The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-12
A Summary Of Happenings Verify of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention or ,,:e Co,mincs and Goings
OF People You Nnow-Accounts or
ers-Farics Discusscd on tho Street
Ga1 in 0Giccs and Homes.

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There waslno session OF the Hastings
Court yesterday.
There will be series of meetings
held at the Friends church very shortly.
Miss Carrie Jamison. Of IIlmi-a, y. Y,
is visiting friends in South Portsmouth
The flying machine man is drawing
crowds UP County street extended every
night.
The only thing at the station house
last night was one drunk and two
tr1mps.
There was slight fire in Brighton
yesterday morning. but it did but little
damage.
The telephone communication was
started between the two cities again yes
terday.
The street railroad is complying with
the order Of the Council and is Smelling
its tracks.
JUSTICE Rut;er sent young man on
TO the County Cour; yesterday for refus-
Ing to marry n girl.
Mrs. T. G. Parker and mother, Mrs.
M. 4, THOMAS. have retu: ned home from
avLsit TO Ola Point and Hompton.
There will be game OF football played
between the Norfolk and Portsmouth
Park.
Attention Is called to advertisement OF
A g., who wants position as steno-
grapher. Sec advertisement and address
as directed.
The new steel ceiling which is being
9. put in the Court Street Baptist church
will add considerably to the looks of
that church.
The holiday season is fast drawing
near. The boys are making some Christ
mas money by getting mistletoe and
selling il.
Mr.. Levi; Marshall. father of our
town:man. Captain x. 4. Marshall. is
Visiting in The city.
MIS-. G. T. lyman is vi:i,ing her old
home. Stanton, for the first time in ten
Years. She has parents and relatives
there.
Henrietta Gary was committed to Jail
lazt rtShI by Justice Haynes for drunk
cnneEs and d!sorderiy conduct on the
St.eo:.
In another coloumn Me:srs. Nichols G.
White give notice that they have just
received the finest carload or apples of
the season.
Keep you". door mats in. Several have
been Ic2opea ;his week, and the neare.
Christmas approaches the more the
thieves get .!leir work In
yesterday morning pulley In the
press room broke. which caused papers
to be delivered much later than they
would otherwise have been.
IT is said that there Will be no meet
Ing Of the Council called until the regu-
lar meeting unless the Alnishouse Com
m:t;ee considers it necessary to do So
The new southern States Telephone
~S'iRohS WIZ navy ever lDilS IN TelQi-
ness for work the early part of next
week. They are adding new subscribers
daily.
DR.. Hugh F, Parish. Of this city, who
has been in the United States Navy
for about two years, has rendered his
resignation 10 take effect January lst.
1857.
Charles Wilson, colored, charged with
stealing $40 from Capt. j. H. Richard
sons house. was brough: before the
dow l,,,t
days. Nv
Miss Marion Mears and Mr.. Mark e.
Walcot; left the city Wednesday and
went to Elizabeth City, where they were
made man and wife after which they re.
turned to this city TO reside.
Inc VirG!n.an has repeatedly called
attention to the careless manner in
which boys, who mind COWS. drive them
tthrough the streets. Yesterday they al
lowed drove of them to drive some
school children off the street
Ii would be q blessing In disguise &c
tne mayor or some one else would rid
tne community of number OF the
woTlhiess ours that roam the streets all
hours OF the night, much TO the annoy
ahce or those who have to be out
capt. Clairmond Virnelson a conduc-
tor on the Seaboard Air Line, will leave
me- next week for Columbus, o.. to bring
home with him. He Will remain off until
January LIST. On his return he will
move his effects to Raleigh, n. c.. which
ne VIII na.e his home in the future.
Yesterday afternoon some small color
ed children set n:e 10 a house on Onaen
street near Pearl by burning some na.
per. Constable Anderson happened to
pass al .the time and called In some some
collored men 10 help him in cxt.nruish-
ing the flames. which they succeeded i'm
dong before much damage was done
AT the solicitation of Dr. T.. S Home
physician 10 the Almshouse, NJ. James
FLEMING. one of the par;ie: who caused
the disturbance at the Almhouse. was
re!eared from jail on account OF his
physical condition. He had to make
application 10 be :e!nstated. which was
granted on the promise of good beha-
vior in the future
A number of persons are kicking about
the condition OF County and South
streets and wonder why the Council
does not repair them. In reply we will
state that the Council will as soon as
the spring opens pave both OF these
streets down the centre-one with rocks
ana the other with vitrified brcks-and
IL would be money thrown away to do
anything on them now.
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