The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-15
THEY CALL 1T PRIMERS
That Is The Name Which Has Been Applied
to The Thompson Tract Of Land.
MR.. GRANTS FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Bitten Gn The EGG Ely Dog-Thc
Condition of Officer winninEder-
Sermon To.Si.ht-A County OH.
Ger Thrcntens TO XIII.
Sunday In Lent

Fourth Sunday In Lent
Some of the truckers had long faces
yesterday.
The March tenn of the County Court
begins Tomorrow
Read the advertisement of j. S. Craw-
ford i'll our local column.
A chicken thief was shot at twice
In Brighton Friday night.
The chancery docket will be called In
the Circuit Court on Monday.
Ned Small. a well-llnown colored res
taurant man, is dangerously ILL.,
Col Alfriend, or the Washington In
surancc Company. was In the city yes
te-day.
Officer Wlnningder was considered
much worse yesterday. He Is threaten
ed with pneumonia.
Constable Whtehurst Is searching for
two men who are wanted for beating
o woman in the county.
John Stewart WAS committed to the
county jail yesterday for two months
for an unprovOked assault
There has not been marriage lie
ense issued from the Clerks office dur
ing the month of March.
There will he prayer meeting at Cen
trail Church this afternoon At $50 o'clock.
All the young converts are requested to
attend.
There was no docket again yesterday
In the Mayors Govt This makes five
consecutive days that there was no
arrests.
Justice Rutter has issued a warrant
for the arrest of county officer. who
threatened to kill 4 man in his neigh
beihood
Rev DR. A. L. Owen will conclude
his sermon tonight; on the difference
between the I3aptists and Roman Catho-
lie Churches
Unless stay of proceedings Is grant
ed the negro Dowden viii hang at
Halifax. y. G.. on Tuesday, SO say the
knowing ones.
The owners OF the Thompson CITY
track OF land have concluded to call /;
Primers, by which name II Will be
known hereafter.
The bill making 4 tax of $50 on all
Dersons who sell fra sh meats failed TO
become law. 1t passed the House and
died III the Senate.
The City Council will hold an adjourn
ed ms citing Tuesday night to accept
the contractors bond for building the
sewer pump hos.se.
There will bs joint meeting of the
Naval Committee of the twol cities
Tomorrow at neon at the Board OF
Trade rooms, in this city.
Robert Fletcher. who was recently
adjuIged insane, was carried TO the asy-
lum al williamsburg yesterday by u
guard from that Institution.
\ crazy colered woman was broush.
over from Berkley last night, and was
lodged in the county jail. She made
II lively around there for awhile.
A small colored child living on Co
lumbia street. near Washington, drank
some concentrated I've Yesterday and
was badly burned about the mouth.
\ we'll known gentleman made aplca-
tlon last night for Il warrant for the
arrest OF q man whom he claimed fol-
lowed his wife and cursed and abused
them.
MIR. e. s. Hammll will leave fer
New York tomorrow night to purchase
spring goods His mother will accom-
pany him and while there will visit her
TWO nephews.
The following delegates have been elect
cd to the Grand Lodge of l. Q. Q. r.,
which meets in Charlottesville. April
14th next: w. $ Barton, delegate; Rev.
A. l.. Owen. alternate, Old Dominion
Lodge. No. .: James w. stroud. delegate