The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-24
Matters Of Local Interest Carefully Selected
and Put In Small Space for Our Readers.
CHILDREA's DAY TO De OBSERVED
Two Drcdges to Be Used on the Canal
improvements - Bicy Gle Smashed
by q wayon-The Portsmouth sun
day school Association This After
noon-Other Matters of Interest.

Two cOtQred men were also aTFeSteu
for disorderly conduct.
negro man was locked up yesterday
upon charge OF insanity.
The Brighton public school closed Fri
day night, and with an entertainment.
Thursday will be elction day, and
Saturday will be Federal Memorial Day.
Rev. E. H. Bolden, colored, has been
made presiding elder of the Norfolk dis
trict.
The berry season is about over now.
They only sold for Sc. in Baltimore yes
terday.
A negro woman was arrested yester-
day for cruel and unknown treatment to
child.
Mrs. w. It. Parker, of Western
Branch, has gone to Baltimore on visit
to friends.
A colored woman was made to- pay SIS
yesterday for disorderly conduct on
Bart street.
Mrs DR. Charles Culpepper was taken
suddenly Ill Friday night, and was quite
sick yesterday.
Two nee.o women were locked up in
the County Nail yesterday for lighting
at West Norfolk.
The Democrats of Western Branch will
elect delegates to the Staunton Conven-
tion next Thursday.
No meeting has been called yet to elect
delegates from this city to the Demo-
cratic convention.
Yesterday afternoon was childr'ens
day at the Pythian carnival which was
greatly enjoyed by them.
Two dredges will arrive here on
Monday from New York to be used Tor
dredging In the canal.
The Virginian acknowledges courte-
sizes from the ladies OF the Pythian Fair.
They came at an opportune time.
The PytAaans- have had rain To -cpp-
tend with all this week. NotwIthstand-
ing this they have done very well.
The three young men In the county
ja!l on the charge OF murder nave be
come very serious since the inquest was
held.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sutton, of Suffolk,
are visiting the latter's mother, Mra. NJ.
S. Passwater, and other relatives, OF
Park View.
The Police are at work on the Good
man robbery, and expect to bring out
some startling developments before they
get through.
Throwing bricks through windows IS
getting to be a popular way OF robbing
stores now. Several cases OF this kind
have occurred lately.
Miss Emma G. Felts, who has been Wis
iting friends In this city for month.
returned to her home In Southampton
county, yesterday.
Mr.. Tee, contractor for Rosenbaum's
new building, on High street, expect to
have 1T ready for occupancy by october.
1t will be a stone front
Mr.. Cattenhead requests us to state
that he was fined for disorderly conduct
on a car as charged by one Of the
drivers, and not for assault.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
have banquet at Hotel Vernon Monday
night. The Virginian acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to be present.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portsmouth Snn0aV-SChOOl ASSOcta tion
Will ije held this afternoon at p. m.
at right Memorial Church Sunday
school.
A peddler, while pushing 4 cart yester-
day, slipped and wrenched his ankle
quite badly. He was cared for by some
of his friends and returned to his home
in Norfolk.
w. C. Brimmer. n. H. Swan and C.
F. Moriarty were appointed special po-
licemen In the County Court yesterday
morning, with special Jurisdiction at
Ocean View.
dies Benevolent Christian Union will
be held at the B. p. o. Elks Hall to-
morrow afternoon, June l. at $50 O'Clock
a full attendance Is requested.
"A card was picked up yesterday which
was an advertisement of a firm doing
business at 20S Candy street, Ports
mouth, Va. The V!rgin.an is anxious to
know the location. as there Is no such
street around here.
A letter was received by Mayor DAVIS
yesterday from Spring Hope, ~ c..
from authorities there, asking that the
police be on the lookout for man who
Is wanted there for cruel treatment and
desertion of his family
Sunday. May 81. will be observed as
chiIdren's day in the Presbyterian
churches throughout the South The day
will be observed with appropriate SER
vices in the Presbyterian churches of
this city on the afternoon of that day.
Yesterday afternoon one of the wagons
that carries passengers TO and from the
baseball field ran into Mr. Walter
Scotts bicycle and smashed It all to
pieces The owner Of the team will
have to pay for the damage done to the
wheel.
Some unknown persona maliciously
cut the cord that holds the electric light
In the centre of Court street, corner OF
High, Friday, and caused 1t to TAIN to
the ground, breaking the lamp. This Is
the. second time the same thing has been
done. 1t Is a considerable loss to the
company, and the party, If found out,
Will pay well for his sport
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