The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-10
AFFAIRS /; I: IN GENERAL
SIfclnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
hhert Paragraphs Poraonnl ana
MISUNDERSTANDING OF Events In.
teresttng TO Every ReRdor-TopIc1
Discussed OH the streeIs and in
Il 0aicos and Momaa.

The School Board will meet tonight. |
Mr. H. Q. Pearson Is improving nicely. |
ihere are no vacant stores on High
street.
Mr., ERNEST Miltrer left for Savannah
yesterday.
This has been a dull season for outings
on the water.
The Board OF Supervisors will meet
next Tuesday.
There will be an excursion In here
Saturday night.
Captain Wh1snant and family re.
turned home last night
The grand jury met yesterday and
round number OF true bills.
Lieutenant Sergeant Smith will be
buried with military honors.
Miss Nellie Poppleton, Of Baltimore,
fs visiting friends in the city.
Miss Nellie Thompson, of Mobile, Ala,
IS visiting friends in this city.
The Norfolk county public schools
VIII open on the goth Instant
Mr.. Maurice Brandt and mother will
return from, Chicago tonight.
several parties went fishing yesterday,
nut none OF them had much luck.
MT. James McCallan, of Boston, was In
the city yesterday looking around.
Ihe School Board will make another
attempt to hold a. meeting tonight
The Norfolk County School Board will
me portsmouth Giants will play their
last game OF ball for the season to-day.
MT. Sykes, near Bowers Hill, killed a
tremendous bear In the road Wednesday.
DIT f. 6. Hope and family have gone
TO New York and Long Branch for
week.
The rush to Baltimore by people of this
city does not seem to decrea Sc the least
bit.
The gentlemen who contemplate start
Ing a stock yard here will all be here to-
day.
a. Dozler was committed for stealing
@ bureau and wash stand from S. p
CAST.
Those who went to Washington on
the excursion returned home yesterday
afternoon.
The dust Is terrible. Rain Is badly
needed Flowers and vegetables are
drying up.
Messrs. Truett & GILES are moving
their business to Norfolk in order to
enlarge the same
Picnics and excursions are now all
over except prlvates ones that may take
place at any time.
Mr.. Reed has leased the privilege of
running night ferry TO various POINTS
around the harbor.
MI. Nicholas Powers was kicked twice
by horse on Wednesday, and 10 quite
low from the effects
Engineer Forbes was committed 10
the county Jail for threatening bodily
injury to Mary Forbes.
Mr. M. Irwin left yesterday for Bel
mont, N. c., with his little brother, who
has gone there to school
The swamp near Wallaceton hns been
puiu,lng for some time and there are no
prospects OF It dying out unless we have
some very heavy rain shortly
Mt. Alon%o j.. Butler and Miss Susie
st.l1
"Wednesday night by Rev ]. n. Brady
The connections with County street
Wero made yesterday and the cars be-
gan running again around the belt.
MT. James I.assiter. the barber. IS
again attending to business after heing
confined 10 his home for five weeks,
There are more drummers comIns :,
the city now than was ever known he
fore. Tie city is flooded with them
MT. Dmmett Deans gives notice in this
fss'ie that he has just received a large
assortment Of ladies' and gents winter
underwear.
May Hayward. colorcd, was arrested
yesterday for stealing 66 cents from
Canelln Stewart. She was given thirty
days In jail.
Mr.. Junius Wilson will return to Now
York tonight, after 81 pleasant STAY of
few days with his family on North
Court street.
y ~ w y
scalp. who Is clerk to the Labor Board
They claim II !ts only IL question of time
before he will go.
In this issue the New York Clothing
company announces that their store now
Keeps open until y. m. every night.
and 12'o'clock on Saturdays
There was quite Il number OF persons
At the Mayors Court yesterday expect
Ing to hear the seduction case. 1t will
not come up for some time yet
Inc dog catcheis have suspended on
erationes for little while, but this does
not keep those who have not paid their
taxes from being hauled up before the
Mayor.
Wednesday night drunken negro wo-
man drew quite a, crowd Of people to
her house by crying murder. Upon In
vestigation 1t was found that she was
drunk.
Judge Watts yesterday sayo JajIsr
Abbott instructions not to allow any one
except the brother OF the man Northng
ION 10 see hiIn' ana to keep close watch
over him.
"a negro vagrant, whose condition wa
such AS to make him unfit for prescn
tation In court, was committed for ton
days yesterday. His mind seems To be
demented.
The members OF the Portsmouth Hook
and Ladder company are requested to |
meet tonight at their meeting room u |
consider uniforms. All members are |
requested to be present.
The fire yesterday morning was the
fourth time that Mr.. Codd has been
burned out and only on one occasicr, |
was he insured. 1t looks like some one |
has grudge against him.
The Building Committee Of the Port
Norfolk Methodist church wifi meet to-
night at Monumental nj. L. church TO |
discuss matters Of Importance connected |