The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-20
Sueelhta Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs personal n,,u
observation-disclosures of. Events In.
teresiins TO Every nender-Topics
Discussed on the siroeis nnd In
0mcss and Homes.

Freight is running light on all the
roads,
/, Cold and disagreeable. all day yes
terday
There were no courts in session yes
terday.
The bigamist case will c9mc up for
trial to-day.
Candidates have commenced to bob
up 'serenely.
There will be a marriage at Pinner's
Point tonight.
The case of Justice Ainsworth will be
heard January 31st. <
Col. K. R. Griffin has gone to North
Carolina for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Threadcroft returned
from their bridal trip yesterday.
Ihe Committee on Public Building
VIII leave for Washington to-day
ATTENTION Is called to the advertise
ment of Emmett Deans in this Issue.
VIM. Burkey, supposed lunatic, was
lodged In the county jail yesterday.
miss Robertson's chocolate tea was
well attended yesterday afternoon.
yesterday being a public holiday.
there was no session Of the Mayors
Court.
The employees of the Seaboard were
given a half holiday yesterday after
noon.
fore the grand jury at the February
term.
A lodge of the Daughters Of Rebekah
was organized last night at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
MIR. Tom Leigh, the city editor Of the
Portsmouth Star. Is still confined to his
home on account of sickness.
The Seaboard Air Line has eleven
freight engineers, three passenger en-
slneers and five yard engineers
A party of ten men went up the river
Tuesday after rock fish. They returned
last night pretty we'll paid for their trip.
The workingmen on this side Of the
river and from the county will organize
Themselves into an association for nu-
tual protection.
Miss Hattie Allen, who has been Wis
fling relatives in this city for several
weeks. left for her home in Wilmington,
Delaware. yesterday.
Judge Portkock expects to clear IN the
entire criminal docket by the end Of
the February term unless a great deal
: comes In between now and that time
There Were "A number of shots fired in
rapid succession in the suburbs yester-
day morning about o'clock, but dill
gent inquiry failed to learn what they
were fired for.
Mr.. w. c. Benedck, a we'll known
dress at the Court Street Baptist
Church last night The gentleman is
an excellent speaker.
The gentlemen selected az members
OF the electoral board were somewhat
of "a surprise to the public, their names
with one exception not having been
mentioned In that connection.
A negro named Simmons cut 4 man
named Alex Rogers several times yes
terday morning. The two men met i'm
Park View and had some words. when
Simmons pulled his knife and cut Fog
ers. who is a mill hand at Hutchins'
mill.
a gentleman while riding down
County street yesterday on his wheel
took O header and slipped some distance
In the mud. He did not repeat the
Lords prayer when he got up, but he
muttered quite number of words in 4
short space of time.
King street should be ,weeded out a
both ends east and west. The east end
Is in the city and Is occupied by negroes
of the commonest kind. The west end
IS in the county, and is known as Lost
Daughters Home. 1t would be we'll if
the city authorities cleared out theirs,
and the county authorities did likewise.
At n meeting of Portsmouth Chapter
No. 80, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, held yesterday afternoon, the
following officers were reelected for
the ensuing yea, VIZ: President, Mrs.
Jno. C. Ashton; Vice-President Mrs.
Alice II. Jenkins; Secretary, Miss Vir-
gle Griffin; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas r.
Nash: Historian. Mrs. Jno. w. II. Por-
Ter.
IN TROUBLE.