The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-07
ON ICE BOUND STREETS
The Minor News Of a Frigld Day SuGeinctIy
ChrOnlCled In Curt Paragraphs.
MANY SKATERS ON ICE FE1TERED CREEKS
Burstcd Water Pipes I'm Evidence
Killed on the Southern Railway
Schools Again Open : Charters
Asked for SCOTS Creek Bridge and
pJnner's Point Electric Rond.

The schools all opened yesterday.
More POLES for the electric road ar
rived yesterday.
Capt Hayward Clark and daughter
returned from Florida Sunday.
There were q number of bursted
water pipes in the city yesterday.
Old Christmas passed off yesterday
without and demonstration at all.
The Park View Rosebud meeting
Sunday afternoon was we'll attended.
Baltimore on the excursion Sunday
night
The grand jury will meet on Thurs
day. There are several cases to come
up before them.
There was considerable ice around
the river yesterday. The creeks all
bore skaters.
Charles Yound. who has been crerk-
ing for some time with +. p. Nash
has gone to New York to remain
The guessing on Welton 6 Co.'S bicy-
Gle closes tomorrow night. All who
have not guessed should do SO at once.
Gen. Siegfricd, president of the
portsmouth street railroad, is in the
city looking after the interests Of the
road
Messrs. w. n. White and partv won,
up to Deep Creek yesterday and en-
1oyed some excellent sport on the basin
skating.
The remains of Mrs Mary Myers mr.
rived In this city from New York Sun
day and were inferred In Cedar Grove
Cemetery.
The Street Committee held a secret
session last night to hear the applica-
ton OF Mr.. Mason for the privilege OF a
street railroad.
The cold weather kept large num-
Der at home Sunday, consequently the
attendance at the churches was not us
large as usual.
One of O. L. Williams wagons will
leave for Deep Creek tonight Mt Z
skate. The round trip VIII be 80 cents
Mr.. Claud Mccoy was taken sud
denly Ill at the Bay Line wharf yester-
day. DR.. Robertson was sent for and
had him carried to his home, on Court
street.
A horse attached to DR.. Maupin's Dug
by ran away Sunday afternoon, threw
the driver out and bruised him quite
badly, besides smashing the buggy all
to pieces.
General Siegfrted and Darty wont
over the entire railroad route yesterday
and left fer home at night. He says
all the Iron. etc, will be here In about
ten days.
a commission was held on two col
orea irnatics III the county jnil yester-
day. They were ordered to be sent TO
the asylum. There are four lunatics
confined In jail
The only business In the Mayors
Court yesterday was one colored wo-
man. who drank too freely OF John
Baricycorn Saturday night. She was
assessed the usual fine
Mr.. w. II. Stokes received n Telegram nj
yesterday announcing the death Of his
wife's brother IN Baltimore. Mrs
Stokes and her daughter left for Balti-
more last night.
Application for n charter for n brid &c
across SCott's Creek and an electric
road from Primers Point was forward
ed to Hon. Charles r. Bland yester-
day with request that he would have
the same passed.
Officer Hart. of the police force, while
patching his coat Sunday night. slip
ped on the ice and fell hurting his
knee and arm. besides skinning his face
quite badly. lie went 10 the station
house and afterwards to his home
A white man who was driving n mule
cart near Suffolk Saturday night was
run over and killed by the Southern
road. The train struck the mule, kill
Ing him instantly. The man was
thrown some distance ahead Of the
train. but fell on the track and was
killed.