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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1897
Page
8
News briefs from North Carolina highlight school pay disputes, court appointments, and railroad plans. Includes election talk, a clerical appointment in Wilmington, and a broad crop and weather update across districts with notes on wheat, corn, cotton, and fruit losses from a hailstorm.
The Episcopal church in Hertford NC was the site of a 1 PM ceremony for Professor J C Kittrell and Miss Nellie T Skinner. The couple departed on a bridal tour by train amid well wisher wishes. A teen party toured Columbia on Mr T D Saunders boat Gelvidere and returned with a fine time. Master John Blanchard came home from college to cheers. Dr A S White offers dental work at the hotel. Tom Crudup of Kittrell NC is visiting.
Last night marked the first commencement program at the Atlantic Collegiate Institute featuring calisthenics and poses showing strong drilling. Two Berkeley Virginia bicyclists arrived in town. Goods from the Naval Reserves bazaar were auctioned off. Construction of new houses for B F P White and W J Woodley on West Main Street progresses rapidly. The season’s first excursion is planned to Nas Head on Sunday July 4 aboard the steamer Newbern with a baseball game expected as an attraction.
A large colored excursion party traveled down the sound aboard the Haven Belle. Bishop Watson conducted services at St. Pauls church. Young men faced the Mayor for fast driving and sidewalk riding, paying fines. Elizabeth City resident R B Swindell visited Woodard house. W H Coffield’s horse bolted this morning, badly damaging the buggy. Brannings saw mill shut for several days for repairs.
An advertisement claims urine tests reveal kidney issues and promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidneys bladder liver and urinary pain. It touts relief from night urination scalding pain and liquor aftereffects and offers sample bottle and pamphlet free by mail with a note to mention the Daily Virginian.
Harrellsville reports Dr. A T Askew left for Norfolk with Mrs. J M Powell. Miss Lilly Askew, recently at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, has returned. A Saturday thunder storm damaged fruit trees and flattened fences in the area.
British strp Alslaby sails to Hamburg by way of Savannah and London lanes. Aureola bound to London via Pensacola coaling at port. Charles A Briggs and Charles P Notman report coal and sail records. A H Peary Hampton bound with lime and coal carriers Forest Belle Western Bells Volunteer Stonington under William Lamb Co. Tug Asher J Tudson departs New York with a barge for Bethel Delaware. Boxgrove sails to Philadelphia then Tampico with Pocahontas coke and coal. Various ships and barges loaded with coal and lumber, with arrivals and clearances noted through June 14.
Tourists emigrants and mariners rely on Mostetter's Stomaen Bitters as a preventive aid against unhealthy surroundings. It claims to guard against fevers stomach and digestive disorders on voyages and in hot tropical zones and to protect against cold and damp exposure and to prevent and eradicate milder fevers encountered in North and South America Mexico the West Indies and Australia.
Richmond residents flocked to Nowlan Jewelry to view a large sterling silver loving cup presented by Richmond citizens to Texas officers. Engraved with state symbols and Hampton Roads date, the cup weighs unknown as managers note no scales large enough. Also reported: Empress of Japan news cites 400 Chinese fishermen drowned near Ler sito May 6.
Charming spring located in a valley in the Alleghanies at a high elevation. Nine miles from Allegany Station on the Chesapeake and Ohio line. Noted as the strongest iron water in the country with an elegant bath pool. Beef and mutton from blue grass supply, abundant fields, and moderate rates. Open June 1. Written by B. Fr. Eakle Jr., Manager.
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