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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
THE MONTICELLO.
Tho WorkIngmen on the New Hotel Will
Now Proceed Without Interruption.

Now Proceed Without Interruption.
Work on the Monticello Hotel building
has again begun in earnest. The con-
tractor, Mr.. L. Patterson, states that he
has II sufficient number Of men at work
laying bricks and expects to give them
steady employment without stopping
until The work is completed. The Trlpoli
street wall is now above the second
story, and an idea n be formed as to
its appearance when finished. Mr.. Tat
terson is somewhat disappointed at not
being able TO obtain the two shades OF
bun brick which he ut first required.
The bricks were to have been Of q darker
shade, but 1t was impossible to obtain
them at short notice. The ornamental
cornice between h first and second
floors will be of decorated ~galvaiztd iron.
made 20 initiate stone. In speaking Of
the building, Mr.. Patterson says that
the vestlhule will be decidedly hand
s0mcr, more spacious and imposing than
the veStibule OF the Jefferson Hotel. ut
Richmond. He says ii will be one OF the
h~andsonlcst. If not the handsomcst hotel
in the South when II Is completed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
when We DcrnornlIzc tl,c stomocn

BY excess or imnrudcnce In eating, VIC
cannot nope to escape the consequences
ior any great lrnsth OF time. The most
OF that important function. But supIos-
ing that We have been foolish enough TO
enfecnlc the stomach, IS the damage ire
parable? BY no means. Tho dyspcDtic
has only to do two things to insure his
ultsmhtc recovery. First. he should adopt
an easily diGcsttblc diet. Second, lie
should use With regularity and persistence
lIostettcr's Stomach Bitters, tho leading
gastric inviEoratorant of tho age. The
muttiforin symptoms of dyspepsia, ana
the almost invd rinble attendant hIsord-
crs. billtoiIsncss and constipation, will as
slrcdly cease to prosecute the sufferer if
the above advice Is attended to. Who
that has suffered the tormcnts that
chronic indigestion iniicts will neglect to
tako advantage of n remedy which. ST
the most positive evidence of the medical
profession and the public IS to be received
with due crcdcncc. Is an absolute specific
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04

LYCEUAI

The following names were sent in yes
to-day to be added to the liat OF mem
bers OF the Norfolk Lyceum: Warren
J. Crosby. Lee Guy. r. w. Whitehurst,
II. ID. Oliver. John Willis, Jr., VIM. II.
Henley, Willard i. Brown, w. n. Sim
coe, j. Russell, Miss Virginia Old, VIM.
7. Anderson, II. w. Shultice, VIM. y.
Grub.
Names may be sen to Mr.. r. a. Doble,
the president. to Mr.. X. +. Murray, the
secretary, or to this paper.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
I.nnt t:Scmrsion 10 Xin.nrn Fails.

The last excursion OF the season via
Baltimore and Ohio railroad to Niagara
Balls. Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Wat
k.ns Glen, etc. will leave Norfolk We'd
nesday. September Stn. Tickets valid
for stop over within limit OF eleven days
on the retarn journey. Rate via Bal
t:niorc. $1l.59: via Washington, Sl3. An
ply to Arthur G. Lewis, Southern Pas
sengcr Agent, under Atlantic hotel, Nor
folk, Va. sc~pt2-eod-tluS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
THE CITY COURTS
Many Matters. of Interest Around About
City Hall Square.
JUSTICE 1OaLlR HAD LITTLE TO DO
Uninportnnt Dock CT In tho Police
court-sent Ont OF Town-Two
Suits I'm LAW and Chanccry and
One AssiEnmcnt-Oxie Cook Out ON
Bail. .

