The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
The Charm Of Variety viii Be Fully Appre-
Clated by Readers Of This Column.
FEW WORDS WASTED IN THE TELLING
People Are Busy and None Want to
spend Portion OF These siExlinE
Days sn wading Through So Many
Bushels of Chair i'm Order to Get
Few Grains of Wheat.
Hottest day of the season.

The show man is drawing crowds to
Port Norfolk.
There will be a big excursion down the
road on Friday.
Court yesterday.
There was q private picnic at Port
Norfolk yesterday.
There win be a marriage at Central
NJ. E. Church tonight.
Two tramps were committtd to Jail
yesterday for begging.
A white man was fined So for not llav-
ing a tag on his wagon,
Tw btcyclistS collided yesterday morn
Ing. Result, work for the repair men.
Master r. Johnson Nicely has been
appointed State student at Blacks
burg.
Two colored men engaged In little
private scrap yesterday on Goodwin
street.
The Durham excursion will arrive
here Thursday and will remain until
Saturday morning.
Yesterday party of youths and misses,
chaperoned by Mrs. f. Gerke, had q pic
mic at PoindeNters.
The paving on Glasgow street has
reached the plank bridge. When COM
pleted 1t will be q. handsome street
Mr.. and Mrs. Morehead. of Dublin, Va,
left for their home yesterday after a
pleasant stay here for several weeks.
Miss Maud Adkins, who has been visit
Ing friends on Dnwiddie street, left for
her home yesterday, accompanied by
aflss Gayle.
Deputy Sheriff Norfleet, of Suffolk,
was in the city yesterday. He came
after John Branch and carried him
back with him.
Mr.. w. 7. Stephens, Constable for
Tanners Creek District, was yesterday
removed from office by Judge Portlock
for counseling the count in reference to
liquor case.
Richard Randall who was tried IN the
county court yesterday for aiding and
abetting a felony. was discharged. the
Commonwealth failing to make out a
case against him.
Clear UP County street extended and
make Vt more preSentable. A number OF
strangers will visit the baseball park via
that street tomorrow, 50 make 1t more
attractive than IT is ait present
A drowned colored man was picked ur
In the harbor last night. DR.. Holiday
City Coroner, held an inquest, but Yves
unable to find out anything about him
He will be buried at the citys expense
Mr. Tom McDonough, of South Ports.
mouth. and a man named Williamson
had n swimming match yesterday for
$50. They swan from the navy-yard tc
the Bay Line wharf, Mr.. McDonough
coming out ahead.
The Rev. Reverdy Estill, D. D.. left
yesterday for his home in Louisville
Ky. and from thence he will go tc
Sewanee. Tenn. to attend a meeting OF
the Board of Trustees (of which he is
member) of the University.
One of the horses belonging to the
contractor filling in at the corner OF
Dinwiddie and North streets backed
In the creek yesterday morning, and n
took considerable time and the combin-
ed efforts Of several men to extricate
him.
A few days ago The Virginian stated
that two officers of the Battalion would
resign shortly. 1t is now definitely
stated that Captain Happer's resigna-
tion has been sent In and that a lieu.
tenant of the same company will fol.
low.
The Port Norfolk railroad was mad,
to pay two fines of $3.50 each for fail
ure to ring the gong on their cars on
the 18th and 18th of July while crossing
Court street. The motormen know III,
rules and should be made to carry them
out or pay the penalty.