The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-29
SucclnCi Statement of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal and
tcrestinE 20 Every Reader-ropics
Discussed OH tl.c Streels aud In
Offices and Esomcx.
June winds up tomorrow.

The fiscal year begins on Thursday.
The condition Of Mrs. Draper remains
unchanged
The tent meetings continue with una
Dated interest.
A large excursion left here yesterday
Tor Durham, N. G.
There will be a meeting Of the School
Board Friday might.
No bricks have arrived for the paving
of South street yet.
The Davis robbery case will be called
this afternoon at 3 o'clock
The Fourth falls on next Sunday. but
st will be celebrated on Monday.
The circus drew quite q crowd, not
wtthstandlrg the times are so dull.
Miss Kate Marable, Of Gloucester
county, is visiting relatives In the city.
The Rev. N1r.. Dudley, Of Atlantic City
ward, preached at Port Norfolk Sun
day.
The big elephant paraded the streets
yesterday and attracted considerable at
tention
Beginning next Sunday all the
churches will begin their night services
at Sis o'clock.
It is said that the Earnest Workers of
Central church will give an excursion
on the 9th of July.
Attention Is oalled to I'D. Of rooms for
jIent, either furnished or unfurnished, at
819 DdnwIddle street.
The meeting at Port Norfolk Sunday
afternoon was well attended It will be
The w: G. It. U. will meet this after
noon at o'clock with Mrs. NJ. Z. Saun-
ders, NO. 704 County street.
There was big excursion in from
them visited friends in this city.
The Jr. 0. u A NJ. Of this city will
unite with the Norfolk branch Of the or
der in celebrating the Fourth Of July.
The street railroad is improving Mid
Ole street by paving In the centre Of
rt ci6 rio
The condition Of Mrs. Harris, widow
OF the late James w. Harris, has i'm
proved SO much that she is now consider
ed out Of danger.
The Norfolk county quarterly confer
once was begun at the Deep Creek
Methodist church yesterday The at
tendance was good.
The Board Of Supervisors will hold q
special meeting Thursday. The regular
meeting vii not be held until the fourth
M1onday In the month.
Justice Holmden yesterday fined ne
gro man 81 and costs for stealing a pair
OF shoes, and S. for hitting man over
the head with the shoes
There will be three picnics right along:
the Court Street Baptist on Wednes-
day; South Street on Thursday, and
Grimes Battery on Friday.
The dog catchers have not been out for
Two days The man who was ca tching
them has struck and it is hard to find
come one TO take his place.
Mr.. Emmett Gldersleeye. q former res
!dent OF this city, but now a resident OF
newport News. was in the city yester-
day looking for a blacksmith
The flowers at Mrs Hands funeral
sunday arc said to have been the hand
somest ever carried IN that cemetery.
Iherc was profusion Of them.
The entertainment given by the Junior
EpWorth League, Of Central NJ e.
church Sunday afternoon. was very in
terestlng. 1t drew quite q crowd
Next Sunday will be chilt7ren's day at
central NJ j.. church. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared under the d.
Tectlon OF Miss Ray, the pastors daugh-
ter
There was Il scrapping match on High
street yesterday between a lawyer from
Norfolk and we'll known young gentle
man Of this city. The lawyer was badly
done up.
There was another meeting Of the
water Committee of the Council last
night The City Council will not meot
again unless specially called toge Their,
before July 9th
A number OF small boys were run out
Or the Cat Hole Yesterday while bathing.
Inc sooner boys learn that il costs s.
to bathe without clothing the better Off
some Of them Will be.
In the Hastings Court Yesterday morn
ing the will Of Stephen Casey. deceased
deVhs!ng his property on Henry street
valued al $1,000. to his widow, Bridget
casey. was admitted to probate.
sunday afternoon two colored bicy-
cl!sts came together on the corner Of
washington and South streets They
knocked one another down, but no dam
age except good shake up resulted
IN accordance with custom, on Sun
DAY. July 18th. the boats OF the Old Bay
Line Will make a Sunday trip. This l.,
done III order to make n change of, in
The steamers and the points Of their de-
parture.
The Democrats of Western Branch
VAL meet July 18th at the baseball
park 10 elect delegates to the gubcrna-
torlai convention. and on August Sd to
nominate candidate for the House Of
Delegates
AT the request OF The Virginian Colo
ne! Williams II. Stewart has written an
account OF the great fire and the arrest
end trials OF the inccndia.ies which will
alHear tomorrow. 1t will show n num-
bcr 81 Things that have never been made
pui lie. and will be found to be very
interesting.
Constable Dennis brought in a. string
or seven colorcd prisoners yesterday af-
ttFnnon from Justice Owens, court. They
wee VIII Brown, sentenced to thirty
r:a'cnTes; Henry Flemish, shooting at
Joe Leo. fifteen days: Louis Brown. w.
II. Robinson. John Smith, Joe Lee and
charles r. Miller, five days each for
playing crap.
There seems 10 be quite q number Of
people N this city who either do not
know that The Virginian has an Office
N this city. or purposely ignore it, and
send news o" complaints TO the Norfolk,
office, which frequently IS not attended
TO ~ never appears in print TO all
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