The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
The Glst Of Events Given Without Any Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Ne"sy Paragraphs Personal and
observation-disclosures OF Events In.
tcrcsting 10 Every Rendcr-Topics
hiscusscd GU che Streets and I'm OF
ices ana Homes.
clerks were

yesterday was a disagreeable day for
news gathering.
The rain has brought tho ,,al. cron
out considerably.
me Board OF Supervisors Will NO. meet
until next Tuesday.
MY. John a. Codd Is confined to his
nome with the grip.
If you wish to keep posted on all eub-
jccts read The Vlrginian.
All city bills and portion of the en-
PioyeS VIII he paid tomorrow.
" Alexander Gait, of Isle of Wight
county was in the city yesterday.
r,, ~. MI, BOSNIAN will address Central
Ebworsh League Thursday night.
Inc streets are just perfectly awful.
ana are getting 10 be unbearable
ne reSuia: criminal term OF the Hust-
inSs Court will begin on Thursday.
Mrs. Maittc Lester has just completed
threc new houses in Prentis place
IN iark View the schools are nearly
deserted on account of the mca slcs
The school Board will hold their regu-
iar monthly meeting Friday night.
MISS Jennie Mason, OF IIagerstown.
Md. Is visiting friends in this CITY.
Ihe present weather Is a good grin
| breeder. You had better be careful.
MI Gone. Of Baltimore, Is here in the
interest Of the unbreakablc lamp globe.
| Notice OF the funeral OF Mrs. S. S.
AinSs VIII appear in to-morrow's issue
Ihere are terrible holes in some of th,.
| streets. They should be attended to ~
once. ~ o.
The attendance at the public schools
| haS ialien off wonderfully on account Of
John Poarch, colored. was tried in tho
| acquitted
Miss Emma G.. Curtis. of Newport
News, Is visiting Miss L. o. Nicholson,
in Prentis Place. 81
| Good celery has almost disappearcd
| l,nt
| ii much harm
| The new moon brought the long need
| ca ram. and carried ali the mud and
slush off the streets.
The Thermometer at a. M. yesterday
was up to Co. The same day one week
ago 1t was down TO 20
me baltimore boat arrived quite late
yesterday, due to the heavy fog. The
train did not wait for her.
| MIR. William s. Johnson, OF Gilmerton
around that prosperous village
MISS Ada Tatem, OF South Portsmouth.
who has had an extended visit TO Rich
mond, will arrive home today.
The police will exert every effort 10
lind out who put the unknown baby I'M
DER that house on County street.
! Inc receipts at the Mayors office for
January. 1897, We're the smallest thai
nave ever been collected there.
! Attention is again called to ad. of Il
| "i'tc "o!l!"n wanted 10 do general
| mouse work for family of two
Master Herbert Berry saws he roulI
not accep; the position as timc-keepcr
| Tor ne contractors for the canal
The lioard Of Trade will take some
action in regard To whether they will
! change their meeting place or not.
| There are only forty prisoners in tba
county jail. This is iHo smallest num-
Der, that has been there for several
months. ~
Stonewail Camp. c. W. will hold their
regular monthly meeting tonight. They
Norfolk
The Woman's Christian Temperance
! Union held their regular weekly meet
ing yesterday afternoon ut the Y NJ. c.
| \. rooms.
The Mayors Court was in session from
10 ? o'clock yesterday. They were en-
gagged all the tine in investigating tho
Land case.
| SAWYER eating saloon. in the market.
was entered Monday night and about
| my cigars were taken. Nothing else
was troubled.
The srnund hog came out yesterday.
as usual, but failed to see his shadow.
| III the old adl:;e be true. the worst of the
winter mast be over
| Theinare sscrcrat So iRicious characters
1 loaflng around The city, and some Of
! the robberles' m3y haVG something 10 do
With their -heing he!e.-ti .sa-
Little Miss Lo,tic Tatcm gave a num-
| Der OF her little friends n birthday
party on Monday night The little ones
spent pleasant time
Rev. Mr.. Shockley has sufficiently re-
| covered from his recent Illness to be able
to appear on the street for a short
| while. He is still very feeble
| There are number OF people in this
city between seventy ana eighty
five years of age. Several of them are
quit" sick from different diseases.
| Willie Brinliley. colnrcd. was arrested
yesterday afternoon for trying to shoot
his sister on Goodwin street. He was
locked up for examination to-day.
y very heavy fog set in Yesterday
morning abou; 6 O'Clock Ii made il
dangerous for nav!Gators For some limo
the ferryboats could no; make regular
trips.
Mr.. II. Clay Wood. pay clerk on The
Alliance. Is a home on brief visit 10
his family Mr.. Jobson, also of the AL
lance. is also in the city visiting his
parents.
The shoe-shop of William Respass. col
ored, on South street, near Washington
was entered Monday night, and several
pairs Of shoes that We're left for repairs
were stolen.
The funeral Of Miss Mamie Stewart
took place from her late residence. at
Wallaceion, Norfolk county. Yesterday.
The remains were Inferred in the family
buryng ground.
Notwithstanding, the rain. q. colored
leo. ~ ~ ii. al |,