The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-07
lncunssquentlaI Happenings Gathered in
the Highways and Purlleus of the City.
PERlpATETIC ELECTRIC ROAD RUMOR
IL Again GOing.the Rounds-This Time
Work ON the Road Is to Begin
Error ia Report of Bond Snie
-Bicy Gle Collision.

The grano jury will be in session
to-day.
Saturday will be payday at the navy
yard.
Mr.. C. w. Hudgins is still confined to
his home from sickness.
Mr.. II. n. b. Ellenor is confined to his
residence with sickness.
The Board Of Supervisors will not
meet until mex Tuesday.
A cool wave struck us yesterday and
made thick clothes very comfortable.
1t was remarkably quiet around the
courthouse yesterday, no courts being in
session.
The work of fitting up the kim Hall
for the Pythian fair will be commenced
tonight.
The colored G. A. r. carried quite 4
number of members dow to Hampton
yesterday.
1t Is rum3red that work on the Ports
mouth Street Railroad will be commenc-
ed right away.
Two tramps were arrested Friday
night charged with selling spectacles
around the city.
A crazy woman named Polly Brown
was lodged in the county jail yesterday
for safe keeping.
Mr.. John w. Wood has a force at
work on Water street, repairing the
centre of the street.
p The meetings at the different churches
are sun III Pr STeSS, anu are QraWlnB
quite a large lumber
There was another bicycle collision in
Dlnwiddie street yesterday. One of the
parties was badly skinned up.
Mr.. I. w. Whishnant. superintendent
of the Seaboard Air Line, is quite sick
al his home on Crawford street.
Mulvey is drawing crowds down to
Hotel Vernon. Dancing in the pavilion
seems to be more popular than ever.
In future all wagons and street cars
Will have to remain on High street near
Water on baseball days and wait for pas
sengers.
a showcase belonging to Messrs. Law
renee & Welton, was blown over by the
wins yesterday and smashed all to
pieces.
There VIII be a large excursion in here
th!am morning from Lewiston. y. G. AS
this is the first one this season, and the
fare being very cheap, there WEI no
doubt be Il large crowd.
In mentioning the sale of bonds yes
terday in the Council proceedings, it was
made TO read that $23, 900 w3rth sold for
SD, 1867. 1t should have read that
$4,000 worth brought SO, 1867. which
makes them considerable above par. and
not below as was stated.
In the collision between the Southern
and the Norfolk and Carolina trains,
whicA occurred on Tuesday. an account
of which appeared in yesterdays Virgil
man, Mr.. Wilson, OF Cottage Place. who
was one of the employees of the Norfolk
and Carolina road had his arm brokcn.
About u hundred persons. including
several ministers fr?m Norfolk and Eliz-
abeth City. y. c., went TO CHATTANOOGA,
Tenn, yesterday via the Seaboard Air
Line to attend the Baptist Association.
They were under the care of MIR. j. w.
Brown. passenger agent OF the Seaboa:d
Air Line.
The property on Middle street former,
ly occupied by the Board of Trade. and
owned by Dr.. V. q. Culpepper and S.
h. Crump, has been sold for So, 500 To
Hon. W. a. Fentress, Drs. joseph Grice
and Charles T.. Parrish. 1t is said they
Will remove the building and erect a
two-story office building with a store
on the first floor.