The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-21


day night as there are quite a number
OF matters to come before them
Central Sunday School viii have their
picnic at Newport News ON Thursday
and the Court Street Baptist will have
theirs ut Ocean View on Friday. the
26th a..
In another column Messrs. E. c.
Brooks & Co. give notice that they have
Just received car load OF fine water
melons: Call early and get your choice
of the lot
Mr.. Butler White, aged eighty-five
Yeas, died at his residence in Mathews
county. Va. yesterday. Mr.. White was
the father of Mrs. James C. Proctor, of
this city.
Mr.. William Lang, superintendent OF
Southwest Virginia Improvement Com
pany. and DR.. John p. Hatton, physician
OF same, OF PocahontaS. are guests OF
DR.. Ewald
The members Of Tidewajter Lodge, I.
y. .. t., are requested to assemble this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to unite with
West Norfolk Lodge in conducting me-
mortal services.
There will be a called meeting of the
Board of Trade Monday at noon 10 con-
slider ways and means of Interesting
excursiorEstS that are coming this way
from other points. -
The Norfolk County School Board is
making an effort to have IL school estab-
iishtd in Prentis Place instead of at
Halls corner. It will probably be locat-
ed on Elm street.
The mlnnbers of Old Dominion Lodge,
l. Q. o. F., are requested to assemble
at 2:3O O'Clock 10 unite with the West
Norfolk Lodge. l. % o. F., in their me-
mortal services
Read the advertisement of Nichols 6.
White. in which they announce that they
nave on hand a car load of fine Georgia
melons. Call early and secure some be-
| fore they are all gone.
Attention of the msanbers OF Grice
Lodge Is called ito the advertisement in
another column. calling them to meet at
2:30 a. IN. to unit with West Norfolk
Lodge In their memorial services
Nothing has been done towards fixing
the market-house floor. Every damp
spell 1t Is so wet that the butchers have
20 buy saWdust ito put on 1t to keep the
indses clothing from, becoming soiled
Dr. Charles Culpepper received g. tele-
gram yesterday from his wife. who is in
richmond. telling him to come on imme-
diately, that their little son was danger
ously Ill. The doctor left ON the 3 O'Clock
train
About thiisy-fve teachers from tha
Two cities will leave here tomorrow
va !the Chesapeake and Ohio road for
Shahottsville to attend the Virginia
School of Methods, which will be in ses-
sion for about thresa weeks.
Ihe Virgin!an is again requested to
call ehe attention of the authorities to
the RECKLESS driving around the city at
night. Last night a cart ana a bicycle
collided on High street by fast driving
The wheel was badly wrecked.
Inere Will be an excursion from the
TWO cities tonight to Baltimore Those
| who desire to do so can go up Tonight
anu spend all day Monday in Baltimore
and ges back home ON Tuesday morning
time enough for business.
a coiored woman living on Columbia
street. was badly beaten by her hus
band Friday. But for the interference
OF some neighbors there is no telling
what the rasult would have been. The
man has not yet been ARRESTED.
IL is said that Portsmouth Canton
y. o. r., viii give an excursion on Au-
suss oth TO Lynchburg. the Natural
Srldge and Luray Cave ard that the
| rare VIII be SO small that 1t Will be with
In the reach of all. This would be a
| most delightful trip
| WIN. Skinner was fined $3.50 I'm the
mayors Court yesterday for fjghtinr
with a man whom he claimed he did
hot KNOW, butt said that the man had a
| razoh and hd ran into the arms OF an
otiice" for protection. because he believed
the man wanted to cut him
john Edwards, with n hair do,sr
alases' was tried at the county iail YES.
terday by Justice Haynes for d!sresneot
10 constable Anderson and am attempt
| to assault the officer while in the dis
charge OF his duties. He was fined S6
ana costs, and In default was commbttad
for Is days.
Inc haoit of leaving boards on the
walks In front of stores, with nails
IN then, Us dangerous. Friday evening
Weh-known gentleman troI upon a
nan sticking up in small piece of plank
ana ran 1T through the sole of his shoe
mo MS foot. II had 10 be pulled ont
with pair of pinchers.
me regular monthly meeting of Monu-
mental Rosebud Society will be held this
AFTERNOON at O'clock The followrtnq
programme will be carried out: Recital.
non. Miss Minnie Moore; recitation. Miss
Evelyn Codd; vocal solo. Miss Kate Bes
ION; recitation, Miss Aida Cold; recfta-
ZION, Master Charles Brooks
MT. X c. Hoffman, president of the
Seaboard Air Line. and Mr. ST. John
Vlce-pNesldent of the same, accompanied
py Judge l.. r. Watts, counsel for l-be
road came in from Atlanta Yesterday
Where they had been on business Mr.
tioirman Kept on to Baltimore last night
MI McBee Is still in Atlanta.
MIR. Henry kirn. one OF Norfolk conn
W largest truckers, says that the Icss
OF the potato crop in this section means
the loss OF over million dollars worth
OF money TO the people IN this section
he says that potatoes will scarcely
stand tWenty-four hours afteribeing dug
on account of the continued rains He
states that all the farmers will lose
heavily on this account as the not, - t.