The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-13
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from Baltimore, where he had been on


There will be quite an interesting pro-
gramme at the children's day exercises
u. Wright Memorial to-day.
The Southern Bell Telephone company
are painting their poles. IT would be
@ good idea for others to follow
The street sprinkler kept down the
dust yesterday morning, but the rain
In the afternoon did more good.
The street railroad company is taking
! advantage Of the pretty weather and is
| making hay while the sun shines.
The police force was inspected yes
terday afternoon by the commissioners
and passed creditab,e examination.
The white man and woman who were
arrested for staggering down Crawford
street, were fined SIS each yesterday.
Mr.. j., T. Bradley is selling seats for
the Chautauqua- He has his headquar-
ters at w. e. Virnelson e. Co.'S store.
MIR. Thomas Lee, city editor Of the
Portsmouth Star. was confined to his
home yesterday on account Of sickness.
The funeral Of Mr.. Robert c. Proctor
will take place this afternoon at $50
o'clock from Monumental NJ. L. church.
There was no work at the Seaboard
Air Line shops yesterday. The men are
knocked off just whenever the bosses
please.
The Seaboard Air Line could improve
the looks Of the entrance to the Union
depot by putting a fountain in front
Of the building.
"A negro woman who lives in Balti-
| more beat her child SO numerically that
| q complaint was made to county con-
Stable for her arrest.
Beginning with the 21st Of this month
| there is picnic announced for every
| day until Saturday, and OH one of these
| days there will be four.
The eScursionists were furnished din
ner at Shaw's Springs on the picnic for
rs cents a piece. This saved the trouble
| OF Carrying baskets. etc.
Attention Is called to ad. Of Lawrence
| d Welton in our local columns. They
say then can supply the city with Pyth-
| ian colors ut . cents a yard
Potatoes and other truck are still SELL
| ing we'll North. This will help to make
business better. Our merchants have
| already felt the effects of it.
The new schedule over the Seaboard
Air Line brings quite 4 number Of coun-
! try people to this city who would not
have come under the old schedule
a gentleman named Lassiter had the
end of his finger mashed off at the Sea-
board Air Line shops on Thursday. He
was attended by DR.. L. A. Blisoly.
Old Sol came out yesterday, and re-
minded those who have been kicking
| about the weather that there will be
some warm days in store for them
| The Rev George H. Ray will this
| morning at IL o'clock, preach the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduating
class of the High school Of Portsmouth
! The friends OF MI Carroll Smith eX-
pressed their regret to him Yesterday
| ut his departure for another field Of
| duty. He goes from here to Philadel-
| phia-
| A small colored child in Columbia
street drank concentrated I've yesterday
| afternoon. She was attended by DR..
| McMurran. The child's throat Is badly
| burned.
! Two young men who were coming ND
the shell road Friday night on their
wheels, collided. One wears n shade
over his eye and the other has n ban
! daged hand.
! Mr.. Walter Nee was suffering right
much yesterday from the cut he got on
his knee by falling at Weldon, n. c. He
| was very fortunate that he was not
| seriously injured
This is the last week Of grace for dog
| taxes. and unless YOU pay up you will
either have TO give Your dog up on pay
| q fine. and the dog tax too. So call early
| and save Your dog
| Mr.. Y. B. Sturtevant went out as con-
| ''';"tnr on the Pullman cars that carried
! Fourth regiment to Nashville last
yhi Mr.. James N Brown. Jr.. was
| III charge OF the train
rms VIII be Pythian week. The differ
ent divisions and subordinate lodges
| Will begin to come on Tuesday night
and viii be quartered at the Madison
| tii&l i1Olcl portsmouth.
Grimes Battery is trying to arrange
| Tor q picnic some time this month Sew
| eral places have been mentioned among
which are Magnolia Springs Soldiers
| Home, and Mathews county.
| Friday night about - o'clock a cry FOR.
| heip was heard on King street. 1t
| sounded piteouSly. Several persons ran
| 10 where the sound came from and saw
man running down King street
Seaside Lodge, Is. Of p, has sent pos
| tal cards 10 all the members requesting
| tnem 10 attend q meeting Tuesday
night Business pertaining to the cor
! nel' stone laying will be attended to.
a gentleman In Brighton, who IS too
! modest TO have his name in print. saws
shat II the party who tried to get in his
mouse whom he shot at and hopes tha I
ne nit VIII return tonight he will make
II more pleasant for him
Master James Mcdonnell, son OF Can.
tam q. W. r. Mcdonnell, made a flying
tf1p home yesterday from school uo
VIII return this morning. and stand nis
examinations on Tuesday. He will re-
turn home for the season the last If t,is
week. go - LIS
a merchant told The Virgintan ron.
entative yesterday that there was M
uoupl put That The Virginian was the
pest aaVertistng medium in this section.
ne hao tried them all and found better
| from the others. ''e 40
y young lady. who gave her name
as Miss Jane Etheridge and said that