Owing to q recent ruling Of Justice
Tomlin. that all spectators be COM
PEELED to sit down during the session OF
the Police Court. u falling off In the
number of curiosity seekers, who daily
line the small court room, Is very notice
able. AT nee time it was next to i'm
possible to gain admittancc inside the
rail so large was the crowd, but nov
there IS no trouble at all.
Yesterday this court showed n small
and embarrassing docket, which was dis
posed of by His Honor, Justice Tomlin.
The first case called was that of John
II. Davis. colored. charged with tres
passing in Atlantic City. He was as
sessed 81 and costs.
Andrew Mcclellan, colored. was ar
raigned for drunkenness. He denied
the charge and said he suffered with
coughs and colds: that the medicine he
o went to his head. which made him
giddy. The story was a plausible one
and he received his liberty.
Emmett Jones acid Bill Johnson, two
negroes who said they were from
B~ranchviilc, Va. were charged with be-
Ing suspicious characters. They were
told to leave town and Immediately
obeycd.
Sam Williams. white, the opium nend.
was up for being q confirmed drunkard
and was given ten days In jail.
oi6 Sc Nfullle emu james mite, COL
ored. had a fight over Il watermelon
durinE which George hit Jim over the
eye, and vas fined So.
ltebecca Washington was made to pay
the costs for a warrant which she sworc
out against Sam Brothers.. Justice
Tomlin considered the warrant useless,
as the complainant could not prove
her case. and assessed her the costs.
Parker Daniels, colored, charged with
v~aErancy. was ordered out OF town.
Ephriam Hurst, colored, theft OF
shoes; thirty days In Jail.
CORPORATION COURT.
Yesterday Commonwcaith's Attorney
James T.. Duncan gave his consent for
Justice Tomlln to bail OZie Cook, who
is charged with the murder Of Lloyd
Saunders, colored. Cook was bailed for
his appearance in the Corporation Court
on the first Monday In October. The
bond was liked at 81, 900, with Messrs.
]. ". Cook and Peter Martin, Sr., sure
ties.
COURT OF LAW AND CHANCERY.
In the Court of Law and Chancery
yesterday the following suits were en-
tered:
Thu Cushman Stone VS.. w.
NJ. Crawford, damages s1S9.1O.
r. p. Voight VS.. Wright Bros. & Co,
aSsumpslt; damages $500.
CLERKS OFFICE.
*. A. Blamirc. conducting the Imperial
Tea and Coffee OF 571 Church
street. assigned yesterday TO w. r.
Heath, trustee, who Is empowered to
take possession OF the stock at once and
dispose Of same. The creditors are all
small ones. Liabilities, 81, 900.
SENT UP FOR TWO YEARS.
Tn Baltimore Wednesday,. Owen M.
Belotc. of this city, was sent to Jail for
two years for %stealing silks from a dry
goods house in that city at which he
was employed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
The Chcnpcst md pcst.

The largest, most varied and finest
stock Of gold II sllverwares Is to be
found at The Caskct" at prices below
the lowest. They continue their emf
nently successful midsummer sale and
are running off gold and silver watches
and diamonds at specially low figures.
An immense stock of sterling silver at
same rates.
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ENDORSED THE COMMITTEE.

AT a we'll attended meeting Of the c..
T.. Huntington Republican League
Club. Of Newport News, Thursday night.
tho action of the State Committee in de-
Gliding not to call a. convention and IN
transferring the Craftsmanship from
Colonel Lamb to Mr.. Park Anew was
endorsed,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04

a woman feels that she has treated
all her ncighbors Justly if she never
tries to get their hired girls away from
them.-Atchison Globe.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
We Have Them Now.
A Full and Complete Line OF

They arc neat and drcssy, and all
solid leather. They are made Mt
same factory with same stock as
OUR $500 PATROL.
Narrow. medium and broad toes, both
to be had only at
HELLIGR'S SHOE STORE,
Gi BANK ST., OPPO. COURT HOUSE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
Tho Birth of Insurance.

blessed labor was born
Unto all that is human,
Through the charms OF Il snake,
And the weakness of oma
Men do not rcpinc,
But increase their endurance,
And strengthen their work
by the aid of insurance
IN
TIE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
NO CurC--Nn Hny.

That Is the way NIL druggists sell
GROVES TASTEL1ISS CHILL TONIC
for Chjils and Malaria. 1t is simply Iron
and Quinine In q tasclcss form. Chill
dren love 1t. Adults prefer it to bitter
nauscating tonics. Price, soc.
je 26-oel-52t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
A WRECK.

The freight train over the Southern
railroad, which left here Wednesday
evening. nan off the bridge over the
Chowan river. near Tunis Station. the
engine and n car going ovcrboaru.
No one Is reported hurt. The South
crn's and the Atlantic Coast Lines
traffic was considerably delayed yester-
day. The cause OF the accident Is said
to have been an open draw. business
over the road had to be transferred at
the scene Of Ii wreck yesterday, but 1t
is expected that regular traffic will be
resumed this morning.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
m MEETINGS..
NOTICE. I
North Norfolk Company.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of tho NORTH NORFOLK COMPANY
VIII be held on WEDNESDAY, September
END, 1897, at 10 q. m, at rooms OF the Busi-
ness Mems Association. In Norfolk. Va.
CHAS. r. NASH,
au2l-tdm Secretary.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
RESIDENCES


337 Duke street.
10l Holt street.
81 Holt street,
307 Church street,
III Graydon avenue,
3i6 Frermason st.
IL Arlington Place,
u Walku street,
1.lewcnyn avenue,
122 Claiborne,
81 Grace street,
207 York street.
4h9 Church street,
12l Falkland street,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
AWAITING HIS SUCCESSOR.

