The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-12
BADFOR THECORN CROP
The Recent Heavy Rains Have Greatly Dam
aged II in the ChurChland Section.
A PROBABLY FATAL CUTTING AFFAIR.
Election of Epworth Delegates-Fire-
mems Association-A Warehouse
Entered-Big Haul of Fish Public
schools OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hat.
terry Will 90 TO Richmond.

Only thirty dogs have been licensed
The School Board has been called to
meet tonight.
The, June term of the County Court
will begin on Monday night
Portsmouth will begin using the new
fire alarm sysa:m in about ten days.
A negro. named Comb, was locked up
in the county jail last night for carrying
q pistol.
A large excursion from Lewiston, N.
c.. came I'M yesterday over the Seaboard
Air Line.
1t Is said that q well-known uptown
merchant will shortly lead young lady
to the altar.
Construction work In the yard will be
resumed to-day. A force will be put on
the Standish.
There were quite a number of rumors
noating around yesterday about more
railroad deals.
Grimes Battery will leave here July
LIST for Richmond. They will be gone
for three days.
Mayor Davis has issued call for a
meeting of the Police Commission for
next Monday night.
The colored excursion that went to
Danville on Monday returned yesterday
morning at O'Clock.
There Will be an excursion to Port
Norfolk next Sunday, and every Sunday
the balance of the summer.
III is said that the Mayor Is having
a hard time trying to get some one to
take the position of dog catcher.
Lieut. Cressup, aid to Admiral Brown,
left last night via Washington steamer,
for Philadelphia, with q draft of men.
The children in the public school are
having their final examination. before
the closing Of the schools, which occurs
next Friday.
The bicycle tournament has been
changed from the 26th inst. to the 23d.
There will be q large number OF entries
at the races
portsmouth division cleared $3.50 at
the carnival. This was considered to be
very good. considering they had one
week Of rain.
IT. is thought that the School Board
VIII hold nesting tonight to recon-
slider the vote of last Friday night about
the teachers pay.
Portsmouth Division, No. Is. U. R. X.
or r. decided Wednesday night to go to
Cleveland. O., in August. They will
carry about forty men,
MI John A. Milligan is having the old
shanty onJ Middle near County street,
which has been used for a shoe shop,
pulled down and will put store there.
"A negro man was fined 81 yesterday
Tor allowing ~ small boy. about years
old. to- drive his truck and run into a
lady In a buggy and came near caus-
sHg serious accident
Two gentlemen went down the river
THURSDAY fishing and returned about
might They claimed to have caught six
hundred fish on that trip. Most of them
We're croakers and trout
IL Is said that the Newark will come to
dhis yard shortly and transfer her crew
70 the Texas. and then go out of COM
MISSION. There are quite an extensive
number OF repairs to be made to her
All OF the
ana under. who ride the bicycle are re-
ouested to meet Mrs. Ship at the en-
france 70 the Naval Hospital. on Green
street Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
me pupils of St Paul's Male Academy
D,cnieed at Port Norfolk yesterday The
mond and fought a desperate battle
Ihere was not Greek left to tell the
tale. ~ Inc
A small white boy, named Cuthrell.
VINO lives at 1918 Washington street
WINE playing in the street yesterday
STUCK STUCK portion of a glass bottle in his
root. 1t had TO be removed by DR. cha e
Culpepper
Mrs. c. E. Deane, of Chicago. Ill. IL
N the city. visiting her brothers, sydney
ELLIS and George Jones. This is her
ms VisGl to her old home for eleven
nave been wonderful since then.
cards are out announcing the Domino
lnptiais OF Miss Ada NoveIla, daughter
OF Mt and Mrs. John w Cotton. to Mir
Ezra 3. Rodman. The ceremony viii
take place Wednesday afternoon lime
an. al 4;3o o'clock. at Calvary Baptist
me portsmouth and Norfolk County
Building Association held their annual
meeting Wednesday night at the office
s Dr MT. Il. 5. Anderson. on High street,
th inc reports OF the officers showed that
the association is in very fiourishinp
condition. a dividend of SOS was de.
siafed and the old officers We're reelected
Tor the ensuing yea.
Judge Waits disposed of the ca se
against the juror who was drunk on
.WteSahesday by filming him $40 A repu-
eaoie crtzen and a member or rhe ha r
.estined to his being drunk. The gentle
man said that he hated to have to testi-
"a aSainst the party. as he had always
been friendly with him. but thai ha no Nv
sidered It was his duty TO do so and hi,
mad nothing to regret.