The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-30
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The FIOtsam and JetsaTn of News Presented
Briefly and Without Comment.
MOVEMENTS OF PROMINENT PEOPLE
NewaJ Pnrnwrnphs Personal nud
Otherwise a ccnunts OF Events In.
fcresftnE 10 Every Wcndcr-Tapics
Discuss q ON tiic Atrccts and La OF
ices und Homes.

Mall Carrier Charles Morgan Is home
With the grip.
The thermometer went down TO so
ABOVE yesterday.
i'nere was nothing done in the IIust-
lnSs Court yesterday.
Ihere was a large number of hand
some sieishS out ON yesterday.
OurinE the lire yesterday Mr.. w. c.
Nash had his hand cut by some glass.
Ihere was no docket yesterday in the
week.
High Constable AndertOn continues
lutte sick at his home. on washington
street.
me coal dealers are kept busy hauling
coal, which is consumed very RAPIDLY
this weather.
ltae increase in measles and grip con-
Sinues. n doctors are kept busy both
day and night.
The meeting of the Baptist AssocIa-
lion was largely attended at all the SER
vices yesterday.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Bil:so,y. cashier of the
Bank OF Portsmouth, is confined 10 his
home with the grip.
Mr: BoatwriEht. president of the Bap-
fist State Board of Education. arrived
In the city last night.
lhere is elegant skating all around.
me creeks are frozen over and numbers
can be seen on them.
Attention Is called to the advertise
meat or q lost skiTf. See advertisement
and return as directed.
II was amusing yesterday to watch
Inc number OF persons who would slip
eno TAIL as theE passed along the streets.
inc weather has IN no way interrercd
WIN the services at Owens Memorial
church. The crowd IS large all the time.
a party OF fifteen men went to Shea's
ponu. near !Scottsville, yesterday. and
had a good days skating. returning last
night.
The sle!ghing In the country was very
line Yesterday and a number of country
people took advantage of It and came
to town.
Attention Is called to advertisement Of
lost mink cape. The finder will receive
a liberal reward If returi1l 10 The Bank
OF Portsmouth.
Willie Thompson. n small boy who
nVes in south Portsmouth, slipped and
fell ON the street. striking a piece of ice.
splitting his knees open.
There was no streets cars run again
yesterday until late in the afternoon.
PORTSMOUTH people should certainly feel
proud OF TIA street railroad.
Ii is said that work will be COM
ncenced eariy In April on the new Ply
thian Castle which viii he BUILT on the
corner Of Court and County streets.
me Nirgin!an office in this city has
Two phones. The old number Is 9S9;
new phone number 4S. Items of lnteres;
G-- . 500 ltlcH street.
Constable Thompson has not heard
anything from the negro footpad who
jumped overheard. He thinks that the
negro either drowned or frozen 10 death.
WIN. S~henherd. an Inmate of the aims
mousse was returned TO that institution
yesterday after having been locked up
Tor Two days for leaving without a per-
NIT.
Sidney Perry was released from the
county JAIL yesterday upon a writ of ha-
hn0a nrt,t 1,, =,
having committed n theft about four
years ago.
There came near being n blaze on the
suburbs yesterday. The roof or q resi-
dence on King street extended caught
on tre. hut was put out before much
Mr.. c.: w. Murdaugh. Jr.. will re-
sumo taking dispositions in the Wise
Dung confess on Monday. The mem
bers Of the Electoral Board have been
before them.
Col. w. n. Stewart received n message
yesterday morning hat his sister. Miss
Mamie G. Stewart, was dying al the
family home at Walaceton. Norfolk
county. The Colonel left on receipt of
the message.
which has been pulled up three times
by the mud machine. will be repaired
ana VIII be ready for use this morning
Ihese constant ~annoyances To the com
pany are getting TO be O nuisance.
The negro who was arrested on Tues
day on suspicion OF stealing six hams
was committed to Jail for ten days I'm
the owner can be found. II IS though
that they were stolen from pinner's
Point. and that there Is n gang of these
men al this work around here.
The children certainly have ~eniovod
the snow. Dealers In s'eds have dispos-
ed OF all they had. Some Of them 60,
rid of stock they have carried for two
OF three years. The coasting was not
confined altogether to the little oncs.
Some older ones enjoyed the sport after
night set In.