The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-13
The TALK OF THETOWN
Passing Mention Made Of Many Minor Hap
penlnsS in the City and Suburbs.
FkIT%:sul SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
In or.icr to Get Ia Everything II
WINS Necessary to EconOmize Space
by Applying Condenser TO Many
items Worthy OF Much More Ex-
tended Notice Than that Given.
There were five drunks before the

There were FIVE drunks before the
Mayor yesterday.
There are twenty cases to come before
the county grand jury.
The CRY Council will hold an adjourn
ed meeting tonight at I:3O o'clock
The wea her on Sunday made the at
tendance at the churches quite small.
The Southern Telephone Company are
distributing their poles around the city.
There will be prayer meeting at the
Friends Church every night this week.
The negro Asa Sanders. vino was shot
while stealing chickens. is in a critical
condition.
Rev MIR. Betty left las: nigh, for
Lynchhm :. where he will be married on
Wednesday,
The Boatd of Supervisors of Norfolk
county will mold an adjourned meeting
to-day at O'Clock.
The deed for the Peters and Reeds
property - the Seahoard Air Line went
on record Yesterday
Miss Viola DIlnham who has been Wis
it!ng in This city. returned TO her home
in Baltimore yesterday.
POSTMASTER u. l.. Herbert and wife re-
turned from New Yorl; Yesterday, where
they have been for thrrc weeks.
FIR. =. 4. Doz.cr opened Yesterday
cafe az the Ocean House on tho second
floor, and will furnish meals TO the pub
lie.
The forty houis' devotion ut st. Faults
Catholic Church ends this morning. then
the reireot begins which lasts until Fri
dag.
y white man named Xolllconer was
fined SO IN the Mayors Court yesterday
ler disorderly and indecent conduct on
the streets.
Mr.. T.. L.. Branch left yesterday after
noon for the northern cities 10 purchase
yome novelti = Tor the firm of W. r.
Virnelson & 90.
Two neglu boys were berore the hIayor
yesterdaJ for skNln!t.ug m tn" market.
TN" Of thein was iiiGsd s. and the other
one wa% discharged.
There WA 40 meeting .: the Mission
airy Society AT Wright Memorial Church
SUNDAY afternoon as was expected on
Cccoun. OF The storm.
Or. y. r. owen was taken Suddenly
sick dining IL morning service on :ilui.
dag and had - dismiss the rougre;sa-
Iinr. lie hopes u he out in It few days.
Tn. negto Dick Knight who was
picked UP in an insansiEle condition. has:
recovered CONSEQUENCES sufficient "a bc
able TO talk. He says he has no idea
how. wher- OF ny whom tie Was struck
NJ. W i!inluS', TIE gentleman WAC 3Iot
Asa Saunders. says that hc never shot
him until after he halted Kim. ana - the
negro started to jump tie fence he fYed
ona barrel, the contents of which went
in him
An insane negro was found Sunday
night wandering around Glasgow stree.
in suspicious manner. Il" could GIVE.
no satisfactory accuuM, Of himself. and
was committed Tor i've days To learn
more about MIN.
Attention is called 10 the advertise
E.enl OF Walter ". Nee. in which he
announces that he has again opened the
Ocean House bar and billiard saloon:
also lunch counter. where all the deli
cacies OF The season are supplied; also
oysters in every atyla.
The negro Ed. Gunter. who Was sen
fenced 10 live year. IN tn" psnl:omtiarv
In the Illus .iags Court Tor breaking into
levy e jacobs window. completed hi,
sentence III tine Norfolk jail yesterday
and was Brought over aud lodged in the
City Jan II VIII so 10 the pcn.tentiary
on Wednesday.
The stockholders Of he cotton factory
have commenced 10 warrant all delin-
qunnts. Several Judgments were obtain
against thos" who have not paid their
Subscriptions. They ianScd all the way
from $50 to $50 each. Mr.. lanes Croclicr
VII proceed n. the November Term Of
III" Circuit Court TO st judgments
against those who owe larger amounts
than 500.
DiI Soi stnnm ii WIS t.ondod.
Las: night about s O'Clock two colarcd
men named Henry Shepherd 1nd Frank
Jordan. were in house on ,ho corner
Of Race avenue and Chestnut street
and got TO f0oliug win pistol. Jordan
pointed it II; Il girl and said: III
had some balls would shoot YOU"
shepherd said Jordan don't do that"
lie replied "rho gun is not loaded" SO
Shepherd took il and pointed il M Jor-
dan ard then pulled the trigger The
gun went of, the ball striking Jordan
over tho eye. iniliCting what may prove
q serious wound. Tho facts were re-
ported ANA Shepherd was locked up
Jordan was brought to the station
houGe. DR.. CulNepper was sent for and
proved for the hall. The wounded man
was sent upstairs To he cared for. Shcp-
herd declares he never intended 10 hurt
Jordan and seemed very sorry.