The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-10
NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS,
BrisfeSt Possible Mention Made OF Many
Matters or Interest to All Readers.
OCCURRENCES NOTED WITHOUT DETAILS
In Order to Got in ALI the News IL
Was Necessary to Economixe Space
by Applying the COndenser-N"ny
Items Worthy OF Much More Ex-
tended Notice Thnn that Given.

To-day will he payday in the yard.
The Sheriff of Goldsboro left yesterday
morning with tn train wreckev
The Houghton family. in Scottsville.
who have all been i'll, are improving.
Mrs James Lasster is very sick at
her husbands residence, on Scott street.
Rev. Mr.. Boggs Is conducting u rcvl-
val i'm Nansemond county with great
success.
Mrs. Clifton Virnelson is critically Ill
at her husbands residence on Washing
ton street.
Most Of the Hebrew stores opened yes
terday morning. Some remained closed
until p. m.
A marine attached 10 the yard was
fined IS yesterday for diSorderly conduct
on the ferry boat Tuesday night.
DR.. Carr, the newly elected physician
to the poor. will enter upon his duties
at once. He holds the office for four
years.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held in
the association rooms Friday afternoon
at o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Moore. OF Deep
Creek, Norfolk county, lost by death
yesterday morning their little To-
months-old child.
Mr.. John A Milligan and sister re-
turned Tuesday night from the White
for the past three weeks.
The wind yesteid ay' morning took a
lady's hat off her head and blew IT some
distance down the street. She looked
very much embarrassed.
The funeral Of Mr.. John l. Moore's
little child will take place tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon at o'clock from his
residence at Deep Creek.
hrrs.-C. E. Dean. who has been visit
ing Mrs B. F. Howell. on Washington
street, returned to her home in Chi
cage yesterday via the Bay Line.
Last night about I:l5 O'Clock the de-
partment was called out from box 46,
caused by the burning OF some brush at
the end of Fourth street Their services
were not needed.
The Democratic Executive Committee
met last night and selected next Tues
day night as the time for holding ward
meetings to elect delegates to the Port
Norfolk Convention.
Matte Smith. a colored girl from
West Norfolk who has been in the
county jail for a few days. died Tuesday
night, and was buried yesterday at the
expense of the city.
One of the workmen engaged In fixing
The ejector on the corner of Washington
and London streets found six-shooter
thirty feet under the ground. Just how
long 1t had been there or how it got
there would be hard to tell.
Mr.. L. A. Coulter. State Secretary of
the 2. NJ. c. A. is in the city. He will
again begin soliciting contributions for
the Y. NJ. c. A. building, and hopes
this trip to be able to secure sufficient
subscriptions to begin work right away.
Let the public lend him 4 helping hand.
The Western Branch Democrats are
TeQeSted to meet at Port Norfolk on Sa-
turday, the 18th. at 4:30 p. m, Instead OF
8. for the purpose OF electing delegates
to the Congressional Convention. which
meets on the nth. For further particu-
lars in regard to transportation &c, see
nd in another column.
1t Is said that some small! boys who
We're playing on the sawdust pile at Hal
stead Mill on Tuesday saw two colored
men come out of the mill about ten min
ntes before the fire broke out. They say
that these men went in the direction of
Washington street. and soon after
smoke was seen coming from the mill
A consultation OF physicians was held
yesterday over Mr.. Samuel Giderseeve,
who was stricken with apoplexy on Sat
nrday night. The result OF their con-
sultation was that he cannot live only
q few days, a blood vessel I'm the head
having been ruptured. The many
friends of Mr.. Gildersleeve will regret
TO learn the sad news
There came near being serious
collision between bicycle and
o wagon yesterday. Both parties
were coming around the corner in
an opposite direction. and neither saw
the other until they were on top each
other. The bicyclist ran into the pole
on the wagon and held on until the
wagon was stopped; otherwise there
Knight have been a serious mshap