The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-09
STRAY BITS OF NEWS
The Filth Ward After Fire Alarm Boxes
and Desire Other City improvements.
THE MASONS AND NEXT ASCENSION DAY
a Runaway Horse and "a Gallant Gen.
tleman-The Stnte of the Their
mometer Friday Morning : Tho
Saturday Half HoIiday-1Irs. Wat
sons Painful Accident.

There was not an arrest made in the
city last night.
Messrs Watson Maynard are in
Richmond with their team.
Rev. Mr.. Gales will preach at Central
Church every might next week.
The employees of the yard will be paid
to-day for the last half OF April.
Captain Gatewood, q retired army OFF,
Ger. is seriously Ill at his home at Port
Norfolk.
The employees OF the Seaboard Air Line
shops will be paid to-day for the month
of April.
a number of young men went down
to Port Norfolk last night and INDUCED
in dancing.
A gentleman from the Deep Creek
section says that there was light frost
yesterday.
Portsmouth will be the first to try
one of the numerous indictments against
L. B. Mars.
young white man was find So yes
terday for disorderly conduct in bar
room on Geen srteset
The will of the late Mrs. Elenor S.
Herbert was admitted TO probate yester-
day in the Hastings Court.
There are indications that the force OF
the S. A. l.. will be largely increased at
the shops In a very short while.
The thermometer registered AZ de-
grees yesterday morning at o'clock
just 10 degrees above freezing.
There was quite a heavy frost yester-
day at Cortland. Norfolk county. No
damage seems to have been done. :
There will be several cottage prayer
meetings held to-day at the residences
of the members of Central M. Z. Church.
The fire alarm boxes will all be ready
for use inside of ten days. "A list of the
location of the boxes will then be issued
The street sprinkler has been ordered
G IN he ha nh ctr uyil1
be swept q little oftener when it comes.
Don't forget that the banks close at
/ p. IN. to-day. If you have any paper
to attend to you had better be there
before that time.
Mrs. Watson. an elderly lady living
on Glasgow street, accidentally fell down
q pair of steps at her residence and in
jured herself quite badly.
1t was rumored yesterday that the
Republicans intended nominating a
Council ticket in the Second and Third
Wards. but it is too late now.
MI. o. L. Williams returned yesterday
from Rochester, n. Y. He says he pur-
chased six of the finest carriages that
have ever been seen in this city. They
will be here very soon.
Sunday the Nth, will be, Ascension
Day. The Masons of this city Will join
the Masons in Norfolk in celebrating 1t
at Epworth Church, where a special SER
mon will be preached to them.
\ small colored boy named Patterson.
while fooling with a pistol. on Glasgow
street yesterday, accidentally shot him
self through the hand making an ugly
wound. When seen by the Virginian
man he was making his way to DR.. Nc
Mu,ran's office on Middle street.
Yesterday horse attached to u buggy
came running down High street. There
were two ladies in the buggy who were
very much frightened. "A gentleman
jumped out in the street and caused the
animal to stop, and took them out, and
then carried the horse home for them.
Mr. r. j. Dodd. brother of the late
NJ. NJ. Dodd, who was murdered at We'll
don, received letter yesterday from
the Acknowledgement OF the State of
North Carolina stating that the Court
of APPEALS had set Wednesday, the 18th
instant. to hear the case OF the negro
Dowden on an appeal from the decision
OF the lower court
Thu residents of Park View are kick
Ing about the city not furnishing them
with fire alarm boxes. The Council
claims that under the annexation, bill
they have no right to spend a dollar in
the Fifth Ward. but are willing to give
them fire protection, provided they let
the department know where there is a
fire, and the best way is for the ward
to purchase few boxes at their expense.