The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-16
CITY IN PARAGRAP HS
Brleiest Possible Mention Made Of Many
hattsrs Of Interest 10 All Readers.
OCCURRENCES NOTED WlTHOU1DETAlls
Not Much About Anything RI,t
Something about Many Things.
A Ninetographic View OF Life III
Norfolk In Its aknm5 nnd Faryr
Ing rhnscs Briefly Noted.

Rev. Father Brady is at George town.
D. C.
Atr James Mulvey has returned from
q trip to North Carolina.
Mr.. c. j. Collins qualified in the TIust +
ings Court yesterday to practice law.
Miss Katie Williams, of Memphis.
Tenn, IS In the city on 4 visit to friends
Police Officer Calvert is in Richmond,
enjoying his ten days leave Of alb acnce
Sam Strong was yesterday sent to the
county jai for six months for stealing
COW.
Henrietta and Louisa Gary were com
mltted to the county Jail yesterday for
fighting.
The Baltimore boat now comes over
to Portsmouth in the afternoon, like she
formerly did
The value. Of property built In 1ocrt,-
mouth from july 1st, .1S9G, to June 3Gth,
1887, was Sl35. Ooo
Mr.. John d. Moore, commissioner of
the revenue or Norfolk county, - again
able to be at work.
Judge Watts yesterday granted the
trustees Of st Johns church the right
toEcll their property.
a primary will be held Tomorrow TO
nominate a candidate for the House or
Delegates in this city.
Attention is called TO the ad. Of G. W
ITll1ln IN Wnlcn ne 0HerS Tor h.rc his
launch Nontc. See ad.
The Nashville Exposition IS not at
tracing as much attention In this city
as the one held in Atlanta.
Officer WiniHgder PICKED q stranger up
on London street who was 80 drunk
that he was comparatively llfeless.
There was cutie 4 fall Of hail Wednes-
day on the Western Branch 1t was
quite deep No damage was done TO the
crops.
Tire game ut League Park on satu--
Gay will be one worth seeing. The low
ers ot baseball Will get their moneys
Y.rth
There Will be no moro meetings. this
month except The meeting Of the Board
OF Supervisors, which occurs on the 26th
instant
The clerks who were ar: ested on Est
Sunday for working on THAI day will
have hearing this afternoon at Justice
Gary's Office.
Those who have seen the new park
that Is being laid off say that it will
be beauty. 1t VIII become popular
from the start.
James Brown alias Boylin was COM
mited 10 the county Jail Yesterday for
hitting George Hopkins over the head
with a baseball bat.
Most Of the trolley wires for The Port
Norfolk extension have been put ul,.
The cars will be lun over the n2vy.ya:d
line not later than Saturday
The work on The Po"t smou,h street
railroad powcr-hoilsc has hcen'r!vtn 10
the Lawrenccvilc Brick and Tile Com
pany, OF l.uwrcncevillc, Va,
August Sd has been set as he Zine for
holding the Senatorial convcn ion at the
courthouse in this city. The county VIII
nominate i candidate 10. the House OF
Delegates.
II IS said that Jcsee Thompson (col-
orcdD will run for the Legislature IN
opposition 10 the regular Dc.nocra
nominee, and that some Democrats will
support him.
Those delcga ties TO The Lpwo::h
League convention who did not 30 to
Toronto on Tuesday night, left In t nighy
via the New u ork, Philadelphia ana
Norfolk railroad.
a number Of the excursioNi:ts never
saw steamboat before The different
boats plying around The harbo- and the
naval vessels a. the yard were Il grea:
curiosity 10 them.
Mr.. Overton is putting in a handsome
brick front in Mr.. William Bcnne;t's
store, and is raising each story. When
completed ii Will be quite an addition
to High street. The same gen tleman
will within 4 week or ten days; begin
a five story brick warehouse for Mr..
Joseph Parker. 1t will be located on