The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-03
.UNvARNlSHED TRUTH
Inc Inc Glst Of Events Given Without Any Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Nc"sy Paragraphs Personal nn,;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Events In
teresttns TO Every Rentier-Topics
discussed Oh tho Streels and In
Offices ana Homes.
Lent begins TODAY

Lent begins to-day.
To-day is Ash Wednesday.
tnesterday was Shrove Tuesday,
row night. - 49, NO.
Messrs. Moses Brandt & CO. will omen
on Friday. .
mere was no docket in the Mayors
court yesterday.
urortsmouth sent u large delegation to
washington, d. c.
The census is about MI ro,,n1o+od a..
cept the Fifth Ward - -
MI. Edgar Dayton, Of Boykins. was
IN the city yesterday.
III, Inc little boys arc organizing base
paii cubs all over town.
The Board Of Health will insnect tho
city tomorrow afternoon.
The men will finish repairing the
break IN the sewers to-day .
me police force were paid yesterday
lor the last half OF February.
me Sehool Board will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting Friday night.
John Foreman. colored, was locked up
yesterday for insulting an officer
y young lady on South street will be
week. - =
Mr.. Samuel Niemeyer has been an
pointed librarian for The Seaboard Air
Line shops library.
Mf. a. SiVerson will move out OH Mr..
John T. Grifiins farm when his time
eNplTcS at the Jail.
number Of Republicans have com
,ileiceu 10 circulate petitions already for
positions they want
ihere was Il general free fight in the
suburbs Monday night between a num-
Der of hobos. : = = 49,
Three small coiored boys were locked
up Yesterday afternoon for disorderly
conduct on the street.
a coiored man came near being,
drowned yesterday by falling over
board at the salthouSe wharf
Stonewall Camp, c. ", meets Tonight.
Alr. Scott will make an interesting talk
ABOUT what he knows about tina war.
There was big travel across the ferry
Yesterday and nearly all the ladies re-
turned with bundles
number Of the members Of the
Portsmouth Atlantic Club will 70 to
Ocean View to-day on IN oyster roast.
O1ficer Winningder, who has been
cong day duty for some time. ha s been
ordered 10 take his regular turn at night
duty.
Mr.. Kemp Plummer, private sccre tary
to Congressman Young, left last night
Tor Washington ID. c., to take charge Of
his new position.
Rev. John X. White secretary of the
y. NJ c. a.. returned from Petersburg
yesterday, where he had been attending
the State convention.
Doc Culpepper. who was discharged
Lioll! tue alInSnOuSe on Monday for re-
fusal to obey orders, is in the Norfolk
city Jail for drunkenness
Yesterday morning shortly after +
o'clock three shots were fired i'm rapid
succession on Green street. The re-
porter could not trace them M.
Mr. w. Y. Fl. Williams left yesterday
for Knoxville, Tenn. to look after, the
interest of those in this city who have
stock in the defunct building associa-
ton in Knoxville. E
y gentleman named Stranger. from
Boston. went to work a the Scaboard
Air Line shops on Monday. but before
me day was gone he had several eplap-
tic fits. and is still quite feeble from the
effects. '
Yesterday morning a lady fell on the
broken pavement in front Of the ST.
Elmo hotel and hurt herself quite badly.
1t seems strange that the authorities
Will continue to neglect so important a
place so long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Shea lost by
death, at their residence, No oo5 Henry
street. yesterday evening, their lovely
and interesting little daughter Monte
aged fourteen months and eight days
Notice of funeral in to-morow's issue
A postoftice commissioner arrived here
yesterday from Washington for the pllr-
pose of ascertaining how much time the
mail carriers employed in the postof!
before the cight-hour law was put in
opera ton there. They Will be paid
for the extra work under a bill which
mas passed Congress to that effect