The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
!Sueelnct Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped Of Much of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal and
Otbcrwise-Accounts of Events An.
tcresting 10 Every Render-r0pics
Discussed on tho Streets and In
Onlccs and Homes.

south street looks we'll since 1t has
been swept.
Mr.: and Mrs. e. G. Brooks have gone
ITO Niagara.
The Norfolk county grand jury will be
in session on Monday.
This Will be the second week Of the
Owens Memorial fair.
Attention is called to ad. of Owens
q Parker in this issue
Grimes Battery Will carry about 40
men with them to Raleigh.
a dog was run over by an electric car
yesterday and was uninjured.
There was nothing to be learned ait
the police station last night.
There was no business transacted in
she Hastings Court yesterday.
The travel over the ferry has been
immense for the past few days.
An attempt was made to snatch a
pocket book yesterday on County street
Yesterday was a regular summer day,
Thermometer registering UP to 80 de-
Erees.
The smoke from the swamp yesterday
was equal to a fog. It was sitting at
times
In this issue in the want column, on
third page, some plate glass Is offered
for sale.
MIR. John AfcWilliams' little daughter
Is Ill at her father S residence, on Green
street.
Mrs. Walter c. Brooks and daughter
left yesterday for o short visit to Bal
tmore.
Miss Flo Martin Will sing at Owens
Memorial church at the IL o'clock ser
vice to-day
1t is more than probable that the
Norfolk county grand Jury will be In
session ten days.
The armor plate committee will meet
Monday at l o'clock to transact husi-
ness of Importance.
There were four DRINKS in the Mayors
Court yesterday. Some paid their fines
and others went to Jail.
The sacred concert at the park this
afternoon will be we'll attended. pro-
Vided the weather Ia good
In this issue Mr.. r. l.. Armstead Of
fers for sale some second hand hug
giles, open and top. See adj
The Norfolk County Democratic Ex-
ec,rtive Committee will meet at the
meadow on Tuesday at noon.
In this issue q six room house and lot
In good condition Is offered for sale.
See gid. and apply as directed
Miss Sallie Trugen returned yester-
day from a visit to New York, Brook
ayn. West Point and Baltimore
The Bahbitt Soap company will leave
Tor SUFFOLK tomorrow, where they will
give one of their entertainments.
MRS Thomas Morecock and her sister,
Mrs. Hare, have gone to Richmond to
visit Mrs. Nforecock's daughter
Mrs. Joseph O'Connor will leave in a
dew days for Philadelphia to Join her
husband. who is stationed there.
a horse ran away on the shell road
yesterday and came near killing two
youths who were in the vehicle.
Ihere were some very large North
Carolina spots in market yesterday.
Some of them weighed three pounds.
1t is said that Mr. III. C. Williams
treasurer OF the Portsmouth street rail.
road, Is sick at his homo, in Phiiadel-
phia.
The Rabbits Soap man gave another
entertainment last night, which was
more largely attended than the previous
night.
The tornedo boats Dupont and Vesu
Tius and the training ship Monongahela
came up no the yard yesterday for re-
pairs.
Quite a number of people in the Twin
Cities will 80 to Nashville tonight to
be on hand on Norfolk day, which Is
Tuesday.
The property on Washington street
which was advertised for sale yesterday
was Withdrawn, the matter having been
oil made satisfactory.
George Washington Hinton, colored,
y,
sent to jail'by Justice Ainsworth yes
terday for thirty days.
special attention Is called to the ad-
vertisement of store No COS Crawford
street, which is offered for rent for 1898,
which Is located in Seaboard Block.
MIR. and Mrs. J. e. McWillams had
the misfortune to lose by death ytster-
day evening their 2-year-old daughter.
which sad event occurred about
O'clock
Grimes Battery will leave here Mon
Gay night for Raleigh to attend the fair.
ihey will be the guests OF the Raleigh
military. They VII return on Thursday
morning.
negro named Buck Hewlett was
stabbed through one OF his lungs ycster-
day by another negro at the boat house
on First street. He was attended by
Dr. A. a. Blisoly
There Will be meeting Of the Earnest
Workers OF the Court Street Bapflst
Church this afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the
Sunday school room Of the church. All
boys and young men are invited.
In this Issue Messrs. w. e. j. Parker
call especial attention TO their Eureka
hour, which they claim Is the best on
the market, They also have a full sup
ply Of all kinds of coal which they sell
at lowest market prices. See advertise
ment.
chicken thief was shot at on Friday
night by a. railroad man who was pass
ing house in Park View, heard a chick
en- making n noise, went to the fence In
time 10 see negro jump over. He fired
ct the man but docs not know with
what effect.
Mr.. j. w. Crawford. an engineer Of
the Pennsylvania railroad. arrived In
this city yesterday. accompanied by a
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