The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-23
A GOOD TICKET GUESS
A Gentleman Guesses Within Three of the
Paid Number Of Admissions In the Park.
DANGEROUS HABIT OF TRAIN JUMPING.
Coming Nuptials of Miss Bailey and
MIR. Anderton- Took bicycle
Misunderstanding ON South Street
Making Preparations for the Fire.
mems Observation-Disclosures Notes.

The dust at times yesterday was blind
ing.
There will be four more marriages this
month
Mr. Carroll Deans is confined to his
home from sickness.
There will be a silver offering at Cen
tral Church next week.
The revival meeting at Monumental NJ
E. Church is still going on.
1t Is said that the contractors will
begin work on the canal to-day.
Saturday will be the regular payday
for the weekly men at the navy-yard.
Portsmouth division u. r. X. of r.
tend the Pythian fair.
There will be an entertainment at the
Court Street Baptist Church tonight, at
which cake and cream will be furnished.
II will soon be time for Congress to
adjourn and no report has been made on
public building for Portsmouth.
small white boy took a header on
his bicycle on High street Yesterday and
came near hurting himself quite badly.
The racing on South street has not
been entirely broken up. but 1t had bet
ter be before some one gets in trouble
The oyster season closes with to-mor-
row night. Then the boats will be haul
ed up for repairs to enter the truck
hauling.
The Old Dominion Guard went behind
hand on their entertainment Tuesday
night. The receipts were not equal to the
expenses.
AN excellent programme has been ar
ranged for the Epworth League meet
Ing Mt Monumental M. E. Church to-
morrow night
The only business IN the Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunken wonl-
an, who. in default of the usual fine. was
committed for five days
The candidates will meet tonight to
pay their assessment and elect clerks
and judges to conduct the primary
There will be three voting places.
A horse attached to the Norfolk Steam
Laundry wagon fell yesterday on the
corner of South and Washington streets
and came near hurting the driver.
The Hampton firemen have commence
ed already TO make preparations for en-
tertaining the State Firemen's Associa-
ton this summer when they meet in that
old historic town.
The funeral of Mr.. AIcDonough, the
unfortunate young man who was run
over by the cars will take place this
afternoon from st. Pauls Catholic
Church at o'clock.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr.
Harry Anderton 10 wed Miss Fanny
Bailey. The ceremony will take place
Oh the 29th instant at the residence Of
the brides parents. in South Ports
mouth.
negro woman sWore on. warrant
yesterday against a lady charging her
with hitting her boy in the head with a
half brick. making bad wound a
summons was ISSUED for the boy To ap-
pear this morning.
Mr.. James Noe. of Norfolk. was ar
tested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Alb
bolt. who charged him with an assault
on Tuesday on one of the ferry employees.
His case was continued until to-day
when it will come up for cXa:n:na zion.
The habit of boys jumping on trains
is q bad one and every effort should be
made TO break !: up. Yesterday a gem
tleman told The Virgnian representa-
tive that he saw u number of white and
colored boys trying to jump on the cars
on Race avenue and hallooed at them
MIR. VIM. L. Brady won the baseball
season ticket offered by Messrs. c. r.
Welton & Co, for the person who would
guess the nearest to the number of paid
admissions the first day at League Park
MIR. Brady's guess was 2.067 and there
were 2.070 paid admissions. This lis
close guessing.