The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17
CONCISE T0NII} Tales
SgeeiaGiIy GhTOaicIing tho Minor EysRtS.
and Occurrences Of Interest In The City.
THE GRlMEs' BATTERY FAIR IS OPEEED
Chicken Ti,icf Earned Svc. to t'se
County = Columbia street to BE
In.prevea Gnnis oEir,r. EisctcI
a Runway E1orsi, -'s'.,e rosisian
efaumrnEati:ia tititces' Sought For
an the military will attend services

All the military will attend services
with StonewaIl Cu.np on Sunday.
NicmGycr'S store, OH High street. was
found open last night and was secured
The mission services at Trinity l..
l.. Church last night We're well attend
ed
The only business in the Hastings
Court yesterday was one Qualification
OH an estate.
The new Baptist Church at Deep
Creek will be dedicated the first Sun
day in February.
The friends of Mr. William q. Lyons
iii thisN city will De Etau 10 learn that
he is Improving slightly.
Deputy Sheriff Carmine was out yes
terday Tor thp first time In several
wcuks he has been laid up undergoing
an operation
1t is said that the quarantine officer
for the port will he appointed from this
city this time. There are several pny-
si"igns after ii.
l'nc qu'eiu,lc of tho police station was
broken Gurini; the past few hours by
one dnnl-en man anc one lonely tramp,
who wanted shelter.
Farmets' !}a'sk held ihsr annual meet
in2 yesterday and reelected all the old
officers. \ banquet followed.
The railroad authorities nave stopped
tiiG chilArcn from using the platform
III ,he depot \Eard Tor roller skating.
The police VIII arres: any boys caught
skating therr,
Grimes i:aicry opened lheii fair last
night and ,ne!' isis the public 10 lend
them = hei.,iiS hand NY attending and
BY generous donations, which will be
thankluli> received.
Tia new s.anSipiuc or the Portsmouth
ana SuH"lS Wa;cr Company on cod
win street, was rut IN uSe ON yesterday.
T'hyir "a al present a Gcpth Of eighty
five Zee; of water IN thc Eip2 tank.
horse Gtj2ch=d - y cnunigy cart
hycunIr frightened al the train ci"es-
AMI ran away. and tErEcd the cart oyer.
anili;ig Gtivor and content % the cart.
lsrt l!ttiv damage was dona.
Nj ". l.. Spencer! member OF *.
Of r, l. ~ thc tty trying ~ organize
an cndcwinun! IaHl;. X. Il =. from sea-
become members and werc examined
las, nigh; l1y m Charles Culpcpnti.
The Bonrd e Supervisors % ths Coun-
IT, are guihE 10 rul tEa county end Of
Columbia street II ;;npd condition. They
cxpcc; tn maize this the ,nain tliaycm.til-
should put The cit%'a portion III good
order.
Asa Saunders. an old iaii-bird. who
cGmp'eisd q ssn,crca n TIE ely jail
Yesterday for StG.'!n:- cE.cl ms, We
turned .Vcr 10 tile vpaut.5 authorities
20 he looted ny for costs OF cour; on
u charge tiat Was az.,u.t him IN tho
county.
tn. vino nave landed in their
rnDic5 - Income menh.r7 ii The New
lodge % i val ArcSnl!n. which is about
to b. uSti,utrI on tilc uhuhs. ave
o. IanEai|. and pring thrir mo.ley
VITA thrla.
Thc negro woman who was arrested
c6arEaG with stealing = sheet valued u I
t.'tI ly-iive c2i.t. was dismissed uron
the u@ymcn; pf casts. she ~ Juid have
aalic;ca COLD that il helpless and no ono
10 leave ii s,ita.
ihe N!rriniau acknowledges The re-
cent q: Jac William aud Mar; college
lfo1tnly which L published II In,
COLLEGE. Among the ulmos .. tIc stan
Is Air. Joseph X. SaUldrf-. OF this city
VINO Is; hh!iiacaS manager. Zoe was
rrior 10 cnttiing William and Mary
connected with tbs %ir2iuian rs on.
OF its route hsys. re Wil! sd: make
Il mark for himself Energy and push
can accomplish anything.
q Co.'s: i,li.;s@-i. 1. E'oii%ai:a,tl, Syo-
CLASHES.
rho NirGinian announced Yesterday
the appointment &C Nessrs Nolan ANA
Halt t. two ur the hast positions il. tnc
ii"coilyn yard. Ii IS needless To say
;hat their friends in this city Were
charmed .; the news ur these gentle
men having won thnii positions upon
their merits and upon such were ap-
pointed Thia is not only e compliment
10 them. bnt y compliment to the me-
chanics generally in this city The Wiz
gilman has always insisted that there
are rs good mechanics, in this vicinity
i.i can be found in the world There
era none better and bur few equal and
the outside world is beginning to learn
il. Secretary iic"hart seems ia realize
this in appointing these gentlemen to
their positions. IL 81 luid also atiuu-
late him 10 send sufficient work here
80 that such class II men can L., kent
together and when needed can be call
Cd upon. Ike he has done with the
above two gentlemen. These two ap-
pointmcrts will be good ground for the
committee who will shortly visit Wash
ington in the intcrcs. nj this yard. 10
lay their claims before the Secretary for
more work They can safely tell him
that these two young gentlemen arc not
exceptions u tho mechanics in this sec
ton, but that there are plenty more
like them.
SiaTrinac ia ScottSyiiic.
Pr. VIM. Dunn and Miss hruin J,-icI,