The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-14

will take place this afternoon at 2
O'Clock from his late residence, 1923 IIar-
ris0n street
Mr. Jacob Myers has sufficiently re-
covered from an attack Of the grip to
be able TO be on the street yesterday
for Il short while.
The country people say that a number
OF the country roads remind them of
some of the streets Of Portsmouth. They
are perfect Quasmircs.
There is n big; boom in store for The
owners of Primers Poin; property when
the spring opens Already q number
OF houses are going up
me children are taking Trinity
cehurchyard for a Stating rink Mum
bers OF them are engaged in skating
here-olf and on all day
fiehrF Ir!ce. who was also charged
Win me same oif?nsc, was acquitted
re was recoE!mittcd to Jail for ten DAYS
TO answer another charge.
a number Of small boys were before
INC Mayor yesterday for throwing
nricNs III the street They were dis
missed With (, reprimand
1t is said MeSsrs. Narcotics & Co. WHO
are me largest dealers in cotton bagging
and ties III tho South. Will erect q ware
mouse on the new belt line.
he funeral Of Miss Annie 3rough-
ton, wife OF Air. Moss Eroughton. will
take place this afternoon at 3 o'cloc,,
IL.
An announcement Of the death Of Mr..
Z. n. Chea than, agent Of the S. \. l..
AT JtidSWay. n. G.. was made Yesterday
by Mr.. st. John. Of the s. \. l..
over two hundred car loads OF pig iron
nave been received from The Alabama
IRON district over the Sea board Air Line
during the pas two weeks for export.
Miss NJ. u. Griffin. daughter Of Cant.
John II. Griffin, president OF the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank, is attend
ms me Womnn's College in Richmond
Mf. fairick. the superintendent of
Seahoard Air Line. is having his office
fitted up nicely. He will open up very
shortly.
There are 5000 school children in Nor
!o!A county. The average attendance
IN January was 4 500. The number is
DeinE decreased for February by the
measles.
One or the heaviest fogs Of the season
hung over the harbor yesterday morn
ing, but 1t was strictly u local one, and
neither OF the incoming boats encoun-
tered it.
Wm. Smith. colorcd. had his hand
badly mashed Yesterday while unload
ing pig iron Off the cars. He had one
OF his fingers amput,tatl by Dr.. Charles
Cupeppcr.
The negro Dawson Jones. who robbed
q caboosc car on the Norfolk and Caro-
ina railroad, was tried last night by
Justice llolcnuen and was sent OIL to
The County Court
y small colorad boy attempted TO
snatch pOckctbook on the corner OF
Columbia ana Crawford streets last
night, but failed. lie succeeded in maxi
ing good his escape.
Attention is called TO The al. OF "
II. Dennis, Rodman's. Va in which lie
announces that he has on hand for sale
100 barrels OF seed potatoes See al
and address as directed
During the heavy fog yesterday morn
ms !lghter that was COMING, from
down the canal was run into off Money
Point and sunk The two men on board
came near being drowned
The county officers arrested Mary
cure and Ncttic Keenan,. white women.
Tor keer!ng disordcrly house in Sweet
canaan They were tried before Justice
Haynes and were fined.
y police man ran two blocks last night
70 capture man whom he thought was
riding :. bicycle without light When
ne came up with him he found The lamp
all right and brightly burning.
There seems To be n mania with both
white and colorct boys to be the own
ers Of pistols. After one or two OF them
are caught and punished for carrying
concealed weapons the habit will be
broken up.
The employees Of the Seaboard Air Line
shops now have a whole hour for din
ncr instead Of thirty minutes as pre-
viouslN. They only make tifty-two
hours 10 the week. Eve and onc-halI
DAYS OF nine ana one-half hours each
There are more covered North Caro-
lima carts around the market lately
than there has been for wears Seycrnl
years back Portsmouth, did = good bust
ness with this line OF people, ana there
is no reason why it should not be re-
ncWed
y telegraph operator said to a Vir-
Einian reporter Yesterday that he had
heard more annOunccments or deaths
passing over the wires III the past few
days than he ever heard before and in
most cases pneumonia was the principal
cause.
Tie missionary meeting which was TO
have been held at Wright Memorial
church ;Gis afternoon has been most
nnnod until next Sunday on account OF
thej funeral Of Mrs. Annie a. Brough-
ton which taxes place at that church
1T $50 y. in.
The ray roll At the furniture factory
Yesterday was $500. This was for Two
weeks only They have upwards Of
iiity persons employed there and con-
teMniatc Increasing the force a. some
iN,ure date. They make mantcls ana
tables exclusively.
mr. turner the new train dispatcher,
VII! report for duty on Monday. He
was Formerly superintendent OF The
-Ne" cr!eans Belt Railroad Co. anu is