The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-17
Sucelact Statement Of News Events, Strip.
q. pod Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personai nnd
observation-disclosures of Events I'm.
stcresains to Every Render-Topics
Discussed ON Tho Streets and In
onicCs and Homca.
No rain In sight yet.

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It is Just two months before confer
ence begins.
There will be but one more meeting
this month";
The night ferry Will begin operation
very shortly.
A revival will shortly be started at
Central church.
The football teams coIors will be gar
net and yellow.
There viii be no more excursions down
the road until the 30th.
A number of navy-yard men are walk
eng about on furlougfs.
Mr.. r. F. Brooks has returned from
q. trip to the mountains.
The Port Norfolk building committee
are going right to worx
There Is another hot spell approach
Ing and will soon be mere.
DR.. +. 8. Hope. and family returned
from the North yesterday.
William Bailey and Miss Mauda Gill
were married in Scottsyille last night.
The primary has been settled upon
and the candidates will now get in their
work.
The lawn party given by the ladies of
central church last night was we'll at
tended.
Rev. Mr.. Reese will arrive here to-
day and will commence the big meeting
tonight.
The excurslonists who went to Nash
vile hast Sunday will return home next
Sunday.
The Democratic boilers say that they
are going to- fool somebody at this
election.
Mr.. M. A. Moore Is suffering from n
wound In the arm, caused by sticking n
nail in 1t.
There was quite a large attendance at
me courthouse yesterday to hear the
Boone trial
The Naval Post Band will give nm
open. air concert this afternoon at the
Naval Park
Mr.. c. H. Barlow LETT Wednesday for
the University Of Virginia to complete
his studies.
When the Portsmouth street railroad
is completed it will be second to none
In the State
The parties who intend to establish
stock yard here are looking around for
q place to locate.
MT. George King, Of the firm of John
J. King g. Co., has returned from Rail-
more with his family. IEE
a colored man had his foot mashed on
Harrison street yesterday while unload
dng lumber for Mr.. w. B. Thomas.
MT. Wm. Shea, who was so badly
shoclsefby electricity. Is all right again,
but will be more careful of It in the
future.
Joe Jordan was arrested yesterday by
OHtcer Adams for assaufting and beat
Ing John White and was fined S435 by
Justice Haynes.
Tue plumbers are laying In "a good
supply OF terra Gotta pipe with the ex-
pectation Of having q good business In
the sewerage line
John Dowdy, charged with disorder,y
conduct and cursing on the public high
way, was fined IS. In default he was
sent to jail for ten days.
Inc young men who congregate on
no II ne-rNI kaI 1H,,Isl
noon had better discontinue the same
before they get themselves in trouble.
The girders for Pythians' hall were
brought to the corner of High and
Court streets on the cars yesterday
They Will be taken away to-day and
De Ell put IT., IN ,I position rignt away;
notice that he Will have on his stalls
ana City Market. tomorrow new
cured pork hams. weighing from four to
seven pounds. Give him call
MT A. j. Phillips will have q special
corset sale to-day ana Tomorrow One
dollar and half and sl.25 corsets
Will be sold for 40 cents. This sale Is
fortwo days only. See advertisement.
Messrs. Levy Jacobs say that char
fty covers multitude or sins, but they
intend that their fall suits are going to
cover q multitude of citizens See their
advertisement and give them call.
been drinking rather freely lately yes
terday went before Mayor Baird and
swore off for twelve months from TO-
DAY. He asked for one day to sober up
N.
Young man who is employed by
rhe canal company reports having been
stopped on the road just beyond the
Deep Creek toll gate. and was robbed
or all his money and other valuablcs
that he had
BY the courtesy of Commodore Far
quhar. Rev. DR.. Ray will sDenk at the
sheds to the men in the navy-yard to-
gay AT l2:2o p. m. sharp. Christians.
qussted to be present.
Inc foundation for a vaudeville then
ire "a restaurant. a railroad station and
TWO other buildings at the park were
laid yesterday. The work of puttinr
these buildings up will be pushed ahead
as rapidly as possible
The Eastern State Hospita1 NJ VII
liamsburg, Va, secured 4 Judgment in
the Circuit Court Of Norfolk county YES
ferday for S975 against s. ID. Alien, de-
PENDANT. and committee for Emma, "
Halstead. The amount Is for her board
and maintenance.
1t Ia perfectly ridiculous for teachers
IN the public schools not to allow the
children to use fam such weather as
we are having. The school regulations
do not forbid 1t. Then why should
teachers be allowed to adopt rules moi
In the regulations?
Electric car No. o, on the Pork Norfolk
road, caught on fire Wednesday while
coming to this city. a small hole was
burned in the floor 1t was put out
with o bucket Of water before much
damage was done. This Is the second
fire on these cars in weeks time.
In the Police Court yesterday morn
n 1Sa ~hay.