The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
ON VARIOUS TOPICS
Trlfles Picked Up Here and There in a
Days Patrol Of The City Streets.
WALKED OFF WITH A TRUNK.
battalion Drill nj Tie Armory-
Comfy Warrants SiEned-No HUSH
ness tm The COurts-NeefingO of the
street Committee Unfruttful-Con-
stable Ishnm i'll EXtrcmfs.

The youthful thieves will have hear
Ing to-day.
The truckers are busy now planting
spring peas.
1t was remarkably quiet on High
street last night.
There was no docket In the Mayor
Court yesterday.
Read the ad. of c. r. Welton s. Co. in
another column.
Prof. Harry Gaffney will be there to
entertain the children.
There will be q battalion drill at the
ormOry Tomorrow night.
The Norfolk county grand jury VIII
be in session again to-day
This afternoon from to 6 o'clock. Will
be children's day at the fair
Thos. NcwSOnl was sent 10 the coun-
ty iail yesterday for stealing.
II only took one insertion to rent the
rooms advertised in yesterdays issue.
There was nothing but civil business
transacted in the Hastings Court yes
tcrday.
meeting last night and attended to mat
tiers OF Importance.
The membership entertainment at the
z NJ. G. a. to-n,cTrow night promises TO
be very interesting.
Const able John Isham. of the county.
is considered in cXtrcmis. but little hope
10 entertained Of his life.
An jmpudent tramp wen. on the pre-
misses Of several people on Washington
street yesterday afternoon.
The contest FOR suggesting he n'ost
appropriate uniforms for the baseball
team will close January 3let.
lin Corbett. the puEilist. visited
Portsmouth yesterday and received n
warm welcome from the sporting men.
The Chairman OF the Board Of super
visors signed the county warrants YES
tcrtiay, which were allowed at the Jan
nary mretin-.
The funeral of little Jimmie Deorinr
will take place this afternoon ~ $50
O'Clock from tho residence of his pa
rents, No. sol Henry street
y very important meeting Of the Y.
M c. A. Reds will he held in Mr.. John
Morris store nj 9o'clock to-ntct. Every
member Is urged 10 be present.
Mnssrs. y, T. Butt e Co. are having
new frcnt put in their store on High
street. When completed it will add
much t. the looks oc High street.
Five Of the iron cells w,,c! have
been ordered for the courty annex 10
tEc jail since last August came yes
terday. and will be put up right away.
The remains. Of Mir. and Mrs :. l..
Christie's little daughter. I'culah were
taken 10 Ropcrs. II. c.. via Norfolk and
Southern railroad, yesterday for inter
mont.
Seine time during Monday night
some one crItcrc1 Charles Lees laundry
on Middle near High street. and car
ried of $l5 in money. Nothing else
was disturbed.
Master Nrn,y Brandt had two of his
toes taken OF Yesterday on account of
sc:nc trouble DR.. Parker did the work
Brandt will not he lame fro!:i the effects
after they get well.
Mr. a. g. Griffin gives notice in the
Evening News yesterday that he and
n Mr.. Luther Whitson will start an af-
tern ON paper in this city about April
1si TO be known as the Evening Times
y negro man ran against some ladies
on London street yesterday and whel
tncy spoke to him about il. he became
very insolcnt. There ar1@a number oi
strange darkics here wl6Warc very i'm.
pudrnt.
Tho members of Central Epworth Lea
que request all the members of Central
Church To be present nj the meeting
Tonight; also all their friends who fee
an interest in the church. y good pro.
grammc and free cake and cream will
be given.
a negro man walked past s. Good.
mans store. on tho corner Of High and
WASHINGTON streets. Monday night
picked ZIP trunk. which was In front
Of The door. ana carried ii off Good.
man traced bin to Primers Point. Yes
tcrdny he learned his name and swors
out warrant for his arrest 4 few
nights ago n man carried off roll OF
carpet which was setting in front OF
the same door.