The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-01
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Passing Mention Made of Many Minor Hap
penlngs In the City and Suburbs.
FkIT%e,uL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
In Order 90 Get i'm Everything IL
WINS Necessary TO EconOinizc space
by Applying Condenser TO Many
Items Worthy OF Much More Ex.
tendcd Notice Than shat Given.

The October term Of the Husting Court
will begin on the Sth.
The Norfolk County Court adjourned
for the term yesterday.
There was small attendance at all
Of the schools yesterday.
The Republicans will have speaking
at Oxford Hall tonight.
The Democrats will have speaking in
the Fourth Ward tonight.
Mrs. Davenport, OF Baltimore, is
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Mary Howard. of Scranton, Pa,
IS visiting friends in this city.
The carpenter force at the Seaboard
Air Line was increased yesterday.
The Bay Line is still bringing large
number of passengers from the South.
Raids We're made OH several chicken
houses in Park View Tuesday night.
Mrs. Fannie Davis continues critical
~ Ill at her home on Washington street.
The men who We're elected firemen for
the power house have not gone on duty
yet.
There were thirty-one deeds recorded
in the city during the month of Septem-
Der.
The clerks and writer's in the yard will
be paid to-day for the last half of Sep
TENDER.
DR.. James NJ. Jarvis will return from
Washington, ID. c.. to-day, where he has
been spending a week.
Miss Palmetto Grimes has returned
from pleasant visit to Bridgeport,
Conn. and New York City.
The police force has about wound up
their summer vacation, and now the
old regime will go In force.
The Baptist ministers. except Mr.. Da-
Wis, are in Isle of Wight county, at
tending the Baptist Association.
Vice President st. Johns new coach
came Shnr -
gotten ready for a trip up the road.
Yesterday afternoon n bicycle rider
and wagon collided while going to the
circus. The bicycle was badly injured
The New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk steamer was late getting in yestcr-
day morning. owing TO the storm of the
previous night.
Yesterday during the parade on High
street small colored boy was knocked
down and run over by a horse and bug
gy. but he was not much hurt.
There are n number of pickpockets fol-
lowing the circus. Quite number lost
money and watches while pushing
through the crowd yesterday.
Mrs. Sallic podd returned yesterday
from Raleigh. y. c., where she has been
visiting for the past month. While
there she left her son at school.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Norfolk county will meet next
week TO make arrangements about Sc
curing some speakers for the county.
Messrs. Watson & Maynard say that
club IN Portsmouth next season or not.
They are waiting for future develop
meNts.
In the circus parade yesterday
were quite number OF banners repre-
senting the different business houses in
this city. They attracted considera BILE
attention.
The Board of Police Commissioners
VIII hold their regular monthly meet
ing on Monday night at which time
an officer will be tried for being absent
from his beat.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was the case of the
owner of some COWS who was made TO
pay fine for allowing them TO run at
large in Park View.
Mrs. W. II. Ciuviers and her daugh-
ter arrived here yesterday and are the
guests OF Mr.. NJ. d. Eastwoods fami-
~. After spending a few days they will
leave for New Orleans.
During the storm Tuesday night
gum tree was blown across one of Mr.
Hurdles tenement houses near Deep
Creek and mashed the roof in. Fortu-
nately no one was injured.
The storm was not near so severe as
was anticipated About the only dam
age done so far as the scribe could learn
was the breaking off of a few tree limbs
There were thirty-one marriages in
the county during the month OF Septem-
ber-l0 whites and p colored. There
were nine marriages in the city during
the same month-three whites and six
colored.
An excursion train of sixteen coaches
came in over the S. A. l.. yesterday
from Lewiston and all points along
the road. 1t was densely packed, most
OF them attended the circus in the af-
ternoon
AT the meeting Of the School Board
which vii be held tomorrow night. they
will be asked by the principal of the
Second District High School to be al
lowed to introduce drawing into she
High School.
Rev. E. Porter. colored, stated to the
Nirgin!an representative yesterday that
he had been waylaid by five men while
on his way to fill an appointment. and
was badly beaten. so much so that he
days.
BOtVkE A COLD M ONE DAS