The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-14
STRAY BITS OF NEWS
4 Negro Snatch Thief Succeeds In Getting
Away With Pocket Book.
THE REVIVAL MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED
The Yfrginian Steadily Growing I'm
Favor with the PeopIe-County
Court Monday-Nr. geter kauf.
mans Return Home-The Park
View Church Concert Tonight.

Officer Diggs is now doing day duty.
Ihere VIII be a large excursion down
the Seaboard road to-day.
The City Council will hold special
meeting next Tuesday night.
Portsmouth Division presented a neat
appearance last night at the Carnival
There will be no meeting of the Board
OF supervisors until the June meeting.
Portsmouth now has as fine fire
alarm system as any city In this country.
The next term of the County Court
which begins on Monday, will be q civil
term.
There were no arrests registered
either at the city or county jails last
night.
High Constable Ripley is making war
on all parties who have not paid their
licenses.
The hot weather does not seem to de-
crease the attendance at the revival
meetings
MIR. j. S. Crawford is selling quite a
number of bicycles both at home and
outside the city.
There was a nice shower of rain dur
Ing Tuesday aight, but not enough fell
10 do much good.
There will be concert tonight ut
Oxford Hall for the benefit Of the Park
View Methodist Church.
The Hastings Court was engaged yes
terday in two appeal cases of long stand
ing. 1ney were Doth dismissed.
Attention is called to the adj OF r. A
Hutchins, in which he calls special at
tention of delinquent Taxpayers to his
notice.
The funeral of Mr.. Daniel Collins
Will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from his late residence No. 220 High
street.
The Portsmouth street railroad will
have ito remove their track off Court
street, from South street to the Union
bridge
Portsmouth's Lampe has already be-
come favorite with the roo1ers. His
name was in everyone's mouth last
night. He will live at Port Norfolk, as
he prefers it to city life
The Nirginian is steadily growing
in popularity in Portsmouth Its cir
culation is increasing daily. Those who
do not subscribe borrow 1t.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards requests the Virgil
man to state that the meetings which
are being conducted by Rev. Mr. Gayles.
will not close this week. Notice of con
tinuation. sc. will be given later.
Mr.. Jeter Kaufman returned yester-
day from Baltimore, after having passed
Il successful examination in business
course at Bryant & Sadler's Business
College.
Evangelist Gales will preach at Owens
Memorial at y. m. and at Central al
I:4o y. M. Mr.. Gales is an earnest and
forc!ble speaker. There were several
conversions at yesterdays services
The noise which sounded so much
like an explosion on Tuesday night has
not been accounted for yet A number
of reputable gentlemen have asserted
positively that they heard the noise
distinctly.
Mayor Davis toast in response TO
Portsmouth at the banquet Tuesday
night called forth a number of com.
plimentary remarks yesterday. The
INirginian asked permission TO publish II
but His Honor was too modest to allow
it to be done.
from young lady who was on her way
from the baseball field yesterday. He1
screams caused several young men "a
come TO her assistance, but not in time
TO capture the negro, who managed to
get off with his booty.