The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-12
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
ehort Paragraphs Personal ana
MISUNDERSTANDING OF. Evonts In.
terestfpB to Every Rcader-roptcs
discussed on tho streo,s and in
'OMcss ana Homes.

pieipeilul III the market now.
Iramps arg numerous all arcund the
city. Keep your doors locked
Several trampS applied for lodging
last night at the station house.
1t is said that there VIII be four
candidates for Mayor this spring.
Two negro boys were arrested last
fright for fighting in the county,
Jl'e is said that 'lna E,2it L'IIs railway
will be Completed by the :a.ddla Of mex;
mo:.lth
The party who int,slsd going To the
KLcndike will leave here either to-day
or tomorrow
Miss Edna Bowen, of Suffolk, Is visit
ing her brother, Jas. Il. Bowen, at
Pors NlcrfclK
D'1'wldde strtr:'.' is being filled up to
The end Of the CulpeppEr wharf at
Swimming Point
MI. f. e. Gerke. bookkeeper for ].
). Crawford. IS confined to his home
with kidney cclic.
The Y. NJ. c. a. singing class held
th;ir regular weekly rehearsal last
nigh. Cor Sunday.
"A chicken thief WIS run out Of a
lot In Cottage Place yesterday morn
ing All an early hour.
ousiness ought TO By good to-day
Judging from the amount Of money that
was paid out r'h.s week.
Miss Halle Brow-L',s Chicago who IS
tI IS,
for short while yesterday.
Ihere will be no mon, meetings this
month except a special session Of the
council next Tuesday night
Ihe meeting at Owes Memorial
church is stHl growing in interest
tents.
"A number of freight trains on the
roads coming !nta Portsmouth are be-
ing increased on account of the heavy
freight.
There WAS no enE:r-sanment given
last night at the Port Norfolk school
house for the benefit cf u.ua church
organ fund.
Those who are in want Of cabbage
PiarTS would do well to call on Mr. |
j. 5. ringers, at Port Norfolk. and they
can be supplied.
In this issue nice h-ns,, containing
five rooms. wIeter. etc, Is advertised
for rc,t See advertisement The rent
is $3.50 per month
The little boy whc, was assaulted by |
q negro woman Thursday .slght was
suffering very much Yesterday from
: the cut he received.
There will be quite n number OF
places t2 II, filled at the spring el;c- |
ton. Besides these mine C.cmncslmei, |
will have TO he elected
George Smith. colored, vas brrught |
UP from Newport News Ivy Constable
Anderson ~ answer - charge oc breach !
of promises of marriage.
IT the pretty weather OF the past few
days continues the trees Will all beginil
10 leaf. y number of them have begun |
to have laav2s on them.
~ larg;' flock of wild gaese could be |
seen yesterday making their way
N'orSh. This IS good indication that |
there Will be but little m-re cold |
weather.
Tho houcae nv, w, tor .,r,o. ~, 49,
10 be at the old ferry are occupied |
by low class of negroes who are dis |
orderly and are disgrace to that part |
Of the city.
The silence Mt the Mayors Court |
which has lasted for about four days.
was broken yesterday. There were
four cases, all of which were either
firnd OF committed to Jail.
The Portsmouth Mandolin AMI Guitar |
Club, with Mr.. Charles Bernard as |
manager, entertained n large party IF |
friends at ch':' residence Of Mrs Chas
Brcwnell of Scottsvile. last nigh5
George Ls'ley and George Dennis.
She two negroes wh,-i were charged |
with assaulting County Constable |
hutchinson. ware examined and dis
charged thena bei:g no evidence
against them.
Mr. S. w. Lyons, County Treasurer,
yesterday Turned over his tax books
49, Ao"i " MI. A'iidItt' deputy treas |
nrer, TO begin TO levy on persons who |
have not paid their taxes, as he will |
soon have to make his returns
AbcaEt twenty cars week are Being |
turNid out ut the, Sou5oard Air Line
shops. which at thEa rate Wal lake
eboW Three months u fill the order for
the 400 new box cars Ther: are about |
-FOUR hundred men at wcrk Ca them
Now is the time to put thu city IN a |
gaeld sanitary oAndit.Sla before sprls,y
comes on us. If the Board Of Health |
would make an inspection Of the CITY |
they would open their eyes There |
are n number Of places that mead at
.tentton.
Theirs Is likely to be Some trouble
between the CouncA ard the Park
View Improvement Board 4 num- |
Der cf the members of the Council are
inclined 30 think thEt the board mas no |
power outside of Il recomm enda tom 10
this Council
The case .cf John Bcllingham,
charged with an assault on officer
HutchllecI, OF the county, came up
for examination before Justice Rustic |
Yesterday. and af.i;T examining n num-
Der of witnesses EIell.nGhum was hon
orably acquitted.
a number OF small boys are In the |
habit of jumping in front OF electric |
cars They siELai and wait unN.l they
get close ta them and then run across
the track. 1t is only question Of time
before SONS, Of them will be cauEhu and
be either killed or crippled
Miss McMurra,- says ahat she has not
decldr:I w: to go TO Tennessee, and may
u,oG 81 Izt NIL. Our informa.r said ii
had been talked for some slime and he
was under the Impression that tE;. mat
trir Ind beer. settled. However, we will
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