The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-21
PORTSMOUTH NEWS


call again aud they will give him
warm welcome.
The Democrats of Glebe School.
house will hold u district meeting on
October LIST to elect delegates to the
county convention. which will meet
October Sth to nominate a candidate
to the Legislature.
Tie case OF w. Ii. Barnes VS.. Gill n
Thomas, for damages, was again called
III the Circuit Court Yesterday and WAS
dismissed from the docket, the same
having been compromised between the
interested parties.
The case of Willie Hudgins, charged
with robbing the money drawer of
store on the corner of Green and
County street, was compromised yes.
tesday. The proprietor being satisfied
withdrew all charges.
Constable Branch. of Suffolk, was in
the city yesterday with his two little
daughters, who are very bright and in
teiiigent little girls. They entertained
lew persons with some beautiful
songs md recitations.
Head the advertisement OF Nichols n
White. III which they announce that
they Will receive this morning via
lay Line beat twenty-five baskets OF
Drnndylng purposes. See advertise
meDt.
number Of team drivers are COM
plulniuE about boys taking the rocks
that are piled on the sidewalks aud
throwing them in the streets, Teams
IN striking them are apt to break the
wheels and might cause horse to run
awny ami iujure some one.
we'll known young man. who had
been visiting on the suburbs. run into
what looked to him like catamount
aud lie mud not been drinkiog, either,
He Says that II would lie hard to tell
who was the most frightened, he or
the animal. However, euch gave the
other IA wide berth
The All Americas mud u portion OF
the Portsmouth team will pluv IA game
OF bull this afternoon at League Park.
The two cups recently won bv the
club will be on exhibition on the
grounds, and us this is the last Canc
Of the season there will no doubt be IA
good attendance. {
The menrhefs OF Chambers Fire
Company, to the number of about fifty
Will lenve on Monday, the Both instant,
VIA the Washington Steamboat Com
p"ny, Tor Hehdlng, Pa, where they go
to attend the Pennsylvania Stnte Fire
mems Association. They anticipate a
good time. They Will take their
purude reel with them.
The Portsmouth baseball team are
loud IN their praises of the treatment
they have received Jromsthc people OF
Portsmouth. Most of them are thor.
ougnly infntunted with the people.
Attention is called to the advertise.
in uE |
especial attention to his fine line Of
dress goods. He also calls attention to
his special sale counter, on which are
mnny bargains.
In our yesterdays issue mention was
maize that MIR. A. X. Parker, after
being III the employ of the Ola
Dominion steamship Company for
thirty years, had been discharged.
MIR. Parker called in yesterday and re-
questcd us to shy that he WAS not dis.
charged but had been retired on nc
count of old age. and that the company
hnd allowed him his September pay
and gave him SD month for the
balance OF this year
Mr. VIM. g. Nash caught negro
man whom he had in his employ at
the store trying to steal bolt of cloth
on Thursday. The negro threw i. i'll
box of paper aud covered it up and
tGen started to carry the paper out i'll
the yard. He would later i'll the day
have carried it OIL if he had not been
detected. He was discharged and
wonld have been arrested but for the
fact OF ore of the lady clerks would
have had to appear against him.
Port Norfolk has proved to lie
boon for tue Portsmouth people this
summer, and Mulvey has shown him.
self capable of running first class
hotel. MIR. Mason told The EIRGINIAN
yesterday that early next spring lie
would put i'll electric fountains aud
build II large pavilion over the water;
also bath houses. aud that the pluce
will be made equal to any Watering
place In this locality. 1t will be
place that Portsmouth people will he
proud OF
a member Of the School Board from
the Fifth Ward told the representative
Of this paper yesterday that the COM
mittee had about secured building
for the use of the Fifth Ward for
school purposes which will enable
them to take oil the Fifth Ward chill.
dren from the Second District except
those III the High School, and Will
allow Others who desire to attend the
school M opportunity to do so. They
expect to get possession OF the place
and be ready to epen October LIST
There has been quite number of
complaints made by our patrons dur.
ing tins week on account of the late