The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17
Suce'nt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
ehoFt Paragraphs Personal ana
Ohcrsise-Account OF Events In.
tcrcstinr 10 Every Rcader-T0pics
Discussed ON tho Streets nnd In
O1icos and Homes.

Miss Katie Farrell. of Chincoteague,
Is in the city.
John Gallagher was fined $40 in the
Mayors Court yesterday
We jumped from summer to winter In
less than twenty-four hours.
There will be a big time at Scots
willie tonight at Glenn Hall.
MIR. Adoiph Brandt and wife are in
Boston. They will return home on Sun
day.
The sidewalks were full of dust yes
'terday that had been blown there by the
wind.
The fire In the woods Is still burning
and at night the reflection can be plainly
seen.
MIR. James p. Jackson, Of Greenville,
S. c.. was in the city on business yes
terday.
The condition of Mr.. T. c. Sykes. who
has been siok for a week. Is not huch
improved.
In this issue w. b. ]. advertises for
a lost Elks charm. with the above ini-
tails on It..
The other boys who have been steal
ing from the S. a. L.. have not been
caught yet.
MIR. and Mrs. Woodward arrived here
yesterday and have gone TO live on Cliff
ford street.
been doing most Of the chicken stealing
In Park View.
The Daughters of United Confederacy
held a meeting yesterday but did no
business of interest.
A negro man was committed to the
county Jail yesterday by Justice Aims
worth for for stealing a book.
y negro commonly called Doc Brown
was committed to the county Jail for
thirty days for beating his wife.
Two negro men had sduabble on
North street yesterday. One hit the
other In the head with brick
The banquet given by the Woodmen
OF the World will bring them quite
number of additions to their order
Andrew Skinner was committed to
the county Jail for forty-two days
yesterday for stealing a pair of shoes
The Hastings Court was engaged yes
terday in hearing the case of VIM. Bel
lamy for cutting Mr., Andrew Gallilee
MIR. Samuel Burroughs left last night
for Washington. He expects that his
appointment will be sent in very soon
now.
Mr.. p. ]. Lyons qualified in the Hust-
ings Court yesterday as administra tor
of the estate OF Catherine Lyons; bond
$4,000.
Tt would be impossible to make men,
ton of all the entertainments that are
being given now, there are so many or
them,
The greatest excitement prevailed all
day yesterday over the explosion Of the
Maine. Our phone was kept busy an
swcring inquiries.
The negro John Bellamy was tried
In the Hastings Court yesterday upon
and was acquitted.
"A negro I,mcd II. Spratlcy was
committed to the county jail yesterday
for forty-two days for assaulting Sal
lie Gardner with a gun.
The talent party that was to have
been slv2n Tuesday night u: Trinity
parish house was postponed on account
or Inc storm until Saturday At 1880
O'Clock
The five negro boys who were caught
stealing iron from the Seaboard Air
Line were tried last night and were
lined So and costs Two of them paid
their fines: the other three were COM
mltted to Jail for fifteen days
In this issue Messrs. John a. Morris
d Co. give notice that there Is only
three more days Of their sale and that
they would rather sell goods at a loss
now than at a profit earlier In the
season. See advertisement and Gull
and receive a bargain.
1t is said that John Lewis, colored,
VINO mas heen in the Government en-
psoy for the past sixteen years, and
has been at the Naval Hospital for
ten years, was yesterday discharged.
He left last night for Washington to
make complaint against the manage
nent of the hospital
Mr James Cuthriell. who has been oc-
onpylng the position of engineer on the
tug Somersee mt the League Island
navy yard, has returned home, having
heen discharged from the service on ac-
count of Injuries sustained on the tug
which rendered him UNIT for further
discharge of his duties. Mr. CuthriclI
has beautiful letter OF regret from
the officers whom he was under at hav-
ing TO leave the service.
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