The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-18
Sueclaet Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped of Much Of the Details.
.Yrs1ERDAY'sHEWs BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal md
observation-disclosures of Events 1n.
teEestin- TO Every Keador-ropics
Discussed on Tho Streets and Ia
Onlccs und Homes.

from the springs.
Mr.. Adolph Brandt returned from
Chicago yesterday
The rain last night did not keep the
crowd off the streets.
1t will be but q short time before the
electric cars are run.
Both the lawn parties Thursday night
were q decided success
1t is just two months before the
Methodist Conference meets.
The foot ball team will leave the foot
OF High street this afternoon.
Several attempts were made to rain
yesterday, but without effect.
Mr.. Simms, q blacksmith in the United
States navy, Is home OH q visit.
1t is now time. for the equinox, but
there is mo sign of its coming
Attention is called to the adj of c. w
Hudgins G. Co., in another column.
The rain yesterday was a blessing In
disguise to the farmers and others
John Bowden, colored, was given ten
days in the county Jail fer assaulting an
officer
There was not an arrest made in tia
city up to the time our report closed
last night.
There was preaching in the navy yard
yesterday at noon hour, which was well
attended
There was a large attendance at the
Naval Park yesterday to hear the Post
band play.
The resignation OF Mr.. Irwin from the
executive committee caused some com
ment yesterday.
There were quite "A number of people
present at the court house yesterday 10
hear the Boone case.
a colored truckman at the Bay Line
wharf, named Parker, had his foot
badly mashed yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p Gould lost
by death yesterday their infant daugh-
ter, Rosalic, aged / year.
Rev. w. A. Snyder and family left
Tor his new field Of duty yesterday. His
friends wish him God-specd.
The engines for rhe Portsmouth stree;
railroad were tested yesterday The dy-
namos Will be tested early next week
Ihere Is no trouble about the quantity
OF water that Portsmouth could have
with proper facilities for bringing it
here.
Rev. NC~ Reese and wife expect to nc.
compliah much ut the Friends Church
during their stay here Tor the next ten
days.
In our yesterdays Issue we inadvcrt
emily said that the fire had crossed the
road at Churchland. 1t should have read
CORTLAND.
q house in Park View Thursday night
was Shot at twice. but IL Is MOI known
with what effect.
Yesterday was the thirty-ifth ami
versary of the battle of Antietam, 1t
was mt this battle that Captain Henry
Grimes was killed
1t Is said that every man has to eat
peck of dirt before he dies. Unless we
nave some rain soon we will al! eat more
IMAM our peck, or else die very soon one
Of the two.
Willie Brandt, Portsmouth's favorite
baseball pitcher. has, accepted a position
as motorman on the Portsmouth street
railroad, and will go to work as soon ns
the cars begin running
A thirty foot sailing launch which
was built Mt the yard for the FLORIDA
deserves, was shipped to Baltimore las
night to Gray, Ireland & Co., and will
be forwarded by them TO Jacksonvjllc
Fla.
Sanitary Inspector Murden has done
most excellent work THIS week In clean
hE and flushing the cutters around tho
city. If he continues for few DAVIS
more he will have them all in good CON
dition.
Yesterday three negro men were help
ing to unload one OF the Orders on
High street, when it slipped and threw
two of them head formost on the ground.
knocking them out. They finally re-
covered and Wen: 10 work
Attention Is called to the advertise.
,ment of the New York Clothing Com
Pany, In which they claim to sell all
wool suits cheaper than any house in
Rhe South. They claim that it will pay
you to visit their place of business.
Mary Theresa Casey, daughter of Mr.,
qnd MRS. Daniel Casey, No. 919 Dinwid-
Ole street, died at p. M. second child
within this week, aged / year and s
months. The funeral will be private, To-
morrow at 10 a. M, ut ST. Pauls, Father
Hanley officiating
MARY Perdue. colOrcd. had her hus-
band before the Mayor Yesterday on n
peace bond. She told some horrible
tales on him. which he denied His
Honor did not think that they justified
MIN In binding her husband over to the
peace, and dismissed the case.
. About O'Clock yesterday morning the
wind came out from the north, and fo,
about fifteen minutes II view n regular
hurricane. Some Of the boats lying Mt
the wharves had TO put on extra haw
sers. 1t Gained down almost AS sud
denly as 1t came. No damage was re-
ported.
Mr.. L. o. Young, chairman of the COM
mlttee on school regulations, paid an
official visit to the Second district school
yesterday to see how the department
system worked. He viii visit the Fourth
and Third district schools next week.
and at the next meeting Of the board he
VIII make report of his idea of the
system. just what the report will be
he would not say.
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
Mrs. Harris, manageress OF the Hotel
Portsmouth. was taken suddenly i'll at
her place of abode. She had just return
ed from the market and II was supposed
that the heat and fast walking brought
on the attack. which was nervous pros
trat1on, DR. NfcNIurran was colIod Il,