The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-15
suce|nct S'iaitasat Of News Events, Strip.
ped of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
Othcrwfae-Account OF Events In.
ieresiinE TO Esory Readcr-Topics
Discussed ON tho Streets and In
0niccs aud Homes.
October Is half gone to-day.

tAtiS AHollOih COUNTY court Will DeSln on
Mr.. H. o. Pearson has returned from
Baltimore.
Miss Ktttie Newbold, OF Utica, N. Y,
Is visiting Inc the city.
There will be large excursion In from
up 'tlhes s.; A. L. to-day.
There was not an item to be had at
the station house last night. :.
sixteen coaches went out last night to
bring in the excursion to-dayr
3, Capt w. 7. Whisnant went up the
= ROAD Yesterday with the pay car.
I, Inc thermometer did not get so high
!. yesterday as on the previous day.
This has been as dull q week for the
news gathers as they have seen for some
time.
There will he trolley party given to
the park Tonight by number Of school
misses. $50
A small negro boy was sent to Jail
yesterday for throwing bricks in the
street.
Mr.. Reid. superintendent for machin-
cry for the S. A. L.. Is in New York on
business.
In this Issue C. w. Hudgins & Co.
have special ad., to which they invite
your attention.
There has been no frost Tn this city
yet. A light frost fell in the county
early in the month.
The pay car on the S. a. l.. went up
the road yesterday and paid the en-
.ployes along the route.
The street car conductors now have a
half hour for dinner. This is much bet
ter than 1t used to be-
McCaull, THE Republican candidate for
Governor. will speak In this city We'd
nesday night October 90.
There was quite number Of persons
out to Columbia park yesterday to see
the Portsmouth Gun Club shoot.
George Smith, colored, was picked up
on London street yesterday by an cleo
trio car fender. He was not injured.
The State Commissioner of Accounts
examined the city treasurer's bond yes
terday and found 1t to be in good CON
ditlon.
MIR. Frank Jones, a conductor on the
Seaboard Air Line. was the recipient of
numerous congratulations yesterday
OTIS a boy.
Quite a number of people came down
town last night to see the Babbhtt ex-
hdRitfon, but they failed to put in their
appearance.
The Rabbit Soap company will give
an exhibition on the corner of High and
County streets tonight. They are we'll
worth seeing.
Remember that portion Of the Ports
mouth local has to be run on the sixth
page on account of the crowded adver-
Using columns!
Attention Is called to the ad. Of a. ].
Phillips, In which he announces that he
Will have n special sale OF hosiery on
Friday and Saturday.
Grimes Battery got 93y6 percentage in
the recent military inspection, which
was the second beS. of any artillery
company in the State.
The Portsmouth ard Norfolk county
Baptist Sunday School Association will
meet next Sunday with the Port Norfolk
Baptist church at $3.50 o'clock.
Al man named Oscar Cohoon was ar
rested in the county yesterday charged
with having committed an assault on
Lewis Cookley, q white resident OF the
county.
Yesterday morning n negro man was
thrown from a road cart just inside the
County street toll gate. and was badly
hurt. The horse was stopped before he
had gone far.
should receive orders to slow down in
passing both the engine houses to pre-
vent what might be an accident, should
an alarm of fire be sounded.
"A negro man who was arrested upon
a charge OF cruelty 10 animals, had q
hearing before Mayor Baird yesterday,
and was dismissed. he proving that
There will be Il vacancy at West Point
Academy form This State. Congressman
Young notifies the young men of the dis
trict who wish TO compete, TO send In
their names not later than the 20h inst.
Buffalo BlH's parade will take place
in Norfolk This morning at 10 o'clock
The school children are anxious to see
1t and have petitioned for n holiday
but they received no encouragement in
that respect.
The man Cdhoon who assaulted Lewis
Cookley yesterday and was fined S. for
assault on Cookley, and $50 and costs
for resisting an officer. making s31.5O in
all. In. default he was committed for
90 days to the county Jail.
~ little son Of Mr.. John Borum, Jr.
while acting on a trapeze in n neiEhbor-
ing back yard. fell and came near being
seriously Injured. He was carried to
his home, in Fifth street, where he
soon recovered from the EFFECTS Of the
fall.
"A tramp. who gave his name as Mr..
smith, was arrested for Glee ping In n
box car. lie was carried before a jus.
tice. who fined him 81 and costs, which
he paid. He said that they We're not
going to bother him as long as he had
money.
Rev. DR.. Ray preached at the S. A. L.
shops at noon yesterday. He will preach
ut the yard to-day att the same hour.
He says that he will continue his meet
ings for MT least two weeks to come,
and that he will have additional help
next week.
In this issue the New York Clothing
house ask 1.-THE question why they sell
more goods than any other house in the
city. and give the reason for so doing
They also call special attention to the