The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-19
UNvARNlSHED TRUTH
The Glst Of Events GIVen Without Any Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
>NcWsy Paragraphs Personal md
Othcrwtsc-Accoun OF Events In.
tcresttng to Every Reader-Topics
Discussed OH the Streets nnd In
Offices and Homes.

The Norfolk county court was not in
session yesterday.
There will be no meeting Of the coun-
Gil until the regular meeting.
The delegates to the Pythian Grand
Lodge Will all return home today.
The Portsmouth Cotillion Club gave
q german last night at Kirn-Efafff. = 80
AIR. and Mrs. Johnson have returned
and are living at Gilmerton, Norfolk
county.
The hospital committee will meet to-
night to discuss matters and form an
organizations
North Carolina shad are coming in
very plentiful now. They sold for 25
to 80 cents a piece.
Ma Duesenbury's concert will be CIV
en- on Tuesday, Feb. 23d for the benefit
of the hospital fund.
In another column an advertisement
appears for q middleaged housekeeper
For particulars see ad.
The funeral Of Mr.. Jesse B. Kay will
take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from Central NJ. e. Church.
Ihe Sanitary Inspector says the nlea-
sels IS on the decline very rapidly now.
He thinks that the worst is over.
a youth about II years old was arrest
ed FOR an assault on Il colored woman.
He too will have a hearing today
a number Of the trees around the
city have begun to swell, q few more
days OF spring weather and the leaves
will burst forth.
There was a number Of cases of spring
fever in the city yesterday and If the
present weather continues there will
be q great many more.
The members Of the b. l.. Engineers
are requested to assemble this afternoon
at 1870 O'Clock, to attend the funeral Of
the late Jesse B. Kay.
There was almost as much food left
from the Pythian banquet as there was
eaten. Yesterday it was given to q
number Of poor families.
See In another column furnished
room Is offered for rent. See ad Store
and dwelling is offered for rent, corner
or Washington street and Race, avenue.
See i'd
Five young white boys will he before
the Mayor this morning upon complaint
Of certain parties charging them with
throwing bricks and otherwise acting
diSOrderly
:; 4 Colonial Tea will be given at Trim
1ty Parrish Homo on Monday evening
Feb. %, at o'clock for the benefit Of the
church Everyone invited Music and
refreshments
There was at least a half dozen So
ciables In different parts Of the city last
night. All Of them were for charitable
purposes. The hearts Of number of
persons will be made glad from the re-
cefpt OF the same
horse running at large was pick
ed up on the S. y. l.. property at the
foot OF Crawford street yesterday and
was turned over to the police author-
ties, who put him In the stable until
the owner can be found
The Street Committee should omen
the ditch OH Glasgow street SO that the
water can run of and then the shells
that are being put down there will do
some good, otherwise they will go down
to China or somewhere else
Justice Haynes had before him yes
terday q number Of boys for breaking
window lights out the railroad house
at the a. & D. r. r. crossing, just above
The S. a. Line roundhouse They were
made to pay q small fine and all costs.
Rev. Z. s. Farand. rector OF ST.
Johns Church left the city yesterday af
ternoon, and will be absent on Sunday
next. In the morning the services will
be conducted by the Rev. j. D. Powell