The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-09
SuceInt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much of the Details.
Yesterdays NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs personal nnu
MISUNDERSTANDING Of Events In.
ierestinE 10 Every Kcnder-Topics
Discussed on Tho ssreols ana IL,
Olicos ana IIomcs.

n, %hGrs was a heavy fog Yesterday
The heaviest frost of the season fell
yesterday. 80 =,
Inc trading stamps will be no good
after July 1St
The mud on High street needs to be
scrapcd off badly.
The little ones have commenced to
send valentines already So.
There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday morning.
Mrs. c. II. Warren continues Ill at her
husbands residence on Washington
street
sanitary Inspector Murden says there
Is but one case OF contagious fever in
the city.
a colored boy yesterday trod upon the
tail of dog on King street and had &
piece taken out of mis- leg.
colored child named Hazel Parker
was badly burned a few days ago by
her clothing getting on fire.
The time Of holding Central Epworth
League was changed from Tuesday 10
Thursday night of this week.
capt. Waddill, well known conf
dence man, was given 30 minutes to
leave Portsmouth yesterday, which he
did
The Hastings Court room was crowd
ed all day yesterday with people anx-
ious to hear the evidence in Rag Sam
Williams case.
An appropriation to Pun. King Middle
and the cast end OF County streets in,
order was made last night, and was
made available at once.
Ilhe concert at E:ks Hall las, night for
the benefit of st. Johns p e. church
was largely attended and was greatly
enjoyed by those who attended
Mr.. Raymond Wilson. who has been
connected with the SeaBoard Air Line.
mas resigned his position and has gone
TO New York ITO accept q position there.
me Southern States Telephone Com
pany distributed new books yesterday.
They have added quite n nubcr of names
10 their list on both sides of the river
Ihere was 4 general free fight in Old
canaan yesterday morning about s
o'clock. II looked like old times revived
to see the hair-pulling and diminishing.
"A barge belonging TO the Chesapeake
anu OHIO railroad sank aIt Primers Point
MONDAY in one OF the docks 1t has
since been raised and now lies on the
flats.
y negro man named Charles Williams
had his hand badly cut yesterday while
choppinE some wood. When seen by
the Ffrginian representative he was In
search of n physician.
Mrs. Walter II. Bennett Is suffering
from an affection of 'one of her eyes,
which has, caused her 10 lose 1.-THE sight
Of that eye. DR.. Parker hopes Ito be
able to restore the same.
Mr. Walter Nee has severed his CON
nection with the Portsmouth street rail-
road, and has started business at G24
Crawford street at the place formerly
kept by Mr., Robert Stanwood.
me Nirginian now has a new route
boy in Prentis Place, who Will deliver
the papers beth prompt and early. ANY
one desiring to subscribe can call IN
phone 9S9, either old or new, or send
their name to the office.
a number of 1tagro women and men
were before Justice Rustic yesterday on
charge OF keeping a disorderly house,
ana were sent to jail for thirty DAYS
each. Lee Howard, one of the gang,
| was given thirty days more for stealing
a lamp.
Messrs. Thomas SCOTS Sons & Co,
and George S. Bell. both having the
same bid on the same grade carpet
with which Pythan Castle will be FUR
ni2hed will begin a t once to lay the car
pets dividing the bids equally among
themselves.
white man lotered around the ferry
house from midnight Monday until yes
tcrdaS morning about o'clock. and
then disappeared. Mr.. Taylor, the gate
keeper. kept his weather eye open and
never lost sight Of him for some time.
His actions We're suspicious
Rev. j. H. Funston, rector of Trinity
j. 70. Church. has accepted the invita-
ton of Stonewall Camp, Confederate
Veterans, to deliver an address at the
| regular meeting on the third Friday in
February, and DR. K. Z. Owen. Of Cour,
Street Baptist Church. to speak on the
first Friday in April.