Deputy Collector BoykIn, of his divi-
sion of the Eastern Revenue District Of
the State. is here awaiting his successor,
Mr.. II. 0. Dyer. who will arrive In IL
few days.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
SUNDAY CHURCH NOTICES.

First Presbyterian chrch-Rev. Ed
ward Mack, pastor, will preach to-mor-
row at IL a.. M. and S y. IN. Sabbath
school Mt $50 a. m. Young Peoples
meeting at 7:l5 D. m.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
w. II. III. Trice & Co.,
Real Estate and Rental Agents. Corner
Bank and Plume streets.
FOR RENT.

STORES.
2il-" Church street.
hS3 Main street.
6SI Main street.
527 Church street.
55i Church street.
81 Commerce street,
20 and u Talbot st.,
81 Queen street,
iel Main street,
81 Bank street.
OFFICES.
.2l1 Main street.
1851 Main street,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04

NERVOUS TIROCRI.ES all kinds cured
with ANIMAL EXTRACTS. Free book
tells how. WASii'N CHEMICAL CO.,
Washington. -. &.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
o A
u. 8. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Norfolk, Sent. 2.

q. =. JIVUdTIHIFHI OF |NETICNTtOte,
weather Bureau, Norfolk, Sept. 3.
The following observations are record
ed Tor the past twenty-four hours:
Maximum temperature .........,. 76
Minimum temperature ..,........... 60
Norma temperature ........... "a
Departure from normal ......minus 2
Departure from normal since jan
uary ISL IL 134
Rainfall in "a hours .............. .O5
Rainfall since September / ........ 80
Mean Humidity 50
J. J. GRAY. Observer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
REPORT.
Forecast md General Conditions For
To-day.
Washington, September 8, 1897.

i sAa For Virginia and North
Carolina-Gtnerally fair; north
eaSterly winds.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-04
ANUS
THE JAS. S. GROVES
REAL ESTATE co

----EJl ~ 900 LhAlN
THEY HAVE FOR RENT
Large store on Main street, $i5n.Cl.
6 houses on Highland avenue. ST.; each
has q rooms, city water, closets, etc.
: small stores on Mater street. So;
Fine residence In Park Place. : rooms.
not and cold water. urnncc, basement
and all modern improvements.
Two S-room houses in Client, new.
TWO Broom houses in Ghenr, new.
No. POI Reservoir avcniic, s rooms. $1,000.
5000. -
No. a9s: Buto street, modern improve
ments, !3Q.0p lSTF
houses, now, S rooms, North street.
House First avenue, Huntcrsvillc, 81.
House corner York and James, Z rooms,
500. =
Store corner Hunter avenue and Cottage
Toll Bridge road, $40.
Flat near Corner Bank and FrCcmason,
Sl5.m.
THEY HAVE FOR SALE. BESIDE
NEARLY ALL TILE ABOVE
No. 422 Sheldon avenue, s 1000.
y new 1l-room house on Corprcw avenue.
only Sl;750,
No. as Corprew avenue. sl,1OO.
Store, with flats above, Highland avenue,
One or tho choicest brick residences on
Levitt avonuc.
Two lots in Park Place q! a special bar
En!n IL taken at once.
SiXty-slX feet front in Brambleton
choicest. S9E0.
FIFTY feet front on Dramblcton avenue,
1880. Il
Remember, carriages always In attend
ancc 10 show property.
We have over 200 farms near Nor
folk, in price from 81 TO sIj per acre, be-
side large tracts of valuable TIMBER land
In this ana adjacent State.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
'EVS Of NEW CASTLE.
FORTIFICATIONS INSPECTED.

