The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-03
SuccInt Statement Of News events. Strip.
ped Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal nnd
Othcrwiae-Accounts OF Events III.
teresting TO Every Reader-Topics
Discussed on the Streets and In
Offices and Iion,os.
Shad continue high.

The dirt flew in clouds yesterday.
Where, oh, where! is the street Sphinx
ler7
There Is but little baseball talk this
season.
The city employees were paid off yes
terdav.
The force in the yard was Increased
some yesterday.
~ Mr.. Jack Peterson, of Lynchburg, is
In the city ION visit.
The furniture for the Pythian Castle
has not arrived yet
Mr.. w. H. Fairless left last night for
Baltimore on business:
The County Court will adojrun on
Saturday for the term
The travel on the Seaboard Air Line
is steadily on the increase.
The only thing at the station house
2 last night was one drunk.
The doors of the hook and ladder house
will be repaired Immediately.
The prize fight case will not come up
until the April term of the count.
Justice A!nsworth fined two negroes
$3.50 each for reckless driving.
MT. Joseph Parker will soon fit up his
Old warehouse as an ice factory
Mr.. r. d. Guy left yesterday for q
trip on the peninsula on business.
Yesterday was a gloomy day There
were not many people on the streets
The meeting at Owens Memorial
church was we'll attended last night
Thers Will be quite fashionable
marriage at Central church next week
Mrs. Kitchen is very sick at her hus-
bands residence, at the Cottage toll
gate.
The Legislature will adjourn ra-mor-
row and the delegates will all return
home.
number OF people in the county
are worked up over the mad dog
scare.
Mr.. II. b. wilkins will succeed him
self as Councilman from the Second
Ward.
Justice George Ainsworth yesterday
received his appointment as notary
public.
The railroads should be required To
clean the dirt out of the centre of their
tracks.
1t looks ms If the bicycle will take
the place Of baseball to large extent
this summer.
Mrs Emily Nichols is quite sick. The
death OF her mother has completely
PROSTATE ted her.
There are seventeen youths learning
the machiniSts trade at the SsaboarJ
Air Line shops.
street evangelist has been striving
LOT Two daysho get crowd to hear him,
but has failed.
u, "
Is visiting her sister. Mrs a. Brandt.
on High street.
MI Walter Webb is critically ill at
his home, corner of Washington and
Columbia streets
There will be quite a stir in the mat
Iimonial market just after Lent, so
Madame Itunr1r SAYS
Two colored men, charged with fight
iEg on County street, were arrested
yesterday and locked IN
Ieanuls have gone up little in
price. Those who have them on hand
are rushing them to market
Mrs. John Spindle is critically III at
ner husbands residence, corner of
Washington and Bart streets.
NO fidingS have been received from,
the Rev. p. c. Davis since he left last
week for Elizabeth City, n. c.
Mr. a u. Phillips expects TO be omen
LOT business in day or so now his
store has been greatly repaired
MAIZE the prize fighter was bailed
IN me sum of $500 for his appearance at
the April term of the County Cour,
There will be an entertainment O.
the Port Norfolk Baptist church this
evening for the benefit OF that church
Mr. and Mrs. Shipp have moved from
Pafk View to Hotel Portsmouth, where
they will remain for about three
months.
i"o negro women engaged in q fight
with axes yesterday in Goodwin street
they were stopped before either one
was hurt.
ihere was no session OF the Mayors
Court yesterday. There was but one
case to be heard and that was continued
until to-day.
the Belt road is progressing very
nicely, and by the time the bridge
across the river Is completed it will all
be ready for use
There is nothing being done ut the
Park just at this time. The pretty
weather will be here before the houses
are all completed
IT Is said that ammunition, c.c js no.
ing transported from the magazine be-
low the navy yard to the vessels at the
r yard 1T Is done mostly at night.
Humpity, dumpty thump! that is
the sound or the street cars that run on
County street Can't this be stopped in
some way. The poise is regular nui-
sance
The Hon. Charles T. Bland will re-
turn home this morning, the Legislature
naVing adjourned sine die. He will on
monday resume his duties on the Pilot
as city editor.
Attention is called to adj of c. w
Hudg!ns & Co, In this issue, in which
they give you something TO fall back on.
See their ad. and you will find lust
what You want.
Who Will be Mr.. Marshall's successor
az assistant principal OF the High
School, is what the children are guess
ing at now. He will probably be elect
ed Friday night
Magnolia Camp, Woodmen OF the
World added five new members to their
body last Tuesday night, and had the
names OF several more, who are appli-
cants for membership.