The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-28
SAID, HEARD And SEEN
Notes From a Reporters Memoranda Of the
Many Things That Transpired in the City.
THE PAVING QUESTION SETTLED AT LAST
Men Have Trouble About the Cotton
ERctory-The GnsfgRtIS Mounds
on the Street.-The baptist Assoc
citation Fire ia a Wood Ynr.i, ana
Many Other Items OF news.

The steamer Hampton Roads arrived
here yesterday.
Rev. Mortimer Cassell, of Petersburg,
is in the city visiting his family.
The Nirginian acknowledges the re-
ceipt of a season ticket to the ball games.
Chicken thieves We're around Thurs
day night. One lady III Park View lost
sixty head.
Work OH the Texas Is progressing
nicely, a force is kept steady at work
night and day.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
will have another fire to investigate at
their meeting Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hcise's little
daughter Florence was buried yesterday
afternoon in Oak Grove Cemetery.
A negro woman was locked up last
nigh; in the county jail on the charge
of creating Il disturbance on Pine street.
The cranks are jubilant over the pros
poets of seeing our team have chance
to show themselves with u professional
team.
There was a slight brush at the navy
yard gate Thursday afternoon. One of
the parties paid So for his amusement
yesterday.
There was very large crowd out yes
terday TO see the last practice game
Of ball. Among the number was great
many ladies.
The Nirginian Las been requested to
state that IL was Mr.. Josiah II. Nicholas
that was married and not MI Isaia h
Nichols. as was stated.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Baptist Asso-
citation will be held Sunday afternoon
ut $3.50 o'clock At the South Street hap
tist Church.
Guard sweeny. for the asylum at viii
Harrisburg. wen; up 10 Boykin's last
nigh: to get Miss Hutchins who had
been adjudged insane He will return
with her this morning.
There was another meeting of the
stockholders of the cotton factory
Thursday night. Every effort Is being
made to save ii from the hands OF Il
permanent receiver, is possible
1t is said that some blood was split
on High street Thursday night. caused
hy some hot words over the cotton fac
tory. The matter was kept as quiet as
possible but 1t leaked out yesterday.
The case OF the negro boy. Neal Al
len. charged with robbery. was part
~ heard yesterday. There being some
tinued until April LIST for further investi-
cation.
When will I'll. Street Inspector cut
down the unsi2 htly looking mounds
that are in the streets where sewer pipes
have been laid. Teams will not travel
over them. Consequently they will
never settle.
The T.. $. Cruiser Newark Is daily en-
pectcd in Hampton Roads from one OF
the South American ports. She has on
board three young men from this city.
Messrs. Edward Land. james Cuthrell
and Paul Tabb.
Fire was discovered In Il pile of cord
wood In wilkins wood yard between
9 and 10 o'clock yesterday morning
but was put out with a few buckets
of water before any damage was done
No alarm was given.
Since the Court of Appeals has render
ed its decision in regard To the pay
ment for paving. the Street Committee
has. and Will continue 10 move slow In
doing any more paving without a guar
untee OF being paid for the same.
The Indiana was successfully locked
at Port Royal. s. c.. this morning
Messrs. I. @. Bailey. Ross Holland. NJ
Rroughton, +. Wicke-s and u. Kitchens.
ship painters. left the yard yesterday
for Port Royal TO work on the Indiana
ii is said that ii the Portsmouth cleo
trio road does not come to time by May
1st that the Port Norfolk road will ask
the Council TO decide upon the street
that they will give them and that they
Will begin work immediately. Nearly
everything is In readiness now
Attention is called 20 the advertise
men OF Htessrs. Errslaur & Anthony
in another column. in which they an
nlrnce tina, they have the largest stock
of clc':hing il the city, and are asela:s
70" two o! n" largest clothing houses
IN thee lily. They also make suits to
order Sd ad