The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-03
AFTER THE WHEELMEN
-Four Blcycllsts Fined for Riding at Night
Without Carrying a Light.
Mr.. NJ. W. DODD'S MURDERER TO HANS
Some ImportantstreetI improvements
and Some More that is Much Need.
ed-Good Shooting at Scrub
Mateh-Booln i'm the Market Matri.
mOnial at ScottsvilIe-Person

An excursion left here for Raleigh yes
terday
| The Seaboard Air Line clerks were
paid yesterday
| The Hastings Court will begin the
June term tomorrow.
There will be several marriages in
iScottSville next week
| Attention is called to the ad of x X,
who desires sewing, &c.
Attention ms called to the ad. of
| stock of groceries for sale
Most of the delegates will leave here
this morning for Staunton.
Mr.. Hutchins and bride will arrive
here from Smithfeld to-day.
The city employees were paid yester-
day for the last half of May.
| Mr. w. j. Whisnaut is much improved
| through his trip to Chimney Rock
| The School Board will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting Friday night
TWO tramps were sent to Jail yesterday
Tor trespassing on Seaboard Air Line
| cars.
Henry Dowdon, the negro who muir
deed MIR. NJ. w. Dodd, will hang on July
| 2 at Halifax
The first excursion and picnic OF the
season will leave here Thursday for
Newport News.
Mr.. Thomas Gaskins, OF Scottsville,
VINO has been Ill for some time. Is slow
\ ly on the mend.
number OF strangers were in the
city yesterday attending the w. c.
L. U. Convention.
| The City Engineer was busy yesterday
having the water pipes tapped to con-
| meet with the sewers.
The children of Central Sunday school
are iehearsing daily for the services
on Sunday afternoon. III
MIR. ]! c. Greene, of, Deep Creek, left
yesterday for a ten days trip to his
former home in Greensville, N. C.
Junius Ellis. colonel, was before the
Mayor Yesterday for cruelty TO horse.
| LII was continued until this morning
| Misses GlsItie and Lulu NfcCoun left
| Monday afternoon by the Bay Line for
their futura home, in Scottdale. Penn.
| "A negro named Claud Webb was
fined $20 yesterday for carrying pistol:
in default lie was committed for Is
| days.
Open air services were held In front
of the Monument last night in behalf
of the Union Mission. Mr.. H j. Rob-
erts led the meeting.
Mrs. John w. Daughtrey and child
who have been visiting Mrs. Daugh-
treys father. left for their home in
Richmond yesterday.
| Ihe shooting match at Port Norfolk
Monday was only scrub match. There
was no regular contest. Some of the
shots were very good.
| Workmen were engaged yesterday in
| SeiSh6 Vic OF the
Seaboard block on the corner of Column
bia and Seaboard streets
| Mr.. Sawyer, the market restauran.
manager has returned to the city after
an absence of one. or two monthns. and
| has taken charge of his old business
| Little Margaret, the daughter Of s. ].
Smith, VIII entertain her friends at her
home Thursday evening in celebrating
her seventh birthday. All may expect
a good time.
| Four bicyclists. three white and one
colored. were fined 81 each yesterday
for riding at night without light. All
who fall to have light will fare the
same way.
| The nuisance on the corner Of North
and Dinwiddie streets will be remedied
by putting a drain pipe connecting Il
with the creek. which will carry all the
4 drain water Off
| Columbia street from Middle to Craw-
FORD is badly In need of attention. The
Sanitary Inspector could improve IL
| considerably. 1t should be raised so
as to allow the water to run off.
| Misses Lawrence and Welton have in
| their show window q very handsome
wax figure which attracts considera BILE
attention. 1t is put there to show off
the style and tit of corset they are
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