The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-25
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
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,5 Mr.. John T. Pruden, of Suffolk, is in
town to-day on business.
Quite a number or boats were blown
on the Scouts Greek sh'cres Sunday.
The meeting at the Fourth Street Bap-
hist church will continue all this week
There were quite u numbersof shots
fired ON the suburbs yesterday morn
ing.
The tournament atAthe Driving Park
will be free for all who desire to at
tend.
The Rev. Mr. Farland has gone 70
Richmond. He will he absent several
days
A small boy fell from a billy goat cart
yesterday and bruised himself up quite
badly.
The wind was very high ,on Sunday
The white caps were plentiful in the
llaIbor
King street was quieter Saturday
night and Sunday than 1t has been for
months.
Turner Gilmer was arrested for Great
Ing q disturbance Sunday night on the
suburbs
The white woman Mary Eure was
badly beaten yesterday afternoon by
some one.
Miss Virgte c. Warner will leave TO-
day for Columbus, Ga, TO spend seve-
raa months.
Miss BERTHE Butler and Miss Jennie
Pruden, of Suffolk, are visiting friends
In this city
There were SEVERAL distinguished gen
Wlemsn ut the South Street Baptis.
church Sunday.
John Jones and Sam Harrall were
lined 81 each yesterday by Justice Rus
tic for fighting
Judge Murdaugh acted as Common
Woalth's Attorney yesterday, Captain
Aarshnll being absent
ihere were three DRINKS in the May
or's Court yesterday. All of them were
lined the usual 81 and ccs,.s.
a The w. C. r. u. will meet this after
noon at o'clock with Mrs. NJ. T..
Saunders, 7o4 County street.
Dung Mrs. Winth:rp" will he pre-
Starisd Mt the Elks' Opera House on III,
3ls't for the benefit of the Elks.
The ladies of the Court Street Rap-
tlst church organized u W,rmau's Mis-
slonary society Sunday afternoon.
Constable Harry Hall raiied n Gran
X zen yesterday afternoon and captured
eighteen persons mi their dice, etc.
me largest number Of pel&ple that
nave ever attended services nj Trinity
i. T.. church was present Sunday night.
a party of the Band OF Holiness rent
ed hall Mt Deep Greek Sunday and
held services there, which were well at
tended.
There has been but six white deaths
In the city thus far this month. ana
: three colored. This is a most excel
lent showing.
MT. DickerSon, late superintendent Of
the Portsmouth streo. railroad, Eade
his friends all good bye yesterday and
left for New York
We jumped from summer to winted
sunday. In the morning the tharmoin-
c IN, t1,a al
Down ITO thirty-ona.
The Cinnamon had bgtime 10 them
selves Sunday. They ate and smoked
opium 10 thStr hearts content. and
never disturbed anyone.
ne negro Jim Williams, who was
arrested several days ago cor rohblnr
man of $40, was Yesterday sent or
TO the County Court
Yesterday careless nurse allowed n
small child to get chnk ID IN lis c,rr;,rn
and bBs n3r u physician who was near
by. the little one would have died.
'Alessrs. Rudd e West have bccn
awarded the contract for painting The
llfe-saving sta lions between Cane
Henry and the North Carolina line.
The Italians from this city Eava n
ball in NCrfollS last night. The band
that has been playing around the streets
Tor several nights furnished III. music.
The Portsmouth Jr. o. u. A. NJ. made
very creditabhe display Sunday nigh.
when they went TO Berliley to take pan
In the Berklsy Councils religious SER
vices.
The gang of boys wits are so disor
derry on the corn3r Of London and
Count stredts had better discontinue as
'hey may regret the same. The police
are after them
ThEre was a lively scuff,n Sunday
might on the suburbs between some
negro women and men. Justice Aims
worth had them before him Yesterday
and fined them all.
There will be a meeting OF Tho
working men tonight ut City Hall to
take some action on the Boiler lnspec-
'p1rs Dill and Ito organize u working
mems association.
Alice Taylor was committed 70 tho
county jail for ten days She remark
ed that she had no 'dea that il was so
nice in the Jail. IF she had She would
have been there bafor,
lit Was rumorsd around the Second
District school yesterday that Mr.. Mel
s'2n Marshall, assistant principal of shat
school. would, about the middle of the
nc,n,h, go ITO the KlCndke
The music ut the Court Street P,,o-
list and Trinity p. r. churches Sunday
night was excellent. Both churches were
full. This goes TO prove that good mu-
sic adds much to the attendance
y colorcd lnbnrer named William
Smith, who Is employed In the navy
yard, had his foot badly mashed yes
terday Ey Il piece OF iron falling on ii.
He was sent TO his home in Berkeley
There was lively discussion in the
Sunday School association Sunday ar
ternoon over the changing OF the t,me
of holding the Sunday school from
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