The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-13
The Gist Of Events Given Without Any Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED


There are two marriags ANNOUNCED for
mkt week
Several tramps We're accommodated
with lodgings last night
Nh l.. c. w. Page is still confined to
his home with the grip. ~
The Court Street Baptist church will
be completed by the 2lst.
Mrs. Shipp and her girls are rehearS-
ing for Mrs. Duscnbery's concert.
There is considerable work being done
at all the ship yards around here now.
Rev Frank Kil1nan, of Woodbury.,
Md, is visiting friends at South Ports
mouth.
A negro man was arrested on the sub
urbs last night for shooting q pistol on
the street.
was suspended yesterday on account OF
the weather.
party was fined 81 IN the Mayors
Court yesterday for riding a bicycle
without light.
There are several aspirants for Legis-
iative honcrs Let them come The
more. the merricr
Robins never We're SO plentiful as they
are now, and gunnerS are having fine
sport shooting them.
Four Migrants We're before the Mayor
yesterday. Two Of them were com
mitted for five days
1t was rumored yesterday that a
young up town couple had eloppd, but II
could not be verified.
The damage done by the fire at the
Seaboard block amounted TO $4,000,
which has been paid
There are a number OF the navy-yarn
men out on account OF having the mea
sles In their families
tomorrow will be ST. Valentines day.
The children will enjoy the annual sport
OF sending them tonight
The selling OF pistols to small BOYS is
dangerous n jr, IL,
Tor the most severe condemnation
Mr.. Edward Harrcll and wife return
en 10 Baltimore last night. MI Harrell
is located in the Equitable building.
youth who lives in Queen street has
been expelled from the public school
1or carrying loaded pistol to school.
Quite number of ladies went to the
taSt Lynne matinee yesterday and
were delighted with the presentation.
II was rumored last night that there
had peen an accident In Park View by
which young lady had her arm brok en-
More measles have been reported. in
some places whole families being down
with them, and unable to help each
other
NO one has succeeded in catching the
IRE bug yet, and earning the 500 reward
that has been offered for his or their
arrest.
Mud. mud, mud everywhere There
IS as much mud In the streets that are
paved with stone as there is on the dirt
ones.
The Baltimore American printed
picture OF Rev. J. W. Allison yesterday,
ana contained a very complimentary no.
tice Of him f#l-1' 4.
The Portsmouth Chemical companv
mas decided TO move bag and biewacc 10
Norfolk. They Will 1T their building up
and rent it out
The ferry steamer City of Portsmouth
is back on the line again between the
TWO cities, much to the delight or those
who travel on them
Miss Mary Crismontl is quite sick with
pneumonia at the residence OF her bro
Their MI. James Crisnond, corner of
county and Dinwiddte streets.
a BOX OF Monkeys" was present ted at
the yard yesterday in the sail loft to a
fair sized audience. The proceeds will
pc given to Trinity p. e. church.
The plastering in the room Of the
portsmouth Rifles has fallen down The
company recently paid nearly 5000 to
kinds e''
Ihere We're several hands called in at
the YARD yesterday, and more will be
called In next week It is said thot
there Will be about eighty days work on
the Raleigh.
The Atlantic and Danville railroad
case was generally discussed yesterday.
Bnt rev persons expressed themselves
as thinking that it would be decided
otherwise than 1t was.
The Junior Order Of Mechanics have
taken another boom. They arc about 100
strong now. a lodge will be instituted
In Berkeley next week with seventy-threa
members to begin with
a small colored child was badly burn
cd on Columbia street yesterday. It's
mother went out and left the little one
all alone, when it crawled against the
stove and was badly burned.
EpWorth League at Monumental Nj. e.
church was we'll attended last night.
Nessrs. Porter and Croker read inter
estlng papers on Methodism. An excel
lent programme was rendered.
a negro named Reed was tried before
1ustlce Haynes yesterday for collecting
money for St. Stephens church
ana appropriating It for his own use
was round guilty, and was given seven
days in jail. -.
there are q number OF broken side
walks around the city. Some of them
are dangerous. The one on Water street
near the ferry has caused several ner-
sons 70 fall down. 1t should be attend
ed to at once.
me Roanoke river Is up higher than
X mas been for years. It is twcnty-Gyc
rect above high water mark. and is
stu rising. It is said to be two miles
VIDE at some points on the Norfolk ana
Carolina railroad.
Attention Is called to an advertisement
IN another column, In which tja an