The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-24
SucelDt Statement of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details,
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Ahort Paragraphs Personal and
observation-disclosures OF Events Ia.
tcresting TO Every Readcr-Topics
Discussed ON tho stroens and In
0nicos and EiomeR.
AM The schools opened agaIn yes

All the schools opened again yes
terday.
There was but a short session OF
the County Court yesterday.
Trial Of Carey and Ricketts, has been
continued until the April term.
There will be no more holidays until
May 31st-Federal Memorial Day.
Services were held in all the Catholic
and Episcopal churches yesterday.
Miss Nettie Washburn, of Baltimore,
arrived here yesterday on a visit.
Mr.. George a. Smallwood, of Prince
ton. N. j., is visiting friends in the
city
Mr.. VIII Stroud, editor Of the South
ampton Democrat, was in the city yes
terday.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of c. W. Hudgins & Co. in
this issue.
General Derande. of Ohio, repre-
sentative Of Lelly & Co., was in the
CITY yesterday.
q terrible noise. They can be heard
for some distance off,
The meeting at Owens Memorial
church is growing in interest. The
church Is crowded nightly.
MIR. George Cherry, n clerk at Pin
ner's Point, had his foot badly mashed
by being run over by truck
a I'VE pigeon shooting match this af-
ternoon at the old baseball park.
The committee on Union depot are
hard at work gathering data. etc, to
be used when the proper time comes.
The force at the Seaboard Air Line
shops knocked off yesterday afternoon
and attended the funeral of Mr.. Thos
Fl. Myers.
IT is said that South Portsmouth
merchant contemplates shortly taking
lady from off this side of the creek
for wife.
There will be n business meeting of
the Calvary Baptist church on March
4th. There will be warm times among
the deacors.
Three white tramps were accommo-
dated with lodgings last night. They,
claim that they intend enistng In the
navy to-day.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Riverside Land com
pany will be held March LIST at the
company's office.
small white boy employed on an
oyster sloop fell overheard while COM
Ing down the river yesterday and came
near being drowned.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Mr.. w. n. White in this issue
In which he calls special attention to
his stock of bicycles.
Coviad was fined 50 in the Mayors
Court yesterday for running over the
little Thomas boys foot.
The New York Journal now sends
both morning ana afternoon papers
to this city. One arrives in the morn
ing and the other at night
The case of Gertrude Walker
charged with stealing a chain from
Abby Hughes. was dismissed, the CAGE
being SO simple aud foolish
1T is said that n white man named
John Bellingham, from the county, was
arrested on charge of being connect
ed with a feloniou:S assault on Officer
John Hutchinson. He was bailed in
the sum of $1,000 to answer when
wanted.
little Willie Emmerson. who was
bitten by dog at the time it was said
several mad dogs were around, came
out yesterday for the first time thor
oughly well. He was treated by Dr.
V. G. Culpepper. He will have no scars
on his face.
~ negro named John Crowder, who
was committed to jail for six months
for hitting man in the head with a
beer bottle. was put to work in the Jail
yard piling wood yesterday He saw
the man who had him arrested pass
the gate and cursed him severely and
threatened to kill him when his time
was out. His Honor said when it was
he would require him to give bond.