The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-04
MANY BRIEF PARAGRApHlC SUMMARIES
orOccurrences that Excited Comment
Yesterdny-Ins Some Instances You
May Wish for More of the Details
But ira the Majority of Gases Just
Enough Is Told, No More.

MISS. V. 4. Grimes mas returned from
her visit to the country.
The Norfolk County Court adjourned
for the term yesterday.
Grace Johnson was locked ur, in the
county Jail for stealing.
Secretary Herbert will shortly visit
the Portsmouth yard.
The Maine arrived at the yard yester-
day. She will he locked
The City Council will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight
MT, James Lassiter was improved
Miss Matte Taylor has gone to
Mathews county to spend two weeks.
Miss Maggie Stringfellow, of Alexan-
dria. ". is visiting friends in this city
A number of persons went out to the
Camp Meeting near Ocean View Sun
day.
The County Road Board held their
regular meeting for the month yester.
day.
Jack Smith. the prize fighter, Is again
In 1ail his bondsmsn having given him
up.
The w C. t. U. will hold their regular
noon-tide meeting to-day at the Y. NJ
c. A.
Mrs. Haywood Clark and family have
gone to Warrenton, N. c., to spend the
summer.
The rain Sunday afternoon greatly in
terfered with the meeting OF the Park
View Rose Buds.
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mouth Rifles, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the Governor.
A colored marriage was celebrated In
the City Clerks office yesterday under
an order of the court
Mr.. James T. Borum and wife left
yesterday for Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs to spend two months.
Last night about 80 o'clock an alarm
of fire was sounded, caused by a CHM
ney on South street being on fire.
rid int
wagon on Glasgow street Saturday
night and hurt himself quite badly.
Officer Long picked up crate of eggs
on the corner of London and Water
streets near midnight Saturday night.
A colored man was arrested in Pleas
ant Grove District Sunday by Constable
Sykes for acting in q suspicious man
ner.
county Jail yesterday for stealing and
was afterward sent on to the county
court.
The funeral of Hugh Edward Nc
CURE will take place this afternoon at
s o'clock from st. Paul's Catholic
Church.
Miles Fenley. who is wanted In Hail.
FAX. N c.. Is in the county jail await
ing an order from the North Carolina
authorities.
on Rosenbaum's building yesterday ac-
cidentally fell through the rafters hurt
ing his back.
For want OF a quorum there was no
meeting OF the Police Commissioners
last night. There was nothing of inter-
est to be done.
Paymaster R. T. NJ Ball. of the Re-
ceivinE Ship Franklin, will leave to-
morrow for the North on a months
leave of absence.
The fish market was flooded Sunday
during the heavy storm. 1t took the
dealers some time yesterday to clean the
mud off before their customers could
walk.
A rattle snake six feet long with thlr-
teen rattleS and q button was killed In
the county by n colored man yesterday.
He had him on exhibition down town
last night.
The August term of the Hastings
Court will begin on Thursday. Those
who have any business with 1t had bet
ter be on hand as 1t will only be in ses-
sion one day.
The members of Old Dominion Lodge.
1. o. O. F.. are requested to assemble
at their lodge room this afternoon at 8
O'Clock. to pay last tribute of respect to
their deceased brother. Geo. Bony
A gentleman from Norfolk in coming
from Port Norfolk on his wheel Sunday
AFTERNOON after the storm ran into a
log that had floated across the road and
bruised and cut his face quite badly.
The Police commenced summoning
persons who have not paid their dog
taxes before the Mayor. 1t will be too
late after YOU receive a summon to es-
cape the penalty and then have your tax
10 pay or lose your dog.
The election of teachers for the public
school will be held at a special meet
Ing some time this month. They can
not take place at the regular meeting on
account of the examination not being
held until the 18th and 18th.
Miss Nellie Thompson left for her
nome In Philadelphia this morning ac-
COMMANDED by Miss Sarah Thompson.
MISS Sarah Will remain about two
months and will visit Elmira, Bighats,
watkins Glenn and other points of in
tercst while away.
portsmouth Atlantic Club will have
an old Fashioned Virginia. dinner at the
clubhouse on Wednesday. No one but
the members and invited gentlemen
guests Will be present. The Virginian
scribe acknowledges the receipt of an
invitation to be present.
The case OF the young man charged
with shooting at his father.
was called in the Mayors Court
Yesterday. The father refused to
prosecute and said that IL was
only a family quarrel and their being
no other testimony the case was dis
missed.