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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1896
Page
2
A notice states Dr. Aavechan left the city for a IPs weeks and will return. The brief adds no further details on destination or circumstances.
The Bryan and Sewall Free Silver Club met at Richardson's Hall Norfolk with President Charters in the chair. About sixty five candidates were elected to membership. Senator Herbert spoke on the silver issue before an appreciative audience.
Report from the district outlines factional splits among Republican candidates led by Colonel John J. Dever and Dr. Wise. Hinted shifts involve Brambleton and Kempsville delegates with free silver stances, possible statewide steering action, and returns from ward primaries in favor of William A. Young amid a split field.
Advertises Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for fever and ague general debility rheumatism nervous ailments constipation and dyspepsia. Claims thorough work prompt effects and legitimate popularity through substantiated facts, priced at $9 with no immediate cures promised. Emphasizes usefulness in family emergencies and wholesome vegetable composition.
The Old Dominion steamer North Ampleton or Accomack departs Bay Line wharf each Sunday for Fortress Monroe at 10 P M and 4 P M. Return trips leave Fortress Monroe at 12 M and 6 15 P M. Fare is 50 cents round trip.
The Willoughby Spit and Old Point railroad will operate early next week using a secured locomotive until the electric system is installed within sixty days. Ferry service should start within thirty days with a 10 cent Norfolk to Old Point fare, half that to the Spit. Connection with the View railroad planned, through service possible, and a downtown terminus at the ferry may come later.
Frank Johnson a colored fisherman drowned at the Southern Railway wharf around 1 40 AM. Officer Salsbury watchman J J Martin and mate P P Walker attempted rescue as Johnson tumbled overboard while asleep. A drunk man named Joseph Price, states he and Johnson were partners in a small fish business. Price jailed briefly but released. Johnson’s body not recovered.
Directors of the Norfolk Retreat for the Sick plan to relocate to Ghent buying Block 38 on Pembroke Avenue near the Hague. The facility, selling the old site for 23500, will vacate by September and establish temporary facilities while a modern hospital is built on the new 19‑lot site.
Norfolk residents can take a popular excursion aboard the Pocahontas of the Virginian Navigation Company. The boat departs Clyde Line wharf at 8:00 am and Old Point at 8:50 am for Cobb's Island, 25 miles north of Cape Charles, with a return Sunday at 4 pm and Norfolk arrival around 8 15 pm. Music by a large electric orchestra.
Bargain selling continues this week with remaining stock at Levy Bros prices. items include black striped India and linen, lawn remnants, quilts towels and linens, with goods to be sold by W N Portlock trustee at 416 Malin Street.
The court discharged several locals and dismissed the abduction case involving William Fuller and a colored boy, while Mr J B White was fined 265 dollars for criminal libel after an appeal to the Corporating Court. The docket included cases of nuisance drunkenness and assumpsit with damages.
The brief notes the extreme heat and drought persisting in Texas. It reports London silver prices rising and various market movements in New York and Liverpool. Also included is a terse crop movement summary with figures on bale counts and plantation yields for the period.
An old advertise note touts Syrup of Figs for cleansing the system and overcoming constipation. It cites nine dysentery epics since 1878 where Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy succeeded. Also notes a Bay Line steamer excursion to Old Point leaving at 7 and returning at 10 with 60 cent fare.
Rain likely with general conditions across Washington Virginia North Carolina on August 21 189% The report notes threat showers in Virginia followed by light showers in western North Carolina Winds easterly to southerly The port calendar lists sunrise 6 28 am sunset and tide times The moon phases for August are detailed including new moon and full moon dates
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports 24 hour observations for Norfolk. Maximum temperature and rainfall figures are recorded with departures from normal and since January 1. Observer J J Gray signs the report.
The funeral of Dr RB B Taylor aged 59 was held yesterday from St Pauls P Church with large attendance. He died at his residence on Bute Street Thursday night and was interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery. He was a Norfolk native with Eastern Shore medical practice and Confederate veteran status.
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