The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01
Once Known as Water and Again Becoming
Recognizable Undera Cleansing Process.
THE. MILITARY FAIR CLOSES TONIGHT
The Murder Case to Tie Heard To- Day
Atlantic nnd DnnviIIc Barge
Ri-hfcd-Sfreet Railway Progress
locked Up for Stealing ~ Pair of
Pants-Lnd!es' Auxiliary ". n. CA.
Lent commences this nth.

The Military Fair closes tonight.
me Hastings Court adjourned for
the term yesterday.
The negroes attending not being able
to be present until to-day.
MHnoeS, or Saft-shell CLAIMS, have made
their appearance in market.
There were only four marriages last
month-two white and two colored.
AIR. j. S. Crawford returned yester-
day from New York. after a weeks
stay.
Mr.. John Gaskins, a we'll known resi-
gent OF Scottsville, is quite sick, at his
home.
The Board of Police Commissioners
VIII hold their regular monthly meet
ing OH Monday night.
The other negroes who are supposed to
be implicated in the Fine murder will
he tried on Monday.
Attention is called to the adj OF rooms
for rent ut No. 121S Washington street,
which will be rented cheap
There were thirty marriage licenses
issued in the county in January, TWEEN
S-lour of which were colored.
Ihe murder case which was to have
been heard yesterday In the Mayors
Court was continued until to-day.
valentines are not so plentiful as they
were In former years. The custom OF
sendinE them seems to be dying out
Mr. Walter c. Brooks returned yester-
DAY from Knoxville, Tenn. where he had
been to attend to some business He
came via Atlanta. Ga.
Anthony Jones, one Of the parties ar
rested on suspicion of being implicatc ed
In the Fine murder. had O. hearing YES
terday and was acquitted
Major Watson, colorcd was locked
up yesterday for stealing pair Of
shoes from gentleman who boards
with Mrs. Irwin, on Court street.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c.
y. lave apportioncd the city into dis
tricts and appointed committees to So
licit membership in each district
The Street Committee closed their
labor on the application for n road down
Ei!lnEhnm street last night. They will
make their report To the Council next
week.
II Is more than probable that there
will be no meeting of the Council next
members of the Council will be in Wash
ington.
The committee who have In charge the
suggestion in regard to the color of
the Portsmouth Baseball teams uniform
VIII decide upon who is the lucky one
by Monday.
The funeral OF Mr. and Mrs. Sleight's
little child took place from their resi-
dencc, No. AIS Randolph street, yestcr-
day The remains were inferred in Oak
Grove Cemetery.
Attention is called to advertisement
OF DR.. Gray Holiday, In which he an
nounces that he has moved his Office into
the Kim annex, over DR. Parker's office
See advertisement.
The case OF the negroes who were
lighting I'm Harris bar-room, on the
corner of Crawford and County streets,
Thursday night, was continued until to-
day to get witnesses.
The tools belonging to the Street Rail
road contractor to put down the cleo
trio road. have arrived. and it is said
that the iron, etc, Is or its way and
will be here In Il few days.
Thc NirSinian is pleased to announce
that Water street is being attended to;
the rubbish is being removed and the
street hands will get to work on il and
clean out the cutters, which will make
II more DrCscntablc.
The barge which turned over in the
Atlantic and Danvillc railroad dock
last week was carried to the Navy
Yard yesterday and put under the big
crane to he righteI up. JUS, as she was
nearly over the rODes broke and she
went back again. y large wire rope
was then placed under her and she was
successfully turned over.
The chairman OF the Street Commit
tee says that his committee had not
turned deaf ear to the request to clean
UP Water street, but that he gave in
structtonS ten days ago to have the
work done. but ii was not. so he finally
requested the Mayor TO notify the par
ties to whom the rubbish. etc, belonged
to have the same removed. which was
done. He does not want the public 10
think that he has been unconcerncd
about such matters