Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-03
NORFOLk'S DAY.
AeaANp PROGRAMME FOR MEMORIAL
DAY ON THURSDAY.
Portsmouth Firemcn Celebrate Theis
Thirty-Eighth Annivcrssry-siorai
Saloon Kecpers.

fcorrcSrcndence o. the Richmond Dispatch.l
NoaroLx. juno 2.--The day after to-mor.
row win be observed as Memorial-day in
Norfolk. and as usual will be very inn
posing. Confederate camps from distant
parts OF tho State will be present. and the
entire Fourth regiment, with the Norfolk
Light Astillery Blues and troopa from dis
tant cities, will be in line. The Hampton
Uniform Division Knights Of Pythias wM
ioin the Pythians here 10 join the local
organizations. Hon. John w. Daniel viii
deliver the Grafton at the cemetery. The
schools, business houses, and public Offices win
close, church bells ton, and Gags hali-mastcd
on tho public buildings and shippiIy In the
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
The Independent Firo Company, Of Ports
mouth. with sevcnty-ive men IN line, celebrated
the thirty-eighth anniversary OF the organization
to-day by handsome street parade, ana 20
night q torchleht parade viii take place and the
festivities close with a banquet at tho City Hall
RIcBYoSDs EXAMPLE.
The lduor-dealers and saloon-keepers OF Nor
folk are organizing an association having for It's
object Sunday closing and determination 10 see
that tho law II enforced and every dealer OBJ
rervcs the day. All the trouble has grown out Of
the sunday-law, and some OF the best houses IN
she city are deprived OF license 10 do business
Many Norfolk people are already leaving Tor
the distant summer resorts.
Mr.. Solomau Hickman, one OF the Oldest resi-
dents Of BeFkiey, was buried yesterday aiter-
noon.
To-day il bright and warm for the farmers md
truckers and lovely June weather seems TO have
Get IN.
Captain G. g. Norton, executive officer Of tho
nsyy-yard, is In Washington.
OVERTIME.
Workmen are making n day and half
on the Yorktown and Chicago In order 70
hurry forward tho repairs, but Will hardly hnlsh
what Is necessary 70 be done before the hrst OF
July.
LEGITMATKLY CsKD.
A committee engaged In investigating tho AZ.
fair of Captain W. G. Dutton, who was charged
with obtaining four or i've thousand dollars from
his father-in-iaw and disappearing with ~ ma
that CAPTAIN DuttOn carried no money With nun
OF all, ana what no obtained from nus ia'hot-ih-
law was legitimatey used in business:
Rev. DIR. III. r. johnson, OF the station NJ bon
Air a engaged among the Methodists OF this sec
lion securing contributions for the relief OF his
church ,,...,. r.
PATCH. was in the city to-day.
Onicial applications for the examination OF
candidates for master-workmens positions IN
the nAyy.yard we're received at the Command
ants oiflce yesterday.
THE INSANITY PLEA.
The friends of John Kelly, who shot his
rother-in-law, Otto kahier, and Attempted 70
kill his wife. claim that he Is not Of sound mind
There was pretty early morning wedding az
ST. Mary's Catholic church this morning, MI.
Hugh NJ. Murray, OF the LANDMARK, ana Miss
Anna Belfeld Smith, daughter OF the late Eller
Smith, being united IN the holy bonds Rev.
Father DOherty oniclating. Soon after the cere-
mony the happy couple left on the New YORK,
Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad Tor northern
tour.