The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27
AFFAIRS in GENERAL
SuccInct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal and
tereRtiDs to Every Reader-Topfcs
Discussed ON the Streets and I'm
NNIecs snd Homes.

About half Of the year has passed.
The tent meetings will continue next
week
Fish are so plentiful that they sell for
any price.
Mr.. F. D. Gill and family will return
home this week.
The fiscal year for city and county
begins Thursday.
The laying OF the new water main is
progressing nicely.
The newly elected magistrates will go
on duty Thursday.
The hook and ladder is expected at
most any time now.
The river was full or small boats,
whose occupants We're fishing.
Our market YES supplied Yesterday
with all the fruit OF the season.
Attention Is called ito the advertise
ment OF room for rent. See came.
Miss Annie Hall Will leave on Monday
Tor Newport News to visit friends.
The Glorious Fourth falls on Sunday.
Monday will be celebrated instead
There was no session Of either the
Hustings or County Courts yesterday.
The street railroad force are paving
the inside Of their track ON Middle street
The farmers are badly in need Of rain.
IN some places the stuff is parching up.
Buck Roe Beach has caught eall who
nave been there. The bathing is splen-
Gid
Miss Mary Churchwell. of Raleigh, N.
g, Is IN the city on short visit to
pt his home, No. S25 Bart street, Ports
mouth.
Twenty-Five persons have protested
Feaigion at the Port Norfolk meeting up
30 date.
Mrs. slas Draper Is critically Ill ae
per husbands residence, on Washing
lEon street
| The Board Of Supervisors will hold q
Wpecial meeting July 1st to fix up the
Terry bonds.
:: Rev. DR.. Beverly Estell will preach at
Trinity P. II. church to-day. both morn
Ing and night.
Attention is called to the advertise
tment of Messrs. Brandt G. CO. In an
other column.
Mr.. Boone's counsel. Judge Nicely, will
make application before Judge Watts on
Monday for bail
A small child fell off a. bicycle OH Din
Widdie street yesterday and skinned his
Hace up quite badly.
.Children's Day exercises for Central
M e. church will be held at S15 .. m. on
first Sunday Of July.
+ There has been several bicycles broken
'iSff at the handle recently and each ono
has caused accidents.
The Workinemen arc all anxious for
tfhe fiscal year to begin in hopes that 1t
Will bring some work.
/ - Is SalU lHil Outn Will nave u
Especial day at the Nashville Exposition
egome time In September.
Rev J. b. Funston has gone to Caro-
aine county with his family, who will
FGemain there all the summer
! The Chamber boys anticipate g. big
tRime on their trip to Winchester. They
will leave here on the 9Th instant
Judge Watts yesterday morning set
next Tuesday for hearing the charges
against Frank Linn. the housebreaker.
, merchant Of Norfolk, narrowly escaped
f!being run over yesterday morning. He
wSHs driving on Water street when his
horse became frightened at an italian
who was carrying q stick on which was
The driver was thrown to the ground
and narrowly escaped being run over
by q large express wagon, which was
coming In the opposite direction For
tunately he escaped with a few bruises.