The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-02
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
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Offices ana A70Imca.
Pythian excursion tonight.

morrow night.
The police report "a arrests for the
month OF May.
There will be a marriage on Clifford
street on the 9th instant.
The School Board will hold an impor-
tant meeting Friday night.
There will be a pleasant tug party
given tonight to Old Point.
Buckroe Beach will be the fayorite
place for picnics this summer
The clerks at the yard We're paid yes
terday for the last half Of May
Miss Carrie Thomas, OF Mathews coun-
~, Is visiting friends in the city.
seats for the Gyps and Japs are on sale
at ). W. 5. Butts store, on High street
Work on st. Paups Catholic church
Will not be commenced for over month
yet.
Nothing has been done toward fixin.
the pavement in the huckslers' market
There We're no arrests reported ut the
station house yesterday up to a late
hour.
Florida watermelons we've offered for
sale yesterday for the first time this
seaso
The Board of Supervisors will hold the
last meeting OF the fiscal year next
Tuesday.
The scottsville Baptists have decided
10 purchase an Estey organ for the use
Of their church
y -
terday III the Dohlman case and trial
was commenced.
Miss Fannie Ray, daughter Of the Rev
Dr. Kay. is quite sick at her home, on
Washngto ton street.
The merchants expect to do good
business III selling Pythan cnlors fnr
decoration on the 10th
MISS Stanley Will appear in the Gyr.;
and Japs tomorrow night. She will take
the leading character.
me Norfolk County Road Board will
! hold their regular monthly meeting next
Monday at the courthouse
Eight carloads OF steel rails arrived
| here yesterday for the Port Norfolk rail
| road extension in this city.
There was a slight fire on London
street extended yesterday. It was put
out Without giving any alarm.
The Chambers Fire company expect
| TO carry about twenty-five men to W.n-
chester. to attend The association
| Mr. John Codd received congyatula-
tlons Monday from those who opposed
! him in the recent fight for Office
| It is thought that the dog census this
| year will show a large increase of the
| crop OF CANNES over any year yet
The foundations for Parker'.s ware
house on County street will be com
| prised of stone and brick concrete
There will be n pleasant hay ride 10
Churchland tonight. II Will be gwen by
several young ladies to their gentleman
| friends.
The clerks and judges of election for
Churchand corrected the returns yes
| terday, and all the precincts are noY
| correct
| The attendance at the tent meeting
yesterday was immense. There does not
seem to be any lack of interest in the
| meeting.
| Master Harry Hoofnagle was taken
sick again yesterday. II will be some
I before ha W ha a 10 II :.
! route again.
On account of the absence of Dr. Ray
from the city the Rev Mr. Mitchell will
| conduct Mr.. stephen F.llott's funeral
| this afternoon.
The funeral of Mr.. Stephen Elliott
| will take place this afternoon at )
o'clock from The residence of his parents,
| No. Tl9 County street.
tully Two hundren people came over
from Norfolk yesterday to attend the
| tent meetings. \ large number came
/ over from Berkeley also
| Mrs Ada Moore of Rocky Mount
c., arrived here last night on a short
| visit to her mother and sister. She goes
from here to Connecticut to spend some
time.
| The Methodists al Port Norfolk will
| shortly begin the erection of their
| church. 1t will only be a short distance
from where the Baptist church has been
| built.
The funeral OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fentgess' little child was conducted from
| their residence in Brighton yesterday.
] The remains were inferred in Oak Grove
| cemetery.
Mr.. John f. Hill Is confined to his
| home, on North street. from q severe
| stroke Of paralysis, which he received
| recently. His friends will regret to
| learn this.
| There was large attendance at the
game Of baseball between Portsmouth
! and Richmond colored teams yesterday.
| Among the visitors were a number of
| white people
| The negro boy who stole a number
OF bottles from the Madison hotel bar
| was fined 50 yesterday in the MAYORS
| Court and in default he was committed
| for five days.
There will be a meeting of th.. resi-
! dents OF ScottSvi!Ie Thursday night for
the purpose OF organizing a hose com
| pany for the protection of tn, Droperfv
| in the village.
AT noon yesterday the admirars flag
| ut the yard was hauled down and q com
| modore's flag was hoisted in its place
| Thirteen guns We're fired in honor OF tho
| retiring admiral.
| The flower beds in front of the Union
| dcpo. attract strangers attention II
| is so different from VIVA. has been Tho
/ custom around depotS to sec pretty
! flowers in bloom.
! Yes tcrday horse attached 10 .
| wagon standing in from: OF IT. G.
/ sykes store, on Marke; square became
! frightened at passing train ana started
I OFT III Il full lun. y negro porter ut AR