The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-18
A. AFFAIRS IN GEN ::RAL.
SpcelRc Ct Statement Of News Events, Strip,
ped Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Icrsonnl ana
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Events In.
terestine tn: Every. Rcnder--Topics
Discussed on Tho Stroeis md In
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/ There was large market yesterday.
Monday week the Board of Supervls-
ors will meet. .s
Electric fans have been placed in the
county court room
Children's Day service will be repeat
ed at Central church.
Mr.. Harry Q. Pearson has just re-
turned from Canada.
Colonel, W. H. Stewart Will be u candl-
date for the Legislature.
The Methodist Sunday School Asso-
cation will meet next Sunday.
The fire truck will not reach the city
until about the 25sh OF August.
The Baptist, Sunday School Associa-
ZION Will meet this afternoon.
CITY Treasurer George Tabb has re
turned from his Western trip.
a well known young couple will be
married next week, SO 1t is said :.
The police and tiremen were paid yes
9erday for the first half Of July.
The physicians say that there is right
much typhoid fever in the city at this
time
There was a nice shower about noon
yesterday, and another later. which laid
the dust
The Norfolk county authorities viii
/ pull every railroad man who IL found
working to-day
The case of the negro. Brown. who
murdered his wife, will come up for
trial next week
Mrs. Clifie billiard and daughter lef;
Friday morning TO visit friends In Ricn-
mond and Hanover.
There are quite a, number Of people
out Of the city, and more are preparing
to leave for a month or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter are visiting 1T
Raccoon Ford Culpcpcr county, Va
They will be absent about ten days.
The Norfolk county grand jury will
,be In session tomorrow. There are quite
ta number Of cases to come before them.
Messrs. Hurst s., Fass are building a
heh packing house on Parker'S wharf
They VIII move from their present loca-
ton.
The Robert Rose, published in yes.
terdays issue as having been arrested
for beating a woman, was not the daily
man.
Rev. DR.. Ray requests all members to
be present at the church this morning
He has something special 10 ! say to
them.
Attention is called to ad OF canary
bird that was lost on Thursday See
adj, return as directed, and receive
reward. s. s.ll.5 +. ~ s.,N MS
The Rev. George S. Bell, Of Eastern
Shore Va. Will occupy the pulpit of
Liz Soul 4 olieCI IicSOSl SllSLii clluTCIl
to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Bosnian and Rev. Mr.. Proc
tor are the only ministers that have
gone 10 Toronto. Can, to the Epworth
League Convention.
Attention is called to the ad. OF Maui
rice A. Brandt & Co. in another column
Alr. Brandt. is offering special Induce
ments for this week.
City Treasurer George Tabb has re
turned from n trip to Minneapolis
where he went to attend the Grand Lodge
meeting Of the Eks.
The projectors Of the park at Para
dice Creek say that the electric cars
will be running down there before the
latter part OF August.
There will no doubt be quite a crowd
Of people to go to Ocean View to-day to
see the soldiers boy In camp. There are
seven companies there.
The truckers say that the hot and dry
weather has cut off both the cantaloupe
and watermelon crops, and that it has
made them look quite bad. >
MI p. J. White formerly Of this city
but now resident OF Kansas City, No.
is in the city on n visit to Mr.. Brennan.
family, on Harrison street.
Mr.. L. II. Isaacs, Of the New York
Clothing Company, returned Yesterday
from New York. Where he had been buy
ing novelties for his customers
The Board OF Health will meet to-
morrow night fer organization and cleo