The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-28
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succlnci Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs I'ersOnnI ana
OtncrwfSc-A1cOUn OF Events In.
tcr"*ttng to Every tkendcr-ropics
discussed OH tho StrecIs nnli Ia
Offices and Homes.

The truckers need rain vary badly.
There is big political fight going on
In the county.
There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday
The, meeting at the Cavalry Baptist
church has closed.
There was nothing doing in the FIust-
in2s Cour, yesterday.
There was no interest manifested in
the primary yesterday.
Sheriff Smith will move into his new
house in Park View to-day.
The big fire at Newport News was
generally discussed yesterday.
"Eslna ralda" will be producted next
week by ST. Paul's Lyceum.
The Quarantine ship James town will
SO down the bay this morning.
Work Of building Baptist church at
Port Norfolk has been commenced.
But for the street sprinkler yesterday
the dust would have been unbearab BILE.
M!as Jennie Pace. daughter Of Capt
j. f. Pace. has gone to New York on a
visit
1t is said that the Independent Fire
company will so TO Indianapolis, Ind,
In July.
number Of those who went to New
York to the unwilling will return home
tonight.
Both the Chambers and Independ ent
Ere companies have their anniversaries
next month.
There was another cold snap yester-
day. The farmers were apprehenslvc OF
another frost.
There will be big excursion down the
Eeaboard Air Line TO attend Barnun' S
Circus on May Sth.
Attention is called to ad. Of Henry
Long. in which he offers house No. 4lS1s
County street for rent
The Portsmouth Hook and Ladder
company. Captain Meads commanding,
has been mustered into service.
Attention Is callcI m mo n 81
Cottonhead IN which he announces him
Te1f as candidate for magistrates
Attention is called to ad. Of Breslauer
G Anthony. in which they announce that
they have on hand the best made cloth
Ing cheap.
marriage license was issued yester-
day TO Mr.. VIM. Griswold 10 wed Miss
Alice McDonough. The ceremony will
take place to-day.
Mr.. John G. Niemeyer will sell at pub
lie auction to-day all the stock OF crock
cry. etc, in store No. PCS High street,
commencing at 1890 n. IN.
John Johnson and Jarvis Perkins have
been sent on TO the County Court for
stealing Euano from Mr. NJ. w. Dennis
about twelve months ago.
a small colored boy named Arthur
Small hit boy named Johnson in the
head with brick, making cut several
inches long. Small escaped arrest.
Dr. r. l.. McMurran had narrow es-
1tPe NNiinds "Htle uiiNinS III Ink
View. y horse attached to 4 cart coming
near turning The Doctors buggy over
The Dem ocrats OF Western Branch
District will meet tomorrow at $50 p.
m. to nominate township officers. There
will be n big fight for Supervisors and
Constable.
The schools In Pleasant Grove, Butts
Road and Deep Greek Districts were
closed yesterday Cor the sea son. West
ern Branch schools will run until June
1st.
The attendance at the County Court
yesterday was very large. The room
the murderer.
In our yesterdays issue n notice was
written Of the Virginia Boat and Oar
company. a member Of the finn called
LAST night and said that he had sold
through the notice nine boats yesterday.