The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-16
THE COTTON MILL WILL SOON RESUME.
A Mothcr Seeks He Lost Boy-A Mad
Dog KilIed-Fnst Driving-Truck-
ers Busy Digging Their Potatoes
I'm ride to Preve Their Rotting
-Eiasn Case Comes Up Thursday.

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10 Raleigh yesterday.
Attention Is called to ad. of rooms
wanted in another column.
The city employees will be- paid to-mor-
row for the fist half of June.
There was five children baptized Gt
Central Church Sunday morning.
Miss Bette Broadwaite, of Lynch
burg, is visiting friends in this city.
The clerks and writers in the Var will
be paid off to-day for the first half OF
June.
There will be a large excursion here
to-day from all points on the Southern
road.
Mr.. w. r. Backus. Jr.. qualified as
Councilman from the Third Ward yes
terday.
Officer Digs killed u mad dog in South
Portsmouth Sunday. He was very
rabid.
The commencement at st. Joseph's
Academy win be held Thursday after
noon.
A panty of youths and young misses
had a hay ride last night to Deep Creek
and return.
All members of Ocean Council, r. A.
are requested to attend the meeting to-
morrow night.
The graduates of the High School will
hold their mmencemen at kim Hal
Thursday night.
Mr.. Finch, of Charlotte, one of the
dSeltS W the SeipcuIu AA Ll'iS NoS
in the city yesterday.
a negro man was summoned before
the Mayor yesterday for rolling a wheel
barrow on the sidewalk.
The Norfolk County Court began It's
June term yesterday. There was moth
ing but civil business before Ii.
The cheap rate from Raleigh to Ocean
View brought quite u numbe down the
road Saturday night and Sunday morn
Ing.
Boyd, Portsnouth'sl new pitcher. has
gone to his HON on u visit and will
not be here until the latter Part OF this
week.
~PortSmouth Lodge, b. P. O.. Elks car
-ied a good crowd 10 Norfolk Sunday
afternoon Ito take part In the memorial
exercises.
Mr.. T. j. Anderson, passenger agent Of
hhe Seaboard Air Line, returned yester-
day from a trip down South. He reports
the travel good.
George w. Gaines. n special police
man for Norfolk County, rendered his
resignation to the court yesterday to
take effect July 1st.
Mrs. Ship requests all young girls who
ride bicycles to meet her this afternoon
at 5 O'Clock at the u. S. Naval Hospital
gate on Green stree.
The Port Norfolk ear jumped the rae
Sunday afternoon while en- route to Port
Norfolk and it was quite a while before
~ was gotten on again.
Henry Hawthorne. the negro who was
taken from the Jail on Friday last, died
at the almshou:e Sunday. Hawthorne
was a noted chicken thief.
The Rescue Fire Departments colored
organization of the county, paraded
through the streets of the city yesterday
and had n supper last night.
Mrs. Jennie Ayers. who has bsen visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Capt. Wainwright.
on Washington street. returned to her
home in York county yesterday.
There was a 'scrapping" match on the
Port Norfolk car Saturday night. The
parties were arrested by Constable Mat
hews and lodged in the county Jail.
Capt. l.. V. White. accompanied by
Miss Josephine Richardson. left yester-
day for Danville, to be present to-day at
the marriage of Mr.. w. w. Vicar, OF
Brambleton.
The superintendent of the Monument
tai Nj Il. Sunday School told the children
Sunday that on next Sunday tie time
and place of holding their picnic would
be announced.
About 1000 school children from
~Lynchburg will arrive in the two cities
to-day. Some will stop in Portsmouth
and some in Norfolk. They Will be here
two or three days.
All the trucker who can are digging
their potatoes as fast as they can so as
to keep them from rotting in the ground.
This will have a tendency to Hood the
market and keep prices down.
The cot.onl factory affairs have all
been settled and all judgments against
It have been marked satisfied. The work
of making goods will be- commenced
within a very short while now.
Several young men engaged in fast
driving through Scottavilld Sunday af-
ternoont Their names have been secured
and Justice Haynes Will make an as
sessmoist upon their pocketbooks.
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. c.. Syer.
Whiie riding at u very rapid rate on his
olcycle, ran into q tree and knocked him
SER senseless and remained scSor about
ten He was attended by DR..
a; Bilosoly. He is now all right.
MT. Marcus Culpepper. a yeoman in
the U. 5. Navy, is at home after an alb
sehce OF three and a half years. Under
d recent act OF Congress he is now Oh the
permanent list of the Navy, and is liza
oie 10 orders like any warrant officer.
n telegram was received by Mr..
Lampe. one of ~Portsmouth's pitchers.
sunday, calling him back to New York.
ont Mr.. Maynard says that he will re-
main where he Is. and if Mr.. Frien-
man wants him, he will have to do like
ne did-buy him from them.
The reports that continue to come in
regarding the corn and potato crops
are dlsheartening Mr.. John F. West.
superintendent of the Public Schools OF
Norfolk county. says he fears that some
OF Inc rme in his section will loco