The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-23
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of the Details.
yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personnl aud
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Events In.
eerestinE to Every Render-ropics
DISCUSSED on tho Streets and in
Offices and Homes.

The tent meeting is still going on.
Fish are biting splendidly off Port
Norfolk
The cool mornings feel very much like
September weather.
The Boone case will come up for ex-
animation on Friday.
Miss Aloise Bates is quite i'll at her
home. In Park View.
South Street Baptist church will have
their picnic on July 1st
Mrs. Johnson is critically IL ct her
home, on Glasgow street.
Miss May Walters, Of Richmond, is
visiting friends in the city.
The dog catcherS are having quite a
time Of It chasing dogs around.
No one has been given the reward for
the capture of the fire bugs yet.
The Court Street Baptists will have
their annual picnic on June Goth.
A large number Of strangers were in
the city yesterday looking around.
There will be marriage at Central
III. e. church tonight at 8 o'clock.
Three picnics left the city yesterday.
This does not look like dull times.
Wright Memorial have not decided yet
upon the time OF holding their picnic.
The boys are looking forward to the
coming Of the circus on Monday next.
"A drunken woman was commiNad to
the county jail yesterday for ten days.
A party Of ladies and gentlemen went
down the river last night on q tug party.
;, Inc county Court was enga ged yester
Gay IN the transaction Of civil business.
There was quite crowd which went
down on the excursion yesterday after
noon.
A1r. Michael Irvine, who is studying
Tor the priesthood, is home on q short
visit
The Dohlman case was begun yester-
day. It Will probably be completed by
tonight.
The Virginian office has had a hand
some sign painted on the trlnsom over
the door.
The committee on rebuilding st. Paurs
Catholic church settled upon he plans
hast night
The days commence to-day % shorten
and In very little wll;'a !; will 10 Very
perceptible.
Boys. YOU had better mind how you
oathe In the city limits. i W'' cost you
two dollars
Mr.. Sol Barrctt's condition was much
improved yesterday. tic has recovered
his speech
The Treasurer has had good run on
oos checks since the catcherS commenc-
ed going around.
Royal Arcanum banquet has been
transferred from the Temperance hall
to Hotel Portsmouth,
Ocean Council, Royal Arcanum, Will
give a complimentary banquet to the
grand regent Tonight
to-day-one in Halifax, n c. and the
other at Frostburg Md.
The delegates to the meeting ct the
Grand Camp. G. ". will leave for Nash
vile. Tenn, OH Saturday,
Messrs. Hooks & Anderton are at work
preparing the City Hall for tn, hook and
ladder when 1t gets here
Monumental NJ. f. church Sunday
achool will give their picnic at Buck Roe
Beach on Thursday. the 9th
Mayor Baird yesterday swore in Mr..
w. II Poyner as special police to
look after the catchers Of dogs
4 white man was picked up OH Court
street IN beastly state Of ntoxication
re was carried to the city jail
Mr.. wainwright, OF the firm Of VAIN
night d Son. will leave this morning for
Boston and Providence on business.
The Sheriff from Perqummans coun-
ty. n. G., arrived here last night EN- route
Tor Raleigh with q white man named