor putting up the wire for the
Portsmouth electric road, have q large
force OF men Mt worh On o,la