The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
AFFAIRS in GENERAL
SuccInCt Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped of Much of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal nnid
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Events In.
tcresting TO Every ReRder-Fopics
discussed ON the Streets ana in
Offices and Homes.

Old Sol came out warm yesterday.
The rain did not cool the atmosphere
much.
The public schools all close to-day for
the summer.
a negro MAN was fined 50 yesterday
for reckless driving on the street.
Miss Rachel Mccoy, Of Suffolk, is Wis
sting Mrs. Dunford In Cottage Place.
The criminal term of the Norfolk
County Court will begin on Monday.
The case Of John Glover will come up
for trial to-day in the Hastings Court
1T is said that the Portsmouth Street
Railroad Company will begin work in
about ten days.
All the prominent Masons and Pyth-
ian5 who have been visiting in the city
have gone home.
Rev. George H; Ray will preach a
sermon to Grimes Battery on July 4th
at Central NJ. e. Church.
The case OF a. gentleman whipping a
horse will come up In the Mayors Court
this morning for examination.
y negro man while at work on the
street railroad yesterday was overcome
with the heat and had to quit work
Mr.. +. D. Gill and family left last
night for Atlantic City. New Jersey,
where they will remain about two
weeks.
Rugbys personal adventures in the
Sandwich Islands tonight will be in
terestlng and Instructive Go end see
them.
Two special policemen were sworn in
4 yesterday. They are employed at the
Seaboard Air Line warehouse at North
street.
Mr.. Chas. S. Hunter will superintend
the laying Of the bricks for Pythian
Castle. y carpenter will be employed
later OH.
The water is getting better and Mr..
Coleman only asks u little patience for
a. few days and he will have everything
ell right a gain.
Mrs. Frank Eaton, While out bicycle
riding on Wednesday, fell and sprained
her ankle quite badly. DR.. T.. S. Hope
WAS in attendance.
Mr. r. c. Barlow came home from the
University OF Virginia last night Hc
made his degree in law @na VIII now
settle down to pra ctica.
A slight fire broke out yesterday in q
house occupied by colored people near
the A. & ID. r. r. crossing. 1t was put
out before much damage was done
The Park View Methodist Sunday
Bchool went down to Bucl1roe Beach
yesterday on picnic and spent a de-
1ightful day. The bathing was excel
lent.
The ladies Of Owens Memorial Church
have been awarded the contract for
furnishing Ocean Councils banquet on
the 32d inst 1t will be served at Tenn
perance Hall.
MI. Parr, contractor for the brick
work on the l'ythian Castle. says he
will not lay any more bricks on the
building until the stone for doors and
windows arrive, and that will be about
two weeks from now.
MI. Jacob Myers left last night for
New York ito visit his children. After
spending about two weeks there he Will
go TO Lake George and spend the bal
ance of the summer.
1t was shown during the Pythian DEM
.onstratlon that Portsmouth did not have
sufficient hotel accommodations. She
has one first-class hotel, and that was
taxed to its utmost capacity and man
aged to take care of quite a number of
distinguished gentlemen, who gave 1t
such an excellent name that more
would have come If there had been room
for them. Nh Leigh is, as has been
previously said, q firSt-clasS hotel man.
Another place like his and Portsmouth
would soon get up the reputation she