The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-25
UNvARNlSHED TRUTH
The Gist of Events Glyen Without ANY Of
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YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
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MISUNDERSTANDING of Events IN
teresttng 40 Every ascnder-Topics
Discussed on the StrecIs and In
Offices nlsd Homes.

The City Council Will meet next Tues
day night. >. i
Attention is called to ad. of lost brace
let IN another column.
Mr.. Louis Codd has moved from Hun
tersvllle to Cottage Place.
The street force removed some of the
mud off County street yesterday.
The last entertainment under the Y. NJ.
c. A. star course will be given tonight.
Captain Thomas NJ. Hodges Is confined
to his home on Crawford street on ac-
count Of sickness.
Mr.. e. B. Mars again gave bond i'll
the Hastings Court for his appearance
at court OH May 9Th.
Yesterday was known in the church
calendar as st. Matthias Day 1t was
appropriately observed.
Mr. T. w. Whisnant, superintendent
Of the Seaboard Air Line, is out Of the
city on business for the road.
Master Willie Thomas, the South
Portsmouth route boy, is confined to his
nome on account Of sickness
A number of sailors are at work scrap
ing the Raleigh's bottom. This is work
that laborers should be employed to do.
Mr.. Y. j. Nav left last night for Bal
timore, having been called there by the
illness Of his son, Vernon. who is criti-
cally i'll.
DR.. Ewald and family returned last
night from Wythcville. where they had
been to attend the funeral of the mother
Of the Doctors wife.
Rev. Mr.. White secretary Of the .
N. G. A., Is IN Petersburg attending the
Y. NJ. c. A. State Conven ton. which is
in session In that city.
The Republicans will continue taking
dispositions until ~ o'clock Saturday
night. They feel confident that Mr.
Young will not be seated
There are number of applicants for
the position OF engineer on the ferry to
fill the vacancy caused by the reslgna-
ton OF Mr.. John Thomas.
officer Winingder pulled a place on
King street, which Is used for 4 crap den,
but there were no games going on
there and the darkey was dismissed.
The funeral OF Mr.. George Grey's lit
tie child was conducted from his resi-
dence, No. a2S Henry street, yesterday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Bosnian oficiatcd.
It is now definitely settled that the
lythtan Castle will he built, all the
lodges having voted TO take took Work
will be commenced about the first of
May
y negro named Alexander Magett, who
attempted to assault 4 Waterman at the
Seaboord Air Line when he put him off
the wharf, was sen! to Jail for thirty
There are fifteen hundred people
boarding at Southern Pines now and
five hundred at Pinehurst, and /, is
thought that the number will be in
. creased during March 10 5000.
Miss Leila MansOni and her pupils will
give musical and literary entertain
ment In the Fourth Street Baptist sun
day school room Friday evening, Feb
ruary 26th, for the benefit OF that
church.
Mr.. c. K. Hobbs. a ministerial student
who is a resident of this city, will be
ordainad as q regular minister on the
It'll Of next month. The ordination will
take place at the Court Street Baptist
church.
High Constable Anderton ana party
returned home Tuesday night from Lee
Hall, where they went 10 kill birds. They
reported that the fields and woods both
were so full OF water that it was impos-
sible to gun any.
One Of the ferry employees was at
tackled yesterday morning while on his
way to work by q number Of dogs, and it
was with difficulty that he kept from
being badly bitten. There ale a num-
Der of these worthless ours that roam
the streets at all hours Of the night en-
dangering peoples lives.
Fifteen new members were added to
the Independent Fire Company roll
Tuesday night There is quite lively
hustle in the company now among the
two candidates for driver OF the engine,
Mr.. Dashiells and Mr.. Hyslop. the pres
emf driver; consequently things will be
kept warm between now and May when
the election comes Off.
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