The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-21
in GENERAL.
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
MISUNDERSTANDING of Events HI.
aercsiih= 20 Every Reaelcr-ropics
Discussed OH tho StsGels anil in
Offices and Homes.

Yesterday the thermometer crawled
|, way up.
The paving Of South street has been
commenced
The Hastings Court was engaged in
CIVIL business altogether yesterday.
The merchants seem to think that
business will be much better this fall
Betsy jenkins. colored, was fined $40
In the Mayors Court yesterday for beat
In writing IL Of Miss Muir
ray and air. :',erday it was
made to read ;
Mr.. James l. II, is still confined to
his house from Il. effects Aof q fall he
received last Saturday.
alr. Andrew Siverson received $40 as
his portion Of the reward that was Of
Tered for the flrebugs.
Mt John G. Niemeyer sold yesterday
Tor the Seaboard Air Line a quantity Of
unclaimed merchandise
The members or Ocean Council, r. A.,
are requested to attend regular meet
, Ing tonight at 8 O'clock.
, a well known white man was arrested
IN South Portsmouth yesterday for be-
Ing drunk and disordery.
i The delegates elected to the Guberna-
torial convention will meet At the City
Hall Thursday night for organiza ton.
The dog which bit a small boy on the
postotiicc corner :, few days ago was
killed yesterday by order of the authori-
ties.
There was 4 scraDping match on
Crawford street Yesterday afternoon be-
tween two parties from South Ports
mouth.
Chief Engineer Wythe NJ Parks, Of
the U. S. N. and family are in the city,
sTisiting Airs. Parks parents, Hon. j. r.
, Baird and wife.
y small boy named Eddie johnson
accidentally fell off Il bicycle yesterday
afternoon on Middle street and cut his
head quite badly.
There wee 922 arrestes made In
Portsmouth during the year ending
June 30, 1927. This was fallirg off
from the previous year.
There seems to be some trouble to get
dog catcher who is willing to kill the
dogs he catches. consequently the war
on them has ceased for awhile
number of Portsmouth men are en-
JoyinE themselves at the Portsmouth
Atlantic Club house to-day. They will
remain down until tomorrow night,
The Friends church on Green street
held picnic at Port Norfolk yesterday.
While down there Rev. Frank Hall bap-
1!zed several persons who wanted TO be
immersed
Rev. DR.. George II. Ray and daugh-
ter Miss Francis left the city last night
on one Of the Baltimore steamers for a
trip to the mountains Of Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Norfolk
county will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Monday. AT this meet
ing 4 chairman will be elected for the
next two years.
Don't forget the fire laddics' picnic to
Magnolia Springs to-day. Ii YOU can't
go. buy Il ticket and help the boys
twenty-five cents Is all they ask cf you
Don't turn them down.
l is said that if it rains on St. Swith-
ms day iha, il will rain for forty
days. This may or may not be true. but
one thing IS certalil--it raincd that day
ana every day since then.
There was q sma shup OH the road be-
tween Portsmouth andr~ the Western
Branch wbridgc yesterday. Two vc-
hiclcs came together with Il thump
Both horses We're injured some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bland. who re-
side at 400 Dillingham; street, lost l,y
death yesterday afternoon their infant
child. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at " O'Clock from the residence
y few nights ago NJ Finley Cranl-
well was driving to his home In the
county. t was quite dark at the time
Ills horse came TO 4 sudden stands,ill
caused by mule having fallen dead in
the road. and was not removed 1t