The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-18
THE COCkADE CITY.
Many Matters TO interest Petersburg.
ers in Norfolk.
Special Dispatch to The virgiuiau.

Special Dispatch to The virgiuiau
PErERsDuRG. W., June 17.-Rev,
II. w. Battle, ID. d., pastor of the FIRST
Baptist Church Of this city has accept.
| Ell an invitation to conduct q protrncted
meeting Mt High Point, N. G. The
| meeting will begin on the 9th inst
During his absence DIR. Battles pulpit
| will be filed by Rev. DIR. Nelson, pres-
ldent of the Womnn's College in Rloh-
| mond.
Rev. j. w. Rosebro. ID. d., pastor
OF Tnbb Street Presbyterian Church in
| tins city preached tho baocalaurento
services before tho young ladies OF the
Sonthern Female Collegs Yesterday
morning at II o'clock i'll Washington
street Nj. T.. Church. A largo congro.
getiou was preBent.
The sermon was q very able one.
Col. ). B. Paul. of Now York, is in
tho city. Bofore tho war between the
States Col. Paul was a prominent news
paper mau of this city.
Mr., y. y. tuibleman, of Macon, Miss,
and Mr.. Julius Feiblemau and bride.
OF Selma, AIn., nre in tho city. These
two young gentlemen are formor res-
dents of Petersburg.
Miss Lizzie a. Plummer left tbis
morning for Erie. Pa
The commencement exercises of the
Southern Female College will begin
morrow morning and close with a
| concert at night.
ihe c"lored people of Petersburg
mud their first memorial celebration
inns AFTERNOON. There WAS u parade of
the diHerent colored military compa.
nies Gnd civic soolnties.
Hon. VIM. X. McKenney left this
morning for Washington TO appear
before The clerk of the House of keu
| resentatives to day, when the sealed
pacRuges of testimony III the CONTESTED
election case OF Thorp VS.. McKenney.
tor u seat IN the Fifty fourth UonRress.
will be opened.
Dr. Joseph Elliott Gilpin, OF Johns
| Hopkins, University of Baltimore, and
| MISS Cntherino Il. Peasants. daughter
OF Dr. John Nj. Pisasahts, of this city,
VIII De united in marriage ON next
| Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon
Dr. Giipih and Miss Pleasants were
given launch party down the Appo-
nhlloN by MIR. j. Ritchie Smith, II well
hno"h Young man OF this plnce. The
| party consisted OF Miss Catherine
plessnnts, Miss Irene pleassnts, of
| hichmond; Misc May Rogers, of
| Fetersbnrg; Miss Bessie Gilpin.
ot Baltimore; Miss Lena Hin
Ton, OF Petersburg and Miss Mary
Heiime Johnston, OF Petersburg. The
gentlemen were DR.. Gilpin, OF Balti
more; Mr.. Gordon GiIpin, of Balti
more; MIR. Ernest Griffin, