The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-05
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personnl ana
observation-disclosures Of Evonts In.
tercsttng 10 Every Render-TopIos
Discussed OH tho strecis and in
Omces aud Homes.
And still It rains |

visit.
All the preachers will fill their regular
appointments to-day
The first hop Of the season was given
yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday was known around the
Courthouse as pension day.
turkeys were Plentiful yesterday in
the market and sold cheap.
The weather remained about the
same for nearly two weeks.
The 5. A. l.. Will soon begin to sell ex-
cursion tickets for the holidays
There are ten cases ito come before
the grand jury next Thursday
There was one drunk in the Mayors
Court yesterday. He was fined 81 and
costs.
Probilnies says that THE rain will con-
tfnue until this afternoon, then II will
turn cold.
Tho new schoolhouse in the Fifth
Ward Will be completed some time in
February
Mrs: John ]. Thompson is critically
III at her husbands residence on West
ern Branch
To-day being the first Sunday in the
month there will be communion service
In many of our churches
The chlef of policies report for Novem-
Der shows :here were ninety-four ar
rests in this city for that month
There will be 4 Holiness meeting at
the Friends Church on Green street to-
morrow night.
The funeral OF Mrs. Louisa Elizabeth
Veal will take place this afternoon a,
3 o'clock from the Friends Church.
Crimes Battery will hold an import
ant meeting Monday night and n num-
Der OF new members will be admitted
The Ordinance Committee will bring
In an ordinance Tuesday night against
the landing of burnt cotton In the city.
There are several naval vessels at ehe
yard and several more are coming, but
there IL not much work to be done on
them.
Next week will be n test to see If
Elks' Hall cam be kept open regularly
There will be some excellent pieces
played.
The teachers in the public schools will
be paid on the goth for the month. but
the schools Will not close until the 23d
instant
A negro named Henry Ptarce fell on
\ banana peel yesterday morning in
High street and skinned his face in sew
eral place..
Mr.. w. L. Kahn has been appointed
general foreman of the S. a. L. shops
az Abbeyville, S. c., and will leave here
on Monday
turned from their cunning trip up the
: S. A. l.. The weather interfa:red with
them very much
The past week will long be rcmem-
bered as n remarkably dull one in bust
ness. II Is hoped that the coming one
Will be much better.
The two negro boys who stole Mr..
Henry Tahb's coat were committed to
Jail yesterday until Monday. to get
more evidence against them.
The regular monthly meeting of Trim
ity Circle Of the Kings Daughters will
be held Tuesday afternoon Mt 800
O'Clock isl Trinity parish-house.
Mr.. John II. Clark and daughter and
Miss Y. johnson. Of Eliza beth City
county, are in the city on a visit to
Mr. Adolphus Meginiey's family.
The EltS memorial services Will sc
gin promptly at 2:30 o'clock. Those who
wish a seat had better go carly. No one
will be admitted without a ticket
Mrs. W. w. Fearing and baby arrived
here this morning from lsaltimo:e to
spend Christmas with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elliott, TO County street.
a chicken thief made wholesale
raid on chickens Friday night on King
street extended. He visited about five
different places and cleaned them all
out
Mr.. Lawrence, of New York, will sing
at the Drorning service at St. Johns
Z Church to-day Calvary" and Mt night
y will sing "Oh! for a Closer Walk with
D. God"
80 The case of Sam. Wasscrman, charged
Z, with cutting w. l.. Crump will come
up for examination on Tuesday next
&Fivc witnesses have been summoned on
both sides.
Fly special request Mr. John Law
renee, of New York will sing "Rockod
in the Cradle of The Deep" at the 11lks'
memorial services at Oxford Hall this
afternoon.
The d5qin.y authorities were notified
yesterday that Sarah Bly,. colorcd, who
K was sent TO the Central Lunatic Asy-
lum recently, died at that institution
Friday night
"a sE.ai black dog had a. fit on County
street yesterday morning. The foam
came out Of his mouth rather lively,
Some one said he was mad and the moor
thtlg was killed.
Henry Micmoc, n wagon driver was
thrown from his wagon yesterday
morning ah1lf: 1890 o'clock while turn
Ing the corner of County and Washing
ton streets. He was not injured.
The Beard OF Trade and Council
should take action Immediately to Sc
cure public building. There is not
enc day TOO many during the crtirc Sos
sion. Work early and late and we may
DE successful.
Before You purchase Your Christmas
present sec our advertisement column
and You Will know Just where to go
to make Your purchases. All the live
merchants cards vii be found there.
Go nowhere else.
Nine prisoners were discharged from
the county jail Friday and four yes
tcrday. This reduces the number con-
sidcrably There are not more than
fifty IN there now. Only a few weeks
slEO there were ia.
George Mckinley was arrested last
night In the county for cutting n man