The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-07
THE TALK OF .THETOWN
Passing Mention Made of Many Minor Hap.
peningS in the City and Suburbs.
FtUS'suL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
In Order TO Get ia Every thing IL
Was Necessary to Economize space
by Applying Condenser TO Many
Items Worthy OF Much More Ex-
tended Notice Than that Given.

Few men were called in the navy
yard yesterday
The october term of the Hastings
Court begins tomorrow
Judge y. $. Watts was busy yesterday
preparing the Juluy list.
Senator Daniel will speak in this city
"lthih the next ten days.
Much interest was manifested in the
railroad meeun yesterday.
The Norfolk County Democratic Com
nittee will meet to-day at the st. Elmo
Hotel
Mr. r. b. Daughtery was married in
Baltimore last night and left for Mag
ara Falls and Canada
ii IS said that one of the public school
teachers in the Second District School
VIII he married this month
me yirglnian acknowledges the re-
ceipt of season ticket to the Y.M
{. a. star course for 1896 and '97.
Hon. w. y. Young and Col. K. r.
Griffin will address the Fourth Ward
John w. Daniel Club tomorrow night
Mrs r. Finley Gayle and children
are In the city for few days visiting
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Il.
Young
There will be nothing done in the
way of paving until next spring, it
being considered unwise to begin work
during the fall
colored brakeman on the S. A. L..
mad his head hurt Monday night by
being struck with beam while cross
ing bridge and forgetting to sit down
in time.
Mr.. Edward Arlington. former
Portsmouth man, and his wife, but now
residents of New York, are in the city
ON brief visit and are the guests of
Mr. j. F. Pace.
DR.. McMurran carried little 3-year-
old girl named White over to ST. Vim
cents Hospital yesterday and perform
~ Al - fSarn 4,
ed by D.. Newbold, of Norfolk.
Hon w. A. Young made a very ia
vorable impression upon the people of
Portsmouth Monday night. 4 number
who have said that they would not sup
port him have changed their minds.
me explosion of an oil stove at the
residence of Mr.. Pete helms, No. 2OS
Fourth street, yesterday came near
causing fire. The department was
called ou., but their services were not
needed.
Lily Carr and Gertrude Walker two
Old Jail birds, were before the Mayor
yesterday, charged with trespassing and
using ugly language. They were both
nned, but upon n promise to leave town
the fines We're RENTED
A negro named Mat Cornick was ar
rested in Barboursville yesterd ay.
charged with attempting to assault a
man named Dean with a cleaver. who
refused TO allow him to sing songs at
his place on Sunday. He was given
thirty days.
y number of persons from this side
OF The river have attended the agricul-
tural fair in Norfolk and pronounce IL an
excellent affair. The racing is said to
he Inc DeS; ever seen around here
portsmouth has quite a nice display
there.
The time limit given to the Ports
mouth street railway TO begin work on
certain streets expires November lst.
and unless something is done by shat
time the contract will be forfeited. A
great deal will depend upon what the
stockholders do at their meeting on the
20th inst.
The Portsmouth football team are
pacticing nightly for the game on Sat
mrday with the Newport News team
Ihey have large electric lights erected
on the Culpepper lot and practice there
Quite number OF ladies and gentlemen
go down 10 watch them. The game
Saturday will no doubt be we'll attend
ed.
Attention is called to the advertise
men' of Nichols n White. in which
they offer car load of apples for sale.
An alarm of fire was sounded by the
). a. I. electric light engine, but no one
could give any cause why the alarm
was turned III. II caused general ex-
element. il being just one year ago
tina; the big fire was. 1t all turned out
10 be nothing.