The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-20
Faithful Record Of the Interesting Happen
IngS Of the Day Just Gone.
THREE EXCURSIONS IN YESTERDAY.
The Rifles and Old Dominion Guard
in New Clothing Additions 40 tho
Force at the y. n. L.. shops The
Basket Factory To shut Down-Thc
Bicycle Tournamcut.


not arrived yet.
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
Two negro boys We're locked up ycster-
day for trespassing on RAILROAD property.
The ELAN case drew quite q large
crowd who were curious ITO know tha re-
suit.
Children's Day will be observed at Nit
Hope Chu CHI. in Norfolk county, to-mor-
row.
To-day is the longest day in the year,
1t being fourteen hours and foity-onc
minutes long.
Mics IImml Jolly. OF Brunswick, coun-
| ty, Is visiting her sister Mrs. j. l.. Jolly,
OH County street.
The Roberts Brothers conducted an
open-air meeting on the corner of Efnng-
ham and South streets.
AIR. George Armstrong a former resi-
dent of this city. but now of Buffalo. is
In the city visiting relatives.
There Will be II marriage on Dillingham;
street next Thursday night. The gen
tle.nan Is .. well-known merchant.
Mr.. John a. Milligan will leave to-
night for New York 10 confer with the
house he represents in ..his section.
A small white child was run over and
knocked down by Il horse and buggy on
Court street last night, but was not Sc
riously hurt.
Portsmouth Lodge OF Odd Fellows will
viss West Norfolk Sunday afternoon
and take part in the services that will
he held there.
-Four colored lunsdcs Were brought 10
the County jail yesterday for safe keep
ing until the guard from the asylum
comes for them.
Rev. j. II. Amiss left yesterday for
Southampton county to visit the
chuI ches in that locality which come
under his Jurisdiction.
Some one threw ~ brick through n.
Goodman's store window on County
street extended and carried off number
of pair of pants and coats.
Professor Willis a. Jenkins gave the
graduating class Il reception last night
at his home in Park View. which was
| greatly enjoyed by them
Additions ARE being made to the force
at 'the Seaboard Air Line shops and
completed there will be Il large increase
| of force
Mr.. Kenneth Griffin was yesterday APP
pointed receiver of the stock I'm the store
| OF Mr. Reschefslly, on Crawford street
This was done at the request of his
creditors.
Miss Minnie Brothers, of Suffolk. is
WISHING Miss Fannie Langhorn, in Park
View. She has quite II number of friends
he!e who gladly welcome her back to
her old home.
1t is said that $1,000 barrels OF po-
tD.oes left this section on the New Yo.k
| ship Thursday. The market is glutted
and yesterday only Sl.50 n barr.l was
! offered for them.
| The Portsmouth basket factory will
shut down June seth until such time as
business Will Justify the lessees to run
| 1t again. There Is no sale for the amount
| of stock that is made
Mr.. Buxton, one OF the clerks OF the
SeabOdrd Air Line. was taken suddenly
| Ill yesterday while at work in the Union
DEPOT and had IN b, 70 la
home, on Glasgow street.
| me paving force on Glasgow street
was Knocked off yesterday for the ba-
| lance of the week. The continued rains
mas caused the street TO be in such
condition that no work could he done
| More additions are being made ITO the
| number who Will tax" part in the bicycle
| tou: nament on Tuesday. II will will be
| one of the mos: Interesting entertain
ments that has ever been given in this
| city
Attention is called TO the adj of West
| Norfolk Lodge, |. O. O. T.. No. 1902 in
which they announce that they Wal have
| memorial services Sunday afternoon at
the NJ. Il. Church. and invite all lodges
TO be present.
colored band which is composed OF
| small children from one of the Month
| Carolina schools came in yesterday
morning on the early train and paraded
the streets all day. The hat was passed
around quite frequently.
Mr.. l.. G. Long, whose wife died lust
| two weeks ago. says that If she had lived
| until to-day thcy would have lived to-
gether forty-eigh: years. During that
| time four children were born unto them
! and only one of them Is now living.
| or the three graduates in civil en-
| gineering from the University of yir
ginia this year was Mr.. Everett East
wood, of this city. Everett. who is only
nineteen years of age. is the youngest
son of Mr.. j. ID. Eastwood. of this city.
| There were three excursions in here
yesterday-one from Danville, over the
Southern road; one from Weldon, over
! the Seaboa:d Air Line; another from
| Lewiston, over the same line They
| made the streets quite lively in the after
| noon. but spent but very little money.
| Don't forget the bicycle race and tour
| namen: Tuesday, June %, at 4 D. m.
Save your quarters for the most exciting
event ever witnessed in Portsmouth
| Ladies are admitted in the grand stand
without extra charge. Boys under ~
Will also have Il race. a handsome prize
will be- given to the successful contcs-
| tant.
| The Y. NJ. G. a. Soliciting Committee
| raised 1920 yesterday towards the build
| ing fund. This makes a total of SlO.S5O.
leaving only $4l44 to be raised. There
should not be the least trouble In doing
| this The committee are working ear
nestly for the building and should be