The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-16
.UNvARAIsHED TRUTH
The Gist Of Events Given Without. Any Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Neway Paragraphs Personal and
observation-disclosures or Events In.
tcrcstinG 10 Every ltentler-'ropics
discussed ON the Streels ana In
Offices and Homes.

The navy yard clerks will be paid to-
lay.
Lent begins in two weeks from to-
day.
The Raleigh will go in the dock to-
day.
The measles do not seem. to ahate
much. f't
The Rev. Mr., Amiss will go to Suf-
folk to-day. \
a heavy fog hung over the city yes
terday morning.
There was no session of the Hastings
Court yesterday.
Mr.. L. G. W. Page was out yesterday
after several days illness.
The military have not yet decided
upon u parade on the 22d.
The Republicans are still taking de-
positions in the contest case.
Mr. y. II. Martin was on the streets
for short While yesterday.
Miss May Joyner, of Petersburg, Va
Is visiting friends in the city
~ chicken thief visited several houses
in Philadelphia Sunday night.
Mr.. George Glover is i'll at his broth
er's residence on Lincoln street
Nearly all the boats. were delayed
Yesterday on account Of the fog.
Captain Thomas M. Hodges is quite
sick at his home on Crawford street
There was no special business trans
acted at the preachers meeting yester-
day.
The new electric plant for the Sea-
board Air Line Will soon be in working
order.
The 25th instant will be the last one
OF the Star Course entertainments this
season.
The usual number of tramps was
'1mmodated last night at the station
-Nn order has been received at the
ward to regulate the wages for the next
quarter l,
eigh yesterday, and were shown the
sights, &c
Atlantic division will be visited to-
morrow night and will have spread
afterwards.
Miss Annie Dunbar, Of Norfolk, sang
4 solo at Monumental NJ E. church
Sunday night
The members Of the Court Street Pres
bNterian church have no idea who their
new pastor will be.
AIR. NJ. j. Mulvey, Of the Hotel YER
non, at Port Norfolk, is-confined to his
bed With pneumonia
The Rev. Mr.. Allison notified his con-
gregation Sunday of his acceptance Of
the call to Baltimore
The w. G. II. y. will meet this after
noon at $50 O'clock with Mrs George
Morse, SOC South street
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians of
ms city are preparing for their annual
banquet on 81. :'atricll's Day.
The condition OF Mi N. y. Tabb, who
has been sick for some time, was con-
sidered much worse yesterday
The Rev. Charles Thomas. a Ports
mouth boy. preached 1T the Fourth
street Baptist church Sunday
The case. OF Hobbs for an assault on
:. police officer will come UP in the
County Court on the eth instant.
a D3lfN tbrn,. g.
yesterday for dsorderly conduct in q
cook shop in Gosport Friday night.
There was a large crowd at Port
Norfolk Sunday afternoon Nearly
Two thousand passengers were handled.
There should he no delay in shelIin,.
Glasgow street. for it is the worst and
most important thoroughfare in the
city.
a we'll known Portsmouth man.
while working II Thomas railway. fell
overheard Saturday ana had a rather
cold bath
Ar. w n White returned sunday
morning from New York, where he had
been for several days attending tho
bicycle show.
The present weather is splendid for
truckc:s. 1t viii enable them to get
their potatoes in the ground without
much trouble
nc delegates 70 the meeting Of the
Grand Lodge *. Of F., will leave this
morning for Richmond. The session
begins tonight:
Several persons joined Central AI T.
Z church Sunday morning. They were
nearly all converted 1T the Owens Me-
mortal meeting
y Well Known Norfolk county ma cis
trhte received valentine called an
inDudcnt po!iticiaH He was no, we'll
pleased with it. -
Air. T.. G. Richardson, secretary TO Mr.
John 4. Patrick. chief industrial agent
or the Sea board Air Line, is located a I
the Madison hotel.
Two OF the lighters at the ST. Elmo
Saturday night were fined SIS each, and
one was fined $40; the fourth man was
allowed to so Tree.
The case OF James Land, charged
WIN changing a 500 bill for n $40 and
Keeping the balance, will be tried in the
H0stings COUNT TO-DAY"
Inc next meeting OF the b. Y. p. r.
VIII pc held next Monday night Quite
an elaborate programme is being pre-
pared FOR tho occasion
cutie number Of people who had
10 special work to do waited for some
.ine ON the streets yesterday 10 hear
The MINISTRIES band play.
'ihc streets wore q deserted apuear
ance last night. So many went over to
the minstrels. Portsmouth, furnished at
least haif OF the audience
George Bassmorc, n native Of Arme-
MIA. rh II