The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-18

members are requested to be on hand
- desperate negro man named Jones
alias Davis was arrested near Church.
! iano Yesterday charged with an at
telnPteo assault on n small colored girl.
NO disposition has been made or the
pile Of rubbish in front Of the CITY Hail.
It rs not only In the way Of the engine
getting out the house, but 1t is all eye
sore. = - ~
Attention is called to ad. Of New
York Clothing Company, in which they
announce amazing reductions on ali
stock. See prices in ad., and give them
call. 'Ti'@, :. ~.
] A young man whose name we did MOI
learn, accidentally stuck q nail up in the
hollow Of his foot, making quite an ugly
Parker.
Misses Susie Goodman, of Gates coun-
ty, N. c., and Annie May Henderson,
Of HEREFORD, N. c., are the guests of
Mrs. Frank Eaton. 211 North street.
Park View
The gain yesterday nterfe-ed with
the game Of ball between the Ports
mouth and Franklin teams. There
would have been a fine game II the
weather had been good.
The old f5tainwood shop on water
street Is Icing rcnlodeled, and will be
htted up as 4 general office for the
PORTSMOUTH street railroad. When COM
lieted 1t will present very nice ap-
pearance.
colored woman named Conway
wife OF John Conway, who is employed
at Mr.. j. S. Crawford's store, died sud
denly yesterday morning. She was only
SICK 1or about day and was not
thought 20 be bad Off
Attention is called to ad. Of store for
rent now occupied by j. r. Parker a.
Bro, Srocers, corner Of Crawford and
County streets This is the best bust
meas stand in the city Possession given
Ihueut lst. See adj
MI ". 7. Carney. a resident OF Park
View. was overcome by she heat, this
morning While Gil route home from the
residence OF his daughter III Bramb!e-
Ion lie WAS taken in'.u 4 newspaper
office, and later sent to his residence
The only business in the Mayors
Court yesterday was a party charged
with sapping child. The gentleman
claimed he caught the little one and
shook him 10 Brighten him. On &C
count of absent witnesses The case went
over until Monday.
Mr.. l.. II. Nuttng, New York agent
OF The Southern Pacific railway; Mr. a.
j. Falnsworth, general Eastern passen-
ger agent Of the SeabOard Air Line and
MI. j. Strang. New England agent OF
the Seaboard Air Line. were at The gen
erai offices Yesterday on business
Yesterday q Little boy whose name
we promised not to mention fell over
BOARD off the legs "a Swimming FONT,
ana came near being drowned. He was
fished out by another lad, and remained
away from home until lie had his cloth
ing dried, f2r fear OF punishment q
home.
NJ. NJ Crockn, who was fined by the
mayor Tor trespassing on the premises
OF colorcd woman. and ordered to re-
turn The stove he took because she had
refused payment on it. was notified by
the Mayor to-day that unless he i'm
medintely returned ii he would, besides
INC give him sentence in Jail
another complaint was received 1t our
ofiice yesterday about the manner in
which a number of young men conduct
themselves on some OF the corners
around the city. Boys. you had better
be careful. II YOU don't YOU will suf.
fer for it. The rol!ce have their eye on
you ~ small negro boy attempted "a
sni t2h a pocket book from a Mrs. Sulli-
van in the market Yesterday. but he
missed his mark and ran off before he
could be caught.
MI. Carroll Smith. late with the Sea-
board Air Line, but now with the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportatio Co,
al Phliadeiphia, Is in the city. visiting
his family. He will be here for one or
two days making prepare lions for re-
moving his family to Philadelphia He
has appointed a his assistant Mr. VIII
lie Dwyer who WAS also at one time
connected With the Scnboard Air Line,
but is now With the Santa Fe Road, IN
Florida. They will make strong team
The attention of the police lis called
to the manner in which bicyclists turn
corners They go around at full speed
without ringing a bell. and frequently
cause trouble. Yesterday a lady was
run into al the corner of King and
Court streets, and had n beautiful or
candle dress badly soilcd. All the rider
could do was TO excuse himself, but this
did not restore the lady's dress 10 the
condition 1t was in before he ran into
H. If an example is made OF one or
two, then others will be more careful.