The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-06
81 sueelnct Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
MISUNDERSTANDING OF Events In.
ierestihE 20 Every Rcndcr-ropics
discussed on The streeus and In
Offices and Homes.
Primary to-day.

Inc quarantine Is still on.
NO courts In session yesterday
Thursday will be municipal pay day.
EVERY Democrat should consider 1t his
duty to vote to-day
The delegates to the Lynchbure CON
vention left Monday night.
The meeting at Central Church con-
tlnueS to grow in interest
Ihere VIII be shooting match at Port
norfolk Tomorrow afternoon.
The stockholders meeting of the S. A.
l.. was we'll attended yesterday.
The fender case Will comeIup before
the Mayor to-day for settlement
Miss Bette Johnson, of Gloucester
county, is in the city on visit
a large attendance went over to Nor
folk yesterday to attend the fair.
Miss Emma Thompson, of Southamp-
ton county. is in the city on visit
Lula Neal vas locked up in the county
Jail yesterday for disorderly conduct.
Hon. j. II. Lawless, Secretary OF the
commonwealth, was in the city yes:er-
day.
Considerable excitement was created
last night about o'clock by runaway
horse
Two negro women were locked up for
dssordcrly conduct in the suburbs yes
terday.
Parker's new building, when complet-
ed will be the handsomest one in the
city, and the talest.
Stonewall Camp, Confederate Vctcr
ans will meet tonight at their head
quarters In the City Hail.
Two negro boys were arrested yester-
day afternoon for stealing lead pipe
from Powell & Alexander.
The Citizens party claim that they
can control 700 votes in this election by
keeping them away from the polls.
Mrs. Temple Williams, of Washington.
Is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Peters, on Court street.
Mr.. William Appleton, of Rochester,
N. Y, is in the city on visit. He drop
ped in at The Virginian office yesterday
The polls will keep open until I o'clock
tonight, so no one need stay away on
account of not getting from work in
time.
y colored man named James Litchfield
while fooling with pistol yesterday ac-
cidentally shot himself in the hand,
making n flc.-h wound.
Five sailors from off the tramp steam
ship Mayneld had n regular rough-and-
tumble fight in High street yesterday
They were run in by the police.
The broken pavement in front Of the
county Jail should be put in order. /
Is dangerous. 1t was pulled up 10 fix
the sewer and has never been replaced.
The street cars should have signs of
some kind on the sides to tell where
they run to. People do not know which
car TO take when they want to go any
where.
With shutdown yesterday the Hebrew
Day of Atonement began. 1t is the most
solemn day in the new year. Services
will be held in the synagogue all day
to-day.
y negro boy named Samuel Saunders
on "Wednesday last stuck n nail in his
foot and took cold in II yesterday. He
died with the lockjnw at his parents
residence, on South street, near Wash
inGton.
- number of strangers come 10 the
city every day. They spenlS OF the
beauty of the city and say that there are
but few cities any pre;ticr, but that
there are very few places where men
can find employment.
The contract of the Portsmouth street
railroad says that The cars shall run
from a. m. until { y. M. but n no time
since they started have they run later
than 9:+5. This tx Improvement back
ward. The old horse cars did run until
1O:l5. Stir yourselves, gentlemen. Get
n move on you.
The first Sunday In December has
been designated by the Supreme Lodge
OF F,lks a.s the date for holding their
mcnorlai services ana portsmouth
Lodge. No. So. will make q special fca-
turc of this beautiful service. That this
years exercises will be up to the high
standard set in previous years goes
without saying.
In our yesterdays issue announce
mont was made that Miss Annie Stokes
opCCllns would take place yesterday. In
that we were mistaken. 1t will be to-
day. Miss Stokes will be glad TO see the
large number that called yesterday and
rs many more as can make ii convcn-
lent to come. and they will see the
finest line Of millinery that has ever been
offered In the city. See advertisement.