The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07
NOTES OF A SULTRY DAY
Many Matters of Minor Moment Minute
Iy ald Accurately Described.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BUSY READER
Committed for Stealing Cow-Re-
mains of Mr.Murrny Arrivc-Dfscus-
ming the Dog Question--De secrnfion
of The Observation-Disclosures wcdRes-
day Night-A Fine Days Spor'.

Look out for picketpocket who is In
the city.
The tent show at Pork Norfolk is
drawing well.
number of people are leaving the
city this week.
There were five drunks in the Mayors
CouxYyesterday.
The School Board will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight.
Mr.. George w. King and family are
spending q week at Chuckatuck
The work of paving the center of
Glasgow street is progressing nicely
The remains of Mr.. VIM. Murray ar
rived here yesterday from Richmond
There is another rumor in circulation
that morning paper will soon be start
ed.
Miss Emily Cherry, of Eastern Shore
Va. is visiting friends in South Ports
mouth.
There will be another big excursion
in here over the Seaboard Air Line to-
Mr.. R. ]. Dodd and family left yester-
day for New Freedom, Pa, to spend
two weeks.
Miss May Crehole. of indianapolis,
IND. is In the city visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Johnson
Mrs. Edward Powell left Yesterday
Tor Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs to see
her daughter, who is quite sick there
Misses Emma and May Persons have
gone to Brancheville to spend two weeks
with their sister, Mrs. Orleane James.
There are a number OF suspicious
characters hanging around Brighton
ana nightly some one is molested by
them.
The steamer City of Portsmouth was
inspected yesterday morning and was
nut back on the line again in the after
noon.
MFR. Elias Carr, Jr.. son of Governor
iilaS Carr. of North Carolina is visit
ing Capt. Haywood Clark. on Dinwid-
die street.
The Hastings Court adjourned yester-
daH until the regular September term.
several DEGREES were entered before ad-
iournment.
WIN. Fountaine, negro from Norfolk.
was fined $40 yesterday for cruelty to
horse. In default he was committed
for ten days.
Lewis Cookely. a white man, who lives
In the county. was arrested yesterday
1or drunkenness and interfering with
some little girls
There will be q meeting evary ,,;ebt
this week of the different Council com
mitteeS to map out some business for
next Tuesday night.
Thomes II. johnson was committed
stealing a cow. Henry Williams was
committed for the same length of time
Tor being an accomplish
Miss Louise Cooper, a native of Eng
iand' ana Mr. James Aiken were un-
lted In marriage Wednesday night at
the residence of Mr.. r. F. Rock. 6I2
Columbia street. Rev. w. II. Edwards
performed the ceremony
There are thirty people employed at
the cotton factory and the number is
being increased. Before another week
passes there will be double that number
employed. The company have received
several orders for their stock.
The Blue Front Social Club returned
early Yesterday morning from a trim
down the Bay Of three days. They re-
port having had fine sport and excel
lent luck in catching fish. They brought
some fine hog fish and spots home with
them as a sample of what they caught
Mayor Baird and Councilman j. D.
Reed are discussing some kind of plan
20 rid the city OF q number of worth
less CANNES. but as yet they have come
to no definite conclusion. Mr.. Reed
thinks that the money collected for
taxes on dogs, or as much of IL as &c
necessary, should be used to help eXter-