The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-23
BUT A GLANCE NEEDED
Get the Gist Of Several Items of News
Interesting to Portsmouth People.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
IN Order 10 Get liza Ali the News It
Was Necessary to Economixc Space
by Applying the Condenser-aianS
Items Worthy OF Much More E1'
tended Notice Than that Given.

The Hastings Court was not in session
yesterday.
Tie street cars are now run without
conductors.
The successful meeting at Deep Creek
Church has closed.
Admiral Brown Will return from New
Y ork, this morning.
Miss Jennie Jones, of Baltimore, IS
visiting in Park View.
Sharp's circus will be here to-day. AS
usual we may expect rain.
Miss Kitty Maritonie of Richmond, is
visiting friends in this city.
The force at the Seaboard Air Line
shops is sbeinE increased all the time.
General A. E. King will address the
Republicans OF this city at oxford Hall
tonight.
A number of the sewrs that carries
off the surface water were all stopped
I'D during the rain.
There is q demand for figs for preserv-
ing purposes. Any one who has them
can get a good price.
Miss Willie Jarvis, who has been Wis
iting on the Eastern Shore of Virginia,
returned home last night
Those who will go 10 Isle Of Wight to
attend the Baptist Association, Will
leave here on Monday next
Mrs. Matte Schmclz, of Hampton. a
sister of Mrs c. II. Phillips. of this city.
died in Hampton Monday night.
Freight is running SO heavy on the
Seaboard Air Line that two sets of
clerks are kept busy all the time.
Attempts We're made to enter three
different places in Brighton Monday
night but none OF them were successful.
The Port Norfolk electric road will
commence running half hour trips to-
dav instead of fifteen minutes as for
merlv.
The condition of Mrs. NJ. y. f. Cain
was considered critical yesterday. Her
pa y
result.
Baseball has died natural death
All the players have gone home, and
even the little boys have lost interest in
the sport.
Mrs Mary Mclaughlin has gone to
Petersburg to visit her sister, Mrs Col.
j. D. Brady. She will remain for about
two weeks.
The entertainment which was to have
been given at the South Street Baptist
Church last night was postponed on ac-
count of the weather.
An effort was made to organize a
sound money club Mt the Seaboard Air
Line shops. but only two men signified
their intention OF joining.
y negro named Edward Parker was
locked up in the county Jail yesterday
upon the charge of having broken into
a house in the county.
The announcement OF the withdrawal
OF MIR Deyer from tlG Congressional
race was great surprise TO his friends
and supporters in shis city.
A coored man while at work at Phil
Inns & Mahoneys mill yesterday had
his hand badly lsrcerated. He was at
tended by DR.. a. a. Bilisoly.
Politics are getting up 10 fever heat
now. There have been several warm dis
cuss!ons. Hold your temper, boys. as
election is some time off yet. :
FNorty-siX pupils We're transferred from
the Fifth District school yesterday to
the Second District on account OF the
crowded condition of the former
The pigeon shooting that was % come
eff It Port Norfolk yesterday was post
poned on account of the weather 1t
will take place this afternoon at $50
Messrs. Sam Flynn and John II.
O'Connor have formed co-partnership
for the purpose of conducting the under
taking business. Both men are we'll
known in the city, and vii no doubt re-
ceive their share of the patronage. In