The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-06
SGccInt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
bhort Paragraphs Personal aiid
Othcruise--Accoul,ls OF Events In.
tcrestins 40 Every Rcadcr-ropics
discussed on The Streets md In
Oficos and Homes.

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The rain last night greatly .!nterfered
a fine dog was killed by the electric
cars yesterday.
The new, st. Johns church is near
ing completion.
There Will be several marriages be-
fore Lent sets In.
None Of the escaped conyictS have
been captured yet.
The Band of Holiness are doing good
work in the county.
The ground hog prediction seems to
be coming true so far.
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court again yesterday.
Communion will he administered in
most of the churches to-day.
Another large number of men will
be called In the yard on Monday.
The usual song service will be held
at the y. NJ. G. y. this afternoon.
The meat market was abundently
supplied with fine meats yesterday.
1T rs said that IL will take about
two years to build st. Paurs Catholic
church.
The truckers say that the cabbage
crop has been badly injured by the
cold snap.
~ large number OF piles have been
driven for the bridge across the South
ern Branch
Three negro men were sent to the
county Jail for ten days each yester-
Gay for larceny.
number of Hungarians were landed
here yesterday. They will go South to
work on a railroad.
"A number of young people enjoyed a
ounce at MIR. w. II. Parker's, on West
ern Branch, Friday night.
Mrs. James d. Brady, who has been
visiting her sister, will lca.'e to-mor
row for her home, in Petersburg,
" Ccin IF No ,,eSttr
Court yesterday. This court will begin
Oh Monday trying criminal cases.
~ negro man shot at supposed bur-
STAR whom, he claims, was trying to
get in his house on Race avenue
AIR. a. ]. Phillips will shortly re-
model his stores and put both in one.
He will then have beautiful store.
The committee on building 4 bridge
across SCOTS Creek hope to make a
report at the next meeting of the
Council.
Mr.. Noses Ricketts, who was recent
~ sent to the asylum, has improved
so much that he will soon return to
his home.
The regular meeting Of the Sunbeam
Society of the South Street Baptist
church will be held this afternoon at
8 O'clock
The Fort Nelson Chapter, Daughters
OF American Revolution, Will give n
concert at Ilks' Hall Thursday, the
10Th instant
The ladies connected with ST. Johns
Episcopal church will give the best
concert of the season Tuesday night
at E.lks' Hall
Several Of the residents OF the Island.
who were locked up Friday night, paid
their fines yesterday and were dis
charged from custody.
Mrs. Sallie Dodd returned yesterday
from Belmont, n. c., where she had
been to visi, her son. She reports her
son as being much improved
The market yesterday was the best
for some time. The country people
had been kept home all The week, SO
they came in large numbers
IT. is said that an appropriation To
sweep High, Crawford and South
streets will be recommended by the
Finance Committee next Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Duerson. wife of DR.. Ducrson,
who recently moved from here, has en-
tircly recovered her health and has
gone to Spottsylvania to live with her
husband
Ii is rumnred that Capt Thomas NJ.
Hodges will be made assistant post
master under Mr.. Burroughs. Captain
Hodges would be q most excellent man
for The position.
The Baptist Sunday school will meet
at 9:1o q. IN. at their chapel. corner
Iidltpl anu ihIli StEtclS. Ill 1'urK view.
All lSaptists interested in the cause are
invited to be present
Mr.. Codd received information from
Suffolk last night that one of the
escaped prisoners had been captured.
He will go 10 Suffolk this morning 20
see If he is one of them.
Box ~ of the fire alarm system re-
fused to work yesterday. 1t was fixed
by Mr.. Smith in the afternoon All
the boxes will be tested shortly to see
II they work satisfactory.
Mr. Charles Johnson, the gentleman
mentioned in yesterdays issue as being
sick at the jail and should be sent to
the hospital, left last night for Ink,
home, in Providence, he having been
released from Jail
Yesterday morning a tramp went to
house on Dillingham; street and asked
for food. On being told that there was
none i'll the house he attempted to
force himself in, and would have done
so but for IL dog that made him
scamper.
The Baptist Young Peoples District
Union Will hold its regular meeting this
afternoon at o'clock al the Cour;
Street Church Rev. c. w. Duke, OF
1Serklcy, will deliver an address ana
music will be furnished by the Court
street Union.
The Holiness Band which is holding
meetings at Deep Creek. have notified
the dissatisfied people OF Deep Creek
that they have come there TO stay and
that nothing will run them away (
well known resident Of that place said
that as long as they conduct their
meetings as they started no trouble
will occur.
Justice Sykes yesterday, charged with
stealing chickens from n numbnr -