AMÜSEMENTS.y 'academy öp music,.WEJÖNESDay nn(ItTi11RSDay. Soptcm-rargai&7m1atine"e tnunsday.

Mdrle Jatisw.uud.Frank Tunnchlll. Jr., Inthe .btg\ comedy success,

SVlölriöy Hanks.Genta' now' on sulc._ nu29-3t

- THE JAS. S. GROVES

REAL ESTATE CO.'v '231 TO r:>5 main STREET.

FOR RENT.0 hou«es on Highland nvenue, ?12: cncli

linsti. rooms, city wator, closets, etc.2 smull'stores nn Water street, $7.G0.2 small flat* on Water street, $7.50.One residence !n Park Place. roomii,hot .'and Cold water, furnace, basement

und all modern Improvements.Two S-roont- houses In Ghent, now.TwoC'lii»m housitt. In Client. n<:w.Nb.<JÜ<7..Reservoir avonno, Sj rooms. $P!.CO.3 houses on North streut, s rooms, ?2'i.Hon corner York und James. 7 rooms,

»20.Flat nfcar corner Rank and Freemason,$15.50.'Small house, 1st streot avenue. Hunters-'

vllle, Mr. .-. ..-Store.corner Hunter avenue and CottageToH'-Bridgo road; »10.l?ATOom house. IUI Main street. $3>'>.895' Bute street, modern Improvements,ISfto- .:eTO Ornnby street, S rooms and bntn, 130.

* FOR SABE.13/iroom. house (now rented), old No. 17

Purk.avenue. Easy terms.Store iSti Church street, tints above*A new 11-r'ooin house on Corprew avenue,only ,«,.750. .,N/ck ,422. Sheldon nvenue, Jl.ooo.8U>ro,..wlt-h Hats nbovo. Highland avenue,

52,200. .Also one very fine farm for good resi¬

dence In city.One of the choicest brick residences on

Lovitt avenue: ; . '. ....Two lots In Pnllt Place n'. a special bar-

fcuiM.-ir tnlfcn-~at once.Slxty^slx* * feet front In Brnmbleton

choicest. 4930,Fifty feet front on Brnmbleton nvenue,

lltanerrjV.or.i carriages always ready to¦how property.We have over 2'Kl farms nenr Norfolk.

!n price from 12.00 (p JSO.'Oo i^racrej besideslarge tracts valuable timber land In thisund adjacent States.; ,: .

aasKZKB^^SBsasaaiBasHesiKaj^BiRESRONSißVEHaving permnnent, Incomes fromB ENTS. ESTATES. ANN CIT1 BS.and .SALARIES can acquire Llll-YKRAlh;ADVANCES #n «amn.

Business treated confidentially.

0T3HI fstYi üvätt. st!itbet. .- i '.Moritz Building, Rooms 5 and C.

PJjpsjJSjW. M. H; Trice & Co.,

Real EStaW'ärid "Rental Agent?, Corner.«:... mink, and'Plume streets.

FOR RENT..RESIDENCES.

P7 Duke street,«*>' Rxllrästa-edt,«.fclmk« sVeet,101 Holt street,Jfn UolC*treot. itssoiijbutnaxstrootf:..:114 Graydon itvenuc,19 Arlington i'lnco,3» Wnlko street,Llewellyn nvenue,

S2ThrnjSe7$tf<3öt.!lOfCunilrtrluntT.OMtMitln hXl ppR.'45S,CMurctrTOtfet,33 Queen, street,ZOfrehhpe^ Btreet,l?A|ERUidj«-nd .street.S7C Granby street.

: STORES.»S3 Mn'ln "street,R8G Mulnirtreet, ifr>27 Church street,R21 Church street,,5f>f Church, slroet,:51 Commerce street,25 and 27 Tnlbol at.,fil Qtieen street,42l-Mnln streot,31 Bunk street.

i r» rpFFicEs.2U AInin street,384 'Mnln streot,City National BankBuilding.

