The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-14
ASpIrlted Entertainment Planned tor the
Benefit Of the Hospital Fund.
COMMITTEE OF fIREMEA HAS RETURNED
Fined for Cruelty to n Dog-Epworth
Delegates Elected Dying From
acknowledgements Matches -Po-
!iato Crop Damaged by Yesterdays
Rain-whcrc the People Worship.

quite Ill.
Joseph Abbott qualified as Deputy
Sheriff.
The rain yesterday will hurt the pota-
10 crop considerably.
A large quantity of potatoes were
shipped North yesterday.
The Norfolk County Court will begin
the June term tomorrow.
Someone raided two or three hem
houses in Park View Friday night.
There will be two excursions in here
over the Seaboard Air Lac this week.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts, of the mission. will
preach for Rev. Mr.. Mitchell tonight.
Miss Viola Love. of Hollin's Institute
is visiting Miss Beulah E. Cooke and
friends.
Miss Rosa Beale. of Pendleton, N. c.,
is visiting Miss Matte Buxton on South
street.
1t Is. said that the Newark will be at
the yard for extensive repairs by the
end of this month
The regular mems meeting Will be
noon at o'clock.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday
against Marian Williams for disorderly
conduct on the street
Mr.. Kitchen keeper of the Western
Branch toll-gate, Is sick with the in
fiammatory rheumatism.
There were one or two scrapping
matches before Mayor Davis yesterday
They paid the usual line.
A negro named Askew was locked up
yesterday in the county Jail for threat
ening ito kill another man.
The Richmond team will play here for
the first three days of this week, and
the Norfolk the last three i
Richard Williams, colored, b!cyclist.
paid 81 yesterday for riding bicycle
Friday night without light.
Hon. Marion Butler, u s., Senator
from North Carolina, was in this city
yesterday for shirt while.
Mr. Kelly Moody, recently Of the firm
of Hutchins & Moody, Will very shortly
open shoe store for himself.
Attention is called to the ad. of j. E.
Anderson. in which he offers q store for
rent on Wythe street.. near Fourth.
Roy Evans, recently released by the
Lynchburg team, has been signed by
Portsmouth. and arrived here last night.
Sheriff Williamson Smith qualified as
Sheriff of the city of Portsmouth yes
terday for two years from July LIST, 1896
A scrapping match on the Port Nor
folk car was settled In the Mayors Court
Yesterday by one Of the ipar:.es being
fined $3.50
The Seaboard Air Line and the South
ern are both issuing round-trip tickets
from Raleigh to Ocean View for 50. good
for three days.
Children's Day will be observed at
Central Church to-day, quite an ellbo-
rate programme having been arranged
for the occasion.
Portsmouth Lodge. b. p. o. Elks will
go to Norfolk to-day to take part in the
memorial exercises in that city, which
will be observed this afternoon.
Mr.. James r. Atkinson and wife, OF
Raleigh. n. c.. arrived here yesterday
on visit to his aunt. Mrs George r.
Atkinson. on Washington street
The Clerks office will after this week
close every afternoon at o'clock dur
Ing the summer months, except on Sat-
urdays, when it will be closed at p. m.
The Board of Police Commissioners
Will hold a meeting Monday right to
htar Officer Dickerson's case who has
been suspended for two weeks by the
Mayor.
Capt. C. T. Phillips was somewhat
under the weather yesterday, he having
taken an overdose of charcoal and soda
tablets. A physician was sent for and
relieved him.
An attempt was made Friday night
to enter a store kept by colored man
named johnson on Queen street but the
thief was frightened off before he Sc
cured any booty.
The intermediate and junior classes
of the High School are requested to
meet the senior class at the Presby-
ter!an Church at 10:45 o'clock to attend
the baccalauIeate sermon
A small colored child, who lives on
King street. was reported to be dying
yesterday with the lockjaw brought on
by sticking nail in her foot and not
receiving any medical attention
James Mathews, colored was commit
ted TO the icounty Jail Friday night.
charged with being an accessory with
Bud Forbes in stealing a watch and
chain from man, named Faux
Boyd has been signed by Messrs Wat
son and Maynard. and will be in Ports
mouth either to-day or Monday. He will
not be pitched until after he has been
here several days and had some practice
The members of Portsmouth Lodge.
u. P. Q. Elks are requested to assemble
at their lodge room this afternoon at
1:30 o'clock for the purpose of taking
part In the Norfolk Decoration Day exer-
cises.
The first of the series of excursions
over the Atlantic and Danville railroad
from Danville will arrive at Port Nor
folk this morning. These excursions
VIII be run every Sunday during the
hot weather.
All the Methodist Churches have elect
ed delegates ITO the Methodist Epworth
rally. which WIN be- held in IIynchburg
from the 25th to the 2sth of this month.
zen per cent. Of the membership OF each
ieasue Will be entertained free The
a day.
Among the principal attractions at
the chfldren's day services to-day IN
Central NJ. e. Church will be: I'm Life's