The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-15
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succ'nc' Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Parngrnpl,. lsersoun, nnh
"er"i"c--accoUnts Of Events ln-
t"r"stlhg to Every Kendcr--'rupics
Discussed on tho Stroci. ana IN
offices nnd IiOmcs.

~ are having Il plenty OF rain now
now are.
me sun came out yesterday and dried
up the mud considerably
Nork Will be commenced on the street
iti't"au extension next week
one hundred and twenty dollars was
raised Tor memorial purposes.
keN. ). III. Amiss left Yesterday n rtnr-
noon FOR Smithticld on business.
III me delegates to the Grand Lodge
J. ~. y. t., have returned home.
nc case OF w. Z. lnnlan for forgery
Was continued until Tuesday next.
me 5altimore boat will commence
'',,liis back over here right away
MI. Thomas Shannon, or ST Iou,u
IS at home to attend his fathers funeral
Inc bids for building Py,hian Castle
VIII DC opened Monday night ut Pythian
Hall 'i'a'i
There was but little business done ycs-
.erday. Everybody was out at the Gem
Miss Minnie Crnbtrec. of phi,,delnb;,
Pa. is visiting friends i'm South pnrts,
mouth. -
, ~ negro woman named Fannie Syjl-
iEthS was arrested yesterday for stcnl-
ing berry tickets
mere we're quite Il number OF strang-
.is III me city yesterday attending our
memorial services.
All the employees ut the Senbonrd Air
Line shops were knocked OFF Thursday
night until Monday.
me recent rains have made berries
gritty and soft. consequently the prices
were down yesterday.
~, ~ Inc present rate Of trying the fire
Dug ana burglary cases, It will take
until August 10 get through.
Ioor israel kctchim is again in du
rance vile. Two much alcohol did IT. Ia
rael attributed it to a chill.
Inc next demonstration will be Fed
eral Memorial day. on the 30th. Then
ioiiows the big Pythian day in June.
new venirc has been summoned
for the coleman trial for today ~
attempt will be made to get 4 iurv from
Mrs. Admiral Brown viii give Il faro
WEI, well hop ut the yard this afternoon.
ihere are quite number or Invitations
out. %
The victims Of Inman are MIN, n
,he front all the time. He must have
nid a considerable number OF these
checks out
~ man named Brown. who was arrest
ed charged with taking log from
,'reenleaf Johnson & Co.. was dis
missed last night
Two white men, who were rather
above the average tr:Lmps, were locked
up last night for tresDassinp on the
Scaboard Air Line
me Portsmouth Rifle company have
ucclded to give Il picnic to Newport
Ncws on the 18th instant. There will be
dancihg ut the pavilion.
Grimes Battery will have n snccial
sermon preached TO them do-morrow nf
tefnoon al O'Clock by Rev MIR. Far
iilnd, ut st. Johns church.
Inc Portsmouth Rifle comDany will
take supper at Owens Memorial enter
'ainment. which will be given at Tenn
pcrahce Hall next Tuesday night
me funeral Of Mrs. James Shannon.
whose death was mentioned on Thurs
DAY. Will take place this afternoon at
three o'clock from his late residence. No.
2l2 Dinwiddie street
l'r. n. ,. Hope went down to the Eng
ilSh SNIP Clnantunca yesterday and eX-
hmlneu her and found that there was no
cause FOR complaint. Everything that
was disagrccable had been removed by
order OF the Sanitary Inspector.
y gentleman from the county remark
ed yesterday that he could not see whv
the counsel for coleman should have
Snch serious objection to Dolcman's be-
ing tried by Portsmouth jury. He
thought that il he was afraid Of them
he should have gone elsewhere to com
NIT his crime