The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-03
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
SuccInct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal and
teresiing to Every KeRder-Topics
discussed on the Streets and In
Offices nlsal Homes.

NlScneEeu On INC StreeAS anu IN
Offices nsssl Homes.
Tomorrow will be the glorious Fourth
Of July.
The farms are suffering terribly from
want Of rain.
Mr.. Harry Parker and bride returned
homo yesterday.
The police made TO arrests in the
A number Of men will be called in the
yard on Tuesday.
The new Justices have been kept busy
the past two days
The merchants are complaining Of It
being rema rl<a'bly dull
Crismund will be tried next week and
will take a trip up the James.
The work Of building the electric road
Will be commenced on Tuesday.
The Battery picnic was not as well at
tended as it should have been
Miss Lucille Malone Is critically Ill at
her mothers residence on High street.
There does not seem to any indications
Of the breaking UP Of the hot spell yet.
A court martial has been ordered for
the 5th to try number Of enlisted men
city office, are husling among the coun-
Picnic season will soon be over. The
weather is getting too warm for them
now.
N1r. VIM. M. Bennett will have a nsw
front put in his shoe store on High
street.
Miss Kate Ballard, Of Washington is
expected In the city today on a visit to
friends
portsmouth to the baseball games in
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward baltimore. OF
Atlantlc City, N. j., left for their homes
last night.
!. The banks Will all be closed on Mon
Gay, SO you had better prepare for the
same today.
Rev. Mr.. Ray and daughter will 20 to
toronto, Canada. to the Epworth League
Association -
There Is nothing being done on the Py-
THAN Castle on account of the DELAY in
getting stone
The negro man. Henry Cole. who was
nurt several days ago at Pinner's Point.
died Thursday
sunday will be q military day. A num-
terry to church
Inc street force are laying the vitrifed
bricks on South street. They make q
most excellent street.
me small boys have commenced to fire
Off fire crackers already. some t,ma In
advance OF the Fourth
MT. Ihos. Nilnmo. a former citizen, but
now resident OF Petersburg. is in the
city visiting relatives
Mr. CHARLES b. Lash will leave tonight
Portsmouth Lodge, B. P:O. e.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment or lost Irish setter. Return as d.
fected and receive a liberal reward.
WORK Is progressing very fast on the
canal near South Mills. and the crons
are reported very fine In that section
The furniture Of Mrs. Daniel Collins
VINO was in the act OF removing to Penn.
debt '' 1oi
A guard arrived from Richmond yes
terday and carried Linn and Dolhmau
TO the penitentiary. This leaves Girls
mond all alone.
The dogs are getting over their fright
now since the collectors have not been
around for several days. They seem to
me children's day services at Central
church tomorrow night will be very in
teresting as we'll as Instructive II will
last about an hour.
me Terry steamer Elizabeth has been
nearly rebuilt and now almost as good
rs new. She will relieve the Portsmouth
ahortly for little while.
~ scnooner load Of iron for the Ports
mouth Street Railroad has arrived. and
Is oeing distributed by Mr.. Samuel P.
ham streets.
telegram was received here yester-
DAY stating that Archie Wright and WIN
TICKS, both colored, had broken out of
me SUFFOLK Jail. The police will on the
lookout for them.
The members Of the B. L. r. and 0. r.
=. VIII nave an all day meeting in Raj
elsh, n. G., tomorrow Sunday. All
members In good standing are requested
70 attend. See ad.
Attention is called to advertisements In
which the st. Johns church property is
nelng offered for sale at auction on
ihursday, July 8th, IL M, III front Of the
court house. See ad.
y gentleman from Western Branch.
VINO mas vicious horse. attempted 10
CUT up some antics on Dillingham; street
IN the melee the gentleman was thrown
out and injured very badly.
quite number Of people Will go to
toronto, Canada this month to attend
Ine meeting Of the Epworth League
convention Of the United States and
Canada which will meet in Toronto
about the 12st inst.
Mayor Baird intends to ston tho nea
OF the seductive slot machines M
morning ne Issued an order notifying all
~! SONS VINO own the machines to dis
continue the use of them This. machines
come under the law against gaming.
y hulnoer or sportsmen, In which all
the beAt known local shots will enter
mas been arranged for next Monday
evening al Port Norfolk There Will be
Trap, team and target shooting. and r.
. t,onailions are favorable it Is predicted
MA. some me scores VIII be made
formerly Miss Gatewood srrived this
morning via the Baltimore boat from
Wess Point, where they were married
on Wednesday evening Mr. ava Nc