The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED

This is Holy Saturday

me gay season will begin again OH
Monday.
The clerks in the hayward were maid
yesterday. paw
me farmers We're apprehcnsive OF
frost last night
There will be special music in all the
churches tomorrow.
Mr.. l.. johnson, OF Mobile Ala ia il,
The city looking around
Three colored lunatics we're brouobt
10 inc county jail yesterday
!here are tWenty-four cases to come
before the county grand jury.
nGfe was nothing Of interest done in
the Hastings Court yesterday.
feV. DR.. Fisher preached at the South
street BAPTIST church last night
Inc butchers say that meat is higher
now than 1t has been since the war.
inefe is prospect OF Portsmouth
!p<1Hlns street sweeper at an early date
Appropriate services were held in tho
Catholic and Episcopal churches yester-
day.
There was a great demand yesterday
Tor not cross buns. One baker says he
sold $500.
Services will be held at the pavilion
at Port Norfolk Sunday afternoon at
346 o'clock.
The truckers say that the cool weather
IS Keeping berries and other stuff back
considerably III
The moon will be full to-day. If no
damage IS done the crops Tonight all
danger will be passed.
fIoI. M 1iler viii give an organ recital
at Central church on May 10th for the
benefit OF the Epworth League.
Congressman w. a. Young will wind
up Monday the examination Of witt
nesseS IN the contested election case.
Mrs. Capt Prtchard and daughter
OF Baltimore. are visiting Mr.. Bryan
CARVINGS family, on Washington street.
The truckers say that the indications
anything for them they will he all right.
1t was shown by the testimony in the
Linn -Soleman trial that there is con-
siderable drinking Of beer done at the
gashouse.
Justice Ieutter yesterday identified the
negro Albert Spruell as the negro who
!, is wanted for robbing Il sloop in SCOTS
Creek last Sunday
a young colored child about years
Ola was examined yesterday upon "a
chargc Of insanity and was ordered TO
be sent to the asylum
Inc southern States insurance con-
Eentlon at Southern Pines on the 27th
instant viii be big thing Much good
is expected to result from it,
is positively asserted that the Re
puDllcanS VIII put full ticket in the
fleld in the county at the May election
and expect to be successful
Ofttcer birmingham last night found
lour caddies Of tobacco which had been
left out by the, proprietor Of store
He was sent for and put it back in the
house
There are two or three loose slates on
Central church roof that are hanging
over and are liable to fall off on some
ones head. They should be fixed at
once.
1t is said that some Of the doctors
are opposed to the electric road coming
down Middle street, because il will
1rlShten their horses. who are not used
to them.
Acolored man named Furgeson, who
is employed as q labOrer, had his leg
badly damaged at John l.. Thomas
yard Thursday by n carry-log tongue
falling on it.
Mrs. r.. J. Patrick and his sistcr-in-
law, Miss Stella Patrick, ana Master
James Mcdonald arriver here last night
on visit 10 their father, Capt. George
W. r. Mcdonald
y dog belonging to Mr.. Mathew Cain
bit Mrs. Seaman, al elderly lady living
on Washington street, quite badly on
the hip. He was turned over to Officer
Long to be killed.
Dirt that is scraped from the cutters
is frequently allowed to remain on the
street two or three days Before it is re-
moved. II Is somebody's fault and it
should be remedied.
MI. Webster. a caulkcr, while at work
at Thomas ship-yard yesterday, struck
his head against piece Of copper and
cut it quite badly. He was sent to his
home. on Middle street
a small white boy ran away from
home few days ago and remained out
50 late that he was afraid to go in the
house and slept under the house all
night. He was found next morning fast
asleep
handsome naphtha launch, which
is being built for Mr.. George r.. Griffin,
Of PIG Holiday street, Park View, will
be completed in about two weeks. Work
men are engaged in putting in her ma
chinery now.
Merchants and all others had better be
careful how they leave boxes or any OBJ
struction on the streets now at night.
The Council is jogging the police up, so
If you don't want to be fined YOU had
better remove the garbage.
y half Witted negro man, who lives
near Deep Creek, in a tit OF frenzy
Thursday nearly cut his arm from his
body with razor. lie was taken charge
Of by some neishbors in that locality and
prevented from doing himself further.
harm.
1t has been suggested that when the
electric road starts to run down County
street that they b~ required to put the
Belgium block back on Middle and
County streets like they found them.
These two streets are SO handsomely
paved
II is said that as soon as the paint
ing is finished at the amshorsc that
Portsmouth will have a place that re-
selnbles 4 park-everyt hing looks so
neat and tidy. Mr. Brivht has n,oda