The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-23
a@Inct Statement of News Events, Strip
Sped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs personal and
Oihri S7ise--Accounts or Events In.
teresl NE 10 Every Rentler-rOpIcs
Discs SD ed on the Streets and fin
Offices and lKonaea.

Ine pubic schools in this city Will
close June 18th.
There was no. session OF the County
Court yestei day.
Admiral George Brown will leave here
In one more week.
4 Federal memorial day is just one week
+ Off from Tomorrow.
Lynn. Crismond, Jobson and others
will all be re-indicted.
There was hail Friday night, which
made 1t cool yesterday.
The karnival OF Kommerce will begin
Monday night at kim hall.
There will be baptizing at the South
Street. Baptist church tonight.
Mrs James r. Harrison is critically Ill
at her residence on Washington street.
Professor Joseph Saunders is expected
home this week. His school closed on
Friday last.
The special grand jury. which was
summoned on Saturday Will begin their
work Tomorrow
3ST, DR.. A. E. owen will preach q special
sermon to the Odd Fellows Of Suffolk
tonight in Suffolk.
@ well known citizen became indig-
nant In the Mayors Court yesterday be-
cause he was fined
The 7. NJ. G. A. entertainment under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Aid society,
will be given Tuesday night.
Mrs. w. p. Murphy will represent The
Virginian al the Karnival Of Kommerce
Monday. and Tuesday nights.
The last rehearsal of the Karnival Of
Kommerce was held last night. 1t
will be presented. on Monday night
It Is said that Mr.. S. S. Armstrong.
OF this city, is booked for the position
Of timber Inspector In the .navy yard.
The Sunday school connected with
the Friends church will be held this
morning under the tent on High street.
Mr.. George Ainsworth. a writer In the
constructors office IN the yard, has been
SnSnen6eH f0r Mt Of f3u
1t Is said that there will be quite
number OF changes made in the perna-
nent force In the navy yard by the LIST
Of July.
The regular church services will be
held to-day at Wright Memorial church
Preaching by their pastor, the Rev ].
T. Bosnian
The regular meeting of the Methodist
Sunday School atssocia ton Of this city
will pc held this afternoon at o'clock
with Monumental church.
One Of the agents for the New York
Dredging company is in this city making
preparations for beginning an eighteen
months JOB, at Primers Point.
The Poindexter property in Berkeley
sold for s3.175 yesterday. Judge Brooke,
or Norfolk. became the purchaser. II
was considered quite q bargain.
a horse attached to 4 wagon came
dashlng down Glasgow street yesterday
and ran into a telegraph pole and
smashed the wagon all to pieces
Inns evidence connects every link
IN the chain Of circumstantial evidence
against the crowd. He does not with
hold anything. even though he crimi-
mates himselt.
Lightning played the mischief with
the telephone and electric light wires at
the North street depot and the ferry
At neither place could they be used yes
terday morning.
The street Inspector or some one else
should require the railroad companies
10 reno, remove the dirt from the cutters
ID several inches deep.
Ihe regular spring election will be
held on Thursday in this city. It will
hot amount to much, as there is no oppo-
elton. but In the county, there will be
considerable hustling done.
The Street, Commi tee Will make their
report a the next meeting of the Coun-
Cyl IN reference to Improving Middle
street, from High to King streets, as
asked for by the Decor on that street
me three negroes who stoe ferry elk
let's from Messrs. Gill d Thomas were
tried Yesterday and sent on to the Hust
ings Court Their case will come up
before the special grand jury on Mon
Gay.
During the storm Friday night light
nlng struck the house of colored man
named Williams near Getty's station
and set 1t on fire, but the occupants
succeeded in putting It out before much
damage was done. :
y small colored child was found YES
serday morning hid under a porch IN
Green street. II could not tell where
II came from Or who lis parents were
Some kindly disposed colored psonlr
took charge OF it until something could
be learned about il.
The worll,nen In this city felt indig-
nant yesterday when they read the
statement Of Assist ant Secretary Roose-
welt. In which he states that there was
no cause for grievance a. this yard.
They cllim that they never had an op-
portunity to show them, and that there
are great grievances and that they will
be reported directly to the Secretary
himself
~ gentleman from Norfolk called at
Messrs. G. ". Hudgins & Co.'S grocery
store In this city yesterday, and said:
II see 10y The Virginian that YOU adj
vertise things much cheaper than I can
buy them in Norfolk so have come 10
make q bill. Please show ME the
goods He was accommodated. and
seft several Of Norfolk's dollars over on
THIS side Of the water. Others can be in
duced to do the same thing II yo1 b,,t
let the people know where 10 find them
live paper Is sought after. and 90 are
the things that are advertised in il.
-ake warning and do like your neiehbor
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