The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Harvey, the Young Man From DanYllIe, Salts
fled With His Recent Sad Experience.
SAYIT WAS A COLD BLOODED MURDER
Fort Woods As IL Free and Airy GnIu.
bling PInce-Zion's Church to Have
Chime Bells-The Democratic Pri-
mary To-Day - Four Marriages
Occur-Y. II. &. A, Entertainment.
-Four marriages to-day.

Four marriages to-day.
The Democratic. primary will be held
to-day.
Vote early and then you are sure of
getting 1t in.
Read the advertisement of e. c..
Brooks G. Co. In another column
Constable Adams arrested some ne
sroes yesterday for shooting crap on
Sunday.
MIR. ]. F. Whitehurst qualified as
judge of election for the Third Ward
yesterday.
The only business transacted in either
Court yesterday was the granting of q
liquor license
The thermometer took an upward ten
dency yesterday. which made 1t consid-
erably warmer.
The only business in the Mayors Court
yesterday was two DRINKS. who paid
the usual penalty.
The South Street Baptist people are
having quite an attractive iron fence
put around their church.
There Is one of the greatest curiosities
on exhibition near the ferry that has
been In the city for years.
There Will be quite large vote polled
to-day. The two candidates for Mayor
Will bring out the strength Of the party
All persons are to be kept ten feet from
the voting precincts TODAY. This will
prevent outsiders from knowing how
votes are polled.
A praise and song service is being held
at the Court Street Baptist Church this
week preparatory to holding a prot.act-
ed meeting next week
Read the advertisement of Bascom
sykes In another column. He is candi-
date for City Surveyor and asks the
fotse of his fellow citizens
There were several parties turned
down by the County Court. Judge Port
h
the May term of the Court
The membership entertainment at the
Y. NJ. c. A. will be given on tomorrow
night There Will be a number of at
t'active features presented
II Ia said that the friends of the negro
Mat Young, who was murdered Satur-
day night. will prove that Smith DELHI
erately walked UP behind Young and
struck him the deadly blow when his
back was turned.
There are a number of young men
In this city who go down to the Naval
Hospital woods and gamble every af-
ternoon. 1t should be broken up. If
the Waterman will keep u good lookout
he can easily catch them.
The members OF Central NJ. L. Church
had silver Offering last night. at which
there WAS quite a we'll rendered pro-
gramme arranged for the occasion. The
attendance was good. and the Offering
will foot up snug little sum.
1t Is said that the members of lions
(colored) Baptist Church have ordered
chime bells for their church. They now
have the handsomest church in this COM
munity and with the bells added It will
be much more attractive.
Constable Adams arrested six negro
men yesterday, charged with selling IL
Quor by the bottle to the truck hands
on the Western Branch. but the evidence
was not strong enough to convict. Hun
dreds OF negroes are coming into the
county to pick truck, as is usual this
time of year. and the bottle liquor deal
ers always open business with them.
Mr.. Harvey. of Danvlle. was In the
city yesterday looking after his son, who
was one of the tramps that was sup
posed to have robbed Mr.. Samuel Hands
residence. He secured the services of
Judge Parker and had n hearing given
the boy. who Is not more than 10. Jus
tice Haynes fined the boy for trespassing
and after the payment OF fine he was
discharged. Father and son left for
home yesterday afternoon. The boy
says he will never leave Danville again
for any purpose.