The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-03
THE RECORD OF A DAY
A Summary of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL, AND OTHERWISE
Mention of the Comings mud Goiugs
OF People You Know Accounts of
Events of Interest to sinuy Rema.
ers-Fapics Discussed on the Street
and I'm Offices aud Homes.
The heavy fogs continue.

me heaVy fogS continue.
The fog yesterday was almost like
rain.
Nearly all the lodges will install ofli-
GERS this week
Mayor Baird will return to-day from
a Northern trip.
Mr.. James Johnson, of Pottsville, Pa,
Is in the city on visit.
Communion will be administered in
most of the churches to-day.
The Jolly Thirteen Club had set out
Friday night at their club room.
Mrs. Domingo Lawrence is quite sick
at her residence on County street.
Mr.. Mills Lester and family went to
Southampton county yesterday to spend
few days.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment or entertainment of Polk Miller
tomorrow night.
warrant has been issued for a negro
who is wanted for robblng Mr. Alonzo
Hodges store OF some meat and other
goods.
The funeral of Mir. w. II. Tabb will
take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from his late residence. No. 1925 Court
street.
Miss Mabel Felts, of Southampton
county, who has been visiting in this
city for ten days. returned to her home
yesterday.
Messrs. j. c. Codd & Bro had on their
stall yesterday n fine vension Choice
parts sold for % cents u pound: others
for 1G % cents
Mr.. John Johnson, who has been con-
Quoting the business for Mr.. l.. Boole,
Is no longer there, but will go to Bal
timorz very soon.
Some time during Friday night some
one Went into Doctors Office on Middle
street ana during his temporary absence
stole his ovcrcoat
Now that the holidays are over the
clans gather nightly and discuss the
probabilities of Portsmouth having a
baseball team this season.
y negro man was arrested last night
for stealing an overcoat from Mr.. 1sen-
tott's store, on County street He will
have a hearing on Monday.
The many friends of Mrs. GrcnOld will
be glad 10 learn that she was not very
seriously hurt by her fall on Wednesday
last and is recovering vcrp rapidly.
The foggy weather is affecting the
oyster business The men cannot catch
them, and when they do they are afraid
TO come To the city with them in such
foSS.
There is falling off in the number
of tramps who apply for lodgings since
Justice Nash warned them that he
would commit al who came the sec
ond time TO jail for sixty days on bread
and water
y negro woman made complaint yes
terday that man named James Thomp-
son had attempted To hit her in the
head with an axe, with the Intention of
killing her. y warrant was issued for
the mans arrest.
The Winter Quarter lightship, which
has been adrft from her anchor since
early in December. was picked 70. on
Thursday. 26G miles southeast OF Cape
Henry, by foreign steamer and lowed
into Hampton Roads Friday she was
towed To the navy-yard by the tug
John j. Brady.
VIM. Bell. colored, charged with
stealing the proceeds Of hfiy-four part
ridges given him To sell by Mr.. r.. G.
Sykes. In the Police Court he tried to
say that some one stole the money from
him while he was drunk on Christmas
day, but the Justice did not think his
excuse a good one and sent him TO Jail
for sixty days and fined him $40.