The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-24
NOTICE.
Owing 70 tho hcRvy pressure or ndds
srenter portion of tho Portsmouth
local Will BIO found on tho eth pnge.
h they will make to the School

which they will make to the School
Board.
The funeral of Mr.. Augustus Browns
little child was conducted from the
residence, No. 317 Randolph street. yes
terday by Rev. n. J. Brady. The re-
mains were inferred In st. Paul's Gene
terry.
Mr.. Will Dunford, who has been in
San Francisco, Cal, for the past three
years, returned home n few days ago
and Is stopping with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. V. H. Dunford, in Cottage
Place.
The charge made in the Pilot of yes
tcrday. that two officers refused to ar
rest two drunken Sailors when dcned to
do 50. will be Investigated before the
Police Commissioners ut their next
meeting.
Rev Q. G. Wright. chaplain OF the
receiving ship Franklin, Will preach at
the South Street Baptist church both
morning and night, Rev. Mr.. Mitchell
being absent on Eastern Shore assisting
In revival.
a negro woman NAMED Fannie Nor
gan made complaint yesterday that She
had been assaulted by man at her
own house. and asked that she be af-
torded some protection A warrant was
issued Tor his arrest.
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announce that their clothing must go
down and so they have gone and VIII
continue TO go. They also claim the
largest stock Of gents furnishings, etc.
See their advertisement.
a negro man named Joe Williams,
whHe cutting some wood at his home, on
Queen street, struck his foot with an
axe and cut one of his toes off. When
last seen he was making his way to-
wards DR.. Cars Office
IN this issue MessrS. John a. Morris
d co. claim that 1t is your mCncy that
you spend, but they can't see any rca-
son why you Should waste it when you
can buy clothing of them so cheap. Read
add. and call and see them
~ small TERROR dog that had The IA
bies, was killed by Officer Wilmington
on Columbia street yesterday morning.
mo owner-a negro man-Shot at him
four times but failed to kill him. So
the officer knocked ham in the head
Capt. John Wood VIII have Middle
street one Of the best drained streets in
the city when completed 1t would be a
good idea to fix Washington street in q
similar manner, so that the water would
not stand In regular pools when II hard
rain comes
Friday night some one entered the
residence of Mr. Duerson, in Scots
VILE and stole all the groceries, etc. in
the kitchen. The came night some one
entered Mr.. Banks home in the same
village and stole n number of hams,
provisions, etc
If High street had n good sweeping
one more time it would make such arl
Improvement that the oldest resident
cou!d scarcely he able to tell where he
was. Gentlemen Of the Street Commit
tee, can you not afford us this luxury
at least one time.
"A Of
truck was given on Parker's building
at the corner OF Crawford and County
streets, yesterday afternoon Mt 3 o'clock
The large extension ladder was raised
and a line of hose run to the top. The
steamer Virginia was brought into SER
VICE ana Il Stream was thrown high
enough TO reach the top of any steeple
in the city. The members Of the Fire
Commi;tce and the chief and assistant
chief were present.
There are n number of little negro
boys who loaf around the market on
Saturdays under the prc;ezt of carrying
baskets. but their main object is TO
snatch 4 pocketbook from any lady who
may have ii in such r position as for
them 10 got ut without much trouble
Yesterday one of them attempted 10
grab ii pockcthooll from a lady whose
name we have been requested 10 with
hold. These boys should not be allowed
TO come near the market.
Friday night Mrs. James PuSh, who
lives on County street. near Green.
started out in her back yard about .
o'clock. AS She stepped off the back
step she saw a white man prowling
around the yard. Suffice Il 10 say she
was not long el getting back in her
house. There was no one at home but
her and her children. The man was
heard to leave the yard soon after being
seen. He was FUN out of another lot
on the same street later on. He vii!
keep this up until he gets n load OF lead
in him.
The police were called up in n line last
night and asked if they had seen the
article (which appeared in yesterdays
issue OF tho Pilot rejecting on them.
Iii was read to them and they were
asked il 1t was true, and they replied
no" Officers Hart and Lindsay said
two sailors. one OF them being drunk
and the other sober, came over from
Norfolk and passed UP Crawford street
One OF the officers started TO arrest him,
when his companion said: 81 will carry
him 10 the yard if you will IL; him
60" which he did. The matter, and that
was all there was in 1t, will be called
up at the meeting of the commissioners
the 1st of November.