The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
PLENTY OF POTATOES
Notwithstanding Contrary Reports II Is, Be-
lleVed That the Crops win Be Large.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SESSION.
Sunday school Picnic Prospective
Bicycle Tournament-AtIan Df.
vision u. II. k. Of =. VIII Go TO
Cleveland street Sprinkler Has
Arrived Funerals Yesterday.

The Portsmouth rooters were happy
last night.
Officer Dlckerson is still on the sus-
pended list
The City Treasurer IS now ready ia
supply dog checks.
Charles Watts was sent on to court
for felonious shooting
Inc Miars case drew quite a crowd to
the courthouse yesterday.
To-day will be payday for the work
ing-men In the navy-yard
The streets were flooded YESTERDAY af-
ternoon during the rain storm.
The employees of the Seaboard Air
Line at the shops were paid yesterday
Mr. " Butt qualified yesterday as
commissioner of Revenue for this city
large colored excursion left here
Yesterday for Danville. They carried a
band with them.
Charles Anderson was committed to
the county jail yesterday by Justice
Rutter for thirty days
An excellent programme has been ar
ranged for Thursday nights meeting
of the Epworth League
Mr.. John l.. Watson will leave this
morning on o. two weeks trip to Ma
thewS county on business.
Councilman j. Davis Reed and Mayor
Davis held u consultation yesterday In
reference to appointing a dog catcher.
cir. John c. NiemeVer sold sixty con-
hscated pistols yesterday for the city.
They sold from Pig cents a piece to 81 90
The ferry boats are now running in the
lay up slip in Norfolk SO as to allow Mr.
GILL to make some improvements 10 the
dock and wharf.
Atlantic Division, u. r. *. of P, has
decided to go TO Cleveland, O., III Au-
gust at the meeting of the. Grand En-
campment of Pythians
The Court Street Baptist Sunday
School will have their annual picnic at
Ocean View on the 18th instant. Further
notice of 1t will be given later on.
Mr.. Thomas Shannon. son of our we'll
known townsman, Mr. James Shannon,
| Is here from st. Louis on visit TO his
old home and to his father and family.
Miss Mary l.. Guthrie, daughter of
Mis-. Louise Guthrie, has returned from
the Sweet Springs, after q nine months
soiourn. completely restored in health.
a lady in this city received a letter
Monday from her daughter. who lives in
Harrisburg, Pa. In II she stated that
Il large excursion would leave Harris
burg for Norfolk and Portsmouth on
July 5th and would be here several days.
The street sprinkler arrived yesterday
and would have been used to-day but the
| rain of yesterday abou: settled the
dust for a few days at least The old
gray horse that belonged to the Cham
bers Fire Company will be used to pull
1t.
Mrs. Ship and Mr.. w N White are
busily engaged in getting up a pro-
sramme for the bicycle tournament,
which will be given at Port Norfolk
Driving Park on the Goth instant The
entertainment is looked TO with consider
able pleasure.
committee composed of Rev. w II
Atwill. Mr.. Wills Vicar. and Captain
Il. V. White, will visit Wright Memo
rial Church tonight in the interest of
the Epworth League. At the same time
the League will elect delegates TO the
convention. They will meet with Cen
trail League tomorrow night for the
same purpose.
a gentleman who is connected with a
Northern commission house told The Vir-
ginian representative yesterday that he
had travelled all over the country, and
that Notwithstanding the reports that
| the potato crop would be cut short, there
would be trems ndous yield and that
prices would be good. A large number
of the truckers will begin shipping this
week.
Rev Frank Hall was pounded by a
number of his congregation Monday
night. The Rev. gentleman was taken
completely by surprise The party con-
sisted of number of aides and gentle
| men. After the parcels were delivered
an agreeable evening was spent, after
which all retired to their homes to thini,
OF the pleasure they had given their be-
| loved pastor.