The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-08
SOME CITY GLIMpSES
The Sum and Substance Of the Less In
portant Events Of Yesterday.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
Not Much About Anything But
Something About MANY Things
n photographic View Of Lilo An
Portsmouth In Its Many and Vary
ing Phascs-Brier, Faithful, vivid.

There was no court in session yester-
day.
The usual Saturday excursion VIII
come in this morning.
The Seaboard Air Line men VIII not
be paid before Tuesday.
A large fishing party went down the
river on tug yesterday.
There will be large excursion from
Danville here next week.
DIR. Il. S. Hopes horse was overcome
by heat yesterday and died.
Miss Minnie Williams, of Salem. is
visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Katie Maypole, of Wilmington,
Del, is visiting friends In this city.
Mr.. r. G. Hoffman, President of the
Bay Line, was in the city yesterday.
Forty odd persons Will be baptized
at Willoughby Bay Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Tom Lee, a travelling salesman
from Baltimore, was In the city yes
terday.
The new ordinances SO into effect Sep
TENDER 1st. The Mayor will rigidly en-
force them.
Miss thinner, of Petersburg, Va,
is visiting Miss Sallie Holiday, in North
Middle street.
Joe Jones, colored, was overcome with
the heat yesterday afternoon in front of
the county jail.
The employees of the yard will be paid
off to-day instead of on Monday, which
would be the regular payday.
The people of Portsmouth are losing
all interest in their team on account of
the manner in which they are playing.
Mail-carrier No. found a gold medal
on the street Thursday afternoon. The
owner can get 1t by calling on Mr.. Jack
Noel.
y party of gentlemen who were down
the river on Thursday night, returned
yesterday we'll pleased with their sue
cess.
Mrs. Godfrey, mother-in-law of Mr.
tn -ar will
orrhage yesterday afternoon and came
near dying.
Rev. ]. K. Joliff. of this city. will fill
the pulpit of the Main Street Methodist
Church in Suffolk next Sunday morn
ing and night.
The street force could be prof ia bly,
employed in cutting grass on County
street near Court. 1t Is about eighteen
Inches high along there.
The camp meeting near Ocean View
is meeting with wonderful success.
Large crowds attend each night. In the
day time the attendance Is not so good.
There is strong feeling among the
taxpayers that the prisoners in the
Jail should be made to earn their bread
and not lie in jail and have q good time
Rev. John W. Daughtrey has asked
the privilege of conducting a revival It
the Friends Church. in this city, short
~. He says he will make it interesting
to all.
nigh SouStdDle u. =. Anderton yester-
day reported switch engine No. 220, of
the Seaboard Air Line, for running at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour through
the city.
George Williams who Is wanted in
Nansemond county for shooting a wo-
man named Garfield. was picked up in
this city last night by Deputy Sheriff
Abbott.
There was an art entertainment at the
Eoenezer Church Thursday night. After
the performance the treasurer lost all
the receipts while running to catch a
ferry-boat
Mrs. ]. II. Futrell. who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. John c. Pittman.
on washington street, has gone to Lit
Teton. n. c., to spend the balance OF
the summer
Inc largest number of excursionists
mat ever came to Portsmouth will reach
mere Tue sday via the Seaboard Air Line.
iney VIII De en- route to New York to
attend the ratification meeting.
The negro James Mayfeld. who wa =
arrested as one of the parties who rob-
ped colored man of his watch Thurs
oay, was dismissed from custody. n
oeing SHOWN that he had nothing to do
with It. ~ w
"A letter was received Thursday from
tteV. FRANK Hail. who is conducting a
lont meeting in Gloucester county which
says that the meeting is q grand suc-
cess, and that hundreds are being CON.
Terted eoh-
The residents of Park View are com.
planning about the owner of colt al.
lowing 1t TO run at large a night. fright.
ening ladies and children. When they
NAL Will kick az them. There is a fine
Tor allowing animals to run at large
and 1t should be enforced.
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