The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-14
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs. Personal and
MISUNDERSTANDING OF Events In,
teresting TO Every Reader-'Eopics
Discussed ON tho Streets and in
OMces md uomos.

.tAStaf VI. p. NeWDerne mas returned to
ms nome In Scottsville.
Rey. w. H. Atwlll will preach at the
central Church tonight.
me thermometer crawled we'll up into
summer weather yesterday.
ANDERSON d Thompson received their
handsome fixtures yesterday. (
Ihere was nothing OF interest at
either the county or city Jail.
The knights of Pyt!las met last nigh.
ana transacted routine business
Attention Is called to the I'D. OF c.
w. Hudgins g. o., In this issue.
"a iorce or men was at work last
night on the line of road to Brighton.
An attempt was made to enter n cook
shop on Fourth street Tuesday night
a falr for the benefit of Owens Memo
slai church was opened In kim Hall
last night.
Surgeon Robert Ames, Of the navy
yard, Ia confined TO his home on account
OF sickness
a white man was knocked down and
run over last night by a bicycllSt He
was badly bruised.
Yesterday, was known as military day
ut the Norfolk fair. The Portsmouth
military went over
The Portsmouth Shooting club will
nave a clay pigeon shooting at the Co.
tumbta Park to-day.
Justice Haynes sent Harry Johnson
a
shoes from Preston Boone
There was heavy fog in the harbor
yesterday, but the results were not SO
disastrous rs the former one
me Hastings Clerks office is being
greatly, improved, and when completed
VIII be a very attractive ROOM
Buffalo Bill will not come to Ports
mouth this trip but will exhibit in Nor
Iolk on Friday, as advertised.
'Ihe troublesome housefiy seems TO
have come back since the warm cpell
came In larger numbers than they were
before
The pay car on the seaboard Air
Line will leave this morning for n trim
up rhe road to pay the employees Of
the line
1t is more thacl probable that the meet
tng at Central Church WIN suspend
Tomorrow night until after the con-
ference is over
the bay returned yesterday They had
excellent luck and brought home a
quantity OF fish,
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of Emmett Deans In this issue in
Whlch nc offers feather boas at prices
never heard of befofe
The Rev. G. II. Ray Will prea CHI at the
Seaboard AR Line round house to-day
at l2:l5 O'Clock, and at the navy ward
tomorrow mt the same hour.
some time during Tuesday afternoon
some one stole two bolts of silk from
Lawrence & Welton's store The DO
VICE are on the lookout for them.
There Will be very important meet
ing OF the Ladies' Auxiliary at the y.
M. C.. a. this afternoon at 1880 All
the members are requested TO be pres
ent.
The opinion of Captain Happier In
reEard to the forcing Of the Port Nor
folk road to lower their grade in Park
View is looked forward to with much in
terest.
Mr. Jacob Myers. father of Mrs
Adolph Brandt has returned to this city
after an absence OF four months at n
number Of the fashionable summer re-
sorts.
Workmcn have commenced to make
Inc contemplated improvements at the
\. NJ. g. y. rooms, and several arches
are being cut to throw two rooms into
one. etc.
Quarantine against Southern ports
Will be raised tomorrow II being con-
sidered safe to do so, and that there Is
no danger of the disease getting here
now. as frost is liable to be here any
day.
'nhc hats and belts for the hook and
ladder company. forty-flve in number,
arrived yesterday. Messrs Bl'eslauer
d Anthony have been awarded che con-
tract for the uniforms for the hook and
hadder company.
Last night about :15 O'Clock an alarm
or fire was sounded from box A. caused
by q lamp being knocked over by a lit
hle child in a house on Third street.
near Harrison. The department turn
ed out, but their services were not
needed.
There will be but little interest mani
rested la the election in this city next
month. there being no opposition and
nomination being equivalent to an
election, but in the county there will be
a warm time as there are quite a. num-
Der OF candidates.
The Committee on School Regulations
OF the School Board will report unfnvor
able on accepting the Pilots offer to
FURNISH gold medals for the public school
children. They do not consider that thev
have a right to work the schools for tho
benefit Of either individuals or news
papers.
a carrylog with a. heavy stone on II
which was being hauled by six Of Ir-
wins horses. got stalled In the sewer
trench on Washington street yesterday
afternoon and had to be removed ;by
tackscrews before the horses could p1il
It out. Tho stones are for ST. Johns
Church.
The managers OF the Columbia Park
have secured a noted balloon man 10
give an exhibition at the park every
afternoon next week. He will go up in
the air 1000 feet, and then jump off in n
parachute. Due notice of time etc
will be given through the advertising
b columns each day. This Ia but one Of
? the many attractions that will be giver,
I during the winter.
Our onenipr saIa of Jrndorwo,r Mi,