The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-06
A Double Set Of Hands Is Now Engaged
on The Texas BattleshIp.
THE BEGINNING OF THE CANINE CENSUS
Members of the Chambers Fire Com.
pany Will go to Reading, Pa-Lady
Prize winners-A Lost Child-Bi.
cycle Collision : Public school
Session Nearly Ended.
The delegates have all returned from

There will be two games Of ball TO-
day-one at 10 and another at 4:30.
The apprentices in the Yard had their
semi-annual examination yesterday.
All the cases in the Mayors Court
Yesterday were continued until to-day.
The A. e. d. r. r. matter is still In the
court. and has not yet been called up.
The teachers in the public schools will
only be paid for nineteen days In June:
Hon. J. II. Baird qualified as Mayor or
the city IN the Hastings Court yesteT-
day.
Don't forget that unless you qualify
to-day you cannot qualify at all, so don't
neglect to do so.
The sailors who came here last Satur-
day from San Francisco were paid yes
telday and discharged.
Whoop!ng cough Is quite prevalent
around the city. Quite number OF
children are down with 1t.
Tbs: colored school will have their
closing exercises at the North Street NJ.
E. Church on the nth inst.
MIR. Charles Lash qualified as admins
traitor on the estate of the late F. Z.
Johnson yesterday in the Hastings
Court.
Two youths in Gosport started out for
a swimming match yesterday, but the
water was too cold, and they abandoned
It for awhile.
A small white child who lives in Brigh-
ton strayed from home and wandered
around for some time yesterday before
being returned to it's parents.
Mr.. Willie II. Dill. formerly of this city,
but now of New Haven. Conn, was in
the city yesterday. He was warmly
welcomed by his old friends.
Open-air Gospel services were held in
front of the monument last night. Quite
a number OF persons wsre standing
around. The music Is very good.
Some of the force on the Texas is work
ing nights, and others are being dis
charged nightly as their work winds up.
Soon there will be only small force on
her
There will be but two more weeks
before the public schools close, and then
the teachers will have plenty time to
attend this Normal School ait Bedford
City.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Hick-
man. who died suddenly Thursday af-
ternoon. will ,talls place this afternoon
at o'clock from her late residence, in
Brighton.
The police commenced yesterday talk
ing the dog census. There are about
500 dogs around the city that have no
owners, and which should be disposed
of In some manner.
The last of the prizes offered at the
recent Pythian fair Were awarded
Thursday night. Miss Gaskins and Miss
Jones winning the bicycles and Miss
Taylor the gold watch.
Mrs. Annie CHANNEL, of Franklin.
wife of Mr.. William Channel, died in
that town on Thursday and was buried
yesterday. Mrs. CHANNEL has relatives
and friends in this city.
MT. Ernest l., Mccoy, wife and daugh-
ter, formerly of Portsmouth, but recent
iy of Savannah, Ga, arrived from that
city Thursday night on the Seaboard
Air Lie, and will make this city their
futureihome.
Miss WhiSnont
ness manager and editor OF the Woman's
edition of the Charlotte Observer, was
IN TINS city yesterday. They left last
night for Washington. d. c.. where they
Will spend week sight seeing
The committee from the Chambers
Ere Company will leave for Reading,
RAJ, on Monday to present the Washing
ton Hose Company. of that city. with a
memorial picture of the Chambers boys
ihey VIII return on Saturday.
a white man and colored woman
ON bicycles collided on the corner OF
Green and King streets. Both parties
We're thrown off and badly skinned. If
there was a regular rule adhered 10
IKE there Is for vehicles there would
De no cause for these accidents
MT =. 10. Jones advertised a remedy
Yesterday fon diarrhoea and guaranteed
II 10 De sure curs. He told the, Vir-
sinian representative early Yesterday
morning that he had had several calls
before breakfast for 1t, and that he
1hought that before the day was gone he
VIII relieve quite number
"A committee from the Norfolk Ed
worth League met the Monumental ED
worm League last night They will
meet Wright Memorial League Wednes-
day night and Central Thursday night
70 discuss league work and make ar
engagements about attending the grand
rally at Lynohburg this month.
Mr. Torey. the Gaumwell fire alarm
agent. Is in the city. in response 10 n
communication from the CITY Council
REQUESTING him to communicates with
them I'M regard to additional fire alarm
boxes being placed in the city. etc. He
VIII remain here until after the meet
Ing of the Council. next Tuesday night
a lamp exploded at the residence Of
MT. ii. r. Culpepper. OH the corner OF
Glasgow and Dinwiddie strsets. Thurs
DAY night and cana near setting the
mouse on fire. 1t was upstairs and none
or the family knew anything about II
until a lady who was passing the houss
oIs the opposite side of the street saw
she fire and called the family's attention
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