The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-19
SuecInet Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of the Details.
YEsTERDAY'sNEWs BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Evonts In.
acresting to Every Rendcr-ropics
Discussed on tho stroeis ana sn
Offices ana iIemea.
Thursday Will be registration day.

this week.
The Methodist Conference is less than
one month off.
Pork has commenced to come in
pretty lively now.
Stonewall Camp. G. ", held special
meeting last night.
Ihere was a general free fight in East
woods lane Saturday night
ne negro who stabbed u man named
SUD Hewlett is also at large.
sunday was. windy and dusty. At
times 1t came In perfect clouds
Ihere was large crowd in attendance
at the County Court yesterday
Neither Messrs. Shea or Cromwell
"ouid talk at the jail last night.
ine new schedule on the Seaboard Air
Line goes into effect on next Sunday.
a larse number of passengers came
In on the Baltimore boat on Sunday
Three large barge loads of wood came
in Sunday morning for shipment North,
Inc medal question will be settled by
the School Board al their next meeting
The receipts from last Fridays eX-
curs1on from up the Tar river road were
. $3.50.
The hook and ladder horses Will be
brought over to Portsmouth in q few
days
Miss Minnie Thompson. OF Cincinnati,
o., is in the city on a brief visit to re-
latives.
AZ party OF gentlemen have gene UP
the Seaboard Air Line in search OF
squirrels.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c.
"A: held an important meeting yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. w. b. Johnson returned Sunday
from the North, where he had been for
several days.
over and killed dog belonging to Air.
A. ]. Watson.
Ihere was good attendance at the
Baptist Association at West Norfolk
Sunday afternoon.
me BaSbitt Soap company left yester-
Gay Tor Suffolk, where they gave an ex-
hibltion last night
Quite n number of persons went out
70 the E1rk yesterday afternoon to see
the balloon ascension.
since the Ice wagons stopped run
ming on Sunday It is very inconvenient
: TO get ice on that day.
The W. c, IT. U. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs. Il. J.
Luna!ey, 40i Middle street,
oihcer Shannon yesterday arrested
negro man for assault and battery on
small boy named Ly!lliston.
Forty hours devotion began In ST.
Paurs Catholic church Sunday. 1t will
end this morning mt D o'clock.
A little child named williams who
liVes In Prent!s Pace, was badly bitten
by dog Sunday afternoon.
Gunner Cross has received orders de-
taching him from the yard November
lst and ordering him To Washington.
The Cole faction had speaking on the
corner OF Duke and t'rcntiH Place last
night. There was u fair crowd present.
L ne obstruction to the strcst railroad
IN Park View las not been removed yet.
Workmen are busy getting it, in shape.
Beile Battle, co,nred, was committed
to the county Jail yesterday for sixty
days for shooting a pistol In the streets
Grimes Battery left last night with
thirty-two men for Raleigh to attend
the fair They Will return tomorrow
night.
The largest criminal docket for many
years was presented to the Norfolk
county grand jury yesterday for ccns.d-
GRAFTON.
1t will only be . few days more be-
fore there will be The same travel that
there was before the quarantine went
Into effect
An impudcnt tramp visited several
houses on Washington street yesterday,
begging, and when refused he became
very nsolent.
Mr.. John c. Nicmeyer Will sell on
Thursday In front Of the Courthouse
five shares of the Merchants and Farm
ers' Frank stock.
Mr.. w. j. Stanwith, Enymastcr of the
Norfolk and WESTERN railroad. was given
permission by the City Council yester-
day to carry n pistol.
In this issue an opportunity is Of
fercd for any one who de sires to start
tho dairy business. Address as directed
and secure bargain.
The Portsmouth street cars are greatly
admired by all strangers who come to
the city. We have road that no city
would be ashamed or
MI Editor, can Won fell me what
right man has to act ms chairman of
committee of the CoUrcil when he is
not OH any committee?
Inc negro man Carter, who was so
paddy cut Saturday night. Is still living.
DIT is In prccariouS condition. No
arrests have been made yet.
1t was rumored yesterday that ar,
UP town couple had gone to Elizabeth
CITY TO be married but It could not be
traced to anything reliable.
me Democratic Executive Committee
or Norfolk county will meet Mt noon to-
day at the Madison hotel business of
Importance will be transacted,
The Y. NJ. G. a. will have an all day
carnival Mt the park to-day. There will
90 two balloon ascensons-one in the
morning and another In the afternoon
Rev. Dr.. Rays sermon Sunday night
on THE Reasons That Men Give for MOI
Being Christians" drew quite crowd,
1t Is said to have been an excellent SER
mon.
Attention Is called to an advertise
hhent OF lost necklace. with a heart
pendant. The finder will be suitably
rewarded by leaving the same at 221
Washington street.
MFR. John T. King, president OF the
Council, has received q letter stating
that the hook and ladder was shipped
on the 18th instant and would reoc1,