^T. F.ROGERS,Rbüiiu'211''AND 21? COLUMBIA BUILD-XSKl/tA JtÜKi GRANUY STRElwT.wrfo.vs ..-cr ..*'««...Store with dwelling, No. US James street.ötVfcllng 'N6. 115 'Ferguson avenue.Warehouse 35-37 Commerce street.Dwelling 222 York street.Store No. 53 Bank street.Two dwelling on Boole street. .;Dwelling No. 2% Duke street.Duelling J<J6v 72 Tazewell street.iTweRlhg-iNö. 133 Bute street.Dwelling No. 70 Cumberland street.Dwelling tfo; i26 High street.Dwelling No. 4b7 Main street.D^ejling-Np.,- ,&Q. Cumberlnnd street.Dwelling house No. 241 RnnK street.Store, o, fll Qrnnby strict.ptor<< 63 Commerclnl Place,titore No. 654 Church street.Stares Nos.. 46 and 47 Commerce.Store», Nos.' 215" and.217 .Church nO'eet.Ufllces'Granny nnd Commerce streets.I FOR RENT.?:4;O0Ö-feet.;öfGround FloorSfeacej with Power; will be di-

viüed.tb suit tenant.

ICE CREÄMISo not'-flatter''yourself nnd think yoncwJ get Ice Cream Just ns good and usclfenp nnywhere else as you can get atL^-tigbnlle's. Customers who have used

ovn»_9reum for years, say It Is Impossi¬ble..fOmr-CTpnm -does-not leave* n rancidor^-dlsugrceuble taste after eating.Pnrtles desiring to order large quantitiesof cr^qm for picnics, excursions, churchfalrsi ort entertainments-.of any kind willfind if to Ihelr ndvantnge to write to usiot; .prices before going elsewhere.

1lä XSiGBäLLE'S.Wholesale nnd Retail lee Cream Depot,

, f -CUui'cli. .street. Opposito Holt.. ; I; I BOTH'BIIONES 1^3.

I Vjjiojfi-;»«>.' aiV2 -'Main Slreftt.OUR FIRST CLASS STOCK OF-

v; -ÖÜMAmER SHOES,will bo SOLD AT LOWER PRICESusual during the months of

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Trunks, Valises and Bags.MJtYEH^aTca

1 .--DEALERS IN..

Bailroad, Steamboat and^^ill Supplies.

4 and 6 WjBBt Market Square,3ÜÜL sip rf°1 **.

If you.want.to.spend a delightful dayon"-tha=;Water. take steamer Northamp-toäV'iöavlng Bay Line wharf at 7:00 am., dally; except Sunday, for trip toMcAjack'Bay'and landings on westernshore1.- SPftre $1 for the round trip. MealsCO cents each. M jyi :s

Remarkable Growth of the Cotton Businessof the Port.

TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENTTlic Receipts or Cotton Arc Jloro Tlinn

Doable 'I'Iiuno or I.iimI Noiisoii.TheKninbrr or ISiiIcm lliiiitllcil at Vir«Stliiln I'orla Was 7.11.(1» l-ltiivliiCMi«|ttl(o GeuurMlljr IMilrlbnlcd.

- Following Is tho report of Superinten¬dent Norman Bell,1 of the Cotton Ex¬change, for the season of iS90-'»7, am)Is ti remarkable presentation of thogrowth of the cotton trade of this portfor the period mentioned, and Is Instriking contrast with comparativestatements of previous seasons.

Superintendent's Ofllce,Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton

Exchange,Norfolk. Va., August 31, 1897.

To the President and Hoard of Directorsof the Norfolk and Portsmouth Col-ton Exchange:Gentlemen.I have the honor to sub¬

mit for your consideration .the twenty-third annual statement of the cottonmovement, of the port Of Norfolk for thetwelve .months ending August 31st, 1S97.The movement during the past season

has been very gratifying and affords as¬suring evidence of the development ofthe trade of our port. The receipts aremore than double those of the previousyear, and the business has been c|u!tegenerally distributed.The magnificent equipment of our

coastwise lines Is being yearly added¦to, rendering tho reputation of our portfor this branch of service .second to lunesouth of .'New York.The move-ment at the deep water portsof Virginia has been as follows:

