The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-29
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The fIatsam and Ieisam of News Presented
Briefly and Without Comment.
MOVEMENTS OF PROMINENT PEOPLE
Newsy Paragraphs Personal and
tcrcsiin. 10 Every Render Topics
Diss u>s' d "n the Streets ana In or
6ces una Homes.

The City Council will meet next Tues
day night
The iall of snow was not as heavy as
prophes.ed.
There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday.
There has not been an arrest in the
city In three days
There were number of bursted water
pipes yesterday which flooded The gut
ters.
Mr. John Parker, of j. T. Parker &
Bro. Is confined 10 his room with the
grip.
Mrs w, A. Niemeyer is critically m
at her husbands resi- lence, on Swim
ming Point.
Yesterday morning was the coolest
morning since February. 1895. Then the
thermometer was al zero.
The dredging machine has cut the
cable of the Southern States Telephone
company three Times In ten days.
The merry jingle uf the bells was
heard on the streets yesterday, there be-
ing quite number OF parties uu, sleigh
ing.
a we'll known physician SAID ycster-
day that he had seventy patients and
That fifty of them were sick with The
measles.
Miss Daisy benson. of Raleigh. arrived
In the city Wednesday night on IA visit
To her sister. Mrs. Lizzie Goodwin POL
Court strC-a
The Portsmouth street railway did not
run any cars yesterday until 3 p. m.
During such Weather as this they are
needed the most
Yesterday morning n horse attached
10 wagon IN runners ran away and
into telegraph pole. smashing The
wagon 10 pieces.
Attention Is called to the advertise
mcnt of |. C. lsrinklcy. In which he
announces the arrival of country hams,
Joles. sausage, etc.
The Nlrc inian Office was serenaded
yesterday murninE through phone by
Quarteite who had excellent voices. II
was greatly appreciated.
The streets were covered with snow,
much To the delight of the small boys.
who Skated and used their sleds-a sport
they seldom have..and was much en-
joyed.
MIR. r. Frank Beverly will sever his
connection with the Y. NJ. c. a. as sec
retary tomorrow He will go South
next week in the interest of his new
business
Mr. BARKER. an attorney, will to-day
make application before Judge PortloclS
for the release of Sidney Percy. colured.
under wit of hnbeas corpus. Percy
Is charged with petty larceny.
The case of MIR. IL. L. Savage, which
was 10 have been tried before Justice
Haynes upon peace warrant. was
continued until to-day at the equest Of
parties interested Mir. Savage Will be
represented by Col. Is. X. Griffin.
The Nirsinian wus told yesterday that
the soliciting committee Tor the base
ball stock company WILL be able TO get
double the stock first asked for. 1t
looks MS IL baseball has taken n sud-
den jump. making itself more popular
than il was last year.
Edwin brown. an aged colorcd man,
who has been insane for some time. was
arrested 10y Constable Anderson yesler-
day for attempting To kin several peo-
pie. lie had IL be handcuned and put
in n wagon and brought TO the county
Jail. On his arrival there he became
very vinlent.
Yesterday 4 merchant in this city
called a The N.rginian Office and said
he wanted 10 advertise for his dog,
which was lost. and soon afterwards
and before the I'D was sent over he
called and snil his dok had been found
The dog. like his owner. knowing The