The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-22
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Persopui nnd
observation-disclosures OF Evonts Ia.
terestins 10 Every Rcadcr-ropics
Discussed on tho Streets and fn
Offices nnd Homes.

going on around the city.
There is but little TO be done at this
term of the Hastings Court
The Junior League of Central church
elected officers Thursday night.
Miss Jennie Watson. of Augusta.
Ga. is in the city visiting friends
The case OF Mcdowell. the bigamist.
mas been set for Monday. the Gath inst
work Will he commenced on The
building al the park in the next ten
days
The beautiful weathe. yesterday
brought the ladies out III large num-
bers.
Hattie Brown was fined $3.50 by
Justice Ainsworth last night for as
sault.
Yesterday was the birthday of stone
wall Jackson. There was no dcmon-
stration.
The number OF parlor sociahles is
Increasing daily. All the churches are
having them.
There have been an unusually large
number Of marriages in the city thus
far this year.
The Scaboard Air Line mail Train
carried out large number of passen-
gers yesterday
The entertainment at Mrs. Robin.
sons. South street, Thursday night
was very successful
The Queen street road is getting to
De generally used. Glasgow street
should be attended to.
The tournament at the Driving Park
next Thursday will be participated in
by twenty-Seven knights
Mr. Thomas Leigh, city editor OF
the Portsmouth Star has resumed his
duties after ten days sickness
negro boy was committed to The
county jail last night for ten days
Tor hitting boy over the head with
club.
BY tonight the old shed in front Of
Pythian Castle will be gone. and the
stone Will all be removed from the
street
The case Of Luther Channel, charged
with trespass, will be tried by Jus
tice Griffin Tuesday afternoon next ut
O'Clock
Moses Smith, coorcd. died suddenly
on Goodwin street yesterday. He was
+ IN perfect health a few minutes before
his death.
Media Wilson yesterday was the ,rg-
est colored funeral that has been here
for some time
Miss Sall!e Miller. from Marion. is
visiting her sister Mrs. f. r. Banks
dale, and brother, Mr.. ]. S. Miller, at
% Court street
The negro boy Robertson. whom on
Ger Long arrested for stealing. was
given fifteen days yesterday on ac-
count. OF his age
Rev. r. T. Waterf1eld returned from
the Eastern Shore Thursday afternoon.
where he had been summoned by the
death Of his sister
what is the biggest nuisance in the
CITY! asked one gentleman OF another
Yesterday His answer was the negro
dives on King street"
The Sanitary Inspector requests The
FirSinian to say that there are but
seven cases Of diphtheria in the city
ana one case Of scarlet fever
Miss Dot Rawley. OF Crittcndcn.
VINO has been visiting Miss Venie
Whitehurst, on Randolph street. will
leave for Richmond this morning.
Col. Is. r. Griffin returned from
North Carolina Thursday night and
lett Yesterday for Southampton county
to attend the Circuit Court of that
county.
a little colored boy attempted to
jump up behind milk wagon yes
terday on Middle street and fell. strik-
Ing against rock, splitting his knee
open.
An order was issued last night to
keep all the street walkers Off the
street and not to allow the King street
women on the streets after . O'clock
at night.
with shutdown last night the Chinese
new year began. 1t IS general time
OF rejoicing with them The festivities,
are kept up for several days and social
visits are paid to each other
The condition of Mr.. John l.. Thomas
Is critical He is thought to be in ex-
tremis. consultation was held on
him yesterday. His daughter. Mrs.
MenGal, and her husband both are
here with him.
Stonewall Camp, C. ", held their
regular monthly meeting last night.
Nothing but routine business was
transacted. BY some mistake there
was no remark made on the death of
Stonewall jackson.
The negro Freeman. who Kctchum
charged with stealingN proved ycster
day that he was only taking care of
ketchums property while Ketchum
was in Jail. He was dismissed and
ketchum paid costs.
Mr.. Edward King, son OF Mr.. John
T. King, has had to undergo a pain.
full operation by having portion of
one Of his toes cut off on account Of
an improving nail He will be con-
fined to his home for several DAYS
with It,
Mr.. Wing Hall. foreman Of ship
wrghts at the Brooklyn Navy-yard,
who has been home for about six
weeks with a broken arm. has SUM-
GENTLY recovered to be a'ble to return
to New York OH Monday and resume
his duties.
VIM. Reed. a colored lawyer, tried
to induce the Mayor to give the negro
boy Pratt, who was sent to jail for
six months for stealing meat from Mr..
w. j. Codd, a rehearing. The Mayor
told him that the evidence was posi-
tive and that there was no grounds
for reopenlng the case
Bonds issued to administrators, guar
dams, collectors, cashiers and others
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