The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-04
THE RECORD OF A DAY
a Summary Of Happenings Worthy of
&OIe Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
'a'"si"n OF ,ae Cornin.s and Goings
"t People Ven riuow-Accountso r
vents al Xntercst TO ainuy Read.
efs-F"i'ics Discussed on the street
ANA III Offices ANA Homes.
The storm d!d much damnCe.

The storm did much damage.
ne county Court has adjourned for
The Elis programme for Sunday is
! ~! excellent one.
me C!;y of Portsmouth will 20 back
on the line tonight.
- ne december term of the HASTINGS
SouFt began yesterday.
IhSFe was no docket I'm the Nnyor'.
Court yesterday morning
ne htf!e children We're all happy yes
teIu2y over the .irst snow.
me Portsmouth Rifles closed their fair
!2st htEht with an auction
rae Schn1l boa d Will hold their reru
I 'al monthly meeting tonight
me snow disappeared very fast yes
'eI.3E after the sun came out.
NJ our door work was suspended yes
1e:nay on account Of lie weather
MISS Carrie Thompson. of Durham. n
e.. - visiting friends in this city.
a large force OF men were busy all
day yesterday fixing the broken wires.
Chiy Few sicishs made their appear
4hcc yesterday, but they did not stay
Inc Atlanta special due here at 7:so
q; m ana at p. IN. was 10,a hours be-
mind time.
The wagons that sell coal around the
SHcets IN small quantities did n good
ou- mess yesterday.
Attention IS called 20 the a. of a store
ana dwelling for rent corner of Wash
| ms ION and Race avenue
me funeral of Mrs Carrie l. CIar,,
! viii ,9l5e place this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
! from trinity J.. r.. church
j ne Chesapeake and Ohio boat due
heEe Wednesday night a, 1880, arrived
Yesterday morning at $50.
ne snokestacli of the Port Ncrfoll,
| FURNITURE Company was blown down bv
- storm Wednesday night.
ne condition of Mrs. Jessie Balm was
| .t- !hu y improved yesterday. Her fam
~ re dSeply concerned about her
| lt u nH- OF the town clock became
! deed W.th snow Wednesday night,
/ "Ht- h0d 10 be removed before she
I -G!! .Un
/ ne NirEinian acknowledges the re-
/ .-'j,t 81 an invitation 70 attend the Ellls'
| pEflrl Elu
| Atten;ion is called to the ad. of w. L.
! Nlln-!Son 4, Co. in which they announce
| thaI tNey have all styles OF CAPS. SC
! .or winter weather
| Master toward Townsend. who has
| neen employed rs assistant secretary of
! me T. NJ. {. A.. has resigned. AMI will
| engage IN the electrical business
| me 'reei cars did not commence run
! AiNS un!!l late hour yesterday morn
| ing. They had 10 wait until n force
! +" a put 10 WoFi; cleaning off the tracks.
! mere are oAN seventy houses connect
| 90 with sewers in this city. Forty Of
| mem are unce: the aravity system, thu
| 'tLs'S come Under the pumping system
| Ihere is considerable competition for
! ihe position Of physician to the city
IA u use. The election Will come OH
! nc&. tuesday. ~ keeper will also be
| elected.
! Quite a number Of persons received
| ans Yesterday by getting their feet
! iNnEied up in the wires that had fallen
! To- lAc ground, and were covered up in
/ tile su0w.
one or the new telephone poles on
! street was SO heavily laden with
| 3e weight OF ice ana snow last night
q AZ % was feared it would break and
! IAN in the street.
| li| 7nle means that portion of our To-
| eel which Is usually sent over late al
! niEni, d.d not reach its destination
/ " aHesday night. causing several Items
/ II Interest 10 so unpublished.
EaSe.s. Wilson, and Nottingham
| nave az three received their sentence.
and viii be carried 10 the penitent!ary
/ soon as the guard comes for them.
! Neither Of them wanted new trial. and
% e:.Ur1ssld himself.
There are four large ocean steamers
/ loading NJ p.nner's Point for foreign
ports. Besides. this, there were several
lther steamers. there. But few people
havG any idea Of the amount of bust
mes that IS being done there.
During the storm Wednesday night n
ccl1rea mln attempted 10 fix the Por,
Norfolk electric wires. and in doing so
ne was lurck ou:, and at first Il was
Thought that he was dead, but he finally
recovered, ana let the wires alone.