The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-28
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The Baltimore boat came in crowded
yesterday morning.
Mrs. Lee Dongan returned yesterday
from visit to the springs.
Peaches are coming in plentiful nov
and are selling very cheap.
Miss Bette Patterson, of Patterson
N. j., is in th> city visiting friends
The prospects for work al the yard for
Some time do not look very fa:tering.
The SmallneSS of our death rate was
favorably commented upon yesterday
More men are being employed at the
seaboard Air Line shops every week.
Misses Jennie and BETTE Humphlett
are visiting RELATIVES in North Carolina
The negro man who was hurt by the
electric car Wednesday night was bad
off yesterdays
DR.. V. G. Culpepper, wife and sisters,
returned Yesterday from a pleasant visit
Mrs. Joseph Richardson and children
have returned from a two weeks STAY
IN Carrsville, Va.
Mr. II. +. Culpepper Jr.. gave bond
yesterday as Oyster Inspector for the
City OF Portsmouth.
MISS Maggie Adams, OF Eastern Shore,
Va. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lawrence,
on Columbia street
Mrs. r. $. Brooks and children return
ed yesterday from Staunton after an alb
pence OF two months
Charles Lewis was arrested yesterday
Sor defacing MIR. +. l.. Benson's property.
lie was made to pay costs
An excursion of eleven cars came In
from Lewiston, N c., yesterday They
were nearly all white people.
me oystermen are waiting patiently
uor Monday to come so that they can 60
down the river and go to work.
me workmen are getting near the end
of paving Glasgow street The weather
mas retarded them considerably
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday, no arrests having been
made during the previous twenty-four
hours.
In another column an advertisement
appears for a farm that is wanted be-
tween Portsmouth and Western Branch
See adv.
The fire alarm clock struck at O'Clock
yesterday morning, but il was Fl. ed dur
ang the day and struck all right al noon
yesterday.
Thsre was twenty degrees difference
an the weather between the hours of a.
M. and II m. Yesterday. At 1t was 6S
and IS at 10 o'clock
Rev. Mr.. .Colona, of. Southampton
county, was in the city yesterday. He
was in the city yesterday. He was en-
route TO Baltimore 20 visit his city
Justice I.utter fined a negro man S.
yesterday for cruelty to horse The
man beat him unme rcifully because he
could not pull the load that was put on
him.
Justice Haynes fined three lewd women
in the suburbs. Being unable to pay.
they were committed to the Jail for ten
days each.
sMonday. September I. will be observed
ns Labor Day. There will be an eXcur-
Sion from Raleigh. N. C.. via the Sea-
board Air Line to participate in the big
parade in Norfolk
The side rail Is off the SCOTS Creek
bridge. which is dangerous. If a horse
should become unmanageable there
hn n tn h
getting overheard and drowning some
one.
Mr.. c. s. Bailey, OF Sco.tsvlle, and
Miss E. S. Mears, of Accomac county,
were married in Aeeomac on Wtdnes-
day and returned home yesterday. They
were rendered reception at their home
in Scottsville.
Quite number of p!om.a >nt Norfolk
county Democrats assembled at Por.
Norfclk last night and discussed the DO
iltieal situation in this district. No one
candidate was settled upon. Delega: es
to the convention will lie elected neAt
week and they will be for free silver.
Constable Elliott and Deputy Sheriff
the gang of tramps who have been Insult
tng ladies in Cottage Place and acting
in d!sorderly manner on several occa-
sions. II was too late when they re-
turned 20 learn what success they me;
with.
1t looks ridiculous to have notices
served on people to have the grass cut
from their premises and Eacant lots,
when IN some parts of the city grass IS
growing IN the streets several feet high
II would be a capital idea for some one
to serve notice on the Street Commit
tee 10 have the grass removed from such
places as Is seen by every stranger and
commented on. as is frequently the
case.
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