The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped of Much of the Details.
YEs1ERDAY'sREWs BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ana
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Events In-
terestins 10 Every Rendor-'ropics
Discussed on tho Streets ana In
Offices nnd Homes.
The quarantine is now on.

The dust was terribly bad yesterday.
1t looks like we will have some rain
shortly.
ALL the churches We're well attended
Sunday.
1t was remarkably quiet on the streets
A tug. panty was given to Old Point
last night.
Thick clothing was not.uncomfprtable
yesterday
George K. Hammer, of st. Paul Mimi,
Is in the city.
The civil term of the County Court
began yesterday.
All the public schools in the county
openedNyesterday.
The lighthouse steamer Violet arrived
IN port yesterday.
South street Is all right now and IS
open to the public.
The quarantine on the roads will cause
the travel to fall off.
The organ recital party all returned
from Georgia Sunday.
Mr.. W. III. Cutchin left last night for
Washington on business
Nineteen crap shooters were carried
to the county jail Sunday
There was Il lawn party at Central
church parsonage last night
The Democratic primary takes place
In two weeks from tomorrow
officer Hart reported for duty last
night after an absence of several nights.
The members of st. Paul's Catholic
church will begin fair on October goth
1t is thought that the electric cars
viii be running this week to the park
The meeting of the Junior League at
Central church was we'll attended Sun
day.
"A man named Davis was sent to jail
last night for committing an assault on a
Z woman.
Rev. ]. H. White, secretary of the Y.
M. CA, left yesterday for Richmond on
business.
"A horse hitched to Mr.. Jones' milk
wagon nan away Saturday and tore
things up.
The w. c. II. U. will meet this after
noon at o'clock with Mrs. Butts go
Fifth street
Miss BERTHE Lovejoe, who has been
visiting friends in this CITY, has returned
: to Washington.
A number of young people go out to
the old baseball park Sundays and be-
have ridiculous.
Three prisoners whose terms had ex-
pired were discharged by the County
Court yesterday.
Some one stole a countcrnane form
OFT Mary Towards bed while she was
at church Sunday.
1t Is said that the large forty-foot cars
VIII be run to the park via County and
Efingham streets.
The Lamb Republicans claim that they
VIII have good crowd at their meet
Ing on Wednesday night
A horse attached to IL milk wagon be-
came unruly yesterday and came near
turning the wagon over
me case OF Charles Cook, charged
with burglary, Will be called in the
Hastings Court to-day
The police now go on duty at y. m.
and remain until 5 n. M The change
Went into effect last night.
warrant was issued yesterday for
William Moore, charged with stealing
1925 from Walter Dunston.
A white man named Cufpepper WINS
lined 81 yesterday for fast driving
through the streets Sunday.
The City Council will hold n SpecIal
meeting tonight to receive the Commits
sioner of Revenues books.
). Goodman was fined $3.50 and costs
yesterday for an assault on one Cold
berg. who clerked for him.
y little 3-weeks- old son of Mr.. Vim
9. Parker died Sunday morning ana
was buried in the afternoon.
The Fort Norfolk electric cars began
running to South Portsmouth Sunday,
and carried crowds al day long.
2 fherc WIFE be n union rally of the Ep-
worth Leagues in this vic.mityat Central
1t Is said that a gang of men md
woman made considerable disturbances
IN 'bar-room In the county Sunday.
Messrs. w. & ]. Parker state that they
are prepared to furnish coal to the pub
Tic, or the best quality, at regular rates
MIR. Reschfcsky. n merchant on County
street, was fined So yesterday for an
assault on "A colored man Saturday
night.
Mr.EW. K. McCabc. city editor Of the
Portsmouth Times, will shortly take the
stump In Norfolk county for NJ. S. New
bern.
A frame house belonging TO Mr.. w 6
PARKER, near Deep Greek was burned
Sunday anorning at an carly hour. Loss
$1,000
J The Norfolk County Court began Us
!. September term yesterday AS there
had been no court since July the attend
alice was large,
Some OF the members of the School
Board visited the Second District School
yesterday to see how the departmental
system worked.
-F The Portsmouth football team had an
otherpractice last night. They are pre-
pairing to meet the Norfolk team on Sat
urday afternoon.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF Fl. ID. Wilkins In another col
umn, In which he offers for sale the best
fire Nburning coal.
a stranger attracted quite a crowd
last night by fancy riding on one
wheel bicycle. He gave quite an ex-
htbition On the stree..
The negro man White, who was re-
Gently married Mt the county Jail by
Justice Sykes. was arrested last night
for attempting Ito kill his bride.
The new schoolhouse in the Fifth
Ward VIII not be built any too soon.
NlIO1har1 h1Un hann II n 10 i,, Il
mission In the schools for want Of room.
DIR. Ray will begin m old-tIme pro-