The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-25
BUT A GLANCE NEEDED
To Get the GiSi Of Several Items of News
Interesting to Portsmouth People.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
En- Order TO &c: in All tltc News II
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The electric fan season will close on
October lst.
The battalion was out on the stree,
drilling last night
The circus left town last night for
Rocky Mount. n. c.
There was no session OF the Hastings
Court Yesterday
To-day will be p0y-d;!9 for the work
inCmen at the yard.
Miss Jennie PessinSer. of W2shinst ton,
D. c.. is visiting friends in this city.
Rev Mr. Mitchelrs little child is criti-
callv i'll at his home. OIL South street.
Deputy Sheriff Siverson has not heard
anything from the escaped prisoners
vet.
l. Morris and II. G.. Miller qualified
to practice law in the County Court yes
ter-ev.
Mr.. Cushing Neville was sufficiently
recovered from his recent sickness 10 he
out Yesterday.
Two colored boys were fined yester-
dav for jumping on the cars while i'm
motion.
Rev. j. w. Mitchell has an extremely
81 child. His friends have grave doubts
about its recovery.
Mr.. Il. ]. Durham. who has been on a
months leave in Belfast Me, will re-
Inrn home this week.
The first vice president Of the Ep-
worth Leagues of Seaside Union visited
Central Epworth League last night.
The funeral of Mr.. Joseph Sullivan
will take place this afternoon at :
O'Clock from ST. Paul's Catholic Church.
-Four prisoners in the city Jail will be
carried to the penitentiary on Monday.
They range i'll terms from one to five
years.
Miss Leila B. Scott. daughter of Mr..
George a. G.. Scott returned yesterday
from an extended trip In Massachusetts
end Maine.
So,.a,ot ,op,Ia,,,a, fr,,,, c;n,,,bo,.,ntoO
county Yesterday stated that there was
heavy frost yesterday morning all
over the county.
Several persons from the county yes
tcrdav said that there was a heavy froct
in their neighborhood but there was
none around the city.
a negro barber OF South street was
fined so Yesterday for creating a row
at Whitehurst Hall Wednesday night
and having a razor on his person.
An attempt was made one night this
week 10 enter T.. r. Lookins bar on
Green street. The parties We're fright
ened off before they succeeded.
Attention is called to advertisement
Of Nichols Sc White in another column,
in which they announce that they will
receive a large cargo of apples to-day.
Attention is called 10 advertisement
Of l.. H. Pearson in another column,
In which he quotes prices way down.
See advertisement and call as directed.
Three men were arrested in Suffolk
yesterday supposed TO be the escaped
prisoners. but they turned out To he the
wrong men, Their suspicious actions
caused their arrest.
Can't. Thomas NJ. Hodges. of this city,
IS spoken of for Congress in opposition
to Mr. Wise. AS yet it has taken no
formidable shape, but there will be
some action taken very soon.
The Portsmouth Water Company will
shortly begin laying new cast iron
main between Portsmouth and Lake
kilby. The pipes have all been order
ed and are expected to arrive at most
anv time.
The first fine under the new ordinance
concerning the tearing up of streets was
levied Yesterday on 4 plumber who ran
some water pipe without getting per-
mission TO tear up the street. The fine
was SO. which he paid.
y co!ored boy. who was running
around barcfooted yesterday. stuck q