The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-11
SuscInt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped of Much of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal nnd
Gthcrwisc-Accoun OF Events In.
tercsiihS 40 Every Rcadcr-Topics
Discussed on the Stree,s ana in
Offices and Homes.

Board tonight.
The mail train did not wait for the
Baltimore boat yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Joyce have re-
turned from their bridal trip.
a dog that was acting strangely was
killed at Port Norfolk yesterday.
&lr. Arthur Flynn. who has been i'll
for some time, is slowly recovering
One or two new eases of dypht hcria
have developed in the last day or so.
The fogs have greatly interfercd with
travel by water for the past few days.
Miss Marion Gaskins, of Atlantic
City, y. j., is in the city on business
Mrs. T. p. Rodman, of Rodman, is
at the Retreat for the Sick in Norfolk
1t is said that a prize fight will be
pulled off in Norfolk county some time
pext week.
1t was unusually quiet around the
city yesterday No one seemed to
know anything.
The will Of Mr.. Henry Flemmins was
admitted TO probate il the Hastings
Court yesterday.
There was 4 large number of people
ct the Courthouse yesterday TO hear
the WaSserman case.
The density Of the fog yesterday
caused the ferry boat to lose her sec
ond trip early in the morning.
MI. w. Il. Pope will tomorrow open
q periodical and cigar store ut the corr
ner of Columbia and Court streets
There will be 4 public reception and
sale of periodicals at the Y. NJ. C. 4.
rooms on the night of the 18th instant.
KEY. Mr. Davis. pastor of Cavalry
Baptist church. is expected 10 return
from his trip to Pennsylvania by sun
day.
The marine who cursed and abused
paper boy on the street "Wednesday
night was fined 81 yesterday by Mayor
Baird
The sound Of the numerous whistles
blowing on account Of the fog ycster-
day morning reminded one of Il steam
piano
~ force of men are working until
10 p. m in the mill ut the Seaboard
Air Line shops to get out timber for
the cars.
Tie navy-yard men ana the railroad
men were both paid yesterday. This
should make business good to-day and
tomorrow.
The Virginian Office was rendered a
serenadc through the phone ycster-
day. y number OF beautiful pieces
We're played.
one of Rerkley's business men viii
on or about March Sth lead one Of
Portsmouth's fair daughters to Iiy-
mems altar.
The case OF sullla Mason ana sallic
Gibson, charged with disorderly con
duet. was continued in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
a small white boy namel Harry Lii
l!S:on was fined SO III the Mayors Court
yesterday for throwing mud, etc, on
Chinnman's washing.
Work on the Einner's Point and
Newport News railroad was stopped
yesterday, it nvng been decided no,
10 go ahead yet awhile.
The meeting Of Central Epworth
largely attended last night. The pro-
Grammes as published were carried
out.
Mr.. Kemp Plummcr, secretary for
Congressman Young. was in the city
yesterday, having hoen called here on
business. He returned to Washington
last night.
Mr. Seasons, an engineer on tile Nor
folk and Carolina railroad, who was
recently paraly%ed from his waist down
III both legs, has been taken 10 the
Retreat for the Sick in Norfolk.
In this issue the citizens of the Fifth
Ward are requested 10 assemble nj the
Tabernacle, corner Of Ann ana Hattan
streets. for the purpose of hearing the
report Of the citizens committee.
Wm. Casper. who was adjudged 10
be insane, was carried TO the asylum
from the Norfolk county Jail ycSter-
day. He was told he would be given
job Of work and went chrcrfuiiY
number Of "G2uG Sans" friends
undertook 10 congratulate him on his
acQuittal. Sam replied: IL don't want
congratulations; | want to fight for the
manner in which | was treated" and
he would have done so. too.
There will be Klonditc and Vacn
tine PARTIES next Monday IN Central
church. The Valentine party will be
for the children IN the afternoon and
at night there will be IIlondikc party,
in which will be mysterious gold
hunt.
Mr.. o. =. hurry, superintendent OF
the Seahoard Air Line cnGine-house.
delivered lecture last night on air
brakes to II number Of the working
men in the LibIury Hall. This is Tho
first OF series of lectures on different
subjects that will be delivered
Yesterday morning AM unoccupieh
house on the railroad line, not far
from the Seabnard Air Line crossing.
was found to be on fire and was put
out by some OF the railroad men. II
Is thought that trampS had silent in
there and had built n fire, which
caused the trouble
The italian bark that has been living
at the Senboard Air Line dock for
some time unloading was yesterday
carried to Graves ship-yard, on the
Eastern Branch, to have her conner
taken off and caulllcd. 1t will take
about ten days TO do what is 10 be
done on her. She will then reload and
start on her journey again.