The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-30
NEWS In PARAGRAPHS
Brlefesi Possible Mention Made Of Many
Matters or Interest to All Readers.
OCCURRENCES NOTED WITHOUT DETAILS
in Order % Get in ALI the News It
Was necessary 10 Economics Space
by Applying the Condenser-Many
Items Worthy of hnch More EK-
tended Notice Than that Given.

The public schools will open on Labor
Day.
There are several new houses being
built in the city.
The street sprinkler could not keep
the. aust dow. yesterday.
rev. W. Ii. Edwards and family will
-eurn home next week.
Mr.. II. N. B. Ellenor is confined to his
nome on account Of sickness.
Miss May Crumb, of Eastern Shore,
Va. Is visiting relatives in the city.
MRS Amanda ]. Branch, of Seaboard,
~; e.. Is visiting friends in this city.
me new ordinances for the govern
H'ent OIL the city go into effect Tuesday.
A number of the Pythians returned
nome yesterday; the others will be in to-
dav.
CAPTAIN Wrenn. of the Seaboard Air
Line, Is confined to his home from sick
meas.
Mr.. George Barnes returned yester-
Gay from a pleasant trip to Atlantic
CITY. N. J.
Mrs J. w. Walker, who has been Sc
=. III at her residence, in Brighton,
Is improving.
The people are continually asking
at we are to ever have the promised
electric railroad.
The balance of the Charlotte excur-
Rionists returned from Baltimore yes
ferday on special train
. MT. John T. King returned yester-
daV from Rockbridge Alum Springs,
@nere he had been spending q month
The resolution passed by the Work.
insmens Union on Friday night viii be
presented to the Council Tuesday night.
Tramps are getting to be numerous
around the city. One family received
calls from eight yesterday, all begging
Don't forget the moonlight excursion
10 Newport News and Old Point to-
morrow night. Ladies. 25 cents; gentle
men. SO cents.
The time for electing delegates to
the Port Norfolk Convention has not
been fixed yet: The committee viii
meet next week and fix day.
horse attached to u wagon became
arlshtened at passing train yesterday
anu ran or at break neck speed. When
LAST seen he was en- route to the country.
mrs. WIN. Wolf. who has been spend
Ing several weeks at Glen Caryln, Alex
andria county, Va, will reach home this
morning. She Is much improved in
health. "
1t is said that times are more pros
porous around Deep Creek than they
are In any part OF the county on ac-
count OF the large number of men en-
ploved on the canal.
The Rev p. S. C. Davis Is CONDUCTING
revival services at the Calvary Baptist
Church Scottsville. which Commence
nightly at 1880 o'clock. All are cordially
invited to be present.
"A negro who Is employed on one of
tne COCKS laid down on the end of the
wharf Yesterday and went to sleep and
tell overheard. He was fished out with
out any damage except n wetting
Mrs. Nettie Cooke, wife OF Mr.. w. G..
Cooke. Is dangerously i'll at the resi-
uence OF her daughter, Mrs Maud
Stiles. at Gilmerton Locks. Her MANY
friends will regret TO hear of her III
ness.
Three women from Norfolk cut ,ip
Sonsldera Bile capers in the suburbs FRI
day night. They were arrested and CON.
lined in Jail several hours. but were
Norfolk. o''
MT and Mrs. Mark Hughes lost by
ter. Bertha. aged months. The funeral
was conducted from their residence.
corner OF Nelson and Fifth streets. yes
teraaV afternoon at o'clock The re-