The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-09
SuccInt Statement Of News Events. Strip.
ped Of Much of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ma
Otbcrwisc-Accounts or Events In.
teresting to Every Rcadcr-ropios
discussed on tho sareels ana In
Offices and homes
Grand jury to-day.

NoS u. .#
officer Broughton Is now q full
hedged policeman.
Quite a number tf people went over
to the Academy of Music last night.
Miss Cattle Holland, of Washington,
u: G.. is visiting friends In the city.
The boy evangelist Is drawing large
crowds at the Friends church nightly.
There seems to be plenty of work for
a few weeks for house carpenters in
the navy-yard. r.
Col. Is. r. Griffin, Commonwealth's
Attorney, is confined to his home on
account of sickness.
Ihe colored people have commenced
70 make preparations for the Enamel
patton Day celebration.
The city will pay all bills to-day that
were allowed at the meeting of the
Council Tuesday night.
"A horse attached to a wagon ran
away yesterday on Glasgow street and
lore things up generally.
MI. Thomas Scott. the undertaken,
wa not expected to live through last
night. He is in eXtremis.
Two street car men were before the
Mayor yesterday for fighting. The case
was continued until to-day.
The building of the bridge across the
Southern Branch will give employment
10 quite a number of men.
The Misses Bidsood, OF Richmond, are
the guests Of Mr.. n Mrs. w. S. Lang
horne, In North Middle street.
Two DRINKS were fined 81 each In the
Mlayor' Court yesterday. In default
they were committed for ten days.
The colored man Dennis, who was
Killed by the explosion. was buried yes
terday. The other one is still alive.
Or. Jackson will leave for Fhiladel-
Phia Friday. where he will AXE a post
graduate course in medicine aad sur
gerry.
a negro named Simon Powell was
lined $40 IN the Mayors Court for reck-
less riding Gun n bicycle and running
over n child.
The travel across the ferry is getting
to be very heavy now People have
commenced going over to Norfolk to see
the windows, etc.
VIM. Cogsin. the peanut vender, had
awo houses on, the opposite side Of the
street Injured by the falling brick
caused by Tuesdays explosion.
Persons living In S~cottsville are being
very much annoyed by little negro boys
who lie around the fields and steal
every chicken that is allowed to roam
around.
The Board OF Trade should do all
they can TO help Congressman Young
push the bill for n public building In
this city through. The Councll should
no be slow In the matter either.
~ small child vas knocked down by
n bicycle rider on South street yester-
day afternoon II was bruised quite
badly. The rider never stopped to see
whether the little ono was hurt or not.
While trying TO get a car which was
loaded with lumber in position SO Il
could be unloaded on a lighter yesterday
afternoon at the North street wharf.
an engine accidentally backed it over
bard.
The Rev. Charles e. Cain, OF the Nir-
g!n'a conference, who has been sta
t!oned ut Cambridge, Md. is In the civ
on his va to his new charge. He wi,
remain here about a week visiting his
old friends
Mr.. Reed stated at the Council meet
lns Tuesday night that if there was no
more additional expense that the def
cheney Will be over 1000 al the end OF
the fiscal year, unless something is
done TO curtail expenses.
Mr.. Joseph Anderson advertised a
house two times for rent in The Vir-
ginian and was flooded with persons
who wanted it. There are always some
one looking out for just such things
and. OF course, they expect to find
them advertised in The Virginian.
A tramp called at a house on Wash
ington street yesterday morning and
asked for something to eat. When the
lady told him she had no food he said.
in an impudent manner, '"Then glva
me money and tina d-n quick: do
you hear?" The lady slammed the door
In his face. y whipping post would he
a. good place for just such people as
these.