The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-08
SuccInt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much Of tbs Dsialls.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personnl ana
observation-disclosures. Of Events IN.
ssrcsting to Every Reader--'ropics
Discussed on the streets ma In
Omoos and Homes.
snring weather.

Rerday. ur5.
Col. X. r. Griffin was out for short
while yesterday.
Montauk Tribe Of Red Men Installed
officers last night.
The Hastings Court did but little
business yesterday.
Mr.. j. B. Mason has been appointed
postma ster at Port Norfolk.
Miss Mamie Thomas, OF Mathews
county, is in the city on a visit.
DR.. Chas. Culpepper's house on Court
street begins to show up nicely.
Mr. w. ]. Anderton's foot, which was
80 badly mashed, Is much better.
Miss Hattie Lash Is slowly on the
mend. She 10 now considered out of
danger.
General Passenger Agent T. ]. Ander-
son returned yesterday from q North
ern trip.
James Butt, colored, was locked up
last night In the county for dlsorderly
conduct
The members of the South Street
Baptist church will hold their annual
meeting Sunday
The truckers are taking advantage of
the pretty weather, and are hustllng In
their spring crops.
The moon was full lust night and
partly In the eclipse. Quite number
were out looking at it.
There is great activity in and around
iiliSi Ollfl bl lllt bell Llnc. ~
large force is at work:
Captain Thomas Hasker was in the
city yesterday. He was warmly greet
ed by his old friends.
"a slooD named May Brown was rob
bed Thursday night. The parties
cleared out the cabin, clothes, food
etc
Mrs. Rosa Codd, wife of DEPUTY
Sheriff Codd of Norfolk county, Is con-
fined to her residence by a slight III
ness.
Two men-one who was SO drunk
that he had to be carried to Jail bodily
were locked up in the city jail last
night
Wiley Encampment No. 3, 7. o. @.
will install their newly elected officers
next Tuesday night. a banquet will
follow.
The case of the negro. George w
Moore charged with bigamy. was con-
tinued until to-day for want of wit
nesses.
The Sunday school connected with
the Fourth Street Baptist church re-
peated their Christmas entertainment
last night
Quite n number Of people visit Watt
Rettew & ,Clay's store in Norfolk to
see the curioslties they have on exhi-
billion there
An effort Is being made to have the
N'N' thitIh NdSlIS ueulCateU Feb
ruary 18th, which Is the anniversary
OF the order.
AT O'Clock last night a flue blew
OUT at the power-house at Port Nor
folk. The cars on the line were tied
up for the night.
~ number of young men from this
city had Il dance Thursday night
near Olive Branch They snent the
entire night out there.
~ sailor named Powell. who claims
to have been shipwreckcd few DAYS
ago off Southv.he, ~ c.. appealed to
the station-house last night for Iodg-
ings.
A lady living on Washington street
VINO has an extremely i'll child re-
ceiVed Il telegram yesterday stating
that her husband was also Ill at New
port News.
The Indicator has been put In the
hook and ladder room. and works like
a charm. The boys will, make the
other part Of the department hustle
ITO beat them.
Grice Lodge I. o. O. f.. is In a sp]cn-
did condition financially. Over 5000
was added to the treasury last wear
Ihey have lost but one member dur
Ing the entire year
a we'll known white man was fined
In the Mayors Court yesterday Far
drunkenness. His fine was paid by n
IN
his home In Suffolk
n number OF the county officers raid
ed disorderly house in the suburbs
thursday night and captured five men
and 1--WE women, all colored. They were
hned 80 each by Justice Rustic.
Ihere Is considerable talk around the
city about the holding of n mass meet
Ing TO protest against the passage of
the amendments to the city charter
AS yet it has assumed no definite
shape.
a large number of the bursted winter
pipes have been repaired. The water
company has cut off Quite n num-
per or houses where the tenants persis,
IN wasting water. Six were cut off In
one block. ~
Il young man came here Thursday
from Suffolk in search of work of anv
KIND. He says he walked all day and
failed to get work of any kind. lie
aert Town yesterday TO find employment
Substitute Officer VIM. Warren ,est
for Richmond yesterday afternoon 10
secure requisltion from Governor
Tyler for Philip Mcdowell, who was ar
rested in Philadelphia and Is wanted IN
this city for bigamy.
Mr. Irving RosenIbnuin n clerk for
Maurice Brandt & Co, will give
number Of his associates a dance Il,
Norfolk on the 14th instant. In honor
OF his 21st birthday He will be assist
ed by MIR. Henry Brandt.
"a rttle white boy named Ernest
white, who besides on Dillingham;
street, met with an accident yesterday
While running with wagon he fell
down and rnmmed the handle of The
wagon under his chin and came near
killing himself.
TIE committee who went to wash
ington In the interest of the working
men VIII return to-day. Mr.. Fairless
will remain over to try to get n. Jatc