The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
FOR RAPID READERS
Passing Mention Made Of Many Minor Hap
penlngs In the City and Suburbs.
FAlYS:suL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
En- order TO Got An Everything "a
WINS Necessary 10 Economize Spnce
ny Applying Condcnsec to Many
Items Worthy OF Much Moro TX.
tended Notice Than that Given.

This Is All Halloween.
mere was no session of the Hastings
Court yesterday.
me Rifies Will begin work actively on
their Fair after election.
Mr.. Coulter, State Secretary of the V
NJ: e. A. left yesterday for Richmond
ne Sryan and Sewall Club will have
olS ZINE Monday night at Oxford Hall
Miss Musa Cain has gone to Washing
tives.
The Board of Police Commissioners
VIII meet tonight and appoint substitute
policemen for the election.
ne NorIolk County Electoral Board
met yesterday and counted the ballots TO
De used At the coming election.
Co., "A wh:ie man was fined 81 yesterday
Ior riding bicycle through the streets
Thursday night without light.
Every voter should post himself how
TO vote. Instructions will be found at
the mead OF our editorial columns
Inc condition OF Mr.. Butt, who was
Dauly injured at Gilmenton on Thursday
was considered quite Serious Yesterday
Inc children of St. Josephs Academy
Were given holiday yesterday, and at
tended the Catholic fair in Norfolk in
body.
The negro Doc Bond, who was sem,
on 20 THE Hastings Court on Thursday
on serious charge. is quite politician
among his race
Two umbrella members got to fighting
yesterday afternoon because one invad-
ed the others territory and We're
both locked up
Gecldcd success, but 1t would look much
better If there was a larger attendance
of the membership.
Hon. Charles II. Bland spoke last night
before the Stonewall Club of Norfolk.
He speaks at West Norfolk tonight and
Deep Creek Monday hight.
The sewers at the, city and county
Jail have not been fixed yet. 1t causes
considerable trouble TO the jailer, and
Is liable to cause sickness.
There was large number OF Norfolk
county Democrats in the city yesterday,
consulting together over the outlook
and all seemed well pleased
The new telephone rates go mo effect
to-day. Phones can now be. had for
$50 year. This will no doubt add quite
a number "he list of subscribers.
The friends of Mr.. Charles Cone, who
iives III Preniis lace, will be sorry to
learn of his sad accident, which hap
pened at the Norfolk Knitting Mills.
The Police Commissioners met last
nigEt and decided to put on sixteen sub
stitutes on election night. All the regu-
lar force will be on in the daytime.
The reception which was rendered to
Rev. Mr.. Betty and bride shows kindly
feeling between the pastor and his
charge and is calculated TO do much good
Mr.. Lee, the lessee of the American
House, thinks that he will be able to
open by December 1st Heating pipes.
Nc. are now being run through the
building.
MIR. Henry kim says that the weather
is too warm for spinach and kale. II Is
causing 1t to grow too fast There is no
market for II yet. and will not be until
December.
Mrs. Gilbert stimson, sister of the late
Mr.. George c. White, arrived here last
night from Atlantic City, n. J., and is
the guest of Mrs. George C. White, 1909
Washington street.
Mr.. George McMurran was yesterday
appointed judge of election for the
First Ward to fill vacancy. Mr. James
r.. Miller was appointed for the Fifth
Ward to fill q vacancy.
The street force was engaged yesterday
laying stone gutter on Water street
from King to County street. There is
no place in the city that needed atten-
ton more than that place did.
number of Republicans were very
much incensed on account of the article
which appeared in the Virgnian on
Thursday, giving the utteranccs of Mr.
Bourke Cochran in New York
At mass meeting offhe congregation
OF the Fourth Street Baptist Church held
Thursday nightit was decided to call the
- -. '-dNISS, VI spOhtliHtSI v IL
ginia, to succeed MFR Kennard in the
pa":orate of tHeschurch,
"a gentleman said toNThe Nirgipian
representative yesterday: "Send me your
paper again. wartdo keep posted with
what is going on, and l find that can
do so better from the Virginian than any
other paper around here"
The members oc Central Church will
ask that DIR. Johnson, who is now sta
toned at Salisbury. Md. be sem: to
their church, Rev. Mr.. Edwards slime
having expired. DR.. johnson is said TO
be very able man, and is hard, earn
es; worker.
A letter VS. received yesterday from
parties in Princess Anne county by May
or Baird asking him please not 10 send
the negro Henry White. who was picked
up wandering around the streets in de-
mented condition, back there. because
they consider him a dangerous man.
The lester said that his original home
was in North Carolina Another com
mission will be ordered on him. and he
VIII he sent to the Asylum in Peters
burg.