The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-03
in GENERAL
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal ana
observation-disclosures of Events In.
tercsting to Every Rcndcr-ropics
discussed on the streeIs md I'm
Offices and Homes.
Rain Is badly needed.

Rain Is badly needed.
indications point to a storm.
See advertisement Of c. r. Welton &
Co.
There was an excellent market yester-
day.
There were no courts in session yester-
day.
PAYERS are putting High street in or
4 der again.;
n The concert at the park yesterday was
well attended.
4 The ,Amphritrite left the yard for New
bedford, Mass,
4 The case. af James Buxton was contin-
ued until Monday.
co Mr; w = G. + Cook s, has gone to Camden
Miss Belle Ballentine, OF Washington,
Is visiting in the city. ,.
There will he three marriages in the
early part Of this week.
Ihere was q regular scrapping match
yesterday in the suburbs.
Il The Newport News football team men
are stout-lookinE fellows.
Miss Annie Smallwood, Of Richmond,
Is In the city on visit.
The meeting at Central M. Z. Church
VIII continue all this week.
Mrs. John w. Dnugherty has returned
to her home in Richmond.
If this Afternoon Is pretty there will be
no doubt a large crowd Mt the Park.
4 Inc swampS are again on fire and
smoke is disagreeably strong in the city
The colored people are delighted with
the prospects OF having q park OF their
own.
The Portsmouth Baptist Association
Will hold It's next meeting at EmporIa,
4 next year.
q Services ut the South Street Baptist
Church will be held at the usual hours
i by the pastor.
i MT E. M. Grant, clerk, arrested
man yesterday for using bad language
n dn tae market.
which will be civil one. will commence
next Thursday.
n The stockholders meeting Of the S. A.
d L. on Tuesday IL looked forward to with
a much interest.
Workmen. were engaged yesterday
4 morning In putting up $50 electric lights
9 in Columbia Park.
AN owner of cows was fined 81 yeSter-
q day for allowing n COW to run at large
y in the market space.
u Lucy 1elddick was committed to the
q county jail for fifteen days yesterday for
Il stealing petticoat.
Two tramps were committed to the
"A county jail last night for trespassing on
q the Southern railroad.
&Columbian Park on Monday. Good
q music will be In attendance.
Il miss Mamie Hutchinson, Of Park View,
q was the winner of the Park View Phar-
macys set of Dresden china
II Miss Mary l.. Morgan. OF Mathews
a county. Is visiting her brother, Captain
q wv. T. Morgan. in Park View.
81 The large open cars. which are very
81 pretty, were placed on the Portsmouth
q street railroad yesterday, and were we'll
Il patronized.
81 Trinity Circle Of the Kings Daughters
u will hold its monthly meeting ut 80
Il o clock Tuesday afternoon in Trinity
q parish house.
q The Port Norfolk Railroad company
d that amount being their share for paw
II Ing South street.
a Inc democratic primary on Wedncs-
81 day next is the absorbing topic of con-
"a versation. The candidates and their
81 friends are hustling
n In this issue Messrs Maurice a.
n Brandt & Co. advertise underwear Of all
a kinds in endless variety, also gents
g suits, ready made and to order Give
"a them n call
81 The Council should by all means place
IA light on the corner of Washington and
i South streets. It IS dangerous with car.
81 assing backwards and forwards there
s. all the time.
81 MISS 70. Westbrook OF Annapolis, Nd
&who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
ASmlth, OF Crawford i:trect has returned
sato her home. accompanied by her cousin
"a Miss Essie Smith.
"a Messrs John Morris G Co. in this Issue
81 announce that they have on hand an
#eNcellent SIS suit, and all other STYLES In
& proportion. See their advertisement ana
3A give them n call
a Rev. ]. II. Am's will preach to-day
lat II a. IN. at West Norfolk. Subject:
81 The Great Commandment" and at
#Park View at 7i5 p. H.. Subject: "Sin
I9in Gods Children"
81 MIR. J. ID. Reed. general Southern
8agent of the r.. IT. Bab5itt Soap Com
#3pany, of Baltimore. and his wife, are In
81 the city. the guests of Mr.. w. J. Rogers
#on Washington street
81 IL Is Just as we'll for parties who desire
s3to write articles for the papers and fail
Ned to Sign their names to remember thai
}Hunder no circumstances will they appear
@unless they put their name to the article
81 Some Of the old conductors and drivers
sf5on the horse car line have been left and
sanew men have taken their places. which
@seems rathc. hard, as some OF them
&3have been on the road since 1t first
9started.
s. a regular monthly meeting of tn,
80 lIdiNsBI "oifeIS Ol tue court street
s8Ba ptist Church will be held this after
83noon at o'clock in the lecture room OF
1.-THE church. All boys and young men
invited.
IA The Sunbeam Society OF South Stree.
s8Baptist Church will meet at $40 p. m.
sz3Sunday, October 3. Mr.. Winston, of
%aFreemason Street Sunday School, will
IS}deliver an address to the society. An
aHnteresting meeting Is expected.
n ftee ali o,,tk H.