The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-15
The Entire City SHelterlng During Perhaps
the Hottest Weather OF the Season.
FIRST CASE or sURsTRoKE REPORTED
The Waters Arc Receding and Rail.
road Men and Farmers NAV re-.
new Their Courage-The Y. M. q.
a. building Fund Growing at ~
Most Encouraging Rate.
No signs OF snow.

H.. N.
>, Miss Mamie Bengal of Memphis
nm nm Is visiting friends in the city.
Inc water In the rivers Is recedinp
iiiu t,s 10 the delight of the railroad men,
mere was nothing done OF general in
'erest IN the Hastings Court yesterday.
,. u.e q number OF persons visited the
operation. "a
d. A. Young will start on the road
TINS morning for the Lindsay mattress
factory. s'
The cantata of Ruth" at the Acade.,
lost money.
Read the ad. of money wanted on
good real estate security, and address
as directed.
The heat was intense yesterday and
several workmen had to knock off on
account Of 1t.
Dancing at Port Norfolk each evening
Is drawing the young people down
there nightly
a white boy was arrested on suspl-
Individual
The members of the Golden Eagle axe
requested to meet tonight at Maupin's
Hall at o'clock
me o:her fishing party, which is com
posed OF preachers from the two cities,
left yesterday afternoon.
me Board of Supervisors will not
hSiN thSii bUntHty meeting until the
fourth Monday in this month
The Norfolk County Court will con-
vene on Monday. the Goth, and will not
meet on Thursday as was stated
Justice Rutter will dispose of the case
on Saturday of the colored girl who as
sauited lady at Deep Creek a few days
ago. ~
Henry Stewart, a man of many crimes
was captured by Constable Branch, OF
Suffolk here Monday night and taken
back to Suffolk
The case of W.B. Johnson vs.. the CITY
of Portsmouth for damages for injuries
received. will be called In the Hastings
Court on Thursday
Mr.. Joe TaylorIan old resident of
No!rolk county, is critically i'll at his
home on Western Branch His friends
are apprehensive OF ithe result
Attention is called to.the adv. Of Levy
d Jacobs in another column, in which
they announce great reductions in all
goods, which are marken in plain fig
ures.
MISS Rosa Be,ale. who has been visit
ing friends In this city. left yesterday
for her home in North Carolina, accom-
panied by Miss Efiie Knott and Miss
Matte Buxton.
Rev. Mr. Funston, accompanied by
Kew, Mr Estill and number of friends,
went down the bay yesterday in u sloop
on fishing frolic. They will remain
for several days.
Mr. Mike Shepherd. a well-known old
resident of the city. who has been an in
made Of the almshouse for some time,
in in 'the city jail awaiting eXami-
nation as 10 his sanity
Andrew Harvey assaulted Atlas Britt
I'm u Goodwin street cook-shop Monday
night with a big stick. cutting Bri.t's
head so badly that he could not appear
AGAINST him yesterday.
To -l,,
milk diaries. Some of them have re-
duced the price to cents n quart. or %
cents gallon. and even threaten to
bring II to 20 cents a gallon.
An effort Will be made to have Council
make two regular pay days In each month
for everyone. Then there would not be
so much trouble AS Il is now there are
about six pay days each month.
Officer Shannon reported to the Mayor
yesterday the condition, of che sewer
hole on the corner of London and Wash
ington streets. The matter will be re-
ferre to the proper authorities.
The first case of sunstroke was re-
ported yesterday. An old colored man
AIMED Jesse Thomas was overcome by
the heat on Glasgow street extended
He was carried in house near by.
a negro man stole coat yesterday
from workman who Is building a house
on County street extended. The man had
hung the coat up in the building, and
the negro walked In and carried 1t off.
A small colored boy named Lawrence
Glenn attempted to hit a hack driver
named Charles Brown on the head with a
brick yesterday at the ferry because he
made him move out of the way of some
passengers.
The warrant against the Por. Norfolk
railroad. which was sworn out by the
portsmouth street railrcad. charging
them w!:h running into one its cars,
was dismissed on the ground that ft
should have been sworn out against the
motor-man.
Mr.. Andrew Sivison, deputy sheriff
of Norfolk county, who has been on a
visit TO his pa:enas. in Norway. returned
home yesterday after az absence OF two
months. He reports tnat a brother
whom he went to see, that was to come
from Sou.h Africa. was drowned before
he reached home
Mr.. Coulter. State Secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A, returned to Portsmouth
yesterday. He canvassed yesterday af-
ternoon and will do SO again this morn
ing, and then leave again. He has sue
ceeded in raising $1,000 and hopes be-
fore night to make II $4,000. The last
two thousand should not be hard to
raise, especially when II Is for such a
good cause. Lend him a helping hand,
and before you know 1t Portsmouth will
have a building that she will feel proud
Of.
small child named jackson who
lives near the basket factory in Br:gh-
ton was badly bitten by bull dog yes
terday morning. The little one was
enroute to store on an elran6 when
the dog attacked her, and but for some
gentlemen who were on their way to