The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-11
SucGlncl Statement Of News Evsnis, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal nr,.,
observation-disclosures of Events I'm
tercstinE to Every Keadcr-Topics
discussed on the Streets ana in
Offices ana Homes.
Yesterday was a hot cr,e.

Aiele VIII DC several meetings next
week.
The watermelon shipments are en-
tirely over
There is still q fire bug left around
the county.
The Norfolk County Circuit Court be-,
gins on Monday.
The paving on South street will all be
completed by Monday neNt.
Rev. George H. Ray returned from the
Eastern Shore of Virginia Yesterday.
MISS Matte Copeland, OF Washington
u: c.. is In the city visiting friends.
FRANCES Elliott, colored. was locked
up charged with being cruel to her child.
o a lawn party was held in the yard of
Mrs. staples on North street last night
a small colored girl named Lewis was
pltten by a dog on King street yester-
day.
The signal office says there is no rain
IN sight. Crops are drying up in The
fields
There was quite number of transient
Doarders at the Madison Thursday and
yesterday ~
The Portsmouth street railroad cx-
poets to have all their cars running by
October LIST.
Mr.. j. Is. Traynham. city iailcr in
Roanoke, was in the city yesterday on n
pleasure trip
Yesterday was the hottest September
day on record. 1T extended all over the
United States.
Police Officer Shannon was out for a
short while yesterday for the first time
In four weeks
ne Wilmington went up 10 the yard
Yesterday mt l:l5 O'Clock for some slight
work TO he done.
Two hucksters had scrap in the
market yesterday. one Of them re-
ceived n black eye
The cutters around The city are in n
dreadful condition and should he at
tended TO ut once
Quite number Of persons have been
stopped on Glasgow street extended
when alone at night
Mr. ana Mrs. l.. S. Anderton and Mrs.
Joseph II. Weaver returned yesterday
from Washington, D. c.
JUDAS Saunders was locked IN last
nisht In the county Jail charged with
keeping house of i'll fame
The Monumental Icpworth League met
last night and discussed The Christ of
~ Phul-Ilis EARLY Disciples"
~ nu!n0er OF strangers were sight
seeing ABOUND the city yesterday. They
came in >on the Southern road
Two bicyclists were fined 81 in the
mayors Court yesterday for riding
Thursday night without a light.
MI James y. Mulvcy. who Is living in
= Washington, ID. c., Is at home. having
been called here by the sickness Of his
wife.
The negro John White who was
brought here from Suffolk on the charge
OF robbery was discharged he being th,.
wrong man.
An attempt was made To break in
two places in LtncGnvillc Thursday
night, but in both cases the parties were
frightened off
y small colored boy accidcn,ly fell
OH a cart yesterday ana broke his arm
at the elbow He was attpn,lr, h,. :,
colorcd physician
The members of the Portsmouth Hook
af,a Ladder company met last night
ana discussed the style Of uniform i,I1t
the company will adopt
~ bicSciist and IL country wagon col
h"ea yesterday on County street eX-
tended. The bicycle WAS badly injured
but the man was no, hurt
The next term of the CouCIty Court.
which begins Ccl Monday. Will be Il ciNIl
term. There will he no grand jury ana
no criminal cases will he tried
The navy-yard men and the Seahoard
Air Lie shops both were paid off yes
terdny This will put considerable
money In circulation to-day.
The entertainment by tho Junior
Order United American Mechanics
Thursday night was decided success
and was much compiimentcd
MT. W. IL. Hughes. Il former resi-
y,
was ial the city yesterday and was
warmly greeted by his old friends.
The Portsmouth Giants n c0lOrcd
baseball club, which h;s played quite
a number Of successful games, playrr!
their last game Of the season yesterday.
MIR. Willie Leigh brother Of Mr. Geo
Leigh, has been quite sick at his fathers
residence. in Southampton county. lie
VIII probably return 10 the city to-day
MIR. and Mrs. George Sands lost Ivy
death Thursday night their infant
daughter. The funeral was conducted
from their residence. on Fourth street,
yesterday afternoon.
The residents of Prentis Place are
still Kicking about the proposed black
smith shop that Will he built on tho
main avenue II will cause some of them
TO move back to the city.
The night ferry between the two
cities. Primers Point and West Norfolk
Will shortly be started The boat mai
will run will be here this mornng. she
Is said to be quite Il nice one
South street Is one OF the pretiiest
streets In the city now. You can stand
a one end and look down to the othrr
and there are no hills or holes tn II OF
any kind. Let County street be paved
next.
The Portsmouth electric cars will not
be able to run to the Park Sunday aft
pternnon. rs was expected owing to not
being able to get the curves in on time.
But they will commence this morning
runrtnE the belt again.
If there Is any baseball club IN Ports
mouth next season the park will he To-
Gated Mt Burton's Point. on the line OF
the Portsmouth street railroad. The
lease on the present park will expire
this year and it will he laid off in lots.
Constable Jackson received a letter
from the North Carolina authorities, re-