The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-26
MERE MENTION MADE
A Passing Stance at Many Happenings Ia
the City and Suburbs Yesterday.
SHORTER TIME FOR MEN IN SAL. SHOPS
They Will BE Required TO Make Fifty.
i've Hours Per week Instead of
s~ixty-Chtid formed by - Cow
A constable Failed to GET His Man
"A Store Robbed.


The trains were crowded again yes
terday.
There will be no meetings of any kind
this week.
The County Court was not In session
yesterday.
MIR. Joseph Baylor is Sick at his home
in Scottsville.
There will be a private picnic at Port
Norfolk on Tuesday.
There was a decided change in the
temperature yesterday.
There Will be O marriage at Central
Church Wednesday night.
There will lie a large excursion in
from Durham. N. C, Thursday next.
The District Conference will convene
at Churchland "Wednesday at IL o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Figg's little child
was conducted at the cemetery yester-
a
Woman's Missionary meeting at the
Cavalry Church at 8 o'clock this after
noon.
> Quite n number of persons went up on
the a Line last night, the rates being
cheap.
Miss Annie Ponce, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
street.
MI. Paul Campo, of Franklin, was in
the city yesterday. He returned here
last night.
yesterday for using indecent language
on the street.
The men of Scottsville contemplate
organizing n hose company, which is
very much needed.
1t is rumOred that two of the officers
of the Third Battalion will shortly ten
der their designations.
Mrs. S. L.. Christie and children left
yesterday for Roper, N. c.. to spend
some time with her parents.
Attention is called 10 the ad. of meet
ing of the Chesapeake Land Company,
which VIII be held on Thursday neXt.
The store of a colored man named
Bryant. on Queen street. was robbed
Friday night of a number of articles.
Robert FELTON,, from Berkeley. an old
timer. was locked up in the county Jail
yesterday for ten days for disorderly
conduct.
The regular examination for clerks
n letter carriers was conducted at
he postofice yesterday. There were ten
applicants.
Mr.. James T. Borum will return from
Mathews county on Friday and will go
to the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs to
spend two month
DR.. V. &. Culpepper returned Friday
night from a pleasant trip of a few
days to Mathews county, where his
family are sojourning.
Mr.. John Berry, one of the butchers
In the market, has sufficiently recovered
from his recent sickness to be able to be
at his stall yesterday.
Several men were discharged from the
steam engineering department last
night, and unless some work comes in
shortly more will follow.
Attention is called TO advertisement
of a ten-room cottage house, ready
furnished, which is offered for sale
cheap. See advertisement.
Mr.. w. IL. Hughes. Jr.. of Raleigh,
N. c., is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. ]. w. Wolf. who has been i'll of
slow fever, is convalescent.
Constable Branch, of Suffolk, came
down the road yesterday after the
negro Connel, who is wanted in Suffolk
for hou~sebreaking. He had to go back
without him. as he is held under a SINH
lar charge, which he confessed to.
The employees OF the Scaboard Air
Line shops will hereafter make fifty-fve
hours a week instead of sixty, as for
merly. A half days holiday on Sat
urday will be given, and the shops will
close at $50 o'clock p. m. instead of 6
O'Clock. as formerly.
a gentleman, who has been annoycd
considerably by the worthless. bowling