The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
PORT NORFOLK NOTES.

Port Norfolk IS dry and dusty. In
some places 1.-THE dry dirt is two To three
inches deep
The calf mentioned In Fridays paper
| as a test case went nome without his
ears being cropped, wngging his tail be-
hind him.
| Yesterday morning about o'clock 1.-THE
| river looked like q sheet Uf ice, II was 50
still and calm. BY o'clock we had a
stiff northeastern, which stirred up
things very much.
The new Port Norfolk electric line Is
moving along. Tho track is laid to
Within fifty yards Of the Primers Point
| ltne, and 'uhe grading Is done stb0art two
thirds of the way ITO Hotel Frederick.
There seems ITO be Il good deal of dis
| satisfaction among the colorcd people
on THE line of Port Norfolk and Pin
ner's Point There are too many Of
THEM. Many Of those who have been
here some time talk of moving away.
There surc about fifty or sixty houses
just built, with from six to ten In each
end.
The unlucky car No. ., on this line,
seems ITO be a regular jonah She kill
Ell IL goat Thursday night, and irln off
the track Friday morning OH her first
trip. Her motorTnsn has been laid off
fer VI while, but 1T is not altogether hi:
fault
Ut looks ITO me as If some plans ought
10 be made so people could tell which
car went TO certain points. 1t puzzles
me OF late ITO tell, and have been
riding on the line oil the time, and n
stranger would make u mistake all the
time If he did not inquire, and this is
much trouble when you have ito stop a
car TO find out Signs up
The furniture factory is doing n. lively
business now. They ship about eight
car loads OF furniture each week They
have about 800 customers, besides local
trade. T,he factory is in good shape
and Is running with n hum.
Yesterday at II o'clock car No il, on
| the Port Norfolk electric line, jumped
| the track, or the switch was open in
front of the postofIicc She seemed to
rear UP like Il horse and jumped far
| When she came down she was crosswise
! the track.
The mC'torman on the No. q. THAT jump
| cd the track in Portsmouth Friday
morning, us not we'll pleased with his
fine OF $40 and costs.
The new mall carrier on the Port Nor
N;qk route TO West Norfolk, is not as
we'll satisfied us some people He mas
not received any money for rs; first
t'hree months OF service, nor does he
know how 20 get it,
There Is more demand for Port Nor
folk property now than there has been
for some time.
| The Atlantic Coast Line and tho
| SoF'hein are packed with passengers
every evening now when they come
| in.
| a few nights ago There were three
freight trains from Primers Point.
| which went up the Norfolk and Caro-
| lima road within n short distance of
each other Zach train must have had
fifty or SIXTY cars attached
AS The time for the spring or green
| frog lis near at hand, about the 18th
| of this month, we may expect frost ~.
any time.
The same old farmers or truckers who
wore smiles and bright faces in the
| spring and summer are somewhat
changed now. as the dry weather has
| cut off in one place. whore the spring
| tine made sunshine ard smiles. Many
| Of their crops "'' n failure. Corn is
short and ntrbby. grass for feed on high
land Ss short; turnips and green stuff
is dried and parclcd up, and the sum
mer and fall sowinGs of seed for win
ter and spring use are none The
seed that is Sowed will only sprout, an0
| the next days sunshine and wind they
| wihhcr up and die. What hurts The
FARMER hurts hhe merchant and what
| hurtS the merchant hurts the baskets
that so 70 market
Mr.. Richard Bunting. son Of W. II
Bunting. of Gtihtys Station, and Mice
Lizzie. daughter of l.. D. bunting. de-.
ceased. will be married next week at tho
olive Branch church, Norfolk county
near Hodges Ferry.