The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-02
A Small Colored Girl Meets With a Very
Unfortunate and Painful Accident.
THE ATLANTIC AND DANvlLLE MANDAMUs
Honoring HIS seventh Anniversary
The state Hoard of EmbaImers-
Pension Day for Confederate
widow.-The Egg Hunt at Central
Church, and other Crisp News.
Holy Thursday.

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suit for damages.
The School Board will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tomorrow night.
The rain has somewhat interfcred
with the meeting at Monumental NJ. E.
Church.
Portsmouth team will wear their new
uniofrms.
The Central NJ. e. Epworth League
Will hold their regular monthly meet
Ing tonight.
A prayer meeting Is held at Monument
tai M. e. Church every afternoon at
4 o'clock for ladies.
Read the ad. of Richard D. Guy, who
has something to sell that will please
all who use a telephone.
The truckers say that the rain has
made vegetables grow quite fast. They
look much better already.
The egg hunt Mt Central Church next
Monday afternoon promises TO be quite
interesting for the children.
Dr. A. A. Bilisoly had a pet alligator
sent him from Florida yesterday. He
will keep 1t in his store window.
Living pictures is one of the future
entertainments to be given by the La
dies Auxiliary of the Y. M. c.. A.
The picture which the Chambers boys
will present to the Reading Fire De-
partment will be forwarded to-day.
Rev. j. T. Bosnian delivered an adj
dress at tho Young Peoples Union at the
South Street Baptist Church last night.
1t is still thought that the cotton fac
tory will come out all right, and that
O. permanent receiver will not be APP
pointed.
Hon. II. l.. Maynard is in Richmond,
attending the trial or the Flanagan
assault case. he being q witness in the
case.
The little children were very much in
farflIntnl ~ n1in hot, 60, p,Il
fool day sport on account of the rain
yesterday
Mr.. f. d. Gill a all the colors fly
ing Oh his boats yesterday. in honor
OF the seventh anniversary of his lease
of the ferry.
marriages on the 18th inst.-one at
Central NJ. e. Church. and the other
at Trinity p. e. Church.
The many friends of Mr.. Arthur Deans
will regret to learn of the death of his
wife. which occurred in Washington. D.
c.. last night al G:20 O'Clock. p
The members of the South Street Bap-
list Church are holding nightly meet
ings. preparatory to their meeting
which begins on Monday night.
The condition of Mr.. a. II. Martins
little girl was no better yesterday. His
wife. though completely Frustrated from
grief and fatigue, is out Of danger.
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meet 1T the Office of w. r.. Johnson. in
this city. on Saturday, April 18th. at -
m. to examine a number OF applicants.
a horse attached to a wagon ran
away on Clifford street and got in a
soft place, where the sewer had been
laid and came near injuring himself
quite badly.
Mis-. IL. w. Hammersley and daugh-
ter. who nave been visiting the formers
brother, Mr.. l.. NJ. Palmer, in Park
View, leave for their home, in New
York. to-day.
The men who were employed in putt
ing the machinery in the cotton factory
have all been discharged except one
man, who was kept to keep the ma
chinery from rusting.
Mr.. John Beckwith. who has been
connected with the Portsmouth Basket
Works for some time. has rendered his
resignation, the same to tax effect as
soon as his successor Is appointed.
The negro boy Neal Allen, who has
been in Jail for n week on suspicion
of having robbed Mr.. Harrell's store.
was discharged from custody yesterday
for want of evidence to convict him.
Constable Matthews carried a negro
man to the county jail yesterday. He
had him handcuffed and then had a
chain attached to them. 1t attracted
considerable attention as they passed
down the street.
A small colored girl. living on King
street. named Jane Johnson. during her
mothers absence. pulled n IAN Of con-
centrated I've over on herself. A guam
tity of 1t went in her eyes and very
probably caused her to loose her eye
sight. She was attended by DR.. L.. A.
Bilisoly.
Attention!ds called to the advertisement
OF John a. Morris e Co. in the local
columns, I'M which they announce that
they have clothes for tall men and slim
ones. stout and short. He claims to
sell lower han others because he sells
strictly for cash amid have only one
price. All goods guaranteed.
To-day the mandamus requiring the
Atlantic and any to appear before
the Court of Appeals to show cause why
they should not be made to return to
Portsmouth will come up. A time for
hearing of the same will be fixed. II
will be watched with considerable in
%terest. Portsmouth having much at
stake.
Yesterday was Pension Day for Con-
federate widows at the Courthouse.
Out Of ali the widows of Confederate
soldiers IN this city there are but five
who draw n pension from the State
This speaks well for this section. There
are but fourteen in Norfolk county,
while some of the counties have over
one hundred.
THIS In Your Chance.
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