The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-02

Monday will be observed as a holiday
IN the government works.
Miss Annie Culpeppcr, OF Smithleld,
Is In the city on a visit to friends.
There was another colored marriage
at the county jail yesterday afternoon.
Miss Josephine Thomas, of Mathews
county, is visiting friends in this city.
There are n number OF applicants for
Officer Tatem's place on the police force.
IT Is said that the number of CONVEX
sions at the colored church has reached
725.
Portsmouth military will take part in
the labor day exercises at Virginia
Beach.
The Independents engine Virginia Will
be moved back into their house to-
morrow
Miss Katie Jackson, of Whaleyville,
Md, was in the city yesterday for a
short while.
The work of putting down the electric
road has been commenced on North
Court street.
A negro man named Harris was fined
$40 yesterday for using vulgar language
In the streets.
a negro named Parker was committed
to he county Jail yesterday for dis
orderly conduct.
There was another heavy rain yester-
day morning, which WAS accompanied
DE tnunQeT ana nEhtn1nE.
Mr.. Herbert Miller will leave his
morning on a two weeks visit TO rela-
tives in Mathews county.
The launch which was built at this
yard for use at Port Royal has reached
there all safe apd sound.
Peaches have commenced to come In
pretty lively now, but they are not as
cheap as they were last season.
Stonewail Camp, G.. ". held their
~ Tanll1lr T1nnfhlNr ronofi," la-t ,~y-i,.
and transacted routine business.
Mr.. J. E~->Johnson. who resides at Sl3
King street, lost by death yesterday
his infant daughter, Annie Lowry.
There will be n shooting match at
Port Norfolk to-day. MIR. w. n. White
will furnish a number OF live pigeons.
Police Officer John Long reported for
duty yesterday after being home fer
several days on account of sickness.
There will be no labor day exercises
in Portsmouth. All the organizations
Will join with Norfolk lii having a big
time.
The case of Henry Wright, charged
with selling liquor without n license
at West Norfolk, was continued for ten
days.
Attention Is called to the card of
thanks of tho street railroad conductors
and drivers In behalf of their late super
i%ntendent.
Messrs. w, and J.. Parker are max
Ing active prepare tions to enter shortly
In tint coal business at their new place
of business.
Abram Brown, colored, commonly
called Long Abram. was sent TO Jail
yesterday for obtaining mOney under
false pretcnse.
Capt. Geo. w. r. Mcdonnell turned
over the effects of the Port smouth Street
railroad yesterday and Is no longer SUI
perintendent.
The Chief OF tho police reports 10 ar
reEts for August. He also reports ca
lamps not lighted II 6 tramps found
with lodging.
Miss Ncttic Culpenper is critically III
at the residence of her sister. on Court
street. Several doctors were in attend
ance last night.
Abran Brown, colored, was committed
to jail last night by Justice Ainsworth
for thirty days for obtaining money
under false p%retenscs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tomkins lost by
death yesterday at their home In Park
View. their little daughter Rachel.
aged I year and Q months.
The case Of Perry Faison. who is
charged with cutting Henry Turner,
was partly examined yesterday post
poEed until to-day to get witnesses.
A marine was arrested last night for
drunk and disorderly conduct. He and
a sailor were lighting. The sailor made
his escape. but the marine was pulled in.
The funeral OF Mr.. Witherspoon's lit
tie child was conducted from his resi-
dence yesterday afternoon. The re-
mains were inferred In. Oak Grove GENE
terry.
President Ambrose Of the Chattanoo-
ga and st. Louis Railroad, who has been
In the city for several dnys. left on his
own car for his home in Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday.
Mr.. Edward Elliott started out yes
terday to canvass Glebe district TO zee
which the parents and children would
rather hare for principal of that dis
trict school--Codd or Joncf.
The power n out on the Port Nor
folk road last night just after 7 o'clock
IND left the cars standing on the street
They remained there for almost ten
minutes before they could start.
hr. n Mrs. Lee Eastwood have Just
returned via Bay LINE from n ten days
trip to Pen Mar. Blue Mountains Of
Maryland and Pennsylvania. baltimore,
Buena Vista and other points of In
tercst.
a street car on tho Port Norfolk rail-
road attempted to turn the curve on the
corner OF London and Crawford streets
yesterday afternoon for the first time
and ran off. 1t was soon put back on
the track.
y marriage license Wns issued yestcr-
day to Mr., James NJ. Ardcrson, n clerk
at the Union depot, to wed Miss Laura
Pelmsr. daughter Of the late Benjamin