The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
To Get the Gist Of Several Items Of News
Interesting to Portsmouth People.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY or THE DAYS NEWS
In Order to Get Ia All the News 1t
Was Necessary TO Economixc Space
by Applying the Condcnser-hany
Items worthy OF Much Moro Ek.
tended Notice Than that Given.

The choir of the Court Street Baptist
Church has been reorganized.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of w. e. Virnelson & Co.
A colored boy was arrested yesterday
Tor shooting dog in the street
Mr.. John Burton, formerly of Ports
mouth. was in the city yesterday.
There will be an excursion in here
from Weldon on the 25th instant.
Several overcoats were seen on the
htreets at an early hour yesterday
There were no open cars on the line
yesterday. 1t being rather cool for them.
Mr.. Charles T. Bland has severed his
connection with the Portsmouth Times.
Five persons were baptized at the
Cavalry Baptist Church Sunday night.
Several persons were baptized at the
Court Street Baptist Church Sunday
morning.
Monumental Rosebud meeting Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Hassard Short, Of New York, is
visiting Capt. z. T. Vincent, 204 WASH
anEton street.
There has only been six marriages in
Portsmouth this month-four colored
and two whites.
The w. c. t. U. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs. George
Morse. 306 South street.
Messrs Steele and Powell of New
nome. Va. are building two very fine
residences at Port Norfolk.
The singing at ST. Johns Church Sun
dav was excellent. The new addition to
the choir added much to It,
Mrs. Mary Cain, widow OF the late
John Cain Is seriously sick at her. resi-
hence. on Washington street.
Attention is called to the advertise
nent of house for sale at 5l1 High street.
Bee advertisement and call as directed
tions Yesterday in the Hastings Court
to become citizen of the United States.
There will be live pigeon shooting
match at Port Norfolk this afternoon.
Some of the crack shots will be present.
During the thunder storm Saturday
night two trees and a telegraph pole
were struck on the County street road.
The North Carolina soldiers returned
home earlier than they expected. Most
of them left yesterday on the morning
train.
The Fourth Ward Club are making
preDarations to have a rousing meeting
some time during the early part of Oc-
tober.
The Hastings Court and the Circuit
Court were in session yesterday at one
time and neither furnished an item of
interest.
Prof. Rugby will deliver an address
Church on his travels in the Hawaiian
islands.
Mr.. VIM C. Parker, who has been
confined to his home for four weeks,
VAS aDle TO be at his store yesterday.
lie Is very weak yet.
Henry Johnson, colored, was com
United to the county jail yesterday for
etealing a set of harness from Sheriff
Cromwell. of the county
The case of the colored man charged
Eltn painting the post at the Jewish
SYNAGOGUE will come up for final set
Element this morning.
Mr.. St. John. vice-president of the
Seaboard Air Line. will return from
SaItimore to-day. He has been there in
consultation with the president
Attention is called to advertisement Of
Breslauer & Anthony. in which they an
nounce that they have the best and
lowest priced goods in this city.
Mr.. Thomas Lassiter father OF Messrs.
John and James Lasslter, is Ill at his
daughters (Mrs. John II. Lawrence)
residence. on Fifth street, South Ports
mouth.
There was no meeting of the Baptist
preachers yesterday owing to the alb
senee Of number of them who are out
OF the city attending the association at
Salem.
There was a heavy storm up the road
SATURDAY night. The telegraph wires
were burned. which caused the trains
all to be hate as no communication could
be had.
The Port Norfolk electric railway will
discontinue the fifteen minute trips af-
ter to-day and make thirty minute
She hours and half hours.
The tramp who was shot SATURDAY.
night by some unknown boys was dis
charged from custody yesterday. His
wound will not amount to much An
otfort will be made to find out who did
che shooting.
Constable Sykes yesterday picked up
SUSPICIOUS looking character on the
road and brought him 10 the county jail
Yesterday. On being searched a pistol
and razor were found on him. He will
nave hearing to-day.
saturday night during the absence Of
NrS. Jesse Key from her house, corner
Oh Einngham street and Race avenue,
solAe one entered and carried off num-
per or articles. They evidently must
nave been looking for money Judging
down.
Mr. A. b. Griffin has notified the Sec
retarv OF the Commonwealth of his in
t .si.ions or running for Congress from
tIis oistrlct as an Independent sound
noneN democrat. and has received q
IeoiV from the Secretary stating that
ms name VIII be placed on the ticket at
the general election.
IL Is SAID that negotiations are going
ON between the owners of the American
House which Is being fitted 70 as
nrst-class hotel. and n Mr.. Leigh. who
runs the Ponce de Leon Hotel In Roa-
noke FOR the lease of the house. Should
II be contaminated he will give Ports
mouth hotel that she will he nroud IF
The Sheriff of Northampton county