The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17
DEATH BY DROWNING
Coal Barge ColIides With a Little Sloop
and a Negro Is Drowned.
PROGRESS OF SEWER CONSTRUCTION
They will Pr. badly he Constructed
by the Middle of AuGust-Need OF
StreetSanitary Inspectiou-Lynch-
burg school Children In Town
Adjournment of Hastings Court.

The fish market has not been moved
yet.
The Hastings court adjourned for the
term yesterday.
Mr.. E. S. Anderton qualified as High
Constable yesterday.
Miss Matte Porter Won one OF the
watches at Butts drug store.
Don't forget the soldiers excursion to
Old Point and the Capes tonight.
IT Is said that several new orders will
be added to the police regulation ahter
the 1st of July.
1t Is said that there will be about 1000
delegates to the Epwonth League Con-
verution at ~Lynchburg.
A number of the members of thsi Ports
mouth Atlantic Club spent the day at
Ocean View yesterday.
4 full attendance Is requested for re-
hearsal Thursday night at s O'Clock for
the cantat Ruth"
The school children from Lynchburg
reached here yesterday. Most OF them
ara, stopping in Norfolk.
Mr.. James c. Fleming, OF Princess
AIMS county, Is visiting hts brother.
Mr.. Caleb Flemming. on Washington
street.
The market-house floor has not been
attended to yet. The matter was re-
ferrsd to the Public Property Committee
for action.
Attention is called to advertisement Of
IlouSS nll1 " All Sclt VII LLchloSAA ~
near Goodwin. This property must be
sold to settle up an estate.
1t is said that Craney Island will be
abandoned altogether after the new
magazines are completed at St. Julian
and just above the Navy Yard.
Mr.. w. j. Perkins, u well-known resi-
dent of Bowers Hin, died on Monday
night at his late residence. He was
we'll known throughout THE county.
Central NJ. +. Sunday School has in
vited the Rev. George w. Wray and his
Sunday school to picnic with them on the
9Bth of this month at Newport News.
The lot on the corner of Middle n
Columbia streets. is in an unsanitary
condition. Weeds are about five feet tall
and water is standing all over a large
portion of 1t.
The only business in the Mayors
Cour. yesterday were two persons .charg-
I'd with running eating-houses without
u license. which was continued until
the 27th instant.
IAN appeal from the Mayors decision
in regard to doing business without 4
license was heard in the Hastings Court
yesterday and the Judgment OF the
Mayor was sustained.
A color ed man who lives near the
Brighton Brick Yard cut the fingers off
his left han yesterday afternoon while
%Ehopping wood. He was attended by
DR.. Culpepper.
capt. JOnn Mc9ualue, OF St9unton, Is
In the city OH business. The captain
made quite a number of friends among
the Portsmouth delegates in Stanton
during the convention.
Mr.. w. j. Sebrell received a telegram
yesterday from Courtland stating that
Mrs. Prince, wife of Judge Prince, was
dying, and directing ,Aiim TO come on
immediately. Mrs. Prince is the mother
of Mrs. SebreN. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sc
brell go off or the train This morning.
Robert Clark was arrested yesterday
morning for ~trespassing on the Norfolk
and Carolina railroad cars. He was
fined So and costs. On being searched
a pistol was found on him, for which
he was fined $50, making a total of costs
and fines s3l.65 In dsfault he was
committed for forty-five days.
Lampe, P~ortsmouth's pitcher. who was
brought from the National League.
skipped last night without giving Messrs.
Watson and Maynard any notice. Mr..
Nick Young was notified by wire. An
effort VIII be made TO prevent his play-
Ing with any other club. 1t is said that
suit Win be entered against Mr.. Fried
man for calling him back after Ports
mouth had purchased him.