The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-05
AFFAIRS in GENERAL
SuccinCt Statement of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal and
observation-disclosures OF Events I.l.
fercstinE to Every Rcader-Topics
Discussed ON tho Streets md fn
Offices and IIomcS.


There Will be two marriages next week
In the city.
The attendance ut the tent services
continue large.
Tobias Levy was committed for ten
days for fighting.
None of the ties have come yet for the
Port Norfolk railroad.
The fiscal year for the city govern
mcnt begins July 1st.
Rev. DR.. Ray has returned from 4
visit to NottoWay county.
Mrs. Shipp will not give any more en-
tertainments until the fall.
Bids for the purchase OF St Johns
church will be opened to-day.
bishop Randolph will confirm a class
at st. j ohnS church tomorrow.
Owens Memorial Sunday school Will
go to Snfthtield on the 22d instant
There was too much on hand for the
reporters Thursday night. It kept them
busy.
Workmen We're engaged yesterday in
putting the hucksters' market in good
condition.
Mrs. V. II. Dunford, Of Cottage Place,
and daughter Carrie, have gone to Suf-
folk for Il few weeks.
"A negro named Isaac Smith was COM
mttted TO the county jail for thirty days
Tor an assault OH 4 county consta BILE.
The Hastings Court will try the case
! OF u Philadelphia negro who forged q
check With Mr.. Jacobson's name signed
to it.
Canaan broke loose again Thursday
night. y man and a. woman had q big
row which resulted in the woman being
badly beaten
Six coaches full Of excursionists from
UP the Tar River road came in yesteray.
There will be another from the same
place OH Monday.
W. mo-
terday for trespassing Oh the railroad
property at Primers Point. They were
given five days each.
The School Committee and Council
committee will meet one night next
week to select n suitable site for q new
school house in the Fifth Ward
Rev. Geo. II. Ray, d. D.. has accepted
the invitation to preach the baccalau-
reate sermon before the Portsmouth
High School June 18th ut II a. M.
Tie Episcopal Council Will be held in
this city, beginning on Thursday the
loth instant, At Trinity p. Il. church. \
number OF delegates will be present.
Yesterday was known around the
courthouse as pension day The clerks
In both city and county Offices were
Kept quite busy In attending to the
applicants.
1t looked like Sunday around the
courthouse yesterday. There were no
courts in session, and the crowds that
nave been attending the Dohlman trial
was absent
There are several parties who are
making the Deep Creek shell road n
regular race track. thus endangernr
the lives OF those who travel that Way.
1T should be stopped
y number OF young ladies from this
city, scholars Of Misses Tucker and
Bllck. OF Norfolk, will take part in the
commencement exercises next Frday
. night the Scalf.,,,S oC
ihoSc who attended the John W Dan
Eel anniversary Thursday night speak
IN the most complimentary terms Of tho
treatment accorded them. The Fourth
ward boys know Just how To do IL
Key. George H. Ray, jr., who has been
visiting his father in This city iert roI
MS meme Yesterday. Mir Ray prca ched
IN Court Street Presbyterian church on
cdicSuay evening and in Central NJ
r.. church Sunday TO the Very great
erni iilcation of both congregations.
me scholars Of the Fourth district
school presented the School I,oDrd win
a large bell to be used at the Fourth
District school house The board will
nave It put in position right away. The
tcacherS ana children together raised
VIC necessary amount to buy the bell!
= Wh!ic man who lives on the cdr,
OF South Portsmouth had two white wo.
men arrested for whipping him IN,
lnsiice let them go without a enc. and
tod the party h" ought to be ashamed
OF himself Ior having Two dcrcnscless
women arrested when neither Of them
was as large OF strong as he was. lie
bluShcd and loft
II an effort was made by the Council
n bridge could be placed across ScoIt,.
creek for people. to cross to Pinner.s
l'oint. Some time back the railroad au-
.norlt,es "blected to q bridge but they
rather favor il now. IT would help ia
build up tMa Fifth Ward C,hoirin,,,