The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-06
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succlnc' Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragrnphs Personnl and
MISUNDERSTANDING OF Events Atl.
tcrestin@ TO Every Ncndcr-roplcs
Discussed on tho Streets and In
Offices and Homes.
Attention is called to lost dog.

Attention Is called to lost dog. See
The seats for "Esmeradla" are going
off nicely.
There Is but one more week before
Memorial day.
The weather continues cold and fires
are not uncomfortable.
The truckers want me warm sun
shine TO help their crops.
The ward meetings were all over last
night within ten minutes time.
Professor Miller will give an organ re-
cital at Central church on Monday.
Mr.. Witty. well known old resident
Of South Portsmouth, is critically ILL.,
A chicken thief was shot at by a gen
tleman In Park View Tuesday night.
The Port Norfolk Electric ro,d will be-
GIN work this week on their extension.
The case Of w. e. Kline for an assault
on Mr.. Dirkes will be tried this morn
ing.
The members Of the G. A. r. who went
to Soldiers Home all returned yester-
day,
There are SO many tickets in the field
IN the county that you can take your
choice.
There will be more cases before the
grand jury to-day than there has been
for Eea!s
The stockholders Of the Port Norfolk
railroad drove over the proposed extern
Sion yesterday.
a marriage license was Issued yes
terday to Mr.. Joseph Rye 10 we'd Miss
Geneva Powers.
Wednesday of next week will be Berk-
ley Memorial; Thursday, Norfolk; and
friday our memorial
the railroad employees at the shops
Will give their annual picnic June 1lth
at Shaw's Springs. y. c.
Mrs. Hanbury.who was SO badly burn
ed near Great Bridge several weeks ago,
was carried to St. Vincent's Hospital for
treatment
MIR. John c. Manning will represent
Gree Lodge. I. O. O. f, al the Grand
Lodge, NJ: u. P. Hooks, district depu-
ty. will also go.
Nj. John c. Niomeyer has been subssti
tuted as a Menbe! Of the grand jury
IN place Of Az. James T. Borun, who
Is eXemp;ea i.1nl jury duty.
The May ~ Court yesterday morning
presented ..p APPEARANCE OF a school
room. q nunDcs OF boys We're before His
Honor 70: playing bal! IN Il lot.
The ENWCrth League connected with
Monumeits. church will hold its mon tn
~ meeting tonight. An excellent pro-
grammc haa bG&n arranged for the oc-
casion.
The sou:hea stern League is now an
assured fact They Will open in this
city on Saturday the 18th with Suffolk.
Norfolk will play at Newport News on
the same da.e.
MI '. b. = tulteNont, Pullman car
CONDUCTOR on the S. y. Line has been
advanced 20 q better run on one Of the
roads entering New Orleans. He left
yesterday for that city.
The Naval Post band has begun lis
usual evening concerts al the navy yard
Ihey are given every afternoon In the
week f:om TO G O'Clock, with the ex-
ception OF Tuesday afternoon
SIX t:amps were arrested q Port Nor
fek by Constable Mathews, who
charged them with burning cord wood
belonging to MI Mason al West Nor
folk. In all they burned about fourteen
cords. -
youth named George Williams. who
lives In South Portsmouth, found piece
or dynamite yesterday and threw it
down on the sidewalk. The noise was
heard Tor some distance. Williams face
was badly burned
Mr. w. NJ Bosnian, formerly Of the
Atlantic and Danviile. has accepted a 20
Sl'ion as stenosraphcr in The passenger
department of the Seaboard Air Line
wee Mr.. w. II. Fulton who resigned
Georgia -
There is an impression III :hc com,n,l-
nlty that the fire bugs mus; be tried
FOR their life. This Is a mistake. They
can pc tried for their life and then the