The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24
BUT A GLANCE NEEDED
To Gel The Gist Of Several liens of News
Interesting. to Portsmouth People.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
In Order 10 Gel ia ALI the News FL
Was Necessary 90 Economize Space
by Applying tho Condenscr-MahS
Items worthy OF Much More Eek.
tended Notice Than that Given.
The tide wac very high Yesterday.
,rn.mnrrn1v will be pay day at tn,

The tide was very high Yesterday.
Tomorrow will be pay day at the
navy yard.
Ii was very rough yesterday morning
in the haIbor.
Captain r.. l.. Herbert ana VILE nave
gone North on visit.
Mr.. John Hart and bride have return
ed from their bridal trip.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunk.
The City Counc! Will hold their regu
lar meeting October 9th and not before.
Pete Hall has gone 20 his home, but
will return to Portsmouth very shortly
Five trampa We're arrested yesterday
in a box car a the North stree; depot.
Mrs Fannie Davis Is seriously Sick at
her home on Washington street, near
County.
Substitute Officer Hutchirs arrested
two small boys yesterday for jumping on
p train.
The summer tourists will all be coming
home now. The cool weather will bring
them back.
Deputy Siverson returned from Suffolk
last night. He saw no trace of the es-
capped prisoners.
Sergeant William Schmoele was elect
ed Tuesday night as Lieutenant Of the
Old Dominion Guard.
\ few days OF this weather and the fall
trade would pick UP considerably, and
the merchants would he happy.
Dr. James NJ. Jarvis. clerk u; the
Seaboayd Air Line, will so to Washing
ION this week to spend Il few days.
The city is full of beggars. both men
and boys, all Of them being strangers.
They are getting 10 be quite nuisance.
There was an alarm OF fire yesterday
morning. caused by the wires being
crossed. The department did no: so
ou:.
Sparks circus came in tom yesterday
No lH.aI .nn a. - ~,
quietly that no one knew chey were
here.
All of the merch&ms on High street.
except one, have agreed 10 close their
places Of business AZ p. nj. during the
winter.
Robknsons circus Will pitch their tent
Ia Prentis Place. that being the only
locality where sufficient ground could be
gotten.
The fishermen say ;ha: this spell will
drive ali the fish GU; Into deep water.
and tina; they Will be be very scarce
at.o: this
There are several applicants before
Dinners Point, but as We: none have
leen granted.
The members of James Thornton GAR
I!son are requested 10 assemble IL their
hall this evening a, O'Clock TO tYansac.
business q! Importance.
II Is slid that next month there will
be plenty 80 -pe king. The silver men
VII have some good speakers here and
quite number oc them.
Charles Wilson. colored. was tried in
;he HuStings Court yesterday upon n
charge OF stealing 4 watch from Nh
John MahoncT lie was acquitted
"!c. q. !. W..,,Ims returned yesterday
from III" North, where he had been TO
purchase more carriages. The demand on
him for Sood vehicles hc!ng 50 great tia:
lie had 20 Increase the nmnbe+. lie say;
that in a few days lie will have some
hean:!fWl carriages and line livery uni
terms Tor his men as can be found in
mos; any city.
Complaint has been made TO The Nav
CT by several merchants ah0u. me barri-
Gade in iron; Of Roscrbaunl's new hu!!a-
ZIG. they claim .i!li ii injurc. their
business. Al fins. His Honor ordered
tina; II b. taken down, bu: upon request
O! Nh Eosenbaum tina; he bc allowed
10 Keep II up un,l the gl&sses. were put
n the NiEdowE. the order was CONNER
inandeG. ana he will be allowed 20 keen
/; up enc more week.
number of colored men who mi,
foot beats from iha foot of High ST raat
1T night. have been IN the habit of
making fire a. the foot OF he street
TO keep themselves warm Tuesday
night and yesterday morning they had
quite blaze there. \ complaint va.
made - the Chief OF Police by the rail-
road authorities that it cndauz7rod :lieir
property. and an orde. was issued Inn,
the fire be put out ana no more mad a
in the street At any time under 4 pennliy
OF fine. The order was obeyed i'm.
mediaiely.