The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-22
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal aud
observation-disclosures of Events In.
tercBiing DO Every Rcader-TopiOs
Discussed on the Streois md In
0mcos md MoInca.
n ratned all day Sunday.


The postofflce will keep Sunday hours
to-day.
There is plenty Of mud everywhere
now.
There will be no more meetings this
month.
There will not be SO many entertain
mentS after tonight.
There was q good attendance at the
q. Y. P. U. last night.
The G. A. r. will have their usual
camp fire tonight.
Constable Branch carried his man to
Suffolk Sunday morning.
There was a good attendance at the
County Court yesterday.
Mr.. William q. Hopes youngest son.
William, Is seriously sick.
John w. Daniel club will have their
annual banquet tonight.
Tomorrow will be Ash Wednesday
or the beginning of Lent.
Atlantic Division, x. of p, will have
@ banquet Tomorrow night.
Work In the yard is being pushed
ahead as rapidly as possible.
"A man named Munyon was fined costs
In the County Court for trespassing.
The Thursday Night Social club gave
ball last night at St. Joseph's Hall.
The Old Dominion Guard will go to
the park this morning and have a tar
get practice.
field, Va, to>become a governess in a
family there
Th ladies OF Park View will have
supper tonight for the benefit of the
Methodist church.
There were n number CT wild cat ru-
mors on the Streets yesterday about
the Maine disaster.
The yard presents n busy appearance
now Many men are working there. and
everything indicates life.
Hon. Charles T. Bland was yesterday
admitted to practice law by the Hust-
ings Court, in Richmond.
The street cars make Il terrible noise
fhis wet weather. They can be heard
for one or two blocks off.
The Rev. L. T. Williams, of Trinity
church, in Norfolk, preached at Owens
Memorial church last night
gang OF 30 Italians arrived here from
Philadelphia. They will be put to work
on the Dismal Swamp canal.
y negro woman named Sarah White
was committed to the county Jail for
ten days for disorderly conduct.
The w, G. II, u. will meet this after
noon at O'Clock at the residence OF
Mrs. Moore. 621 Dinw.dd!e street.
A number Of young ladies gave their
gentlemen friends dance last night at
w. II. Parker's, on Western Branch
The Rev. Mr. Davis preached his fare
W. SSi"''p'i tpuiub5 IiSIl 10 II large
congregation. Notwithstanding the rain
The Rev. Mr.. Watcrfield stanted re-
Nival at his church Sunday night There
WIFI be services every night this week
All the loafers around the island have
enlisted in the navy, and peace and
harmony will reign in that locality once
more.
Quite a number of persons from this
city went over to Berkeley Sunday af-
ternoon TO the funeral of Mrs. IL NJ
Tiley.
a street car and a wagon collided
on the corner of Etingham and County
streets yesterday. The wagon was
damaged some
Quite number OF ladies and gentle
men went down to Old Point last
night and "a!utended the ball at The
Chambcriin Hotel
During fraoia uptown Saturday
night Robert Brown hit Gus Welsh in
the head, inficting a serious wound.
Drown was locked up in the County
jail.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Baptist association was held at the
Calvary Baptist church Sunday otter
noon. Only routine business was trans
acted.
Mr.. Seasons. the engineer on the Nor
folk and Carolina railroad, who lost
the us Of his lower limbs, Is slowly i'm
proving. and hopes soon to be ablc to
80 out again.
The demand for the Northern nonnrs
Sunday night was so great that some
persons offered as much as 25 cents for
one. The, supply was not half as great
as the, demand
Iwo/hegro men were arrested Sunday
charged with stealing coal from The
Seaboard Air Line, but they were dis
charGed, having received permission to
pick up loose coal.
a negro man reported 10 the county
authorities yesterday that while com
ing from Deep Creek he was fired at
by some unknown person, who was
concealed In the woods
marriage license was issued to
James wv. Simmons, of Derkley, to
Theresa Marie Lipsconb, also to Fred
A. Taschex to Miss Fannie w. Schaf-
fer. Doh of Portsmouth
In another column an extract from
the Rev. DIR. Rays sermon Sunday
nlgfpt on the advantages to be learned
from the explosion of the Maine will
be found to be very interesting,
William H. bell, alias lobe Bell. who
when he gets under the influence OF
aiquor imaglnes that he owns the town
was lined $40 for cursing and otherwise
acting disorderly on Saturday night.
Miss Halle Lucas left on the Atlanta
special yesterday morning for her home
IN Charlotte. The many friends she
has made in this city wIll recall with
pleasure how much she contributed no
their enjoyment.
A large rat man who claims to weigh
b5O pounds, was riding down High street
yesterday afternoon advertising the
Cleveland bicycle. He had n large
crowd of boys following him I'M and
down the streets.