The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-03
THE RECORD OF A DAY
A Summary of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That GiYen.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention OF the Cominss aud Goings
OF People Yom Know Accounts OF
Events OF Interest TO Many Read.
ers-Topics Discussed on the Street
and In Offices aud Homes.

The first snow of the season fell yes
terday.
There was no docket In the Mayor
Court yesterday.
TIE Seaboard Air Line clerks We're
paid yesterday.
The December term OF the Husting
Court will begin to-day.
The physicians say that there is bu.
little sickness In the city
1t Is said that rabbits were never
30 plentiful as they are this year.
Mrs. Jessie Balm IS critically i'll at her
husbands residence. in Park View
Carpenter Nash. OF the United States
navy. continues Ill AT his home in Park
View
Deputy SheriT Siveyson will return
from North Carolina This morning with
his prisoner.
There was a large crowd ut the court
house yesterday to hear the argument in
the Rogers case.
The city employees were paid yesterday
for Novcmbe. All Other bills against
the city will be settled to-day.
Now Is the time to advertise your
Christmas stock and the VivgIn:an's
columns Is the place to put it,
HAD the ground been I'm good condition
there would have BEEN considerable
snow on the ground this morning.
There was regular scrapping match
on King street Tuesday night. Men and
women both engaged in 1t freely
Attention Is called 10 the ad. of j.. w.
Owens. in another column, in which he
offers two houses on County street for
rent
The Central church Epworth League
will hold their annual meeting tonight
The regular election of officers will take
place.
Captain +. c. Marshall left Yesterday
at O'Clock for Richmond, and from
there he VIII go to New York on bust
ness.
Any me! chan: who contemplates put
ting UP an awning had better fam:liarize
himself with the ordinance concerning
the same.
Two bicycle rides colllded yesterday
on the corner of London and Court
streets. and came near hurting each
other quite badly.
The children in one of the rooms of
the Second district school had holiday
yesterday on account OF the stove being
out of order 1t was repaired in the
afternoon, and school will be resumed
this morning.
The ferry steamer City of Portsmouth
Will be- off the line between Portsmouth
and Norfolk until Friday. The Eliza
be:h and Norfolk are doing the work,
In; do not give as much satisfaction as
one boat does.
The same old complaint comes to us
ahos people stealing papers. We had
hoped that such trouble had ceased, but
It seems 10 have gotten worse. If Il Is
not stopped some one will get into irou-
BILE before i; ends.
lolanthe will be given under the most
fa;tcrng auspices this evening. The
seats are all hc!nG sold rapidly. and a
great social and financial success is as
sured. The entrance is on Queen street.
The hall VIII be comfortably heated
fhe public property committee OF the
Council VIII meet tonight 10 consider
the petition of l.. l.. Martin and others
10 be all cwed 10 raise the American flag
on all public school buildings. All who
axe Interested are requested to be pres
ent.
y gentleman from the county named
Williamson told the Virginian represen-
tative yesterday mo- Ming in the mar
Ike; that he was attacked by number
of tramps between Portsmouth and
Bowers Hill Tuesday night while COM
ing to market. and but for his having his