The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-26
SucCiat Statement of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs rcrsonni ana
othcrwisc-Accoun Of Events I'm.
icrcsting 10 Every Ecadcr-Topics
Discussed on tho Streets and ia
0Gicasnnd Homes.
lrebruary is nearly gone.

February is nearly gone.
The ladies were out in large numbers
yesterday.
MIR. Wilson Marshall still says he is
going to lSlondike.
There was but little done in the Coun-
ty Court yesterday.
February has been beautiful all
through the month.
The funeral of Mr.. W'ilger will take
place at 3 o'clock to-day.
Three tramrS who lodged at the sta
ton house were shipped yesterday.
The meetings at Owens Memorial
Church continue to grow in interest.
The Shooting Club No. = mad quite
an exciting match. Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Mary Ann 'Gollins, of Charlotte
n. c., arrived here yesterday on Il visit;
There is no ccssat ton in the work at
the yard. There is considerable activity
MIR. j. S. Crawford had Il large plate
glass in a book case broken by ship
ment.
A chicken thief was run out Of Mr..
Richardson's lot, in Park View, Thurs
day night.
Mi. A. j. Phillips will have, when
lin the city.
Workingmen are pushing the founda-
ton for ST. Paul's Church ahead as fast
as possible.
Attention is called to Chas. r. Wclton
II CO. change of advertisement in an
other column.
Willie Shackeiford is quite sick at
the home of his paints, on SoI',h
street extended.
The navy yard is visited daily by
strangers who are anxious to sse the
wonderful monitors.
Ted Williams. the prize fighter, has
not turned up yet. but the authorities
nope to come up with him.
There was spelling match at the
High School yesterday between the ju-
Nor and the senior Glasses.
Yesterday was pay day IN the yard
The merchants will feel the effects Of It
in their business to-day
The Seahoard Air Line picnic commit
teo succeeded in selecting place 10
have their Ticncs this summer.
The gift service IL Central Church
was we'll attended. Tn talk by Dr.
Ray was very interesting ana in
structivc.
Mrs. Maggie Murphy was called t. the
bedside Of her brother. Mr.. Andrew
Roe, who is critically i'll 1T his home, in
Gloucester
The Pythian castle is about com
plet'd, and will be turned ovgr in
few days. AS soon rs ,:he furniture ar
rives the hall will be dedicated.
The white people whose homes were
endangered by the fire Thursday night
are profoundly grateful to Our fire de-
partment for the services rendered
Since Il noti&s appeared ahou: men be-
Ing shipped in the navy quite a number
OF persons from North Carolina are
coming in daily and are being shipped.
Nine fire plugs are needed in the
thickly settled part of the suburbs. The
fire engine had to force waite. 400 feet
the other night and took il from Il city
plug.
Mr.. Nathan Hyslop, who has been Sc
riouSly III for some time at his residence.
corner South ana Middle streets. was
taken to ST. Nincent's Hospital ycster-
day
white man. was arrested yesterday
afternoon AT Primers Point charged
with selling liquor without license He
was baiied in the sum Of $3.50 by Jus
ticc Rustic.
young man named Harry Gregg was
UP before Mayor Baird Yesterday upon
a charge of assaulting his mother but
the case was withdrawn at the request
OF the compla inant
In My. Edward Eli.ott's communica
ton yesterday some one saw III 10 give
nm a title he never possessed Mr.
Elliott IS simply a county con;rolle:
ana not chief of the county police, as
ie WAS termed.
me announcement thai. Mr.. Bland
would recommend some other person
for member of tine Electoral Board
from those whom the Executive Com
m!ttee recommended caused much talk
on the street. The matter was fully
discussed
colored man named William Spratt
met with an accidcn: a. the knitting
mills which resulted in his having both
OF his hands cut. He was oiling some
machinery when the belt of n friction
Wheei struck him, making two ugly
wounds. They were dressed by n phv-
stefan after which he was sent to his
hom" III Erentis place.
a real estate man said yesterday 20
another dealer tina: he had tried ali thn
papers, and tina; he found more satis-
fiction from his advertisement in Tho
Virginian than any other paper, and ne
had tried them all. HI further said ina.
he invested S15 in ;hat paper and II soll
nm $4,000 worth Of property Ii would
ne well 70: those who intend 20 adver-
Use to consult said gentleman whose
name will be furnished upon applic1-
ton.
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