The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-01
THE RECORD OF A DAY
A Summary of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention of the Cominas ana Goinss
of People You Know-Accounts or
Events of Interest to Many Read.
ers-Topics Discussed on the street
and in Offices ana Homes.

The Y. NJ. c. y. will keep open house
all day.
There was no one hurt during the fog
yesterday
The new phones were put into use
yesterday.
Another heavy fog hung over the har
Dor last night
The Brown University Gee Club left
yesterday for Lynchburg.
Several merchants will change the To-
cation of their business to-day.
The members of the boilermakcrs
union had Il banquet last night
1t is positively stated tina Portsmouth
will have Il baseball team next year.
The fog which was 50 heavy in the
harbor lasted until midday Yesterday
Owing to the heavy fog on the bay the
Baltimore boat did not arrive until /
p m.
The School Board Will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting Tonight and elect
teacher
To-day being Il holiday ihc CLERKS ana
writer's in the navyyard We're paid of
yesterday.
The ola Dominion Guard viii go 10
st. Helena this morning 70 practice at
the target.
The congregation of Court Street Bap-
fist church will give social tonight
All friends are invited.
The Rev. J. II. Amiss held the first
quarterly conference ut Wright Memo
rial church last night
The ma! train waited TWO hours for
the Baltimore boat ana then left with.
cut making connections.
The Portsmouth Rifles will 60 to Pig
Point, whclc they will have Il target
practice and oyster roast.
The entertainment; given ny the schol-
ars Of ST. Joseph's school was well al
tended yesterday afternoon.
There was bali siven AZ Churchland
last night which was attended by a
number OF DHprln from This
Mr.. Sykes the city Engineer. and his
force wee at work yesterday come l.
ing the county Jail with sewerage.
The electric light and telephone wires
were crossci yesterday morning early,
causing light to come from the former
y we'll known negro named Henry
Freeman was committed to jail ycster-
day for using vulgar language on the
street.
The Park View, South Street Baptist
and the Presbyterian Sunday schools
had their Christmas tree exercises last
night.
The home of negro man named
Lewis Bland, who lives In Pleasant
Grove district was burned Wednesday
morning.
A flag pole was raised on top the
Madison hotel yesterday. from which u
flag flies with the following legend
The Madison
A warrant was issued last night for
William lobe Bell, colored. charging
him with stealing 81 partridges from
Mr.. T. c. Sykes.
Mr.. Walter Burns. u we'll known gem
tleman, has been connected with the
Portsmouth and Norfolk ferries for
thirty years to-day.
All i'll want of fireworks Will do well
to call on II. o. Pearson, who Will al
most give them away for the sake of
getting clear of them
y telegram was received in the city
yesterday saying that Miss Matte Bla-
mre is critically i'll at Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore.
Mr.. Sivertson. keeper of Norfolk coun-
ty Jail. will have his hotel open to-day
and give all who wish TO spend the day
in jail a better dinner.
Sometime during Wednesday per-
son or persons effected an entrance TO
the church and stole between 30 and
40 boxes of candy and nuts
Rev. George Byron Hanrahan left