The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-23
PORTSMOUTH BY P|ECEhEAL
Odds and Ends of City News COL
lected into Attractive Mosaic,
WESTERN BRANCH POLITICS.
Warrants Signed. Number Of Profess
sions. Suit for Divorce. Injury
to Trucks. Sent to the Aims
house. Meetings at Monu-
mental Church.
The City OF Portsmouth went on the

= There wns scrapping match on
Middle street yesterday afternoon.
The meeting at the South Street
Baptist Church will continue all next
week.
Plank walks are being put down from
the Scottsville bridge to the church in
Scottsville.
Some one has poisoned quite a num-
Der OF dogs in Scottsville III the past
few nights.
A number of persons visited tho
Baseball Park yesterday to see the
home club practice.
Notice will be given in Sundays pa
per IN regard to the meeting at Cen
trail NJ. Il. Church.
number Of small boys will be be.
tore tho Mayor this morning for play
Ing ball III the street.
One OF the State officers of the order
OF Red Men visited Montauk Tribe of
Red Men lust night.
There was quite number of profes.
SONS oil inlth at the South Street Bup.
fist Church on Thursday night.
The chairman of the Board of
Supervisors OF the county was in the
city yesterday and signed the warrants
allowed at the Murch meeting,
Nilheo battery VIII meet Monday
night and collect III the funds for tick.
cts sold Tor the Polk Miller entertain.
ment.
Mr.. jacob kaufman, the well known
Crawford street clothing man, returned
yesterday from the North with his
spring stock.
a union meeting of tie District Bap
trict Churches will be held ut tho Sonth
Street Baptist Church next Friday. Sat
urday and Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
their regular weekly meeting at NOM.
mental Nj. T.. Church last night. The
attendance was fair.
Judge Watts and some other officials
OF the Seaboard Airline went M the
road MS far as Atlanta yesterday to look
after the boycott, etc.
suit was entered in tbe Cirnri,
Court yesterday by Irene n. Fisher
through q friend, for a divorce from
her husband, Edward n. Fisher
VIM. Il. Henderson alias Cana
Charles, who has been confined tn his
home for some time from sickness. was
on yesterday sent to the CITY aims.
house.
AS the court did not meet yesterday
'uo ShSc WIS Aot urea OF the white
woman mentioned III yesterdays paper
as having been arrested upon charge
of n felony.
Tho present cool spell, after SO much
rain, is injuring the truckers. pota.
toes in low grounds are rottinp and
strawberries have been thrown back
considerably.
There 10 considerable interest mani.
"
ern Branch, which Will be held Mon
day to elect delegates to the county
convention, etc.
Head tho advertisement OF we'll
established business, which is otfered
for sale. situated in one of the best
localities in the city. See advertise
ment aud address rs directed.
There viii be Il committee appojnted
from the Medical Society To meet
committees from the various charities
and other organizations in reference
to raising S3,UOO for the hospital fund.
Ii was rumored on tho street last
night that the position of Assistant
Boiler Inspector, which WAS held by
MIR. L. u. Fitzpatrick, had been abol-
ishcd and that Mr.. X. had been SO no.
titled.
The Portsmouth baseball team will
cross bats Tuesday with the Houston.
Tex, team. This will DO the first prac
tice game Of the season. Quite mum
Der will be on hand to see the homo
tenn play.
1t is thought by the public that the
sale of the old jail will not be con
iirmed. The chairman OF the Public
Property Committee thinks it wonld
cost the city twice much as it is worth
TO take it down.
Messrs. Breslauer a. Anthony. cloth
iers, have purchased the building in
which they have been located on High
street for several years, from Mr..
Dobie, of Norfolk. Tor $4,000. They
Will shortly remodel the same.
y series of meetings will DO com.
menced at Monumental NJ. T.. Church
next Wednesday night. Rev. Mr.. Lee,
who so successfully conducted meet.
ing few years ago Mt the Enngham
Street Church, will conduct the ser
vices.
The white man mentioned in ycster
day issue rs having been arrested for
shooting IN the street aud for threaten
ing to Kill another, was fined $50 for
carrying a pistol. So for dsorderly
conduct and 81 for shooting IN tho
strt etc, with costs added, making S3l. 80
Ill all.