The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-12
UNvARNISHED TRUTH
The Gist Of Events Given Without ANY Of
the Frequent Trimmings.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Neessy Paragraphs Personal ana
observation-disclosures OF Events In
terestin% to Every 1seadcr-Topics
discussed on the Streets and in
ORicea ana Homes.

Col. *. r. Griffin still continues Ill at
his residence
Mr.. w. W. Wilson qualified yesterday
as q notary public.
Considerable improvements are said to
be in view during the next two months
Court yesterday morning. He was
given the usual fine Of 81 and costs.
Admiral Brown. who has been in
W ashington on special duty returned
home yesterday morning.
\ special meeting OF the Atlantic Com
pany No. l. U. r., K. Of p, will be held
at thci, hall tonight at 7:3o o'clock.
One Of the barges OF the N. y, =. &.
-. railroad will be hauled out ut
Thomas railway i'll Berkeley this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Z. Eaton left for
Gates county, \. c., Wednesday evening
to attend the marriage OF Miss Ora
Goodman.
Grimes Battery has decided to go to
New YORK to the unwilling Of Grants
monument, and will leave here on the
25th instant -
Mr.. H. Il. Webster. who for some time
mas occupied u position in the auditors
Office Of the s. a. L.. was promoted yes
1erady by Superintendent McBee.
A number Of stores Of various descrip-
lions was taken TO Hampton Roads yes
terday by the tug Waneta for the u. S.
>. Castine, which is anchored there
MI. Wm. Stroud, one of Portsmouth
most venerable citizens, returned from
Washington Tuesday morning and Is
quite III at his residence, In Brighton.
There will be Z. religious meeting at
me FRIENDS church, on Green street.
ms afternoon at o'clock and O'Clock
ohi Ie'.' conducted oy Rev. MIR, Lord Of
Those Who are taking part III the on
tertainment to be given by Mrs Shipp,
entitled Princess Bonnie," are RAPIDLY,
1allins into line and learning their re-
spective parts
The Ocean View Club OF this city en-
tertained number Of their friends at
Ocean View yesterday. The oysters
were first-clasS ana the guests highly
appreciated the roast
Mr.. John n. Hart stated yesterday to
representative OF this paper that his
!oss, occasioned by the recent fire, would
amount to between $4,000 and 81, ZOO
above the Insurance he carried
Master Maurice bennett, son OF Mr.
Walter Bennett. who is was reported
had his arm broken at the fire on We'd
nesday night, Is improving and It is now
thought that it Is only 4 sprain
The musical entertainment given by
the Presbyterian Sunday school at the
Schoolhousc at Port Norfolk last night
was we'll patronizcd. Those present
speak III the highest terms of the en-
tertainmenl
The Portsmouth Knitting Mills is at
present employing about 200 hands and
expanding nearly $1,000 per month
This IS a good showing and should have
have the encouragement of our citi-
citizens generally
Mrs. George Bland, mother OF Hon.
Charles II. Bland, Of the Pilot was taken
suddenly Ill at the family residence. on
Green street. Two physicians were
summoned, who thought last night that
she was out Of danger
In the Hastings Court yesterday the
order OF Injunction in the matter Of the
Pork Norfolk Electric Railway company
VS. Plummer was dismissed. The mat
ter was compromised and The case was
not decided upon its merits.
An agreeable white man was brought
TO the county Jail last night by Consta-
bic Llnehan, who was thought to be
very III. He is & stranger here and II is
thought that he is paralyzed in the right