Pales.Norfolk has handled . 741,931Newport News has handled. 9,707West Point has handled. 50ITotal handled at Va. ports_ 751.691The receipts and shipments of cotton atNorfolk huve been:

Routes. Thro. I/c'l. Total.Seaboard Air Uno _25,003 110.707 105.710Norfolk and Western 30.378 42,455 72.S33Norfolk & .Southern.. 7,951 35.S03 -I3.7A4Norfolk and Carolina. 9,686 40.367 50.'I52Atlantic and >unvllle.20,!i.\2 .11,Hit 55,11«Southern railway .94,701 252,2-8 317.0S2A. *i Ci Canal .1,835 3.124 4.fi.",9Various .2,357 314 2,701Total receipts season

|R06-'O7 .,.1E2.CS5 519,252 741,037Deduct' receipts forNow York and Wil¬mington . 3,007 4 4 3.C51

Net receipts senson.!io-'07.ii;n,n7S 549,2ns 738,2:.«Tho total recciuta 111 Norfolk for thetwenty-three seasons have been as fol¬lows:Receipts senson Thro. Local. TctallKXi-'lfl 192.1*5 519,252' 741,91:7IS95-'98 _ . 119.551 225.127. 344,«>lISM-US . 130.152 340,903 480.CSIlS't3-".f4 . ]»i.5S0 874.52» 511,10)|S92-'S3 . 09.17« 235,280 304,44IS year prov'Bly.,3.S7.l,iilU 6,MtihJS93. .0,tW7.3i;:i

Total receipts 23years.4.519,787 7,729,700 12,249,547Tho exports, coastwlso aruL-tivorland,slil mien Is and distribution baa been asfollows:

R. B.Exports to Croat Britain,France and Continent.200,275Coustwlso and overland ship¬ments .534,778Inland to Virginia and Caro¬

linamills ..-.1,993Local consumption, five mills.. 4.193Burned . 63STot.il distribution .744,717Stock on hand . 3ti

Total .744,753Following Is the aggregate of the ex¬

ports, coastwise, overland nnd generaldistribution for twenty-three years:Ex- Coast-ports, wise. Total.Shipments rea¬

son 1S!NV<17 . 200,275 644,443 741.717Shipments sea¬son 1S95-'9G . 53.S22 293.S9G 317.21SShipments sea¬son lS91-'95 . 1SS.324 2S9.09S 477,422Shipments sea¬son lS93-'94 . 174,010 340,272 014.2S2Shipments sea¬son lSt<2-'93 . 139,125 104.7S2 303,907Shipments isyears prCV'ly ..4,350.096 5,4SS,9r.7 9,S39,0G3Total shipments

23 seasons .5,105,052 7.120,957 12.22rt.600There have been exported on throughh'lls of hiding via Boston, New York, H.il-

tlmore and Philadelphia, 73,400 hales cot¬ton, -which do not aiuienr to the creditof our exports, being counted at portswhere cleared.The average price for middling cotton InNorfolk for the season has been 7.43 cents

ner pound, with 7.68 cents for last yearand 0.04 cents In 1SH5.I am Indented lo Mr. J. W. Klüolt.freight agent Chesapeake and Ohio Hall¬

way company, for the movement at New¬port News whleh is IIS folows:

n. b.Not receipts Newport News 12months. 9,707Exports lo Cleat Britain .9,3*2

Exports to Continent . 325Total .9,7u7 9,707

FIBROID TUMOBErpollod by Lydin. E. Pinkham's

Vogotnblo Compound.

Interview V.'lth Mrs. D. A. Lombard.

I have reason, to think that I wouldnot be here now if it had not been forLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com¬pound. It cured me of a llbroid tumorin my womb.Doctors could do nothing- forme, nnd

they could not cure me at the hospital.I will tell you about it:I had been in my usual health, but

had worked f[uitc hard. When mymonthly period came on, T flowed verybadly. The doctor gave rue medicine,but it did mo no good. lie said theflow must be stopped if possible, nndhe must find the cause of my trouble.Upon examination, he found there

was a Fibroid Tumor in my womb, andgave mc treatment without any benefitwhatever. About that lime n ladycalled on mc, and recommended LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,said she owed her life to it. Isaid I would try it, and Aid, Soonafter the How became more natural andregular. I still continued taking theCompound for some time. Then thedoctor made an examination again,and found everything all right. Thetumor had passed away and that dullache was gone..Mus. II. A. Lomuaiid,Box 71, "Wcstdalc, Mass.

