The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-21
Are Prasenteda Pleasing Variety Of News
Items Referring to Portsmouth Affairs.
TRUCKERS HAVE ONLY SWEET POTATOES
Left As Result of the Recent BAD
WentI:er-Fwo Families Enjoy q
aaturdny Afternoon Row-poiiee
Court Rocords-The Finance Conn
mittee Apportions Appropriations.


Colk Sunday afternoon.
Several persons were baptissd at Trim
ity Church Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Annie Lass!ter. of Richmond, is
A mnddog was killed Sunday on thd
corner OF Fourth and Randolph streets.
A large colored excursion went from
this city to the Soldiers Home yester-
day.
GAUGE some changes in the street rail
road.
1t is said that the Portsmouth team
has gotten outside the percentage col
umn.
yesterday for Raleigh via the Southern
road.
\ white man was fined 81 yesterday foj
riding bicycle Saturday night withou
light.
Pittsburg yesterday for the Seaboard
Air Line.
Attention is called to advertisement
of lost fob. Return as directed and re-
ceive reoyard.
One lady was bapsised at the Cour.
Street Church Sunday night after tho
regular services.
There was aHlaige attendance at the
ded!caticn of the Calvary Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon.
Sam Williams, a noted thief. was sent
10 JILL SSSlSlOtS NAiS% All
Gtealiing q watch.
It is said by Messrs. Watson and May
nard that Lampc' has been on his way
here since the 10Th.
Rev. l.. S. Farand will leave this
morning for Essex county on q weeks
visit to his old home.
One of the Seaboard Air Lines en-
gines broke some OF her connections on
Crawford street yesterday.
James White, in name. but black in
NolOr Commute iQn for three
moirths for stealing two hams.
MI Morris Levi. Il wcll-known Hebrew
merchant on County ctreet, was not eX-
pectcd 10 live through last night.
The Sunday School OF the Methodist
and Presbyterian Churches In Berkeley
Will picnic at Port Norfolk Thursday.
a white man went II house on Chest
nut street yesterday and stole bundle
chat had been prepared for the laundry.
The South Street BAPTIST Sunday
School will picnic nj the Soldiers Home
Tomorrow. For price and schedule see
adv.
Mrs. Harry Lumber is in Mathew
county, having been summoned there OF
account Of the illness of her sister. Mis-
RIPLEY.
The condition of john T. Brady was
much improved yesterday. He sat up in
bed and entertained number of his
friends.
The Finance Committee held its first
ShISS.iit5 10 ii'S III i!iu SI'POIAiOiSu bsit
appropriations TO each committee for the
fiscal year.
The ladies connected with St. Paurs
Catholic Church viii hold a lawn party
every night this week on Cooke street,
Park View
Daniel Parker had an idea that he
had right to the street himself and
turned over a lemonade stand, for whicE
he was locked UP.
WI1iliam Elliott, colured, was before
Justice Haynes ye!;..rday for passing
OF his time by heating q woman, for
which he was fined $3.50.
Miss Leila Warren, daughter OF Major
r. E. Warren, who has been visiting
friends in Chucliatuck, has returned to
ner home on London street.
"A telcsram received last night from
New York says Mr.. Wing Hall is much
better and unless something unforeseen
happens he Will probably pull through.
The hfst payment was made by the
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad to the River Front Company
yesterday for the land recently pur-
chased by them.
horse attached to blackboard in
which there were four young men ran
away Sunday afternoon ana threw Their
out The result was several skinned
faces, but no bones broken.
The Sewer Committee will meet mex;
Monday night and select an, engineer
and assistant engineer for the pump
mouse. The manner of appointing an IN
epec,or VIII also be discussed.
There was large attendance at the
County Court yesterday a number, no
Doubt. were drawnIthere through cur.os-
ity. Rev. Mr.. Harris was present He
VIA attended by some of the Baptist min.
listers.
The two negroes John Dennis and Gus
Williams, who We're arrested on suspi-
cion OF having broken into Friedl.n's
store. were discharged from custody yes.
terday there not being sufficient evidence
to convict them.
-%r. Henry Kim says that number
o. the farmers. will lose all ehey have
tass sea:on and that there is nothing left
1or Nem to ship except sweet potatoes,
ana they are not ready for marl;et He
thinks that number of those who now
t;u?k WI be compelled TO sc, on; Of the
business.
Thsrs IVES 4 general row on Crawford
sweet saturday afternoon between the
kupmans and the Soomons, which
wound up by the 1Iupmsns and Mrs.
solomon ,Eeing IN the Mayors Court yes.
tccday. The case was so mixed up thai
tis Honor dismissed it with warning
10 Si parties concerned THAT II Il was
hronsht before him again there would
De considerable trouble among them.
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