The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
NEWSY LOCAL RECORDING
On Various Topics Gathered
From Many Sources.
A DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mayor Davis After the Clubs. A
Small School Girl Run Over
and Badly Bruised. Work
on the Baseball Field
Begun.
Ash Wednesday.

Asu w eun6SQay.
The derrick across Green street
was removed yesterday.
Politics are getting thoroughly
warmed up in the county.
Read the lad" of Joseph @.
Owens, in another column.
Judge Portlock adjourned his
court yesterday for the term.
Five caulkers were called in the
yard yesterday. Three out the five
were colored.
There will be between sixty and
seventy witnesses examined in the
club cases to-day.
Mr.. Thomas Martin, formerly of
this city, but now resident of
Mathews county, is in the city on
business.
The work of laying off and fencing
in the baseball field has been com,
menced and will be pushed ahead az
rapidly as possible.
The case of VIM. Ricketts,. for an
assault on ID. w. Ripley, has been
withdrawn, MIR. Ripley expressing a
desire not to prosecute the case.
Constructor Baxter will shortly
leave this yard aud go to California
to take charge of the Construction
Department at Mare Island yard.
MIR. j. Z. CAST has purchased the
old market house from the Seaboard
AIT Line for $50, the same to be
removed after the union depot is
completed.
MIR. A. j. Phillips will commence
to-day to put new front in his two
stores under Oxford Hall. They will
be lowered to the ground. 1t will
make decided improvent.
There will no doubt be q large
crowd present at the Mayors Court
to hear the club cases. Five of them
have been summoned to appear and
show cause why they should not paw
license to do business.
sit is said that an organ costing
81. 500 has been ordered for the new
colored Baptist Church, and thew
nope before another year rolls by to
have set of chime bells placed in
the steeple Of their church,
The condition of MIR. W, II. Car.
ney, who was stricken with paralysis
some weeks ago, remains uncbanpe6
and it is feared that he will nsyer
recover the use of his lin BIZ again.
The application of the Atlantic
and Danville railroad in the suit of
Reeger will be argued to- day before
Judge Watts to have the case re
moved to the Circuit Court. at the
conclusion of this case court will
| adjourn for the term.
Yesterday morning little school
girl, while hurrylng to school. in
crossing at the corner of King and
Court streets was knocked down by
a team that came around the corner
very suddenly and bruised about
the arms and body.
The Portsmouth Star of Yesterday
says that MIR. Henry Kim contem.
plates building a hotel where the
old Mansion House stands and will
take IN all that property from the
oar per shop to the postoflice and
that MIR. Mat Mulvey will lease it.
he ladies connected with the
Park View Baptist Workers will
give tea Thursday night at the
residence OF Mrs. Fred Beasley. on
North street, In Park View. II will
be quite novel affair. The public
are respectfully invited to patronize
| them.
The case of Mr.. Walter Nee.
charged with selling from his bar
| on Sunday last, was called IN the
Mayors Court yesterday. At the
request OF his counsel it was con.
tlnued until Thursday, tho 2Sth, at
p. m. The case is looked forward
to with much interest, there being
some peculiar circumstances con.
nected with it.