I herewith tender to the various rall-w.-iys and transportation lines and theircourteous otttelals, and to tho '.ureas otNorfolk and Portsmouth and to tho Col¬lector of tho Ports nnd his geotlemenlvassistants, my heartfelt thanks for manycourtesies extended during tho past sea¬son to this olllcu. 1 remain, tenth-men,Respectfully yours, NORMAN BELL,Superintendent.

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NO RACKS FOR RACE5RS.W. H. Land Tells "Why the MonkeyHouse Track Events Did 'Not

Come Off. .

The Colored Driving; Club, of whichW. H. Land Is president, have for sometime past been trying to perfect, ar¬rangements whereby a meeting of thedifferent local trotters and pacers own¬ed by members of the club would bebrought about. Monkey House, trackwas to have -been the scene of the strug¬gle for supremacy, and Monday, Auguc-t30, tho date. Flaming posters had beenput up. entries were made, and pursesarranged, and n grand time was In storefor all who were fortunate enough toattend. Newport News, Suffolk, andnearly all near by, towns dispatchedlarge delegations of their colored papula-Con to (Norfolk. I»ng before the hour actfor the opening event, thousands were'nrending their way In the direction otthe track. Great was their disappoint¬ment, however, when, upon their ar¬rival at the gate, lo Und that the raceswould not come off, and they were com¬pelled to return to their homes.W. H. Land, president of the club, In

speaking of the affair, said:"Tho committee whleh wan appointed

to secure the track fiom Mr, John L.Roper reported that they had done so.nnd we made our arrangements accord¬ingly."Bui it turns out .fha-t Mr. Roper waa

given ta understand that the track wasto lie used only for some specimen trol¬ling, and lie did nol know that therewere to be any races. A.-* soon ns hefound out lie notified me that we couldnot use the track. I did not get thenotification unitll 11 o'clock yesterday;I then made every effort to secure theMariner track, but it was too late lomake nrrane,enieuis."Land says he has the promise of thl*--

track, nnd that the race? will bo pulledOff in the near futute.

BARELY ESCAPED DROWNING.

Two of Norfolk's Young Ladles Res¬cued Just In Time.

The hat hers at Virginia Reach wit¬nessed uuite ä -thrilling scene there onMonday afternoon. Among the manywho were enjoying the 'breakers wereMiss Netttte Tucker and AHbs Bosman,who are stopping at the Timberlake cot¬tage. They ventured out boyong theirdepth, when suddenly Miss Bosniancalled tor help. Miss Tucker, 'being anexipert swimmer, went %ut once to theassistance of her distressed ..friend, butwas unable to bring her out of danger.Miss Tucker then called for assistance,and the Rev. B. D. Tucker, who HindJust joined the party, responded prompt¬ly, and, directing Miss Tucker to swimatf.iorc, be told Miss Bosman to get uponhis back. He was compelled to swimwV.h his head under water, nnd in nshore time 'became exhausted. Howeverhe succeeded In getting the young ladyto a. depth c< about five feet, 'hut thereceding waves were so very strong thatthey were unable to stand up, and allhands would have gone under had notseveral young nun, who .had witnessed.the scene from shore, gone to thOlr as¬sistance.The whole party was landed In safety,and although exhausted, were notOtherwise seriously affected.

STORM DOES DAMAGE.Small Shipping Suffers Severely and

Many Craft Capsized.Monday evening, during a severesquall that prevailed on the lower Ches¬

apeake, five sloops and one schoonerwere capsized within four miles of OldPoint, and the crews of all, with the ex¬ception of two men, are believed to belost. John Jackson and Theodore Page,both colored, were rescued by Captain.Tamos Cotton, of the sloop Virginia, nndwere brought to this city -at a late hourlast night.. They were placed in the carecf the keeper of the city Jail. Page's Jawswere set and his mouth half opened, acondition that la supposed to be the re¬sult of fright. Under medical treatmenthe roan recovered. Cnptaln Cotton re¬ports finding a trunk containing wo¬men's and children's clothing, which issupposed to have floated from one of thelost vessels. The trunk also containeda letter to Mr. J. 1$. White, of thU city.It is estimated that" a dozen lives werelost in the squall.

