The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-28
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Porsonni ana
MISUNDERSTANDING OF Events Ia.
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Discussed ON the stree,s ana In
Offices nnd Homes.

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mond for a few days.
"A colored excursion left here yester-
day for North Carolina.
Inc Two street railroads both did q
good business on Sunday
w orkmen have commenced to make
the improvements at Oxford HALL
"A peace warrant was sworn out by n
young man, but was withdrawn
attention is called to the advertise
ment OF M. Rosenbaum In this Issue
"A Mrs. wilkins had pair of gold
eye glasses stolen from her yesterday.
Three DRINKS were lined the usual
amounts 81 the Mayors Court yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner, of
annapolis, are visiting friends In this
city
The Y. M. C. A. haII is now lighted
by gas, which makes 1t much more at
tractive.
All the Hebrew stores being closed
yesterday on High street, made it look
quite dull.
The missionary meeting at the Cav
airy Baptist church Sunday was well
attended.
Mr.. Harry Shaw, of the Wilmington
On. CD Register, passed through the city
yesterday
Mr.. James T. Borum and wife returned
saturday night from Roanoke Red Sui
phur Springs.
Mrs. James Moore has returned from
Atlantic City, N. j., where she had been
visiting her brother
Miss Kate Appleton. who has been
visiting in the city, has returned to her
home. in Philadelphia.
The John w. DanieI Club will be adj
dressed Thursday night by the three
candidates for the Legislature
me Rogers tract has been laid off into
streets and graded. 1t will make a de-
slrable place for suburban home.
Attention Is called to advertisement of
some valuable property for sale in Nor
FOLK. For particulars see advertisement
Mrs. Alice Burke, widow of David
Burke. qualified as guardian of her
children in the Hastings Court yester-
day
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of lost money on yesterday. If
found return to this Office and receive
q reward.
There will he a union meeting of the
Epworth Leagues OF Norfolk, l3erkley
and Portsmouth tonight ut Central NJ
L. church.
1t was said yesterday that the contract
for building st. PauPs new church has
not been awarded yet all rumors to the
contrary.
A committee from the Catholic church
was out yesterday soliciting contribu-
lions for the fair they contemplate hold
Ing next month.
Rev: Mr.. Ray will begin series of
meetings at his church Tomorrow night.
Rev. Mr.. Young, of Norfolk, will preach
Thursday night
The members of St1newal Camp. G.
", are requested to assemble this morn
ing at $3.50 to attend the funeral of the
late Hugh J. Meditation.
~ negro woman named Fannie Bell
was locked up yesterday Cor creating a
disturbance on the street in the county
at o'clock in the morning.
The w, G. L. u. will meet this after
noon at 4 O'Clock with Mrs. NJ. o. Saun-
ders. 704 County street. The Us are re-
quested to meet with the Ws.
ANY one who has not visited Primers
Point within the past sixty days would
scarcely recognize the place so great has
been the improvements made there.
1t Is said that the Portsmouth street
railroad carried 1900 people to and from
the park Sunday. Besides this num-
Der went on wheels and lm vehicles.
Mr.. Harry o. Pearson has returned
from Baltimore, where he has been for
several weeks undergoing Il surgical
operation at the University of Maryland
The members OF st. Johns p T.
church expect to hold services in their
now church, corner of Washington and
London streets, about the latter part of
January, 1SaSS
An Old soldier named VIM. Code, who
was arrested several DAYS ago at the
Home rs an absconding debtor, was re-
leased yesterday from prison and left
for the Home.
tlsement in to-day's issue. They are
selling all of their new books at 20 per
cent. reduction. Give them n call and
get their prices for wedding invitations,
etc,
~ gentleman who keeps store In the
suburbs was followed some distance
Saturday might by Two negro men.
Seeing that they intended TO attack him,
he pulled his gun. The men saw it and
left him..
MIR. j. Davis Reed has gone to CoIum
bus o. to be present ut n meeting of
the Convention of Mayors and Council
men Of the different cities In the United
states which will be held on the Both
OF this month.
VIM. Craig, the hobo who was ordered
out the city Saturday, was arrested sun
day as n vagrant. Yesterday he was
given twentyfour hours to leave and
not to return under n promise of q long
spell In Jail.
The Portsmouth Baptist Association,
which Is composed of the churches in
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Berkeley, Norfolk
county, Isle OF Wight. Southampton
and Nanscmond counties will convene
at Great Forks to-day
Some time during Sunday night al
horse belonging to Frcidlin e. Clcaton
got out their stables and wandered
around the streets until he was picked
up by an officer and was put in o. l.. |
Williams stables until the owner could |
get him.
len our Sundays issue we stated that
DR. Hopes horse had run away and |
had smashed up some ones buggy. In |
this our informant was mistaken. Mr.. !
j.. I. Grimes horse ran away and ran |
into DR.. Hopes buggy and smashed II all |