The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-16
SuccInt Statement of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ma
Otbcrwtsc-Account of Events I'm.
teresting 40 Every Rcnder-Topics
Discussed on the Streets md In
Offices and Homes.


sick.
The dust was Cblinding at times yes
terday.
The Foote and Nashville left the yard
yesterday.
Nir. IT. B. Jones is i'll at his residence,
622 Middle street
Probabilities predicts colder weather
for this afternoon.
The clerks and officers of the yard
were paid yesterday.
There are two or three marriages to
take place next week.
AIR. V. Butts little 10-year-old son is
quite sick with dyphtheria.
There will be quite u number Of build
angs put up when the spring opens.
The wind blew a glass out of the
Pllot Office door yesterday afternoon.
During these pretty afternoons a car
will be run to Columbia Park every
hour
The meeting at the Fourth Street
Baptist church will continue all the
week.
A number of immigrants came down
on the Bay Line yesterday and went
South.
The German band drew quite a crowd
last night. They made most excellent
music on the streets.
Mr.. Herman Long, of Wheeling w
va, is in the city visiting Mr.. John
Parker, in Brighton
trinity Circle of the Kings Daughte
VIII meet In Trinity parish house Tues
DAY afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Two white men were committed to
the county jai! about O'Clock yester-
day morning for figh ting, etc
MISS Sarah Culpepper, of Port Nor.
loik' VIII give reception TO her many
friends on NEXT Thursday night.
CHARLES Ilolloman was lodged in jail
haVins been shot by Mr.. Grindles while
stealing his chickens back CT South Nor
folk
There will he quite n number of as
Pirants for office this spring. Some OF
them are getting in their work al
ready.
The wind did for the streets Yesterday
what the street hands failed to do II
took some of the trash and rubbish off
of them
"A slick thief stole a crate of eggs
from a countrNman on South street yes
terday and succeeded in making good
his escape.
The case of High Constable Andenton
VS. an uptown furniture dealer was
continued from Friday TO some day
next week
Mrs. John Carr, who resides at 1926
Green street. is quite sick. She will be
carried 10 ST. Vincents Hospital for
treatment.
~ negro woman named Lizzie Coach
was locked up in the county Jail last
night charged with stealing $40 from
Peter Moody.
Attention is called to ad. of Emmett
Deans m this issue. in which he offers
fun line of dry goods at the lowest
market price.
~ negro named Moses Wilson. fell
OF building on King strcat yesterday
morning, breaking dis leg. He was at
tended by DR.. Troy.
The first train on the Belt Line was
run yesterday from Glasgow street to
lort Norfolk, and carried quantity
of material down there
Mr.. James a. Mulvey and +. II. Mil
Ter sold about s17,5C0 worth Of property
Tor DR. Y. G. Culpeppcr yesterday in
different parts of the city
turkeys were plentiful i'm market
They started very high early in the
morning, but later they came down and
could be bought for almost any price.
Professors f. N Boatwrght and S.
G. Michel, of Richmond College, arc
IN the city and will deliver an address
at Court Street Baptist church this
morning at II O'clock
Misses l.. w Owens and II. J. Kill
patrick are getting up q lodge of
Hcptasophs on the suburbs Those who
want to become members Of the order
can do SO now very cheap.
Lunch Will be served AT the residence
OF Dr. ii. +. Butt on Tuesday, between
the hours Of II and p. m. for the ben
cht OF the organ fund of Trinity church
The public is invited to attend
An aged colored man was found yes
terday III an old shanty in Baltimore
without food. and unable to look out
dor himself. The overseer of the poor's
attention was called to her condition.
The January term OF the County
Court will begin on Monday. There will
be quite q number OF cases to come
before the grand jury besides those that
have been carried over several times.
a negro woman named Jane Myers
who lives in Brighton, attempted to
commit suicide yesterday by drinking
concentrated I've. a physician was
summoned, but her condition remains
critical.
The case of the negro woman. Clyde
Houndtree, who cut n little girls hand
so badly with brick was dismissed
at the request of the child's mother,
the woman agreeing to pay the cost
OF doctors, etc.
a sailor from one of the ships was
picked up with his face all cut Friday
night, and was carried toward the navy
yard, but later be turned up and want
ed to beat a countryman. lie was fined
for drunkenness.
Attention is called to nd. Of Maurice
~ brandt & Co, In this issue, in which
they offer special bargains while they
last but You must call early to secure
them. The. price will sch them very
rapidly and they must go.
In publishing the roll OF honor for
the public schools few days ago Mas
ter John Walter Flythes name was
unintentdonally left off, so we cheerful