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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1896
Page
2
A San Francisco Boyce wholesale and retail druggist in Batnuth Maine after 25 years of selling Ayer’s Sarsaparilla declares it the best blood purifier. He reports thousands of customers praising the remedy with no complaints and urges doubters to try the Cureback offer from J C Aven Co.
The Select and Common Councils debate privatizing street cleaning for Fifth Ward and examine a bid from Han Nan partners. Proponents argue city contracts with labor should be used to keep workers employed. officials refer to cost estimates and feasibility.
Thirty two members of the Y M C A Bicycle Club paraded through the Ely Wood suburbs starting at 8:30 pm from the Y M C A Building on Main Street. Johnnie Smith won the prize for best decorated wheel. The procession ended at Secretary C R Towson's Brambleton avenue home with a string of musical selections and a collation. A repeat event is planned for next week.
The regular annual session of the Board of School Trustees began at 1 p.m. with John B. Whitehead presiding temporarily. Captain W. A. Taylor was re elected as chairman and Major R. C. Taylor as secretary. Committees on Finance Text Books and Teachers School Building and Property Rules and Regulations were named. The Building Committee reported costs and that the Fourth Ward School would be turned over July 31 with a $1000 appropriation needed for sewer and water connections. Old teachers were re elected. Miss Alice Wharton filled a vacancy caused by Garnett’s death. Six new teachers were elected. the top six were Grant Southall Newman Winston Francis Stone Carroll Keeling. Janitor candidates Lewis and Williams. Lewis chosen. Janitor salary fixed at 44 per month during sessions and 20 during vacation. Meeting adjourned to next Tuesday.
The docket in Justice Tomlin's court yesterday included nineteen cases. A wine beater case against Frederick Butler resulted in a $10 fine and $150 bond for peace. George P. Naney was acquitted of swindling Fultz out of $1 after evidence failed. Ned Mason received three months for stealing carpentry tools amid intoxication. Ex-officer Chasteen was acquitted in a later case involving Spring. Ned Olson served fifteen days for ill gotten money. A string of minor breaches and assaults, with various fines and dismissals, followed. Attorneys prepared to sue Norfolk and Southern for $2,000 damages from an February train incident.
Fore cast for Virginia and North Carolina calls for generally fair weather with southwest winds. A stationary high in the Central Gulf may bring showers to New England and the Middle Atlantic and lower lake regions. Port calendar and moon phases provided. observations from Norfolk report temperatures and rainfall details. The Lotus magazine announces expansion from bi monthly to monthly 10 cent issue with July 15 stories and poems and a literary department.
The William and Mary Alumni Association nominates officers for a one year term. President William Q. Jones of Richmond. First Vice President Gordon Cumming of Hampton. Second Vice President Percy B. Stevens of Norfolk. Third Vice President Tazewell Taylor of Norfolk. Secretary Treasurer H P D Cole of Williamsburg. Executive Committee OP Armistead John S Charles of Williamsburg and W C L Tallaferro of Gloucester.
Advertises a July clearance at Miller 2 2 Rhoads offering heavy discounts on fabrics and linens. Prominent items include lawns dimities muslins damask sheets table linen towels and lace curtains with prices from a few cents to a dollar. Also lists various textiles and novelty fabrics with percent reductions.
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