AMONG OUTt COTTON MEN.Rains in Tennessee: elsewhere In the

cotton belt generally clear.Future contracts In Liverpool closed

quiet, declining from 1 to 2 points. Spotmarke1! unchanged; middling 4%d. SalesC.OCO hales.Spit market In New York declined %c.;

middling quiet, 8c. Sales, 17,237 bales.Now York futures closed barely

steady, declining 3 points on Augustcontracts; September I; the balance ad¬vanced 1 point. September, 7.19((i>7.20;October, 6.9(MJ>6.9I; January, C.S2; sales90,400 hales.United States ports receipts of yester¬

day were 8,955 bales, against 10.S45 bale/;last year.New Orleans future contracts advanc¬

ed 2 point.". October, 0.52.Bar silver declined Va.24d per oz.,

against 20 11-10 last year.Spot cotton In Galvestoh declined 1-1G.

Middling quiet, 7'4cPUBLICATIONS RECF-lV BD.

"THE AMDIMCAiN QUEEN.".TanMaclaren has a new story entitled "AScotch Carnival" In the September num¬ber of "The American Queen." Mar¬guerite Merrlngton writes on "OldI looks and New." George R. Knapp, ofthe United States Agricultural Bureau,contributes a paper on flowers andpia n't 9. Mrs. Gcsirie LcmcUe gives afirst leBSOn on economical cookery. M'saEmma M. Hooper edits the dressmakingdepartment. The latest fashions oc. upyfive pases. Resides there Is a depart¬ment on art embroidery, home decorat¬ing, and furnishing;. This Septembernumber of "The Arne:lean Queen" Is themost brilliant and Interesting of thevear. Published by Joseph Brown, Nor¬folk, Va.

OHIO CREEK BRIDGE.The new foundation for the Ohio

Creek bridge has been completed, andthe bridge placed in position. It Is nowpassable for passengers and vehicles.Captain Bolton, In speaking of his ar¬rest for leaving the bridge open, ex¬plains that It was not intentlonnl on hispart, but after the bridge had beenopened to admit the passage of a barge,it was Impossible to close it again withthe small force of men present.

OYSTER SEASON OPENSnearly a Score of Thousand In the Bus!-

ness In Tidewater Virginia.PROSPECT NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD: in- ui \ ill vos Arc Poorer but will lie

Hotter I.aid- on . Hound FactaAbout Tliclr Giitlicrln-; nntl tviuit'Jliey l>ro(luco--1tvo liliids of Li¬censes Procurable.

This simple statement Is fraught withconsiderable more of Interest than wouldappear from a easuial reading.

It means that down here in TidewaterVirginia .something like fifteen or twentythou.sand men und UOJU, after, a summerof compaiativ'e ease, will to-day 'turnthemselves once more to the roughestand mod disagreeable work inside theTemperate /one. These men utilizesomething like live thousand boati? of alldescriptions and draught. These boatsgenerally carry from'one to four smaller.boatn, and each of these latter, as a rule.Is paissengered by two tongcts and oneculler.Eight or ten bushels of oysters a dayiv good work for one p.air of tongs, and

the bivalves are worth between twentynnd thirty cents a bushel. The emolu¬ments of the bwdiiess are not vast forthe man who doe? the hard work.There are two kinds of licenses. The

one most frequently taken out is thepercentage license, on wilier a Statetax of 40 cents on the $100 is required,The otl-.er Is the season license, whichcosts $2.no. In the former case, holdersof the licenses arc compell id to reportevery Saturday to the Inspector cf theirtllstilct. Three day,? grace are allowed.Failure to meet this provision Is punish¬ed by it line of not less than $10 nor morethan »50.Norfolk la the twenty-second district,

nnd .Sir. C. J. Cannon Is the Inspector.Up to last night he had Issued thirtylicensea.about the usual number fortills date. The average number Issuedduring a season Is -about ninety, andthat Is about whnt the number will bethis year. The holder.?, of course, areresidents of Norfolk, or the twenty-second district.

