Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-28
AS A HALF HOLIDAY.
The WAY TtANKSGiviNG-DAY WAS
OBSERVED AT NORFOLK.
General Suspension of Business-Huntfng
ut Lake Drummosd, Ven de PEau'
and Kcmpsville-The Eiks
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(Corespondence OF the Richmond Diepatch-l
NORFOLK, November 81, 1890.
Thanksgiving-day was observed here
as half-holiday, the public offices,
banks, and exchanges being closed and
work suspended at the hayward and
most Of the private workshops. The
Methodist congregations held union
Thanksgiving service, rs also did the
Presbyterian and Baptist churches. Each
Episcopal church was open for service.
Towards noon the wholesale establish
ments all closed. and there was more
general suspension Of business. Hun
dreds OF gnnners took 10 the fields and
woods and towards Lake Drummond
early in the day, and there were large
and interesting fox-hunts at Ven de
rEau, at Kempsville, and on the West
ern Branch. AL the public institutions
enjoyed bountiful dinners, and at the
marine barracks snd on the various war
ships Uncle Sans boys Jared sump-
tuously.
kFRER SPREAD.
One Of the dietetic features OF the day
was the elegant and immense free spread
by the ladies' at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association rooms, where all young
men OF the city were warmly welcomed.
The b. p. o. Elks celebrated the day
with an anniversary banquet at Masonic
Hall and social session In their lodge
room in the Academy of Music, joined
by Portsmouth Lodge and large contin-
gent of Richmond Elks and others from
Washington end Baltimore, aud the oc-
casion throughout was exceedingly hap
Ply. Norfolk Lodge is five years old to-
day.
THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDING.
The bricklayers are now well on with
their portion of the new market and ar
mory building, and if they arc not seri-
ous,y interrupted by bad weather will
finish their contract within four months
II will take a million bricks to complete
the Job. The carpenters laid the last
cap-log for the interior columns yester-
day.
The revival in progress at the Central
Avenue Baptist church, Atlantic City
Ward. conducted by Rev. ]. T. Belts, OF
Richmond, is increasing in interest
nightly.
THANKSGIVING WEDDINGS.
There were several Thanksgiving we'd
dings in Norfolk last evening and siN in
Portsmouth last night and to-day. The
festive occasion was also marked by q
swell colored wedding at the Bank-Street
Baptist church, where Rev. George L.
Bragg, rector of Grace Episcopal church
(colored), assisted in his surplice, and
the bride received $500 worth OF pres
ents.
A company has been organized here to
establish brick and fireworks at Stur-
geon Point. on James river. The COM
pany has bought eight hundred acres
fronting two and half miles on the
river and organizes with $4,000 capital.
Machinery and buildings will be put up
Immediately and one hundred and fifty
| hands employed. The brick will be on
the market 10y February and the output
will BIO 10000 day.
HIS NEW FIELD.
Rev j. ). Hunter left Tor the Farm
vile district to-day. his new field Of
labor as presiding elder, and Rev. d. g.
c. Butts left for his new station in Ma
thews county.
The visiting officers of the GRAND
Lodge of the Royal Arcanum Of Virgins
enjoyed a handsome spread at the st
Elmo Hotel in Portsmouth last night.
VESSELS IN DISTRESS.
The schooner Francis Smith, from
Suffolk TO New Haven, loaded with lum
Der, arrived in port to-day and will dis.
charge for repairs.
The three-masted schooner John W.
Hall, Captain Flemming, from Pensa
cola to New York with lumber, arrived
here to-day leaking.
Awhile man named Harry Neal wat
lodged in Jail to-day charged with rob
bing Captain Enoch Smith, of tht
schooner Maggie Smith, of S75,
Grand-Regent j. b. Blanks. OF the
| ROYAL Arcanum. left to-day for Oman