The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-04
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
clnctSstatement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of the Details:
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Events In-
tcrestins; 10 Every Readcr-,ropic
discussed OH ahe streeis and in
Offices mud Homes.
This is the glorious Fourth Of July
7lTe banks will all be closed on, Mon

This lis the glorious Fourth Of July.
7lTe banks will all be closed on, on
day. r; gs lis s.. S G
The Baltimore boats change off to-
night.
There will be big excursion in town
on Monday.
A number of men will be called in the
yard on Tuesday.
The tent meetings have closed. They
were very SucceSSful..f Fa
: The ties for the Portsmouth Street
Railroad have arrived.
Communion will be administered i'll a
number OF churches today.
The night watchnlan is still Kept al
the Jail guarding Crlsnlond
If fish bite nicely on Monday, there
will many Of them be caught
Wright Memorial Sunday sahnnl Will
go to Buckroe Beach. on the Sth
Mr. Morris Cain is again confined TO
mis- home on account of sickness.
The Portsmouth Rifles willaccompany
Crimes Battery to church today.
Attention is called to advertisements
!, Of Maurice: Brandt & co. IN another col
a umn. t n
Captain Morgan's family have ro.ia to
~ Gloucester county to spend the sum-
mer. I,
Mrs Mildred Hunter aid children have
returned from an extended trip to South
Carolin:l-+2-t.L
Rev.. b. Funston has returned from
Caroline county and Will occupy his pull
pit.to-day fg
John Smith colorcd man, who dice.
RATHER suddenly on Friday. was buried
yesterday. EN-
Miss Maud Adkins, OF Petersburg is
visiting Miss Kitty Gayle OH Dinwd-
die street.
The military will out today and nj
tend services at Central NJ. T. church
. at II n. m.
The Fourth will not be specially OBJ
served. There will no demonstra tons
Of any kind.
Yesterday was the worst day Of the
season. More people suffered from the
extreme heat.
Charles Aye was sent to the county
Jail by Justice Ainsworth for five days
for shooting craps.
Mr. Gaorge e Wood, a member of the
Board of Supervisors. is i'll at his home
IN Butts Road district.
Vice President ST. John. Of the Sea
board Air Line will arrive home via the
Bay Line this morning.
There will be live and clay pigeon
shooting on Monday at Por, Norfolk
Mr.. w. N. White will furnish tile birds.
Mr.. and Mrs John Reese, of Balti
more, are spending q few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox. on North street
Robert Smith. negro man from Berk-
ley, who is slightly dementcd, WAS com
mitted to the county Jail for examine
. & . . /.
Martin West Brook, who recently " ent
to Baltimore Business Sollcge has re-
turned home, completing his course Of
studies.
The contractor has not furnished any
broken stone yet, consequently the
paving on South street Is being delayed
some time. g#
Quite number of persons went IN
the bay last night and they will return
on Tuesday. a number Of others will 20
UP tonight.
The delegates to the Epworth League
Convention and those who intend GO
Ing to Toronto, Will leave here on Wed
nesday, the 10th inst
e. S. Adam and James McCar:is VIII,
represent Peabog Council O. u. a. NJ.
a. the meeting Of the Grand Lodge
which meets this month.
Cabbages have taken quite a ium,
IN this market. Small sized heads now
sell for ; cents. The hot weather has
nearly played them out.
Misses Mamie and Julia Jenkins. Of
Scottsville. left yesterday morning for
Richmond. where they will spend sever
al weeks visiting relatives
There VIII he a game Of ball hy the
All Americas and Suffolk club Monday
morning at League Park. III the after
noon a colored club will pay
1t was announced yesterday that n
cclored boy was drowned in Western
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