The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-15
SEEN, HEARD AND SAID
Many Matters Of Minor Importance Picked
Up and Put In Readable Shape.
THE SEWER SYSTEM SOON TO Be READY
An Unknown White Man Taken HI on
ehe Streets-Scycra, streets to BE
Paved With yitrified Bricks
Tramps Brighten Ladics-Many
OtheS Local Matters NeraIded.


There was no session of the Hastings
Court yesterday.
There is considerable sickness in the
country this year.
Some of the Norfolk county schools
have closed for the season.
The effects of Mr.. John T. Loomis
were sold az auction yesterday.
Officer Diggs is now doing day duty
while officer Wilmington is sick
The Virginian acknowledges courtesies
from the committee of the Pythian
carnival.
DR.. Tucker, of Sussex, and Colonel
Felts, of Southampton, were in the city
yesterday.
THE truckers are as busy as they can
well be at this time getting their berries
and peas TO market.
Rev. H. NJ. Hope made flying visit
to this city yesterday to see his parents
and returned at night.
The religious meetings are still going
on and quite Il number OF persons are
making professions of faith.
Yesterday was Ascension Day. APP
propriate services We're held in the
Catholic and Episcopal Churches.
The Hastings Court will begin trying
criminal cases on Monday. There are
only about five of them to be tried
DR.. a. a. Blisoly and party of la
dies and gentlemen visited Lake Drum
mond yesterday and spent the day
Mr.. G. S. Sherwood left last night for
Washington on business. He will be
absent from the city for several days.
The striking of the Independent bell
at noon each day, giving the correct
time, is great convenience tothe public
Mr.. George Morse has gotten out quite
handy baseball and ferry schedule on
card which is very useful, and should
be preserved.
An excursion train of sixteen coaches
came in yesterday from off the Tar
River road 1t was we'll mixed with
whites and blacks.
There was light shower yesterday
morning, but II only lasted q short while
About O'Clock in the morning the
lightning was very sharp.
The funeral OF Miss Hattie Wilder
will take place this afternoon al 3
O'Clock from the residence of her par
ents, No. 500 County street.
1t Will only be a short while before
the Street Committee will begin paving
the centre of South, Glasgow and Coun-
ty streets with blocks or vltrified bricks
Colonel w. II. Stewart has been select
ed 10 deliver the address TO the graduates
or the city high school The exercises
will take place in Iiirn Hall, June 18TH
Two ladies went out riding as far as
the Western Branch bridge yesterday
morning. One of the buggy wheels be-
came disabled and they had to walk
home
An unknown white man was taken
suddenly i'll or the streets yesterday
He was carried into the house OF lady
on dillingham; street, where he was re-
stored to consciousness.
The Southern Electric Company is
having electric wires run and dynamos
put up, and will furnish the city with
electricity during the daytime. so that
electric fans can be used. They eS-
pect to be at work by June /, If not be-
fore, putting up fans.
MIR. Sykes. the City Engineer. SAYS
that the entire sewer system will be
ready for use by July. The building
for the engine and pump house have
been completed and the machinery will
BE- put up right away. The contractor
Will be here this week.
W. Il. STUDIOS. j. c. Draper, Jenn!son.
Hammond, Oscar Powers. Nj. l.. Gibbs
Geo. II. Armistead. James Land, How
ard c. Wemple. and John d. Lawrence
all or whom are employed in the con-
struction department at the navy-yard
have been appointed special laborers.
A meeting of the Elizabeth Night and
Day Ferry Company was held last night
at p. m. and elected officers Three
thousand dollars of the stock was sub
scribed to. This company proposes to
operate ferry between Primers Point
Bear Trap and Norfolk and also main
tain night ferry between Norfolk and
Portsmouth
Tramps visited several houses on the
suburbs Wednesday and frightened a
number OF ladies. They would first
ascertain If there were any men at
home. Learning that there were none,
they would frighten the ladies by de-
manoing money of them. The woods are
full of these people. and some steps
should be taken to rid the community of
them.
Wednesday night u negro man on. a
wheel ran into two white men on the
corner OF Washington ard County
streets. who were riding along slowly.
and cut one of the wheels from under
one Of the riders. Sambo was as badly
frightened when he realized what had
been done that he mounted his wheel
from which he had been thrown, and
was soon lost to view. When the men
recovered from the shock they became
quite angry. but had no one to quarrel
with.