The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-09
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs personal ana
Othcrwisc-Account OF Events In.
terestinE TO Every Render-ropics
Discussed ON the Streets and In
0Gicas nnd Homes.
Second Sunday in the year.

In this issue some valuable lots are
offered for sale.
1t has been remarkably quiet in bust
ness since Christmas.
There was a number OF strangers
In the city yesterday.
There was large number Of fish in
the market yesterday.
The battleship Iowa came into the
Reads yesterday afternoon.
The workingmens committee will re-
turn from Washington to-day.
The county authorities made a big
raid ON disorderlies last night
There was n lot of button-holeing done
by some OF the politicians yesterday.
~ negro woman drew quite a crowd
on Crawford street pulling teeth free.
The street car motorman who went
out cunning with his new uniform has
returned.
In this issue Mr.. Emmett Deans offers
Il sweeping reduction in underwear
See his prices.
Judge c. w. Murdaugh returned from
Washington yesterday. He was there
In his own interest.
The only thing reported at the sta
ton house last night was one drunk
and one disorderlv.
a party OF Armenian sailors attracted
considerable attention on High street
yesterday afternoon.
Inc Portsmouth Knitting Mills are
building n large warehouse in Prentis
Place to store their stock in.
Mr. t. l.. Brittingham qualified MS
guardian of T. a. I'rittingham in the
Hastings Cour.; bond, $1,000.
The indicator in the hook and ladder
mouse was tested yesterday and was
found to work satisfactorily.
yesterday was the anniversary Of
the battle of New Orleans. There was
no demonstration of any kind
hlessrs. Robert Taylor. James q
Shannon and w. A. Green qualified as
f7oiice Commissioners yesterday.
MT. Jack Noel, letter carrier No. J.
mas returned from Smithneld, where
he spent several days cunning.
rfhe new school house for the Fifth
Ward is all shut in. All that remains
TO BE- done now is the inside work.
There will be n church meeting to
morrow at the South Street BAPTIST
church after the morning service.
me members of the Legislature from
the city and county came home last
night to remain over on Sunday.
candidates for the spring election are
trying to impress upon the pcopLa that
offices.
There are quite number of teams
that so out at n'clcck in the morn
Ing TO Primers Point to work on ;he
Belt road.
~ delivery wagon from Norfolk. he
longing 10 candy man over there, was
badly smashed UP by the horse run.
ming away
In this issue AIR. John Davis aaver-
P!ses mat he lost 81 Saturday night OF
Middle street. He requests the finder
to return the same
Another gentleman was STONED in
l'ark View by negro man Friday
nlHht. lie happened to be armed and
made The ncGro heat hasty retreat.
MT. j. IL. White, secretary OF the y
". Z. a.. has returned from a trip 40
MhrSiahd. He was receiving the con-
Eratulat:ons of his friends Yesterday
The Virg!nian is pleased "a SLATE
that the stone and rubbish OH Court
street was partly removed Yesterday
The balance will be taken away Mon
dav.
Lane Broughton and Corey Rrlurb-
Ton were committed to the county iail
yesterday for stealing $40 worth Of gro
ceries from d. w. Howe, in Hunters
Willie
y meeting of Old Dominion T.odrc
No, 3, |. Q. o. T., the following trustees
We're elected: William Etheredre. Rob
ert n. Parker, j. T. Owens, c. E, MIR
den and G. A. TaHb.
Mr.. John G. Nicmeyer, auctioneer
sold the Whitchurst property OH North
i'inwlddie street ut u o'clock yestsr-
uns. AIT. ~ Il, Herbert becoming the
purchaser, for $1,000
The annual election of officers os
Portsmouth Company No. Is. u. r. K
or ln VIII take place at Il regular meet
ING on the company, to he held next
Wednesday night, January 1oth.
In our yesterdays issue a portion Of
Il plcycle lamp which was lost was
advertised for. The gentleman who
owned the lamp called yesterday after
returned TO him
Yesterday morning the County strcn,
car nan into MR. Il. n. Mules bake,
wagon and crushed the rear end of thn
wagon all to pieces. The motorma,
was instantly discharged, and the com.
pany VIII have to pay damages.
a negro named Tom West who claims
10 De from PORTSMOUTH, was sent on To
The United States grand Jury IN NorY
folk yesterday upon a charge of ~
ing 10 obtain pension by fraud FL.
claimed to be another man Inv no.
name. '''''
An old negro man has been dead IN .
mouse on Blunt street. In the county
since Wednesday morning. He died
IN house where there was no one I'm,
himself, and no furniture save a box
anu some straw. 1T Is said that he was
KEPT UP for Sunday funeral.
There are a number of cor,nploirt.
from persons living on the suburbs
about the careless manner that pe1n,:.
nave Of shooting guns and pistols IN
that locality. Yesterday n colored wo.
man said that she came near being hit
with load Of shot by some pne shoot.
Ing around her house
Hondq issnnd n n 1n,i tcf
dams. collectors, cashiers and others
occupying positions of trust; also to re-
spcnsible contractors at reasonable
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