NOT SO GOOD AS USUAL.Oystei'9 this fall nre poorer than usual.

They will be very good, though, laterIn the season, when the cold weatherpets in, provided there Is no spawn InSeptember. A bushel will open fromSVi to (5 pints of oysters. An oystermanlast night said he had just opened twobushels, which had turned out only agallon and one pint dry meat.Norfolk Is coming Into competition

more and more every year with South¬ern oyster port?, of which Mobile. NewOrleans, Savannah. Galvo.ston, Missis¬sippi City, Jacksonville, nnd BiunswicUare the principal.This has the effect of keeping the price

down continually, and It Is thought thisseason that there won't be many oysterstonged here that will bring more than25 Cents a bushel.

AH fSIiHI'MS.

"THE NANCY HANKS" TO-NIGHT..Among the most Interesting dramaticevents of the«year In this city will bethe appearance of the charming come¬dienne. Marie Jansen, and Frank Tan-nehlll, Jr., at the Academy of Musicto-night in the brilliant comedy success."The Nancy Hanks."The play was written by Fiunlt Tnn-

nehill, Jr.. one of the stars, and- It wasone of last seasrn's greatest successes.The name might Imply that the playhas something to do with the greatQueen of the Turf, perchance, a story ofthe track nnd the paddock, but It hasnot. "The Nancy Hanks" Is simply thename of a gold mine, and a salted oneat that. It Is a comedy of the highestorder, clenn nnd wholesome In Its humoracid replete with originality. The pos¬sibilities are wonderful and they areafforded to as clever a company as willtravel this season. Among the play¬ers nre Messrs. Harry Heresford, Clay¬ton E. White. F. W. Caldwell. MissPauline FQetcher. Mils* ilessle Brad¬bury, Mrs. F. A. Tannehlll and MissDorothy Chester.The engagement will close with two

performances to-morrow, mutlinee at2:.'t0 p. m, evening at 8:15."THE WIDOW GOLDSTEIN."."The

Widow Goldstein." the now comedy suc¬cess, will be presented at the Acamedyof Music Saturday afternoon and night,September 4th, for the first time inthis city. The man or woman whomakes us laugh Is the one friend we allat all times gladly meet. In "TheWidow Goldstein" there art eight menand four women, each of whom hns thecapacity nnd the monns to make therest of us laugh from 8 till half past 10In the evening. There Is Just enoughplot to mnke It Interesting nnd Justenough excitement to mnke things move.Hairy Rogers plays Sam, nnd If thereIs a king of fun-makers Roger« Is he.YALE'S "DEVIL'S AUCTION.".

There Is a world of fun In Yale's "Dev¬il's Auction." Some features of the per¬formance Is a little too long drawn out.perhaps, but for all of that, In many re¬spects, it is a great show. Aa a spec¬tacular production It 4s a wonder, nndIn the way of specialties It never fallsto Interest. The audience whloh wit¬nessed the audience last evening wnsnot only a very lnrge one, but In everyway enthusiastic, and It deserved It.

No man or woman can enjoy life oraccomplish much In this world whilesuffering from a torpid liver. DeWltt'sLittle Early Risers, the pllla thatcleanse that organ quickly. J. M. F.Trotter, Norfolk; R. L. Walker, Bram-bleton; Trultt & Smith. Berkley.A Valuable > orloth,.Portsmouth.

Iterltley lino It.An active canvass In now being made

for the lv.es Norfolk-Portsmouth-Bcrkle;Directory by the J. L. Hill Printing com¬pany, nnd as they are not handicappedby antlqunted methods, they pledgetheir enviable reputation with the com¬munity that their new book will be arevelation for accuracy, novelty andhandsome workmanship. Thankful forpast patronage nnd soliciting a renewalwe remain. Yours respectfully,

J. Ij. HILL PRINTING CO.231 Main street, Norfolk, Va.

nu2!»-tf

'I be Cliciinrftt nn«l liest.The largest, most varied nnd fineststock Of gold nnd silverwares Is to befound at "The Casket" at price;-! belowthe lowest. They continue their emi¬

nently successful mid-summer sale andnre running off gold and silver watchesand diamonds at specially low figures;An Immense stock of sterling silver atsame rates.