GENERAL MILES, ACCOMPANIED
BY GOVERNOR HASTINGS AND
SEVERAL OFFICERS, AT FINN'S
POINT.
Major General Nelson A. Miles, Of
the United States Army, to-day in
spected the coast defences at Finns
Point. Fort Delaware and The torpedo
battery below Delaware City. lie pass
ed down on the Il. s. revenue cutter
Hamilton. Accompanying himwereG Gov
ernor Hastings and several field Off
GERS of the n. G. p. Operations, over
which the greatest secrecy has been
observed have been under way for the
past two years at all three Of the above
named places. But no news whatever
has been or is cbtainaHe, further than
the fact that at Finn's Point three ten
inch guns have been placed at the
southeastern corner Of the fort, and are
en- disappearing carriages Other car
riages are in position, and the huge
magazine has been completed, but no
further details are obtainable, further
than the fact that battery of rapid
fire guns are to be placed there.
At the torpedo station below Fort
Delaware the latest Improvements in
tcrpedoes have been placed, and some
land torpedo tubes are in course Of
| erection.
| At Fort Delaware the foundations
have been built for several batteries Of
heavy ordnance, and below Delaware
| City it is the intention to put in a
heavy mortar battery. The work is all
| being done under the recommendation
| Of General Miles and the War Depart
ment, which has asked for S1,0000 600 Il
complete the fortifications. If Congress:
grants the appropriation all the fOrtih-
cations will be completed within sii
months thereafter. Stations for firms
submarine mines are being planned
but their location will be kept pro
foundly secret to all except the Officers
Of the government
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
LOADS OF LAUGHTER.

1t is a very pleasing show which is
holding down the boards at the Won
derland Theatre this week. Clean as
a new pin and brimful Of laughter-cre-
ating features, it is proving a drawing
card. Virginia Knapp, the magnetic
marvel, held the audiences in her SEN
sational work. James b. and Fannie
Donovan in their conversational spe-
cialty, were received in good shape and
proved to be exceptionally good enter
tainers; Riley and Hughes, in their
plantation eccentricities and Southern
dances, present an interesting special
ty. The three Helston sisters, Levine
and Booth, John J. Welch and Gaylor
and Graf were prime favorites
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
DOWN sTATE TID-BIrs.

Nathaniel Carey, of near Smyrna,
who destroyed his wife's tombstone,
will be arrested for vandalism. The
town is in a ferment Of excitement
over the affair
The farmers in the lower part Of the
state have commenced an active war
on the San Jose scale, which ruined a
large number of the peach trees last
season and threatens to do much dam
age in coming years. The farmers are
cutting down the affected trees, and In
most cases will plant new ones. After
the trees are cut down they are burned
to remove all the scales.
The trustees Of Avenue M. e. Church
Milford, have presented a gold-headed
cane to their former pastor, Rev. T. E.
Martindale, who has just been appoint
ed presiding elder of the Salisbury
district of the Wilmington Conference
Laurel is said to lead the Peninsula
in the point of big porkers.
Stanford Culver has just killed a hog
that dressed weighed /, 100 pounds.
Miscreants broke into the Town Hall
at Middletown and stole supplies left
over from the Thanksgiving supper
given by the women or the Epworth
League, which they intended to sell on
Friday.
George Barrett, living near Dover.
has hen which he claims is descend
ed from the famous Blue Hen Of Revo-
lutionary fame It is of the light
Brahma breed, half yellow and half
blue.
Sussex farmers are busy setting out
blackberry plants, the culture Of which
is proving to be of much profit.
Rev. Frederick p Klein in the I.au-
rel NJ p. Church, said that PROCESSING
Christians Of that town wink at the
liGucr traffic.
A chapter of the Daughters Of the
Revolution will soon be organized in
Milford.
The funeral of Miss Mary Budd
which took place yesterday in Middle
town, was largely attended. The pub
lie schools. Of which she was a teacher
were closed.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
ANOTHER MANS TEAM.
IT LEADS A YOUNG MAN TO THE
PRISON CELL IN MEDIA.

Media, Nov. 30.-A young man about
25 years of age, who gave his name as
William Smith, was committed to jail
by Squire A. w. S.oan, for trial at the
December Quarter Sessions. on the
charge OF horse stealing. He hired a
horse and buggy from Liveryman ]. ID.
Pearson. i'm Media, and failed to return
at noon, as he promised. II was found
that he had not been at Glen Mills, to
which point he said he was going to
drive, and it was then surmiscd that
the horse was stolen.
Smith was arrested late In the after
noon as he was driving Through Avon
dale, Chester county TO Constable
Timanus, who approached him, he said
ne was out for drive 60 see The cCun-
try. AT the hearing ne denied stealing
the team, and said he lost the road in
trying 20 reach Glen Mills He could
not well explain how he had gone near
ly twenty miles out of The way, ana
was still driving away from Media
when arrested. He gave his residence
as Baltimore, and it is thought he was
making for that point with the team
He had fed the horse since leaving Me-
dia, and had not abused it with over
driving. He was fairly we'll dressed
and was well supplied with money.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
CHINESE QUICK CALCULATOR.
Mathematics In the shop of "a Col
oradO CuriO Dealer.

