The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-22
Sucelnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of, the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs I%'orsonnI ana
observation-disclosures OF Events In
tercstinE to Every Rcader-ropIcs
Discussed on tho Strceis and ia
OHicos nnd Homes.

Of absence.'
The sun crossed the line yesterday.
but no rain came.
DR.. A. e. Owen returned home from
'"ardtoWn yesterday.
1t was mighty near cold enough for
Tires yesterday morning.
OVercoatS and heavy wraps were seen
on the street yesterday.
There will be a pigeon shooting at
Port Norfolk tomorrow.
Hon. J.. S. Stubbs of Gloucester
county. was in the city yesterday.
The meetings for this month are all
over now and the reporters are happy.
Miss Matte Thoroughbred, OF Will
mington, Del, is visiting friends in this
city.
The Seaboard Air Line is engaged in
putting electric lights ON Crawford
street.
The Republicans meet Tonight to
elect delegates to the Lynchburg con-
vention.
MIR. N. l.. Hartman, editor of the
Baltimore Herald, was in the city yes
terday on business.
The street railroad people are rushing
things on Crawford street. They will
reach the ferry by night.
Mr. T.. II. D~aughtrey, OF Cumberland,
Md, Is visiting his brother, c. l., Daurh,
trey, on Washington street.
Workmen commenced yesterday to
make some improvements in the City
CLERKS office, which are much needed.
Judge Prentts will adjourn his court
IN the county this week and will oDCn
court at CORTLAND on Monday next.
Inc stores presented 4 much more
business like appearance yesterday. The
cool weather brought the people out.
which side are YOU on? is what the
conservative Democrats want to know
from the candidates for the Legislature.
Among the Council proceedings will be
round n reply from Mayor Baird to the
Council In regard to a motion of Mr..
Montague.
AS yet the Boar OF Trade has taken
no action In regard to trying to have
the plant for making armor plate To-
Gated here.
a woman famed Alice Elliott was
fined So in the Mayors Court yesterday
for using vulgar and indecent language
In the street,
The meeting al the Friends church
Is progressing finely. Considerable in
terest Is manifested and large crowds
attend all the meetings
In he pportionmcnt of The years rev
enue the trubltc schools Of Portsmouth
get Si,f57.5i and those of Norfolk county
Sl3oi3il from the State funds.
Mr.. NJ. Rosenbaum and family, who
have been spending the summer in thg
cottage at Ocean View. have returned
TO their home, on Court stree.
Messrs. w. & ]. Parker have on hand
" "i6 HpilllllS u the DtSt grades of
coal. which they are Offering to the
pu1lic. See their advertisement.
The Old Dominion Guard decided last
night TO enter the competitive drill ut
the Norfolk Fair and they intend 10
make 1t warm for some of the other
soldier boys.
~ white man, who mas been hauled
up before the Mayor quite frequently
Tor dfsorderly conduct, was fined 81 in
the Mayor's Court yesterday for the
same offense.
The quarantine has caused The travel
TO thisl out considerably. If 1t had como
carrier :l the season the railroads would
nave suffered from 1t much worse Than
they are now doing.
Hhe Gardiner-Martin case. which was
10 nave been heard in County Justice
Ainsworth's court yesterday. was most
poned until to-day, in the absence of
number of witnesses.
The children connected with tho .JuniO,.
tpworth League did well ut their lawn
party Monday night. 1t would be well
Tor the seniors to initiate their example
30 Tar as energy and push goes.
me Norfolk county Democratic Exc
cutive Committee held IL secret session
Yesterday afternoccl AT the Madison.
NO news gathers were admitted and the
proceedings will remain n secret.
a negro boy attempted Ia snatch n
purse from three young girls on County
- Al'Silt bul III ~
secure his booty. Seeing SEINE gentle
men coming towards him, he ran off at
full speed.
Mrs. Williams. who resides on Glas-
gov street, accidently twisted her foot
while coming OFF her porch and fell.
spra!m!ng her ankle. Medical aid was
summoned and made ncr rs comforta-
ble as possible.
Sarah Ann Smith. colored. took adj
vantage of Mrs. Ballcntlne's abscnc. last
night, who ives on Lincoln street, and
entered her house and stole thcrcfrom
several dresses. She was looked NJ and
will have n hearing this morning
Capt. r. C. Marshall. Commonwealth.
Attorney for the county, made n mo-
lion yesterday that the court proceed
TO recover the bond from Mr.. Nm
hurst for $500 for the apDea OF
Harry Davis. who skipped. Mr.. Hurst
was represented by Captain Hammer.
who asked that the case be taken up
later i'm the session. which was granted
Quite a number Of persons amused
themselves yesterday chasing their hnts
UP and down the street. One lady'S h,t
blew off Cn the corner of High anu
Crawford streets and passed under n
train that was passing at the time. For
tuntely the wheels did not pass over II.
The lady stood in GREATNESS silence
b~areheadcd watching the fate of her hat.
1t was not hurt.
DR.. Parrish IN inspecting the train IN
the Seatboard Air Line yesterday came
In contact with a German from New
Orleans who could not speak a word of
English. The two talked together as
best they could for n while and the Doc
tor found out the man had n clean bill
or health and that he was On route to
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