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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
5
Yesterday's Portsmouth items show calm primary activity and mixed events across the city. Notable notes include Mrs. M. S. Newbern in critical condition, an October Hastings Court start, a City of Portsmouth steamship dynamo burn out, Oyster roasts, a foggy harbor, and several court and police actions.
Yesterday afternoon an open car on Portsmouth street railroad halted near Washington street. A following closed car struck it at speed, breaking the bumper and injuring a motorman whose arm was dislocated. A colored woman named Hans from Brighton tossed her baby clear as the cars collided. the infant was later rescued. Passengers were frightened but none severely hurt.
The Democrats held a city primary to select two candidates for the Lee district. Results show Mand with 44 votes, Flewark 37, Leving 155, giving Mand a majority over both rivals. Mand will serve the next Legislature term. No disturbances occurred. The Portmouth Gun Club plans shooting grounds at Columbia Park today with live pigeons and targets. Monumental Church meeting reports strong attendance and one conversion.
Yesterday a green seedy man named John Hamilton from Vance county sought to be sworn in as a deputy sheriff at the Mayor's office. He claimed a warrant against his wife Susann Hamilton and asked the Mayor to endorse it to obtain a governor’s requisition to bring her back. He said a magistrate appointed him a special policeman and he paid 3.85 to pursue the wife, claiming Carolina support. He left, muttering of a broken heart, planning to walk home. Also, Joe Robinson and brother Dick faced mayoral charges for stealing lamp oil from Powell & Alexander. Dick denied it, Joe admitted guilt and received sixty days, with Dick sent for grand jury. Funerals were held yesterday for the Calvert and Shane families, with services on Payette and Pringham streets.
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