The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-23
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
SuesInct Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped of Much Of The Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ana
OthcrwAsc-Accoun of Events In.
fcrcstinE to Every, Rcader-TOpics
discussed ON tho Streeis and I'm
Offices and Homes.

The Park View cars now run oil
There was anothep fog yesterday
morning.
Rev. Dr. Ray preached at THE navy
yard yesterday.
Mr.. w. N White Is having u double L
put to his house
Or. VIM. Schmole will be back from
Philadelphia to-day.
The Medley Bazaar will continue until
next Wednesday night.
Hon. w. A. Young was in the city for
d short while yesterday
The visitors ito the Raleigh Fair oil
returned home last night.
Miss Matte Miller, OF Matthews coun-
ty. Is In the city on " visit,
Daniel BEN, n white man, was fined
So yesterday for an assault.
There w!ll be n number Of attractions
at Columbia Park next week.
There was nothing Of interest done in
the Hastings Court yesterday.
There will be another excursion in
here next week from Carolina.
There will be no political speaking in
this city during this campaign.
Miss Maggie Mcpherson, OF Edenton,
Is visiting friends in Park View.
a. white man was fined in the Mayors
Court yesterday for drunkenness.
white man had to be taken off n car
yesterday for d!sordcr1y conduct
1t Is said thnt chairs for the lower
part Of Oxford Hall will cost $500.
Grimes Battery last night elected Dr.
Grice as surgeon OF The company.
Mrs. Wyatt's funeral will not take
place before Sunday. Due notice will
be given.
If we have Indian summer in Novem-
Der 1t VIII make Il short fall-it has been
SO warm.
nrlo rt,,1a Il Co,
returned from ten days stay in Eliza
beth City.
There was fair sized audience pres
ent yesterday at the balloon ascension
and dog show.
a man who claimed to be broken
down actor gave an exhibition on High
street last night.
Mr.. II. y. Spear. representing the Bah
cock Manufacturing company. of Chi
cage, is in the city
IT IS positively certain that work on
the elevator Ut Primers Point will be
commenced at once
There will be ii race under the auspices
of some cclorcd PEOPLE at the Driving
Park next Thursday.
The oldest Inhabitants say that they
nave never seen frost as late coming as
1t has been this yoiar
There win be public speaking at Deem
Creek tonight. Several promincn;
SnCNh"r! VIII De present.
y fishing party got caught down the
river iii the last blow and could NOT
get home until yesterday.
Mr. Frank Miller became disgrstcd
with mis- hc-Sc yesterday ana sold him
belor- he left the. race track.
There was quite n crowd around the
Courthouse yesterday to hear the cases
that had been set Tor TRIAL
y young girl named Brown, who lives
a IN CT tract Coll Il
arl hurt herself yesterday
y nsGro named ID. Thomas was COM
mitted to the county Jail for ten DAYS
yesterday By Justice Ainsworth.
The hook and ladder will not go In
commission until after tho Council
meets, which will ha November I'd.
The Porter. the Ericsson and thc Du-
pont left the yard yesterday for Ncw
York the Fcsuvius will leave to-day.
Thieves broke into Mr.. w. y. Davis
henhousc, in Fara View Thursday night
ana carried off number of chickens.
John Hawkins has been appointed 4
specn! policeman for the West Norfolk
anu Port Norfolk Drawbridg@ company.
Glasgow street for two blocks is i'm
laSsaLlr. Something should be done
10 put it In order ana that right away
The building committee Of the Pyth-
IAN association met last night and ar
ranged some CT the details OF the build
ing.
Two large sixty-foot poles were car
RED out 10 the park last might A
water tank will be placed on top OF
them
Sheriff Smith lest his spnctacles nj thc
oyster rcllst Thursday night. The finder
VIII confer favor by returning the
same
Mi. l.. ID. Martin, carpenter In the
UNITED states navy, arrived in this CITY
yesterday evening on 4 visit to his
parents.
Capt. JOHN W. Happier is acting Com
monw:'li:h Attorney for the county for
CapiliE Marshall. who is absent from
tho city.
~ number Of persons will take ad-
vantage of the cheap rates to Rich
mcnd to-day and will go. The fare is
Cniy Si.O0.
Persons who desire TO save tho percent
aEe th1t Will be added to unpaid taxes
can 60 50 by paying up between this
and next Saturday.
To-Day Is registration day. If your
name do2s rot appear upon the list sec
thnt II Is put there and ask your neigh
bcr to 10 likewise.
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Brown lost bv
death yesterday At $50 o'clock. at their
meme, NO. ST Randolph street, their
little son Gregory, aged years
ny IcHi"lliS 81 MT. JChn Smiths lit
lie Chiid. Of whom mention was made
Yesterday. were Forwarded yesterday TO
brunswick county far 1ntermcnt
II was hCned that the recent rains had
put the swan, fire out. but the city
was fuN Of smoke from IL yesterday
morning. ard the smeii was hn.rid
Tho new schedule or rates on the Sea-
board Air Line will 80 into effect Mon
day. This will increase the travel to
AtiIntl and GiDpr nlpfs ,.i, l.;
route.
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