EDUCATE FOR BUSINESS AT THE

i Noitrni.u. va.COMPLETE Inall DEPÄRTMENVs

Endorsed bv tlvc Governors, Bankers andProfessional Men throughout tho South.Sircnrc n Neli«liir»lil|> nr.Wi Itegitlnr

rates Hilter firnU-jnber Ulli.

I'osllioii* Kccureil Tor Grnrtuntes. Bonrtl Irem fts.'no to 83.00 per Week.Cnll nr Write Tor Cidnloetir. ,«J. «VI. Rcselor, Principal.

WEATHER REPORT.jparecMMt nnd Oeneral roiidiilniw For

TtMtlhr.Washington, August 31, 1897.

4-- For Virginia: Fair, followed1 FAH I by increasing cloudiness Wed-1 I nesday afternoon variableI-1 winds, becoming southeasterly

and warmer.For North Carolina: Fair, preceded by

showers in the early morning on thecoast; variable winds, becoming east¬erly.

METEOROLOGICAL, DATA.U. 3. Department of Agriculture.

Weather Bureau. Norfolk, August 31.Maximum temperature . 52Minimum temperature . 70Normal temperature. 71Departure from normal.plus 2Departure from normal since Jan¬uary 1st .plus 129

Rainfall in 21 hours.10Rainfall since August 1st.2.07Mean humidity .<. *J0

J. J. CRAY. Observer.

FUNERAL OF M'RS. DAMRON.The funeral of Mrs. Elisabeth J. Dam-roh, aged 117 years, who died at the res¬

idence of her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Gal¬loway. No. 027 Church Street, took placefrom Queen Street M. 10. Church yester¬day morning at 11 o'clock. The servicewas conducted by Rev. J. W. Moore,paflor of the church, assisted by Rev.R. D. Tncker, D.D.. of St. Paul's Epis¬copal Church. The interment was inElmwocd Cemetery.

DEATH OF MR. GODFREY.Mr. W-alter W. Godfrey, a well known

citizen of Norfolk, died yesterday morn¬ing-at 7 o'clock, at his home. No. G Claystreet ,ln the forty-fifth year of his age.The funeral will lake place this after¬noon at 5 o'clock from the residence.The dccearcd was a member of the FirstBaptist Church and or Harmony Lodgeof Odd Fellows. He leaves a widow andfour children.

THE COURT HOUSE FOUNTAIN.The old fountain in Courthouse square,

which has been Idle so long. Is beingrepaired by J. J. Lawler & Co. Theold rust eaten pipes have been removed,and In their place endurable 'brass pipeshave been substituted. The work will hofinished In a day or two, and 'the re¬pairs will make the fountain really bet¬ter than it was originally.That Hood's Sarsaparllla purlfles the

blood and relieves a vast amount of suf¬fering Is not a theory, but a well-knownfact.

S per I ii l KOIICS.I have at last succeeded In getting

has relief photographs down In price,nnd can now furnish them at priceswithin the reach of all. Call and seefhem. The most wonderful photographever patented. R. C. CAMPBELL.Rallentine Rullding, 340-341 Main St.

Wo lluvo Thrill Now.A Full nnd Complete l ine of

Our 83.01) Pride.They are neat and dressy, and all

solid leather. They are made atsame factory with same stock as

OUR $2.00 PATROL.Narrow, medium and broad toes, both

to he had only BitHELLER'S SHOE STORE.04 BANK ST., OPPO. COURT HOUSE.

1»! KU

~fÖDÜTfEY^\T~hiflay street. Tuesday morn'ng at 7 o'clock.WALTER W. GODFREY passed awaypeacefully In his 4">lh year.

Ills funeral wdl take place THIS fWed¬nesday) AFTERNOON at ä o'clock fromFirst Baptist church. Friends and ac¬quaintances Invited to attend. .

