The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-20
WERE QUIET ABOUT 1T
The Republicans Held Meetings In a Private
Manner Last Night to Elect Delegates.
THE BEGINNING OF BEAUTIFUL SPRING.
The Case OF Savage Conttnued-PIens.
/, ure Parties Pntronizins the Lake
ofthe Dismal swnmp-Miss Manic
Grimes md VIZ. NichoIna TO be Mar
ried-Lots rSther Good Local.

According to the almanac spring be-
gins to-day.
The rain has been very beneficial to
the truckers.
Read the ad. Of l.. H. Pearson. In
another column.
Mr.. Tazewell Taylor qualified to prac-
tice law III the County Court yester-
day.
The Portsmouth team is putting In eN-
cellent work now training for the sea-
son.
Four tramps and two DRINKS were fur
nished lodgings at he station house
last night.
The sun will cross the line to-mor-
row and the days and nights will be
twelve hours each.
The mail train was late In going out
yesterday on account of the boats be-
Ing late in getting in.
The case of Constable Hodges, of the
county Will come up for Investigation
in the County Court to-day.
Richard Butler. colored, was arrested
yesterday, charged with scducing a
girl under promise of marriage.
During the wind storm yesterday the
reporters Home" on the grand stand
at the baseball park, was blown off.
y negro man named James Brown
was locked up by Constable Anderson
last night for lighting on Goodwin street.
Sissy Williams. an old time jail bird.
was returned to the county jail yestcr-
day for creating Il general row up town.
The Culpepper Company will begin
work on the Magazine wharf at julia
Creek. to-day. They will push it ahead
Us rapidly as possible.
The trips Ia the lake OF the Dismal
Swamp have been commenced early this
year Mr. Gill has his little yacht en-
gagged for several trips already.
During the high wind yesterday a
NJ ,lanr lT clio
brcllas were turned wrong side out and
things were torn up generally
Mrs. John II. Eastwood received Il
telegram yesterday announcing the seri-
Gus Illness of her father in New Or
leans. She left for that city last night.
There came near Icing quite fire
yesterday in Baltimore. 4 colo!ed set
Element near Portsmouth. hut II was e%-
tinguished before il gained much head
way.
A gentleman named Wilkes. who came
here from the West short while back
was on yesterday appointed general
foreman of the locomotive shops ~ the
Seaboard Air Line :
The case OF II. l.. Savage. which was
TO have been heard yesterday by Jus
tice Haynes, did not come to trial Saw
ages counsel failing to put in an APP
pcarance. so it was continued.
y large IArty of ladies' and gentlemen
from NoTloik went out 10 Lake Drum
mond in one Of O. l.. Williams four
horse teams Yesterday. They returned
about dark, delighted with their days
sport.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Mamie Grimes. daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. John r. Grimes. to Mr. j. 4.
Nicholas, the ceremony to take place
on Thursday, March 2Sth, at 9 o'clock.
at sol Glasgow street.
The Republican ward meetings last
night were held privately. No report
ers were admitted. The delegates elect
ed will hold a convention tonight to
nominate delegates to the District and
States Convention.
The attention of the stockholders of
the Portsmouth Cotton Factory is called
to an advertisement announcing that
there Will he Il meeting Of all the stock
holders on Monday night al 100 o'clock
20 take steps 10 protect their interests