The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-16
Surclnt Statement of News Events. Strip.
ped of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
ehort Paragraphs Personal ana
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Events En.
terestinE 10 Every Render-Topios
Discussed on tho streeis ana i'm
Onlcss ana Homes.
Lent begins next Wednesday.

There will be no more meetings this
month.
Miss Minnie Appleton, of Chicago, is
in the city.
There was no session Of the Hastings
Court yesterday.
There was but one case In the
Mayors Court yesterday.
several places have been raided
lately by chicken thieves.
A candidate for Keeper of the Aims
house bobbed up yesterday.
There Is terrible jealousy existing
between the county officers.
Mrs. Mary Bennett, wife of Mr. WAL
Ter X. Bennett, Is critically i'll.
The street sprinkler could have been
used to an advantage yesterday.
The ladies of Central church Will
make about s25 on their Klondike
party.
Yesterday morning several dogs at
lacked a colored man while en- route
TO his work.
The case of George Washington
Moore, the colored bigamist, will come
up for trial to-day.
Ihere were. so many entertainments
last night that 1t would be impossible
TO mention them all
Mr Duff Green Porter qualified yes
terday as member of the Fifth Ward
Improvement Board
Mr. j. C. Durham qualified on the
estate of the late +. j. Durham YES
terday; bond, $4,000
"A street car and a buggy collided on
Gounty street, near Goodwin, yesterday.
The buggy was badly damaged
There was n big fire burning in the
direction OF Lndsay's farm last night.
II mas been burning since Monday
we are in the midst of all kinds of
church Neutrality-suspicious. babv
snow to most anything you can men
The committee on Union depot will
soon get in some good work. That
portsmouth should have il no one can
deny.
The wind yesterday helped the
street Committee considerable by talk
Ing some of the dirt from the paved
streets -
The negro boy Stewart. who was ar
rested Monday night for disorderly
conduct was given thirty days by
Mayor Baird yesterday
MT w. B. Wilder and wife went to
Richmond yesterday They were ac-
companied by Mr.. Wilders mother,
VINO went to consult specialist.
me Virgfnian announced the APP
pointmentWf DR.. f. S. Hope as Quar-
antine officer within fifteen minutes
aiIer the appointment was nude
There will be tea given at the resi-
dence of Mrs Alice A. Alexander
Thursday between 1870 and 10 y. m., for
the benefit of the Trinity church
portsmouth Chapter, United Daugh-
GERS or the Confederacy, will meet at
the residence of the president. No l06
Middle street this afternoon at 4.3O
o'clock
In digging for a foundation for the
new catholic church yesterday the
men came across the piles that were
put there in 1858. They were as sound
as ever.
Mr.. Lumber, the contractor for The
brick work on ST. Paul's church, saws
ne Will begin concreting the founda-
ton to-day and expects to have It level
with the earth by March 18th if moth
ing happens.
There will be reception at the resi-
dence of Mr.. H. T. Vincent 323 Din
widdie street, Thursday evening, the
Inh instant, for the benefit of the
trinity church organ fund Cake and
cream served
IN this issue new house in Prentis
Place and two adjoining lots. with
stables and carriage house: also frujt
trees. etc. is offered for sale or ey-
chanEe for Port Norfolk property. See
advertisement and address as directed.
MI Emmett Deans writes: please
change my advertisement. l have sold
all the STUFF l advertised for in less
than two days" This shows what
advertising will do Go. then, ana do
likewise. you grumblers, about duh
times.
A negro man walked up to two
young ladies yesterday afternoon on
Glaegow street and asked them If they
old not want company. The ladies;
were very much frightened. The man
seeing some gentlemen approa ching
walked off.
An Clubhouse In Mr. Herman Nicmcy-
er's yard caught on fire yesterday from
spark that came from wood ward.
Mr.. Frank Odem and a colored man
named Lurlsin Randoll put it out with
several buckets OF water. No alarm
was turned in.
sam Weston, who Is employed in
the steam engineering department OF
the navy-yard. was injured yesterday
very painfully about the face by hav-
Ing piece OF iron he was chipping 10
Strike him near the eye. The wound
was dressed at the yard and he was
sent TO his home, in Brighton,
There are number of broken nave
ments around on Water street There
is bad place in front Of II. o. Pear
sons store, on County street. near
Dinwiddie. and on Crawford street,
near High. If attended tS.aT once the
cost VIII be small, but If allowed to
remain 80 the cost will be much
greater
The reason that It cost so much 10
keep our streets In order Is because
the street force cleans the cutters and
the carts fail to take the dirt IN. hui
let 1t lay there and be washed back
hgadn. On Monday the cutters on
County street, between Washington
and Dinwidde, were cleaned. last
night the dirt had not been carried off.
Bonds issued TO administrators, guar
dians, collectors. cashiers and others
occupying positions OF trust; also to re-
sponsible contractors at reasonable
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