The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ana
observation-disclosures of Events In.
tcrestins 40 Every Rcndor-Topics
discussed on Tho streo,s ana I'm
Omcos ana Homes.
Farewell. 1897.

There will be hop at st. Joseph's
I Hall tonight.
AIontauk Tribe of Red~N1en elect Off
GERS tonight.
Miss Bette May James, Of Philadel-
phia, is I'm the city.
The newspaper men will have no 1ol-
iday on New Years Day.
Mayor Baird will return from Bal
timore next week some time.
Miss Elizabeth Dowd is visiting Mrs.
Legrande on Glasgow street.
a negro boy was locked up yesterday
Tor Throwing bricks in the street.
Dr.. j. L: Hall, wife and children arc
visiting Mrs. Hall. on Middle street
4 The Star Social club Of South Ports.
mout Will have a supper tonight.
There was a hop at the yard We'd
nesday night, which was we'll attend
cd.
Tie fair at Scottsville closed Thurs
Z day night. They did but little bust
ness
!. ! To-day ends the first half of the rs.
cal year for the government and city
10th
The scare about Kim Hall did not
amount to much. The damage will net
exceed S.
The market has been poor all the
week. 1t will no doubt be much bet
der to-day.
There will be no work In the yard
to-morrow or ut the Seahoard Air
Line Shops.
There will be no changes in the 10.
caiion OF the High street merchants
for next year
I'hus far no one has siSnined their
Nrtentfon of keeping open house on
New Years Day.
MIR. Shelby Butt, brother of Com
missioner OF the revenue Butt, is In
The city on visit.
It is said that Judge George d. Par
iSer and his son will open law office
In this city next week
In this Issue Mr.. W. n. White tells
You he would like to sell you one Of
the 1898 models of Eagle bicycles
The congregation OF st. Johns p e
/. church e%nect to hold their first SER
vice in their new church on Easter
K Sunday.
n Colonel James.II. Clements. former
resident. but now in she pension SER
Vice. Is vl5iting in the city. He is ac-
companied by Ills Wife
,g' The Rev T. Mon. Simpson n for
mer pastor OF Monumental NJ L.
church was in the city yesterday He
was warmly greeted by his friends
y party of young misses and youths
VIII have New Years eve entertain
dncnt nt the residence OF CAPTAIN Il. r.
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Workmen struck stages on the Pyth-
Ian Castle yesterday. Mr. Johnson the
Y contractor says he will be ready TO
turn 1t over TO the order by January
18th.
Mr. John Lawrence, of New York.
who sang SO sweetly at the Elks lodge
of sorrow. will assume charge of the
choir of st. Johns church on next
Sunday.
The old tabernacle on County street.
near Pine, will soon be n thing of the
past. n force OF men was at work yes
tcrday tearing il down to make room
for two stores
This Is the time TO run off your sur
plus stock, and to do so you must let
The people,know where to find bargains.
and they will come The newspaper
IS the place to do chat
In this Issue the New York C!cthing
company tells you that they set the
pace and. thad others follow them They
TELL you what they have and invite You
to call and see for yourself.
*, Four white boys beat colored boy
on the county read yesterday In sym
pathy fer their parents; and on account
CT their age Justice Ainsworth dis
miAsed them with a repr!mand.
If the Citizens Heat and Power Com
pany would turn on their lights little
earlier nights It would be great con-
Yenience to their patrons. Frequently
al 8 o'clock the lights are not on
Captain Happier will prepare the
amendments to the city charter and
submit them to the Council next Tues
day night for ratification. They will
then be forwarded to Richmond
Col. w. II. stewart and wife will go
to Richmond to-day to be present al
the Inauguration of Governor Tyler,
whoiis nephew of Mrs. Stewart. They
viii be the guests of the Governor.
Justice Ainsworth and Constable
I1uybert went OH, after rabbits yester-
day. They got two harps ana two
plrtrilges after staying out all day.
The nen. time they want any they will!
buy them.
The case 81 Roberta Sells, who was
charged With stealing $50 worth of fur
nitu"e from her Irct:her-ln-law. was
dismissed yesterday at the request al
the party who got out the warrant.
He paid the costs.
In this issue Mr.. John w. Cornell,
forwarding agent Uf the Scaboard Air
Line, tells Yen that no live stock will
he received until Monday. January Sd,
for shipment as the office will be closed
on Saturday. January 1st, 1895.
Mr.. John T. LassM"r has rented the
other store under Pythian Castle and
will about February LIST open the
hands1mcst barber shop in the two
citiss. 1t will he an mp to date place.
and one where a person can get
shave or n bath. either hot or cold
There came near being n serious acci-
derl; yesterday between runaway
horse and an electric car. The horse
dashed In front CT the car and only
escaped being struck by the presence
ofamind of the motoEnan. There was
noSone In the wagon eli the time
Miss Minnie Only received a very
handsome book AT the Christmas enter
tainment of the Court Street Baptist
. Sunday School yes. erdaY9l for i rarmlar