The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-30
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Sucelact Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped OF Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal nnd
observation-disclosures of Events Hn-
teresting 90 Every Iseader-tropics
discussed on the Streets aud liz
Offices and Homes.

There Will be plenty Of meetings next
week.
Both courts will adjourn for the term
to-day.
Mi. T.. ]. Wool qualified as q notary
public yesterday.
A large number of people went up to
Baltimore last night.
The condition of MI. Solomon Barely
was much improved yesterday.
Miss Jennie Jones, Of Wilmington, N.
c.. Is In the city visiting friends.
"A negro man was arrested last night
Tor Indecent conduct in the streets.
A man was carried to the station
house last night for shooting craps.
1t Is said that the storm Wednesday
night did much damage in the county.
Colonel Glassett, Of the Landmark, Is
elok and Is unable to attend to business.
1t Is said that the hook and ladder Will
pc here In three weeks from next Mon
day.
Mr.. White. secretary or the Y. NJ. c..
a.. has gone to Baltimore to spend a
few days.
Major J.. f. Croker left yesterday for
Lake, Giles county Va, to
spend a month. f.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of milch COW for sale; perfectly
fresh. with calf.
The ST. Johns church Is going up
nicely. Nearly all the stone work has
been completed.
erce all returned last night, conference
having adjourned.
Inc FINANCE Committee will meet
to-nlght and open bids for the purchase
Of the school bonds.
Mrs. Ashley Persons and children
nave gone to Southampton county to
spend several weeks.
Tle Truckers COW tho, = ..,rr f..
looking splendid now, the recent rains
having brought 1t out.
Inc Norfo!k county ConstableS are
Kept busy all the time settling little
matters that come up.
MT. James t. Borum and wife left last
night LOT Red Sulphur Springs
TO spend two months.
Miss Nettie Ramsey, Of Nansemond
Is visiting Mrs. NJ. Lee Eastwood, on
North Dinwiddie street.
some one is killing dogs indfscrimi-
nately. Six were found dead yesterday
IN different parts of the city.
Ihere was n total eclipse of the sun
Yesterday. Quite a number of people
issued smoked glasses TO see 1t.
The Cannon-Bain case will be hoard
IN Norfolk to-day. Quite a NUMBER of
portsmouth people Will be on hand.
I'M another column a horse, spring
wagon land harness Is wanted. Read
advertisement and address rs directed.
Inc band Will play at the Nay~SAS
pital this afternoon. We were ea
taken In, saying it would be yesterday
The funeral Of Mr.. John c. Callahan
Will take place this afternoon at i
O clock from st. Paul's chapel, on Henry
street. ~
The Rev. J.. T. Bosnian is quite sick
he Is stopping with MIR. J. J. King. on
randolph street while his family is out
or the city.
Numbers of people are going off to
the mountains, etc. every day. Quite
q number of them have The Vlrginian
sent to them.
The All Americas Baseball Club left
Yesterday via the Norfolk and Caro-
lima railroad for Tarboro. N. c., to play
w games Of ball.
AT noon yesterday Captain Faruuar.
c~onmandan of the yard, was promoted
10 the rank OF commodore. a salute
was fired and his flag raised.
IL Is thought that the force In the
yard VIII be largely increased on Mon
day. The appropriation will be much
greater than 1t was for July.
Mr. Hurst. the gentleman who wont
pail Tor Burton. alias Davis, says that
ne has no idea where Davis is. but he
VIII 40 all he can to find out.
a colored man, whose name wn coulS
not learn, while at work yesterday af.
ternoon cutting off piles for the fo,n-
oatlon OF ?arker's new