The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-07
Alternate Doses Of These Two Extremes
With a Wild EoIlan Accompaniment.
THE MAD REVELS OF A HIGH WIND.
Telegraph Poles, Trees, Houses and
aminations = Sent 10 the County
Jnil-Good Effect Of the Ruin ON
the Streets -Pcrsonals.

There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday.
There has been but one marriage IL
censc issued this month.
Mrs ]. w. Truett has gone to Como,
N. c., to visit her brother.
Atlantic Lodge, X. of p, conferred de-
grees on two candidates last night.
School Board will hold their regular
monthly meeting tonight at o'clock.
There will be considerable business
before the Council next Tuesday night.
Yesterday was q regular April day,
with succession of showers and sun
shine.
II is almost certain that Hotel Ports
mouth will again be thrown open to the
public.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchers little son does not
seem TO improve any. 1t is feared that
he will not recover.
There was some sharp lightning, I'M
accompanied by thunder. at an early
hour yesterday morning.
Our South Portsmouth prophet has
entirely disappeared. He has not been
heard from for some time.
Mr. w. n. White calls especial atten-
ton to his advertisement OF bicycles in
this issue. See advertisement.
Mr.. Richard Liggin and Mrs. Annie
Alpine were married Tuesday night ut
the residence of Rev. j. w. Allison.
In our yesterday issue the printer
made us say that Grimes Battery only
made sl.50. 1t should have read $3.50.
The old wood dock which was filled
up by the S. Al is settling very fast.
Yesterday there was quite q crack
there.
Mr.. Dan Ainsworth, OF this city, has
been promoted from second 10 first
lieutenant in the Unitel States Revenue
Service
Atlantic Division, u. r. X. of p, will
have an installation Of officers on the
18th instant. 1t will be followed by u
banquet
Attention is called to advertisements
OF Messrs. Breslaucr 4 Anthony. In
which they offer TO dress you cheap
and neatly for n small sum.
Yesterday morning 4 large handsome
showcase which stood in front OF the
Famous Shoe Store was blown over
and was smashed all to pieces.
y colored boy named Harry Parker
who lives at co. Washington street, was
badly scalded yesterday about the face
by letting a tea pot of hot tea fall on
him.
Rev. DR.. A. d. Mayo. who has been
Visiting the public schools In Norfolk
and lecturing to the teachers, will visit
the school teachers on this side next
week
y sneak thief took advantage of the
wet weather Tuesday night and scooped
in number OF mats that were left in
porchcs on Washington and South
streets.
The uniform which has been selected
for the Portsmouth baseball team is
very much admired. 1t can be seen in
MIR. j. w. S. Butts store window on
High street.
Constable Hodges picked up three
negro men who We're playing era D in the
street yesterday. The officer came up
on them before they knew he was any
where near them.
The Portsmouth baseball team will be
quartered over j. Rosehbaum's store,
on High street. They will eat their
meals at Mrs Collins. next door TO
where they room.
y party of young ladies and gentle
men visited Ocean View yesterday in
one OF Davis wagons. They seemed
TO be enjoying themselves when they
passed down High street.
The children OF the public schools arc
having their regular February eXamin-
ationS. Their standing at this eNamfn-
alton will have considerable to do with
their promotion at the next session.
Mr.. McBee, general superintendent of
the Seaboard Air Line. has taken rooms
at the Ocean House. There are several
parties who have rooms there and would
be glad to board if the house was open.
Mr.. j. b. Robertson, Jr.. Of Amherst,
Va, formerly employed In the navy-yard
here as draughtsman, has been ap-
pointed to similar position at the
Newport News ship-yard by the Navy
Department.
Joe Moore. a negro fireman on the
Southern road, was sent to the county
jail yesterday for stealing q pair Of
gloves from Mr.. Fred Beasley, at Pin
ners Point. He was caught by Consta-
bic Matthews.
The rain did q good thing for the
streets in washing them. 1t would be
Il capital idea for a committee to make
application to the Secretary Of the Navy
for the use of a mud machine to dig
some of the mud out of our streets
The colorcd man Eure. about whom a
telegram was received Tuesday night,
asking If he had not been shot, says thar
he IS all right and is at work at the
Hotel Portsmouth bar. and has had no
trouble with any one to cause him to
be shot. lie cannot tell how such a
Tumor started.
The wind which passed over this city
between IL and l o'clock yesterday
blew down some trees and telegraph
poles on Crawford street: also some
trees on South street. Broken limbs
were scattered all around the streets
II only tasted for q few minutes, but
blew very heavy while it lasted
The sense of what we intended to say
was entirely destroyed yesterday by
SPINE one. We stated that a commit
had been sent to the county jail to hold
prisoner until February 3lst, and that
the jailor would like for some one to
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