The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-26
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Some Newsy KnOCkahOut Notes Picked Up
by Reporters for the Vlrg|nian,
MANY RoNoRS FOR PORTSMOUTH BOYS.
Four of the Thirty-Four Prizes MT
Norfolk Academy Won by Them
A Negro Held Thought Z" Re Crazy
"A wheeImnn's Accidcnt-Proba.
Bile Caucus of Council Members.

The City Council will wind up It's bust
ness for the year Monday night.
Thee were siXty-fve persons tnat
went on the Lynchburg trip yesterday.
Attention of bicyclists T.: called 10 the
ad of John l., Watson in another col
Wright Memorial Sunday School will
hare their picnic at Soldiers Home. July
18th.
marriage license has been issued to
Charles L. Skeeter to wed Miss Annie J..
Powell.
Mrs. ]. T. Atkins left yesterday after
noon for Ocracoks, n. c.. ito spend three
months.
The owens Memorial Sunday school
will have their picnic at Ocean View
July 18th.
The Third Battalion Will leave here
on Wednesday July l, ait p. M, Tor
Richmond.
Judge West will return here to-day to
hear a motion for a new trial in the
ELAN case.
The balance OF the Central excursion
lists did not get home until ii p. IN.
Wednesday night.
The South Street Baptist Sunday
school will have their picnic rat Soldier S
Home on July 10th.
Robert Love and ]. ID. Bryant were
for disorderly corduct.
Several truckers received leturns from
their potatoe: yesterday. Most of them
got only 70 cents n barrel.
The Court Street Eaptists carried
quite Il number down on their excursion
to Ocean View yesterday.
The Monumental Sunday school Will
settle on time and place for holding
their picnic next Sunday.
Mr. f. S. Hammill left hast night for
Baltimore to attend 10 some business.
He will return on Saturday.
Central school gave each scholar and
teacher IA. free ticket to their excursion,
and then made $50 or more.
MIR. Thomas sharon who has been
visiting mis- parents in this city, left for
his home in St. Louis yesterday.
Two bicycl's!ts colided in fron. OF
Central Church last nigh; about o'clock.
One OF the wheels was badly broken up.
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was the trial of two dis
orderly people, who paid 70. their sport.
Stonewall Camp. c. V. Will go to Rich
mond on the morning of the I'd of July.
They will SO via the Chesapeake and
Ohio.
1t is more than probable that There
will be caucus for the craftsmanship Of
the new Council some time during this
coming week.
Messrs Nichols & White give notice
IN another column that they receivcd
yesterday afternoon anhther carload OF
fine Georgia melons.
AIR. EiH, chairman of the Street
Committee says he has not had occasion
to use the street sprinkle. yet. The
showers every day keep the dust down.
a well known newspaper man, while
riding bicycle down High street yes
ter6i2y afternoon. took header OH u
,,la sNflA inl- IL -
injuries.
Yesterday morning n horse attached to
a delivery wagon fell down on Dinw!d-
die street and broke the shafts all to
pieces and came near injuring himself
quite badly.
james Mathews, n colored lunatic from
Norfolk county. was locked up for eX-
animation as to the condition of his
mind He was found in n car in the
Norfolk and Carolina railroad. and when
ordered to come out, he showed fight
Out of thirty-four prizes that were
given at the Norfolk Academy, four of
them were won by Portsmouth boys.
and when one considers that there were
only fifteen Portsmouth scholars enroll
ed. their percentage of the number was
large.
day yesterday With basket of crockery.
&c. on his arm. He claimed THAT il was
his and that he was moving. He was
carried to station house and was held
until the court opened, but was finally
discharged.
The telephone company i'm removing
the old poles from the street are cut
ting them down about four inches above
the sidewalk, which makes an ugly look
ing place in the street Resides this.
when the pieces begin 10 rot there will
he large hole wherever one OF these
poles has been cut down.
Miles Jackson, cololed man. living
at what Is known as Green Sea, In Nor
folk county. came near cutting his foot
or while cutting down Il tree He man
aged 10 drag himself to a pond of water
and kept there until some men came
along and assisted him ito his home. The
man displayed considerable nerve.