The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-25
SuccInct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal aud
Other Base-Accounts of Events l. %.
terestug TO Evcry Reader-Fopics
Discl escd on the Streets and In
Offices and Homes.

The Karnival Of Kommerce will be re-
Deatsd again Tonight.
It will soon be time for people to leave
for the mountains. etc.
It Is thought that Jobson will be the
next one that will be tried
/, REV. Mr.. Proctor preached q special
sermon Sunday to children.
There were several very heavy show
ers Of rain during Sunday night.
! Bids for the purchase Of the Fifth
!! ward bonds were opened yesterday.
Children's Day services will be held at
Owens Memorial church next Sunday.
Mr. c. II. Brumman. Of Baltimore, is
Visiting his nephew, Mr.. John e. Owens.
A fine los Of cattle passed down High
street yesterday for one Of the butchers
There will be no meeting Of the Coun-
ell until the regular meeting on June
LIST.
There will he an interesting bicycle
case in the Mayors Court this morn
Mr.. Kemp Plummer, secretary for the
I Hon. William II. Young. is at home
! sick.
( Their was a good attendance at the
| Junior Epworth League Sunday after
noon.
The negro, B. Davis. and his associates
were indicted for grand larceny yes
to-day
Mr.. ShaclSlock was fined IS yesterday
Tor assaulting a strange young man
Sunday night
Messrs. Nichols & White are now
safely lodged in their new quarters on
Crawford street
The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell baptized one
person at the. South Street Baptist
church Sunday night.
The police have notified all merchants
that they must not occupy more than
| TOUR feet of the sidewalk.
There was heavy fall Of hail near
Craney Island Saturday night which
greatly damaged the crops.
Twenty paintere will be called in the
construction department to-day 10 paint
the Wilmington, the new gunboat
The Ice cream men have commenced to
&c! III their work now a few days
more like yesterday and the demand will
be great.
The ferry steamer City of Norfolk
came off the ways yesterday and re-
Dumed her place OH the line, relieving
the Elizabeth.
The tent services greatly interviewed
with the attendance at the regular
churches Sunday. They were quite
G3imly attended.
The Independent Fire company will
make another attempt tonight to have
the parade that was broken IN on the
nth instant by the rain
Ihree services We're held at the tent
Sunday by the Rev. Mr. Carmandine.
AT all three II was so crowded that
numbers had 10 stand up
The stealing OF flowers in the GENE
teries still continues. Mr. Charles
Fletcher had handsome peonies stolen
from his lot on Saturday.
The Virginian acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF an invita- tfon to attend the Fed
oral memorial services at the Naval
Hospital, May Slst, a 3p. IN.
me remains Of AIrs. George Cotton's
little child We're brought over from Nor
eolk yesterday and We're Inferred in the
FAMILY cemetery in Scottsville
Inc special grand jury re-indicted all
me llre ougs, etc, yesterday, so that
tneFe VIII be no more kicks heard like
Shere was in the coleman case.
Constable Matthews found !, ne.ro
locked III loaded box car on the Nor
Iolk ana Carolina railroad Yesterday
He brought him to the county jail.
me meeting OF the Grand Encamp-
ment OF the Confederate Veterans from
al parts, OF the South will take place
June 2Sd and gath at Nashville, Tennes-
see 1I'l H.
See ad. Of Q. L. Williams, in which
ne announces that he Is prepared 10
~ =" eieeuic rams, etc, in stores, res
call - n!l'i 4
\ negro named David Jenkins was
tried yesterday charged with stealing a
Watch. There was no evidence to show
t la ne took 1t, consequently he was
DR.; \. p: Owen preached TO a large
huinoer or Odd t'elloWs and their friends
IN Snifolk sunday night. He made q
good impression on his hearers as no
always does. - nc
William Daniels, an old 1au hira
tried 10 take charge OF County street
Sunday: Yesterday he was fined IS and
costs: In default he was committed to
jail for five days.
Workmen commenced Yesterday grad
INF Sou:h street preparation to paving
IT, The street railroad will begin to Law
their track this week on that street, so
as not to int! fere with the paving.
Ihere are three candidates for supervi-
sor In Washington district One of the
candidates In this district has posted
notices all around asking the people 10
ooWn the ring of Martin, Lyons & CO.
1esterday small white child fell over
board from the logs at Swimming Point
ana would have been drowned bu. for
the timely assistance rendered by
coloved man, who jumped over and
saved him. J.
The First Battalion Of Pythans. which
Is composed of two companies from
portsmouth and one from Norfolk. had
drill last night. They were undcr.
command Of Major Bailey. of Norfolk
Ihey presented neht appearance.
The ladies OF the Y. M. c.. a. Auxiliary
Will give their aesthetic cream, an
tuesday night, the 25th The Orpheus
orchestra will discourse some OF It's
sweetest music during the evening. and
this VIII be treat in Itself. IIvery-
thinE Will be done to make 1t q socla h]a
and enjoyable evening.
\ horse which was h.tched 10 ono Of
me street cars on the navy yard route