The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-06
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Fresh News Items Hammered Into Form
that Consumes Least Possible Space.
A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FlELlSWEEP
II There Was News Yesterday that
Escaped Extended Mention You
May Rest Assured IL Has Place
I'm This Column, Though II BE
But Very small One.

The city employees will be paid to-day.
Mr.. Avery Williams is now considered
but of danger.
Several sailors who had been imbib-
Ang too freely We're hauled in.
Two negro women were pulled in the
rounty last night for fighting.
Attention is called to advertisement
of John A. Morris in the local column.
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
The travel over the Seaboard Air Line
is immense at this time,
The days session of the Hastings
Court will be held to-day.
The School Board will hold their
regular monthly meeting Friday night.
James Pileans Aiken was granted a
license yesterday to wed Miss Louisa
Cooper
Rev. ]. T. Bosnian has been conduct
Ing series Of meetings at Hickory
Ground.
Rev Mr.. Kenard conducted the meet
ing at the camp meeting at Ocean View
yesterday.
The dredging machines from the canal
have arrived and will be put in use i'm
mediately.
The street sprinkler is doing much
good in keeping down the dust on GER
tain streets.
Miss Gertie Vaughan. of Hollands.
Va. is visiting Miss Ruth Robertson.
Mrs. Maggie Murful and Miss Mettie
Collins left yesterday for q visit to
Greenville. n. G.
Mr.. James Borum, wife and child will
leave this morning for Mathews county
to spend a few weeks
Miss Bette McN1ahan, Of St. Louis,
Mo-. is visiting Miss Fannie Hewlett,
In North Court street.
A large excursion of thirteen cars. all
of which were crowded, came in from
Lewiston. N. c., yesterday.
Miss Lucy Gardner, OF Port Norfolk
has gone to visit her relatives and
friends in Southampton county.
Stonewall Camp, G. ", held their
regular meeting last night and transact
ed the usual routine business.
Mrs. w. j. Rogers and children will
leave this morning for Southampton
county to spend three weeks.
Miss Addie CHANNEL, who has been
visiting friends in this city, left for her
home in Franklin yesterday.
There was a scrapping match at Port
Norfolk Tuesday night. One of the par
ties was pretty badly beaten.
Mr.. j. s. Crawford and family have
returned from Eure, N. c., where they
have been spending two weeks.
Mr.. James Lassiter has been taken
with a relapse and is again confined to
his home on account of sickness.
The City of Portsmouth will be off the
line for about eight hours to-day for
INSPECTION. AS soon as that is over she
will go on again.
1t was remarkably dull around the
Courthouse yesterday, Court having ad-
1ourned and number of the attaches
were in Hampton.
The bicyclists are kicking on the ordi-
nance taxing them 81 a year. They
threaten to retaliate when another cleo
zion comes around.
The sailors that We're brought here
from San Francisco were paid yester-
day. A number of them took the differ
ent steamers for their homes.
A colored man killed d rattle snake
near the almshouse yesterday. This is
the second one that has been killed
around here in weeks time.
The sewers will be put in operation as
soon as Mr.. Fletcher, the newly elected
Inspector, qualities and gives bond,
which will be next Tuesday night.
A large number of persons went down
10 Ocean View yesterday to attend the
dinner In honor OF Mr.. F. j. Friedlin' S
marriage. 1t was an elaborate affair
A negro man was arrested yesterday
afternoon for cruelty to a horse. He cut
him across the leg and made quite a
cash. He was locked up for examina-
lion to-day.
The commission which was held on
Abraham Brown. colored, on Friday
Might declared him insane. but made no
recommendation for the present, as 1t
Is said that the asylum is full.