The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-12
slusSlnt Statement a,t News sEisats. strip.
red Of Much Of iha Details.
#ftsIEaplAY !, !; Nc BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short ParaEraphs I,srsonal ana
a therwiseT7ace o. Events In.
tcrcsssi;ns 20 Eserys ReRser-ropie
H'issussed on tho ssree,s nnd in
$Oalcss ana HON on.
More rain.
Heavy fog yesterday.
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lass meetings in order now.
lS57 Mr. VIM. F'lemmipg, q o. iwelI-known
fcitizen.iis critically Ill.
tti3s The T. NJ. C.. "a. Bible Class was
4 we'll attended last night. 81
There is much opposition to a police
Justice; around the cit
iiHs There was nothing.stdotnE In the
{ Hastings Court Yesterday a q. y
There was nothing OF Interest in
4 the Mayors Court hyyesterday.
There was a full meeting of the
Board of Supervisors yesterday.
Portsmouth iCommandery. u r., x.
5 DIP, will elect officers 6tn-n irht
Much interest is manifested, In the
{ appointment Of q quarantine onlcer.
Mrs Ship will present MAUD Dus-
4 eaberry and Her Girls next Tuesday
Sir. John l. Thomas has had a re-
lapse and was considered much worse
There will be- quite a number of
esses to come before; the County Court
There will be three or more aspi-
rants for the position of Health Offlcer
4 at the spring lectioil.;s3 ,.iSs
The contract for the brick and stone
work on ST. Paul's Ca thoiic church has
been awarded to MCCARTHY & Flynn.
81 tt Is remarkably uuiet with tho
county Constables They Z, were hud-
died together yesterday like birds In
cold weather. 49, b. 81 Es 81.
winthrop was held last, night. It Will
be presented some line the latter part
/ of this months n,
1 Mr. Thee lie gh & city editor of the
Portsmouth Star, is confined to his
home. on n Dinwiddie street, on ac-
Ncount of sickness. ~ III 81
There is mitch TIA Tx. fabout the char
4 ter amendments About the only OBJ
41ections are the election of police
Justice and the Police Commissioners
4!. The e negro Ed. Butler, who was
z fined and placed under peace bond
In the Mayors, Court Yesterday. had
~ go to jail. being unable to give
The members OF the Portsmouth
1 Hook and Ladder comp2n y. held n
meeting Monday night for5;the pur-
pose OF receiving their uniforms. etc,
and settling for the same
- woman named Julia Moore and
arrested for fighting 1.-THE woman
proved It was not her fault and was
discharged. The man was committed
for forty days. ;,y .,:4 IS s. ,stza
t,E The negro Ed, Butler, who assault
ed. woman on Court street Sunday
der. was fined $40 in the Mayors Court
and was hound overgto keep the peace
for twelve mon tbs
j. w. Carrington, the negro who
was charged With stealing $40 worth
of oysters from Fra;nk Midget, was
discharged yesterday. The evidence not
sustaining tain hns the ehsrgs bn, the Mayor
d Miss Sarah Nash, hume and Mr.
Fred Thredcroft will be quietly mar
Eried this afternoon at the residence of
Mrs, Nash. corner OF Middle and Lon
don streets. The ceremony Will be
performed by Rev. Mr.. F>unsten.
Grimes Battery is the best equipped
company in the State. They have
been furnished with new uniforms,
fifteen tents and all Unnecessary arti-
+ Giles for camp life. All they now need
is a Calling gun and they Will be pre-
pared for any emergency.
President R c. Hoffman. Vice
President e. ST. John, Treasurer John
HI Sharp. General Counsel Leigh r.
Watts and number of the directors
aof the Seaboard AIR Line; left yester-
day at ~ o'clock on a special train
for tour of inspection of the road