The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-28
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
shert Paragraphs Personal ana
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of r. vcnts In.
terestinE 10 Every Reader-Topics
Discussed OH The Streets ana IN
Oaicss und Homes.


yesterday In civil suit.
Hunt Vincent, a colored vagrant,
was committed for two days.
"A number of ladies went out to
Columbia Park yesterday afternoon.
An alarm Of fire was S,ruck from box
az yesterday Afternoon to test the box.
There will be a surprise party given
ny number of young people tonight.
The mach between Mr.. Hurst and Mr..
hawkins has been postponed for some
time
The corna!ion ball ct Hotel Mulvey
TASTED until $50 o'clock yesterday
morning.
The truckers are taking advantage
Of the pretty weather and are getting
III their crops.
The bcurd walks that have been
placed on C3unty street extended are
greatly appreciated.
1hs key for fire alarm box &c can he
found at Flynn & O'Connors, corner
South and Court streets.
The condition CT Mr.. John l.. Thomas
vas las: lfG1t much better than ii has
been fc!' ten days or more
The resignation of Rev. Mr.. Davis
cs pastor If the Cavalry Baptist
chuIch was quite surprise.
Ine first quartely conference of
was held Wednesday night
Sic1:e unknown person stole two boxes
OF C]5ars fI.'n IN front of AIR. Beale's
c.G1r store on Crawford stree
a chicken thief made q raid on Il
house On King street extended and
securci ab1it twenty chickens.
There is white man lettering
around Washington street at night
acting in II suspicious manner
The condition of young Foreman,
whose condition is considered very
critical. was no better yesterday.
Inc case CT Casey, Seeds and Rick
tiss, charged with stealing cotton. will
b>.t"i2d N the County Court to-day.
William Herbert, the coloretl luna,.ic.
who set fire 20 the Jail, was carried to
the asylum in Petersburg yesterday
The Portsmouth US will meet this
evening at Z o'clock at the residence
or Mrs. Mary Moore, on Clifford street
y Martha Washington tea parry was
given by number OF young people yes
terday afternoon at Trinity parish
housa.
Tonight will be the last night that
REV. Mr. Elsom will conduct the SER
vices ut tie Fourth Street Baptist
church.
a portion Of Mr.. John r. Lassiter's
furniture for his new barber shop ar
rived yesterday The balance will he
here 'a5-day.
Cliff Fraser an employee ut the SEA-
mashed by being caught in Il cog wheel
vest erday afternoon
a number Of the officials of the Sea-
hoard Air Line and the Pennsylvania
railroads visited Primers Point yes
terday IN the interest of the Bclt Line.
Mr.. w. NJ. S. Selwyn, general mana
ger OF the Portsmouth street railway,
has returned from visit to phila-
delphia. He was accompanied by his
wife.
y certain physician has been losing a
number of articles from his d SIX for
some time. Tuesday he put another,
lock on it. and now things remain
in sa':u quo.
There will be reception at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Il. IT. Vincent. at 323 Din
WNdie street this evening. frcm TO 10
o'cN tx, for the benefit OF Trinity church
organ fund. Refreshments served.
IN thiS issue notice is given that the
stock of w. L. Virnelson & Co, OF
mats. caps. etc. Will be closed out by
February, and until that time goods
viii be sold at a sacrifice See adver-
tlsement
Two young men who attended the
ball at Hotel Vernon claim that they
were held up on their way, home, but
we are more inclined to think that it
was something they ate that gave them
a night mare
WI W. -. Nnlle, general Eastern
passenger agent of the Missouri Paci-
tic railway, with headquarters at New
YORK, is In the city. the guest of Gene
raj Passenger Agent Anderson, of the
Seaboard Air Line
John G. Niemeyer auctioneer. sold
at auction yesterday two adjoining lots,
2sX1SO feet, on Green street, north of
1he intersection of North street Both
4 lots were purchased by N. D. Eastwood
the price paid for each being 1915.
Mr.. G. L. Acleiss, advertising agent
or the Seaboard Air Line. has rendered
his resignation to take effect on Mon
day next. lie has accepted q position
with publishing house in Phradelphio
His Headquarters will be In Nrarfolk
The Young Ladies Guild OF St.
Johns church will give a grand con
cert on Tuesday, February Sth. for tho
benefit OF the organ fund of the church.
The talent secured will include scve-
raj well known singers from larger
cities.
lEighteen tramps were ordered out of
Norfolk yesterday. Four of them
landed on this side or the river. The
other fourteen went to Berkeley. The
four that came over here were escort
ed to the city limits and were ordered
not to return.
The Seaboard Air Line has issued n
neat hand bill announcing the an
preaching celebration Of the AIardi
Gras at New Orleans. The cut rep.
resents young lady dancing on the
cork of bottle Of champagne and is
Doth pretty and unique
Messrs Flynn & O'Connor had their
handsome funeral directors wagon out
on the streets yesterday. 1t is a. very
handsome one of the kindi 1t was
built by Messrs. Wrenn & son. of Nor
folk, and is the first OF the kind that
has ever been built in the South. These