mnthe emntics In the ShOp OF a Col
orado Curio Dealer.
Charlie Chan, u Chinese curio dealer
of Colorado Springs, Col, is mathe-
matician whose ability to solve the most
intricate of problems with almost
lightning capacity, by use of a Chinese
nbacuss has just come to light, says the
Boston Transcript. Some eastern tour
lists made purchases of Chan the other
day aggregating S3s9.s2. These pur-
chases ranged from cents TO S35. The
Chinaman took his rack and before the
tourists were aware he was counting
had the correct result.
This excited the purchasers to ask
questions about the mode of calcula-
ton, and to give Chan sums to do. The
party found that the merchant from the
orient had marvellous talent in hand
ling figures. College professors were
told Of the prodigy, and to satisfy them
selves went to his shop to put him to a
test. Problems, ponderOus and in
trieate, were given to him, but he
proved equal TO them all and displayed
dexterity in handling his beads and
an accuracy in computation that caused
the professors to pronounce him q
wonder. Chan is regarded as the
wealthiest Chinaman In Colorado and is
n successful business man Of 35 years Of
age. lie proudly traces his ancestry
back for 1000 years. His musical talent
Is also remarkable.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
rLrRrAr1oN AND nIGHrING.

It was a happy idea on the part Of
Fyles and Be,asco, the joint authors of
The Girl / Left Behind Me-" to place
a ball scene in the second act. The
place is Camp Kennion, an army out
post on the frontier. II doesn't matter
where a pretty girl may be and how
scant her wardrobe, when il comes to
getting up a ball, and a military ball
too, she will find fetching" costumes
somewhere, even if she has TO wear
window curtains, and she will have
good time until the bullets begin to
whistle The strong contrast obtained
by offering these impromptu festivities
at the army post as a relief to the SOM
bre background of danger IS a splendid
feature of this remarkable successful
play. Filtration and fighting seem TO
come naturally to soldiers, and here
they have opportunities for both, at
the Grand Opera House next Tuesday
night.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
rrees rhnt cror Tlnies.

This is the asofar. which grows in the
southern districts of Nubia. IL yields a
gum known to dealers as gedaref. or
senaar gum. DR.. Schweinfurt tells us
that when the wind blows among its
branches it produces a sound very much
like that of q flute. These musical
properties are due to the fact that the
base of the thorns. with which its
branches are plentifully provided, is
perforated by an insect in search Of the
sticky sap. The wind blowing in these
little holes transforms the thorns into
miniature flutes.
Evening journal., 1897-11-30
LIeArNINe,s srRANee FReAk.
How IT Tore Scottish Army onicer'=
Clothing to Fragments.

How IT Tore a Scottish Army onicer'=
Clothing to Fragments.
A most remarkable example of the
terrible effects of lightning stroke
is described in the London Graphic.
Mai. Jameson, formerly of the Scot
tish Rifles, accompanied by his father
md mother, went into a meadow TO
pick mushrooms. Maj. jameson was
some distance in front. and there was
h single clap Of thunder and flash OF
lightning, which frightened Mrs. Jane
son, and she and her husband went into
a wood and returned TO the house, eN-
pecting that Maj. jameson would fol-
low.
About half an hour later Maj. jane
son was found by game keeper, ly-
ing on his face in the field quite dead.
Around him, in a radius of several yards.
were his clothes and boots, which had
been torn and scattered about in All
extraordinary manner. The lightning
appeared to have struck Maj. Jane
son on the right side of the head, tear
.ng the cap he was wearing TO pieces.
and burning his hair of. 1t then
passed inside his collar, down the front
Of his body and both legs, into his boots
which were torn to atoms, and then
passed into the ground, tearing hole
about IS inches in circumference and
thpee inches deep.
The deceased mans collar was torn
Into 100 pieces, none larger than n six.
pence, the front of his jacket was rent
into ribbons, and the jacket and under.
rest literally torn TO shreds, and the
lSnickerbockers he wns wearing were
stripped off and scattered on the
ground. Maj. Jameson's stockings ano
CATERS were similarly torn in pieces
and on the boots the lightning had a re
marlSable effect.