The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-02
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
otherwisc-Acconnts of Events la.
tcresttns to Every Rcnder-ropics
Discussed on Tho streo,s and I'm
Offices ana Homes.
graphs Personal and

Mr.. H. F. Butt, Jr., is in New York on
s business.
1t was remarkably quiet around the
city yesterday
There was no docket In the Mayors
4 Court yesterday.
Tickets for the Elks' memorial have
y not been issued yet.
va Miss Maggie Littleton, of Charlotte
N. c., is in the city on visit.
# The fire at West Norfolk Tuesday
night. made quite light IN this city.
The meeting al the Court Street Bap-
s us church promises to be very inter
esting.
Old Dominica Lodge, 1. Q. Q. r, has
lost quite q number Of members this
year.
The school children have commenced
TO count the days before Christmas will
be here
Joshua DENLY Is collecting money for
the Confederate widows and orphans
christmas present.
The Portsmouth Gun CLUB will have
their usual weekly shooting m atch to-
day at their park
The charter committee will hold one
more meeting before they make their
report to the Council.
The funeral of Mr.. Robert Taylor will
take place this afternoon from his late
residence, on Clifford street.
A number of young Hebrews met last
night and decided to give ball at kim
Hall the early part of this month.
In this Issue n gentleman advertlses
two or three rooms for rent in one Of the
best parts of Washington street
a small boat was capsized in the har-
! Dor yesterday by passing boat. The
men only received a good wctting.
The Board Of Health is DESTROYS of
putting the streets in good sanitary
oynl l.ft
do 90.
Mr. ]. c. Summers, of the Dispatch.
has sufficiently recovered from his re-
cent sickness to be able to be out on the
n streets.
A negro man was run out of a lot
ON King street, between Washington
& and Dlnwiddie. by some dogs yester-
z Gay morning
ri There was a. shooting scrape in the
county yesterday moIGing, but The
! VNglnian was unable to gather any
4 Of the particulars.
u Rev. WI G. Boggs, the pastor OF
Wright Memorial Church. arrived here
yesterday with his family. lie was
warmly welcomed.
Miss Jessie Mansell, of Hoboken, N.
j.. who has been visiting Mrs. James
Alexander, on 12mngham street, will
return home to-day.
In order TO allow our advertisers space
on our original page most of our Ports-
mouth local Will be found on the sixth
page for the present
The street cars now run until joIpn,
m. With n few more ca. ........tstra-
trips II would be hard to fnu.llo ..,r
road than Portsmouth has.
Mr.. Smith. the fireman who was
Killed on the Atlantic and Danville
railroad, was Il SON rl-law Of Deputy
Sheriff II. +. Adams. of the county.
There seems 10 be 4 number OF places
that are getting jealous of Portsmouth
There is no place where more money has
been spent and lis being spent right here.
The workmen In the Seaboard Ar Line
shops Will begin working ten hours Ry
that time all the electric lights will be
In and everything will be ready for
work
There will be quite lot of Masons
who will go to Richmond on the 9th in
slant to attend the one hundred and
twentieth anniversary Of the Grand
Lodge.
The funeral of the late Robert e. Tay
Tor Will take place this afternoon at 3
o'clock f:om Owens Memorial Church
1t will be attended by the Pythians and
Odd Fellows.
If you Intend purchasing Christmas
present just glance at our advertising
column and you will be sure to know
just where ito go, and then you will
help your home people.
The members of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers are requested to
meet this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock for
the purpose of attending the funeral of
the late ]. ]. Lcwter.
some one Is making q racticc OF
. stealing papers from our Office They
mot only take our own paper but steal
our exchanges. too. If caught they will
have cause to regret the same.
The members of Portsmouth Lodge.
e NO. lG, K. Of p. are requested to meet
e this afternoon at o'clock for the pur-
,;$pose of attending the funeral of their de-
4 ceased brother r. e. Taylor
Rev. Mr.. BOSNIAN will leave this
morning for the Eastern Shore of Vir-
gina to join his family. who have been
:, over there for about two weeks. He
VIII remain there q week and then go
direct to Danvllle.
The funeral of Mt. James J. Lewtcr,
the unfortunate young man who was
killed an the Atlantic and Danville rail-
road Will take. place this afternoon at
O'Clock from his late residence, No. 107
North street, Park View.
Mrs. Ship Yesterday made arrange
ments with n fine dramatic company 10
play several nights next week. They
VIII open on Monday night with the
Two oTPnahs. "a notice OF the same
will appear In our Fridays issue.
In this issue Mr.. r. T. Mules ad-
vertises that he Is prepared to furnish
cakes for Christmas OF all kinds at 20
cents pound; wedding cakes, 25 cents;
all Graham, rye and wheat bread and
candles specially. Call and see them
at 615 Crawford street
A shoe drummer who arrived here
yesterday said that he had traded from
To 10 pYf-tcr Ant, =,
seen more prosperity in Portsmouth and
Norfolk thnn he Ind seen In the eniire