RICKEY..Suddenly, last night at So'clock. THOMAS RICKEY, aged 4f, years.The funer.il will lake jilnce from i!Plume street THIS (Wednesday) AFTER¬NOON at 3 o'clock. Friends and acquaint¬ances Invited to attend. .

COUPER MARBLE WORKS,ir>o, KU und Kill Hank Nt.

XorlolU, Vn.Grave Burial Vaults.Prices reduced as follows:Any medium adult size, J-i.Extra size, 130. '

A. E. r-4ALL & CO.,WALTER II. HALL, Prop'r.,

Undertakers and Embalmers.No. 27f> fl59) Gronhy street.

Established 1S70. Terms Reasonable.

All the Leading StylesFALL HATS

BY THE BEST MAKERS.

_249 MA IN STREET.Some of the i2j4 cent Per¬

cales are reduced to 10 cents.One window shows a sterl¬

ing assortment of Dress Goods.plaids, plain and fancies.at2% cents.

It's worth while to see it.to see them.Joseph Brown, 210 Church

street, Norfolk.

NOTICE!!Tho annual 11100(10(7 of the stock-holdersof the AMERICAN FERTILIZING COM¬PANY will be held at the company's, of-.'Hees. 13 Atlantic street, on WEDNESDAY,the 5th day of September, IK'7, 12 m.

FRANK E. WILLCOX-.au25-tdm Secretary.North>Norfolk Company,The nnnunl meeting of tho stockholdersof the NORTH NORFOLK COMPANYwill be held en WEDNESDAY, September22nd, ISI'7. at ion. ni.. at rooms of the Busi¬

ness Men's Assocluiiysi. In Norfolk. Vn.C11AS. R. NASIL ,'nu21-tdm Secretary.

PARK PLACE COMPANY.Meeting of the stockholders of PARKPLACE COMPANY will bo held nt thooffice of tlie company, in the city of Nor¬folk. Virginia, at S p. m., on WEDNES¬DAY, the 1st day September. 18!i7.

UUl-ltn T. P. GRAY. Secretary.

WHYBUFFER WITH

tlALARIAOR!. TROUBLE WHENTHE USE OF

DIAMOND SPRING..WATER ...

You can he well.Pure water is es-

enlr.il to ROC«alth. 'C. F.,

Hodgmah,Coni-

ATTENTION.On Monday, August 20th. all Mosquito.Canopies at 25c. less than former price.GOO Silk Remnants from 15e. to GOc. peryard.200 double width Worsted Remnants tobe sold nt half price.The balance of our ladles' Linen Suit¬ings to be closed ut Sc. per yard.Balance of French Organdie's nt IBc. peryard.Ouronllre. stock -.of Ladles' Belts nt lQc.,15c. and 25c. each.All colored Fans now In stock will go;at-ihalf price. .'300 50c. Corseta.nt 3flc.A large stock of Vnl Lnco nnd Insert¬ing Just received ut reduced prices. F.nll.Dress Goods In now effects opening daily.Tho best assortment of 25c. Dross Goods

ever shown In this market. It will be toyour Interest to give us a cnll.

C. Ei JENKINS.'

Fall and SQftQWinter Styles SQÖÖALL TBE LEADING STYLES NOWREADY.NONE BETTER.

NONE CHEAPER,NONE MORE STLISIL

DtJNLAP'S CELERRATED HATS'speak for themselves. Opening day,

Wednesday, September 1st.CALL AND SEE THEM. ALSO-

GILMER'S $350 HATis the best on the market

Jas. \A/. Ollmeraau31-tf_

Something Newat BRIGG S T

Fig Newton-Banna Puffs!Just received nnd the being ordered by amajority of the best housekeopers In thecity. Try them!Have yon tried our "ELGEMELO" and"DARK HORSE" f lgnrs?Do you want n fine grado of butter, ornnvlhlng In the grocery line. If so. call on

J. EL jBjHXQGrSoDEALER IN

Choice Fnmlly Groceries. Poultry of nilkinds received dally. Corner Main otrootand Old Market Square.

I \i XNlT'wiNTEWalter J, Simmons & Co.

SB MAIN STREET.