The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-12
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ma
observation-disclosures of Events In.
tcrestinE to Every Rendcr-Topics
Discussed on tho Streets ana in
Offices and Homes.

IN Norfolk this week
Richard c. Barlow qualified as a. no
tary public yesterday.
Miss Kate McCullum, of Hampton, is
visiting friends in the city.
The torpedo boat Gushing came up in
the yard yesterday for repairs.
Ihe'City Council will hold an adjourn
ed meeting tonight at 7:3O o'clock.
the Portsmouth Railroad carried over
5000 passengers Sunday to thetpark.
Six DRINKS were assessed the usual
line In the Mayors court yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Methodist
conference is little over a month off
The week of prayer began yesterday
afternoon at Monumental NJ. l.. church.
a man named Tlnsell was sent to the
county Jail last night for stealing cab
bages.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher has gone to Appo-
mattox courthouse to assist in q revival
meeting.
The fair for the benefit Of the Owens
Memorial church. will open at Kim Hall
tonight.
Tho w. c. T. U. will meet this after
noon at 4 o'clock. with Mrs. Stowell, SOG
Queen street.
Inc missionary meeting at Wright
memorial church was largely attended
Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. Leigh. of the Madison. LEFT
Saturday night for Hagera:own, Md,
TO visit relatives.
The slight sprinkle yesterday after
noon laid the dust for n short while.
but that was all.
There has been plenty of rain in North
Carolina for the past two days, but 1t
seems hard for us TO get any.
a negro woman commonly called Cen
tennial. was arrested in the county yes
terdny charged with rotbing man of
a dollac.
Annie Mann, white woman. who
spends moe time in jail than out was
again committed to jail yesterday for
ten days.
The article headed Regular Democ-
racy," appearing in The Virginian of
Sunday. should have been marked aa an
advertisement"
The Norfolk county court begins next
Monday. There Will be IL very large
dockct-moge than can be tried at one
term of the court.
Tomorrow will be military day at the
fair. 1t will be the biggest day of the
fair. The military of this city Will go
over and take part
The meetings at Central and Monu-
mental NJ. T.. churches will continue ali
this week at Central. There was one
convert Sunday night.
The Police have been instructed to
grass must be removed from the side
walks under Il penalty.
Sunday afternoon two bicyclists collid-
ed while coming from the park one
OF them, gentleman from Berkeley, had
his wheel badly damaged.
II is said that the gentlemen who have
invested their money in the railroad
and park contemplate further invest
merits which will be developed later on.
4 lth it.a t1Nnr i,n l,i.
Mat Hoffman. stranger in the city.
was assessed $40 yesterday for using
vulgar and indecent language on the
streets.
y party for drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct on the street Sunday
night. and another for interfering with
an officer in the discharge of his duty.
were fined S. each yesterday.
Capt. L. O. Conner and wife return
cd yesterday from Belmont. y. c.. where
they have been to see their son Charlie.
who was considered quite i'll. but was
much improved when they left
Owing to Rev. Mr. Wateriield having
to attend a funeral Sunday afternoon.
he was unable to address the Junior
Epworth League at Central church. a.
was expected Sunday Afternoon.
Miss CIaudine Burrow. who has Ecen
visiting her aunt. Mrs p. Q. Conner. in
Washington for some time, lef; ycstec-
day for her home in LynchburE. much
to the regret of a number of friends.
A new hotel has just hen completed at
GilmeI;on. This place Is growing Very
rapidly, and with the extension of the
Portsmouth electric railroad to that
point will virtually become q suburb of
this city.
All who desire to become candidates
at the election next month will have to
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