The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-02
PORTSMOUTT1NEWS

one tramp found quarters at the sta
ton house last night
White shad Is now on sale I'm orr mar.
ket at so cents piece
| There are but few people making con-
nection with the sewers.
colored hack driver was fined SO
yesterday for fast driving.
The last white prisoner in the county
jail VIII be turned out to-day
Mrs. Tim Ellis was quite sick from an
attack OF Kidney cholic on Sunday
frlendShlp Lodge l. o. o. r. had sew
eral candidates last night for work.
| MISS Julia Harrison was elected presi-
| dent of the Monumental Rosebud So
ciety.
"A colored boy fell overheard at the Cat
HOLE yesterday and came near being
| drowned
All OF our enterprsing merchants are
at work demoving the slush from their
| sidewalks.
Master Howard Townsend is now up
the James river putting up some cleo
| trical works.
negro woman was committed to Jail
Tor three days for using bad language
on the streets.
The Baptist preachers who have been
attending the asSocia ton all returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C. Brooks will
celebrate their crystal wedding next
Thursday evening.
visiting Mr.. c. Il. Smiths family, on
| Washington street
Mr.. j. T. Parker, of the firm of j. T.
Parker & Bro. is sufficiently we'll to
again resume business.
The b. P. o. Ellks had several candi-
dates last night when refreshments
| were served afterwards
| MI. Jarvis Thomas, of Baltimore was
in the city yesterday looking after the
prospects Of locating here
| The w. e. L. u. will hold their regu-
lar noon tide prayer meeting at tho V
NJ c. A. to-day at II O'clock
| The Chief OF Police reported Il ar
rests for the month of January. and 90
tramps; 81 lamps reported not lighted
, and two fires
negro man and woman were COM
united to the county Jail last night for
stealing wood from w ID. Bidgood at
| West Norfolk
| Skating on the fresh water ponds adj
1acent TO the city has afforded consld-
cradle sport to the small boy" for the
past few days.
Miss Mamie b. Stewart, a sister Of
Col. VIM. II. Stewart. of this city, died
at her home, i'm Wallaceton. Norfolk
| county, Sunday.
| The sun was in eclipse yesterday af-
ternoon at 1870 o'clock. but it was not
VlslDie owing to the rain that was fall
ing about that time.
mrs. caleb Darrell accidently fell yes
terday while carrying n coffee pot, and
struck her head against the stove and
cut herself quite badly
IL was rumored last night that an ac-
cident of serious nature had occurred
at John l.. Thomas railway, but il
could not be confirmed
Louis Happero, the man who was
picked up drunk lying in the gutter on
ice, was fined 81 and costs yesterday.
ne begged to be let off, but His Honor
would not do so.
| AS soon as the ice breaks in the James
ana others rivers leading into the Bay
! then the drift ice will begin to come in
and the boats will have considerable
| trouble in travelling.
| 1t is positively asserted that con-
| tract for material and labor for tbe
electric road has been made and that
WORK VIII be commenced as soon as The
weather will permit
| Inc E!orious 22d (Washington's birth
uay) talis on Monday. The military will
| nor be out except TO go TO target prac-
ticc. but en- effort is being made to get
| the Grand Growers out
| MI. George White, pay clerk of the
recovering ship Richmond, lying at the
League Island Yard, arrived home sun
day on visit 10 his wife and children
| he is looking remarkably we'll
| MI Coleman, superintendent of the
water works, SAYS unless people discon-
linue running their water all night in
| coIu weather he VIII ask the Council 70
take some action in the matter.
| There are number of cells getting In
| the water piles lately They come
| through the sieve 1t the reservoir while
small and grow in The pipes and finally
| ma thcir way To the spigots and stop
| them up.
| The necessity OF n hook and ladder lie
| fully shown at every fire. AT the Duer
son fire men endangered their lives In
get 10 the fire, when. if they had had
| some ladders, there would have been no
| cause for the exposure
| The ladies have been housed up for
several days. but Yesterday, they made a
| fresh break and came out in large num-
bers AS usual quiie Al number wen,
over to Norfolk to'spend their money
| that should be spent at home
| The case Of s. Il. Land, charged with
changing 500 for Il $40 and retaining
the difference, was called in the Mayors
| Court yesterday, and was continued un-
| Ill to-day. so that Lands counsel can get
some witnesses that are needed
| On account of the weather, the b. Y
+. u. entertainment. which was to have
been held last night. a large number of
the participants did not show up, con-
sequently the meeting was turned into
q prayer meeting, which was greatly en-
joyed
| Mrs. Tatem reported the Waterman
| at the Seaboard Air Line for his action
in not keeping the dogs off her. She was
tod that the only thing To be done
| IL she insisted was to discharge the
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