The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-23
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Newsy Paragraphs Personal md
Othcrwise--AccOunt of Events In.
terestfnE to Every Render-Topics
Discussed on the Streets and In
Offices and Homes.

Miss Katie Benson, Of Baltimore, Is in
the city visiting friends. ---- ---- ---- m
Sunday seemed to be good day for
crap shooting In the county.
MIR. John J.. Thomas Is working large
force of men al his shipyard.
The Fourth Regiment officers will re-
turn from Nashville to-day.
Miss Jennie williams, Of Lancaster,
Pa, Is visiting friends in this city.
Jailer Siverson had twenty-five addi-
lions to his list Of boarders Sunday.
Quite number of persons will go to
Washington to the Inauguration next
week.
Captain Wrenn went on duty yester-
day as conductor on the Seaboard Air
Line.
The Rev. Mr.. Ray will continue the
meeting at Central NJ. e. church all
this week,
THOSE who have money to invest are
buying lively at Port Norfolk and Pin
ntrs Point.
The pavement on Water street has
not been repaired yet. It should be at
tended to at once.
An old colored woman about so years
and came near dying.
The committee on repairing the Court
street Baptist church expect to have 1t
ready by next Sunday.
The school children were deprived of
the pleasure Of their holiday yesterday
on account Of the rain. !.
"A number Of Portsmouth shipwrights
: went to Berkeley Sunday afternoon to
attend 4tr. Crowley's funeral.
The Streets. oh, such streets. 1t
would make one say an ugly word to
travel through them in a vehicle.
The Old Dominion Guard, twenty-one
strong, went over to ST. Helena yester-
day about IL o'clock to target practice.
The members of the Presbyterian
church will meet next Sunday morning
accent nf
Mr.. Allison.
It is said that Methodist church will
be built right away at Port Norfolk,
and that the pulpit will be supplied
every Sunday.
Messrs. E. S. Anderton, Charles Nor
rls and George A. Balance left yesterday
for Lee Hall, on the Chesapeake and
OHIO railroad for two days cunning
expedition.
Captain Alfred Carson and wife, of
Staten Island, New York, who have
been visiting Mr.. James Cuthriell's fam
lily, In South Portsmouth, left for their
homes yesterday.
"A large circular glass, which was in
tended for one. Of Mr.. Morris Brandts
snow windows, was broken in shipment
1t was put in until another one can be
made. which will take about three
weeks.
A number Of young men are saving
up fund to visit the Nashville exposi-
that It Will surpass anything that has
ever been gotten UP In this country ex-
cept the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Hallen, mother OF Mrs. DR..
Ewald, died at her house in Wythvllle,
on Sunday, and will be buried to-day.
The doctor and his wife arrived there
about an hour before she died They
will arrive here Wednesday night.
IT Is said that the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad has bought the water front
n nrf all A..
sumner house to the Port Norfolk and
West Norfolk bridge, going west, and
that they will put up large warehouses
there.
There will be Sunday school con-
ventlon all the United States and
Canada in July at Toronto, Canada. It
Is expected that every Methodist Sunday
school VII be represented Preparations
Will be made to accommodate 5000 del
egates.
The castine will come out the dock
to-day.
Mr.. JEFF Jones little boy was bitten
by dog Sunday.
Private Nuns won the medal at the
target practice yesterday
Two persons were admitted to the
membership of Central church Sunday.
Mr.. Morris Brandt says he will be In
the race next week for the clothing
patronage.
The W. c. T. u. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 O'CLOCK with Mrs. Mary
Moore. 1923 Clifford street.
Capt. e. V. White will leave on Fri
day for New Orleans to attend the Mardi
Grns. He will be gone about ten DAYS
Mr.. James Thompson. OF WASHINGTON.
D. c., well-known politician, was in
the city yesterday for short while.
The ladies connected with Trinity p
-. church will have a candy stew and
magic pie party for children on Friday,
from to z p. IN.
A number OF the military officers went
over to Norfolk last night to take part
IN the celebration Of the Blues sixty
NTH anniversary.
a summons was issued last night for
the parties who treated the young man
so disgracefully on Friday night They
Will nave a hearing this morning
me Temperance hall was densely
hacked last night--too much so. An
alarm OF fire or anything Of the kind
would have caused several people to
have been killed
MIR. Joseph OWNS has made an assign
ment OF his stock to Col K. r. Griffin.
MT. OWNS attributes his failure to his
recent illness and not being able to at.
tend to business
It IS said that Sol. Aston Grimes, Of
the Seaboard Air Line, will resign his
position as clerk at the Union depot
March lst, and return to his home in
Pitt county, N. c.. to engage in busi.
ness there. 800
Attention IS called to the advertise
ment OF VIM. G. Parker, in which ia