The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-12
PORTS OIJTE1 II e S
MATTERS OF MERE mENTIoN.
Short Stories OF Happenings About
tho City Yesterday.

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Short Stories OF Happenings About
tho City Yesterday.
The trial Of Jobson began yesterday
There was q large attendance at court
yesterday.
There was a big crowd went on the
excursion.
Rev. r. w. Webb preached at the tent
last night
There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday.
The Norfolk County Court will meet
on the 21st instant.
Open cars were put Oh the Portsmouth,
street railroad yesterday.
The Baltimore boat brought in quite
q number of passengers, yesterday
The case Of the burning of Hannah
Young's house will be tried next week.
1t you have not paid your dog tax you
had better do so before the Est instant
The Pvthians Of this city will have
the Soldiers Home band on their pa
rade.
There were SO many people out Of the
city yesterday that it looked like Sun
dav.
Nearly all the ministers attended the
Episcopal council some time during the
day.
There was a scrapping match at the
excursion train yesterday. No one was
hurt.
The Catholic church walls are fast
disappearing. Soon they will be q thing
Of the past.
Quite number Of people attended the
commencement at the Academy OF N1u-
sic last night.
The white woman who was arrested
for drunkenness was bailed for her ap-
pearance to-day.
The Scottsville Hose company had
twenty-five new members added to their
list Thursday night.
5o,,
z. church will be conducted on the first
Sabbath in July at D. m
The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Forests
little child was conducted from their
residence yesterday afternoon
a negro woman named Pearl Craig
was arrested yesterday for threatening
to Kill q man named w. II. Price.
The VirGinian acknowledges the re-
celpt OF an invitation to attend the
Rifles picnic on the 18th instant
The concerts will be discontinued in
the navy-yard park during the week
commencing Monday, the 14th instant
Inc FARMERS are all smiles now, and it
Is hoped that they will be able to con-
tinue SO. The price of truck is the
cause
The tent services will be conducted
until Sunday night. Then it will be
known whether or not they will be con-
tinued.
There was a rough and tumble scuhle
between several negro men yesterday
morning on the corner Of Queen and
Crawford streets.
About three thousand feet Of the new
water pipe for the water works has been
laid. The workmen are laying it at the
rate Of a mile q week.
The children who are to take part in
the commencement OF st. Joseph's
school were at kim Hall yesterday
practicing for the same.
John Davis, son Of Rev. Mr.. Davis,
pastor Of the Scottsvile Baptist church,
is expected to arrive from Richmond
this morning TO spend his holidays
There was a moonlight excursion last
night, but few people from Portsmouth
went on account of the large number
( that left on the picnic in the morning
Rev. George H. Ray, D. D., grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge OF Masons.
Will offer prayer at the laying OF the COR
ner stone Of the Pythian Hall, on the
10Th instant
1t was rumored around the city last
night that Mr. Walter w. Nee, barten-
der for the Madison hotel, had broken
his leg on the picnic There was no
truth in the report. He merely fell and
skinned his ankle.
1t is said that some trouble with the
boiler was the cause af the long delay
on the Port Norfolk railroad Thursday
night, and not for want OF power. Steam
1880 ~ - tooStSii dP vi tllS SSCO41u DOlleF
before the cars could run.
a young man who was anxious to go
on the excursion got down to the train
too late.He started up High street on his
wheel In hopes Of catching the train at
the upper depot but before he reached
there he took q header and came near
fracturing his skull So he had to post
| pone his trip.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia, A. r.
and a. Masons, will conduct the beauti-
full rites Of the cornerstone laying Of Ply
THAN Hall on the 10Th instant Most
Worshipful a. r. Courtney. grand mas
ter, will preside. and most Of the officers
or that distinguished grand body will
be present in full regalia