Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-03

FIVE MEETINGS HELD IN NoaFoLK's
FIVE LARGEST CHURCHES.
s,s..ouv@e.x Of the q. A. R.--stonewaii
Camp Conspicuous ny Their
Absence, Also.

rcorrrspondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Juno 2, 1890.
Tho anniversary meetings Of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of this city last evening
wore Of the most gratifying and encouraging
character TO those engaged In tho WORK auo 70
the Christian community. There were h'e
r,eetlncs held in i've % the largest churches
an tho city. ana all were crowded. Tho amman
rrport OF tho President showed tho ASSOCIATION
IN highly prosperous condition, ana 'ne pa''
year the best IN every reepect 49,
me association was organized win ni ,, ~
ehip OF nearly elk hundred ana stesoliy III
crAs.,ng U Z Rrown secretary OF the inter-
national Committee, and tho state secfsthicsvs'
Now York, Connecticut, Delaware, ms.y ," ~
and Virginia were prosent sue "S Port.-
dresses Tho associations OF NoTioih, rot ".
noath, and Berkeley united ana beiI 'eIs - -.
teresting conservation meeting al the rooms AZ
The oasly morning
TIT ron TAT.
Atm, supplemental Grand Army of Tho no
nnblic memorial services Ga Temperance Hall
is.t night Com m od0re A. W. Weaver ana num-
Dor Of the officers a the navy yard were lu ~
tendance In previous years II WAS usnai IA
Portsmouth for the Grand Army OF mo hepup-
lie 20 accept tho invitation OF StOneWnh camp
and send a detachment ~ ioin in tho exercises
of Confederate Memoria-dsy ~ well - Senu
flowers, and Stonewall Camp would 90 INC saIlo
on tho National DecorAtion-day. These ldh ,S
nal courtesios seem 70 have heen loit On Up
year. The Grand Army Of the Rcpublls ~
ed the Invitation. but not one appeared on se-
noriAl-day: neither was there a noral oIeIihk
from them At the demonstration yesNIua' ..
course tho Confederates were Conspicuous ~
their absence
ruxERAL srRvIcEs.
ma fnnarnl of Nr w. A. Power TOOK |
place this morning =, 10 O'Clock from - naryS,
fsfholic church. and was attended 10y se'o.1
societies and an immense throng. me uo
ceased vas man OF the strictest integrlty onu
and Eymuafny was WlN'-
spre.d IN the community. Mr.. Power marrcl !
Miss Matte podd. Of his city, soon after COMING
here from Boston shortly after me war
There il quite foot OF Eastern mhcFerei
snacks fishing on the Virginia coast JUST now.
The ladies' Of this city have reOpehsu w
Childrens Hospital at virginia bsnen TOT tno
benefit Of the poor Of Norfolk Any child Of any
Denomination whose parents are unable 10 take
them out OF town ia admitted on me certhcase
OF a physician. The mothers are admitted WIN
the children.
Daring Inc month 81 May there were t~enty-
one marriages IN Norfolk. iweuty-three In The
county, and seven IN Portsmouth.
The United States census enumorators NJ COM
uenced work Ia both cities to-day. In Porls.
mouth The School board commenced census OF
the school population. -, a.,
Europe this week.
UNION RAILROAD BEGUN.
Tia nreliroinary work OF constructing the
upion railroad depot IN Portsmouth has COM
menced Only two roads are iuyestlng In ihe
epteFprIse--ihe Seaboard and Roanoke ana INC
Atlantic and Danyille. IT,,
from President Harrison as commissioner IRON |
Virginia TO the Worlds Fair Ia Chicago. Gene.
raj gToner says tie commissioners will be calie1 |
together by the 18th Of June 70 outline the pre-
hminary work. 1911. |
lion, accompanied by the Norfolk Fireinens
Council, left for Alexandria this afternoon
SUBSTITUTE UMPIRE.
Mr. Robert Lorentz, Of this city, has been ap-
pointed substitute umpire Of the sew OK ana
Ponnsylyenis League, and left for New OK this
afternoon. III. .
Tho rnemorlal-stone in honor OF tho visit OF |
LAFAYETTE 30 Portsmouth In 1921 was erecte1 IN |
that city this afternoon by the young ladies' oil /
Portsmouth Seminary. Mayor }. !. BARD pre- |
eided over the ceremonies aud captain IL. u
Marshall delivered the address.
The confectionery and iruit store ana shk-
worm factory of A. Anastasiades, on ChuIch |
street near Holt street, totally destroyed by
FIRE last night Loss about 500, and psruy ih- |
sured . -. .,,
OF the New York navy-ysrd, is visiting his nome |
On Portsmouth.
FOUND DROWNED.
The body Of John smith, inmate Of The |
Soldiers Home at Hampton. was found noatinS |
in McCullough's dock this afternoon, where he
had evidently fallen overheard. lie had papers |
in his pocket showing that he had a iuriough ior |
thirty days. An inquest was held aha no was
buried az the expense OF the city.
orders we're received at the naVy'yard To-Day |
directing hat the United States steamer Petrol /
leave and proceed TO sea tomorrow 10 JOIN her
citation Tho machnists are working all night |
on her machinery IN order 10 get her OIL
The Merritt WTeckng Company To-Day re- |
ceiyed information That their wrecsine-slcamer |
had noated the German steamship martha'
eshOr0 Vera Cruz. MeXlcO.