The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-06
EXCITING RUNAWAY ON FOURTH STREET
Captain Browns Will Probnted-A
Docking Gang to Leave for Port
the Coming Election-Cotton Fec
tory Soon to Begin.

MIR. Whites bicycle school seems TO
be very well patroniZed.
There are LOSS men at work IN the
navy-yard at this time.
The School Board will hold their resu-
lar monthly meeting tonight.
The city employees were paid yesterday
for the last half of February.
Normal Cassell qualified as notary
public in the Hastings Court yesterday.
The ~lessees of the cotton factory are
making preparations to begin work very
shortly.
The Indiana will come up to the yard
for coal to-day before proceeding to Port
Royal.
At Wright Memorial there were two
conversions Wednesday night and more
last night.
Miss Maggie Britt. of Cincinnati. O.,
&c tho guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Britt,
Middle Strent. =.
Attention is called to advertisement of
Deputy Treasurer William Hutchings,
OF Norfolk county.
Central Nj. II. Church last night TO IL
large congregation.
The entertainment at Mr.. Whisnant's
OH Crawford street. Wednesday night,
was q decided success.
a horse attached to q wagon ran away
OH Fourth street yesterday ana created
considerable excitement.
There was but one case III the Mayors
Court yesterday, and that was one
drunk. who paid the usual fine.
President Hoffman and Nice-Prcsident
81. John. of the SeabCard Air Line. Went
to Atlanta yesterday on business.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Il. Virgins
will take place this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from the Fourth street. Baptist Church.
Twenty-one men VIII leave here Satur-
day for por, Royal, $. G.. to dock the
Indiana. FIVE more Will go on the We'd
nesday following.
The Senbonrd Air Line are increasing
this force at the shops every week. There
are more men employed there now than
there ever was before.
The following divines will otiiciate ut
Mrs. W!ggin's funeral this afternoons:
Rev. Mr.. konaaid. assisted by Rev. DR..
Owen. Mitchell. Jollitf and Hall.
Or. l.. s.. Hope qualified us Quarantine
Officer for his port yesterday. Drs.
Charles Parish and Alex. Eatton quail
fled as deputy Quarantine Officers.
Rev. DR.. Haines conducted the services
at the Court Street Presbyterian Church
last night to a large audience. He took
for his text. Give Not the Holy Spirit"
The ebate on the question. which
has been the best educator to man the
printing press OF the steam engine?"
will take place al the High School to-
lay.
There are five offices TO be hlled at
the coming election in May: Mayor. She
iilT. commemorative Attorney. Com
mis- Eioner of the Revenue, and High Con
stable.
Some time during Wednesday right
some one broke into Il sloop lying 1T
the foot of Court stree;'and carried off
sui $ and other stuff. There is no clue 10
the thief.
Attention is called to advertisement of
NJ. RoscEbaum. in which lie advertises
suits made 10 order from sl3.5 so to s22.
Read advertisement and govern yourself
accordingly.
Quite O. number of the bricks that
came II the old jail are being carried
OFT and are being broken up. 1t woul
be well for the city to haul them away
as early as possible.
Quite a umb OF persons expressed
their disappointment yesterday when
they read the notice in The Nirginian
that no one except the officers would be
allowed to see the negro Dowden hung.
Mr.. w. n. Whita has been awarded the
contract for the Portsmouth baseball
contract to make fourteen uniforms for
the Portsmouth baseball team. He will
have .hem ready before the season
opens.
An order was issued late yesterday
ordering the twenty mel to proceed to
Port Royal this afternoon. instead Of
Tomorrow. as WAS first ordered. They
will he under Mr.. w. a.. Smith and Ad-
miral Meads.
The will of Captain James w. Brown
was admitted to probate yesterday. Jas.
w. Brown, Jr.. qualified as admir!Stra-
tor on the estate. He leaves an estate
worth about S25, 900, which is divided
equally between his son and daughter.
The funeral Of MIR. Samue Cotton's
little son took place from the residence of
its parents. in Scottsville. yesterday.
Thu services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Davies. The remains We're inferred in
the family cemetery, on the old home
stead farm.
Mr.. Shaw Informed The V%Irginian last
night that he had received Il letter from
a ~well-known lady In Smithficld, stat
Ing that she had seen his advertisement
III The Firginian, where he had some
genuine grey ounds for sale. and that
she would like to purchase one.
Yesterday a large dry goods box con-
tanning paper, rags and other refuge,
was sitting out on Middle street. a COL
order man emptiad IL scuttle of ashes
the box and IN n short while 1t was all
in q blaze. The hose was attached to
n street sprinkler. which soon put 1t out.
VI Virginian acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF 4 copy of 4 magazine issued by
che Seaboard Air Line. 1t contains q
description Of the entire route Of the
road from Portsmouth to Atlanta. with
q sketch of each county and the stations
along the route; also the products. &c.
1t mas quite q number OF handsome illus
trations. showing the cotton ,piokers
and turDentine ga tharers n c uou n tha