The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-16
EPlGRAMMATIC NEWS
The Events Of Day Recorded In Plthy
Sentences For Busy Readers.
THE BUTCHERS WEBE VERY INDIGNANT
a Roy Assaulted with q Piece OF
Timber-Sutts Against the city
Gay Party of Ladics-The Fire
Ainrm System 10 BE Tested To.mor.
row-Narrowly Escaped Drowning.


a small white boy Is wan.ed by the
police for stealing.
There was picnic from this city to
Ocean View yesterday.
To-day will be payday for the clerks
anr writers al the yards.
Miss Addie Channell of Franklin, is
visiting friends in this city.
The case of w. b. Johnson VS.. the city
Will come up to-day for trial.
There Will be large colorcd excursion
here to-day from Hampton.
The condition of Mr.. Joe Taylor re-
manned unchanged yesterday.
There was nothing In the Mayors
Court yesterday but civil business
There have been but few deaths or
marriages during the month Of July.
Joe Spencer was committed to the
county Jail yesterday for stealing a tub
Read the ad. of money wanted on
good real estate and address as request
ed.
The farmers say that there will be an
immense crop OF canteloupes this sea
The street sprinkler kept the dust
down on few streets pretty well yes
terday.
Mr.. e c. Brooks has declined re-elec-
tlon as member of the Board of
Health.
Mrs p. d. Hooks left yesterday for
Harrisonburg. Va, to spend the balance
Of the summer
The ferry steamer City of Portsmouth
was hauled off the line yesterday for
temporary repairs.
The work OF paving the centre of
Glasgow street Is progressing nicely
this p:cu.y weather.
There were q number of fine hogfish
and spots in the market yesterday, which
wee sold very rapidly.
Wright Memorial Sunday School car
ried large crowd Oh their excursion to
Soldiers Home yesterday.
y party of youths and misses will
have picnic to-day at Poindcxter's. on
the Berkeley side of the river.
Thomas Customs was commTted 20 jail
for assaulting a boy named Willie Eel
ton with heavy piece of timber.
Sergeant Mcdonald. who lives at 2O4
Lincoln street, and family have returned
from pleasant stay in the North.
me negro driver who was beaten
Tuesday While coming from the base
ball field was unable to be out yester-
day.
a party of young ladies and gentle
men took quite a pleasant spin to
Churchland and back OH their wheels
Thursday night
MI: Thomas Knott the gentleman
who had his wa:ch stolen from his resi-
Ience on Tuesday, has heard nothing
by which he could trace the thief.
en- has family living al Bclding. Mich.
They read the accounts OF the games of
the Virginia League in The Virginian
daily.
II looks like the present Council has
started out with the intention OF making
everybody come up to what is required
OF them That is right, gentlemen, keep
1t up.
A party OF ladies and gentlemen gave
an fashioned family picnic at White
I sSra low al,,
eroned by Mrs. +. Wiersdorf and Mrs.
John Glover.
Messrs. c. S. Sherwood's family, L. c.
w. Pages family, Mr.. Rosenbaunl's
and DR.. V. G. Culpepper's family are
spending the summer at Ocean View
in cottages.
Mr.. John y. Mill!gan will. If granted
permission by the Council. erect two
nice houses Oh the lot on Court street,
adjoining his residence which will udd
much to that locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brewer, who re-
side at 2o2 First street. los; by death
yesterday their little II weeks old son
The funeral Will be conducted from the
residence this morning
negro man from Norfolk stole q
watch Tuesday from a Ny. Waller, who
is building house in Park View The
detectives are on his track and expect
to come up with him very soon
Our papers were delivered promptly
on time yesterday. To those who were
so kind TO US, and never found fault on
account of the Inconvenience. We feel
deeply gNatefui, and return our thanks.
Tne Hastings Court was engaged yes
terday in the case OF Mrs. Annie f.
Thomas VS.. the city of Portsmouth for
damages for injuries received She has
for her counsel Burroughs Bros. The
city was defended by Capt. ]. W. Hap
per.
a lively party of young ladies from
Washington. d. c.. were in the city
yesterday. They visited the yard in a
body. The number was sufficient to fiji
car and they made things lively while
passing through the streets by singing.
etc. There was some excellent voices in
the crowd. They visited the Naval Hos
ptal and Port Norfolk. where they took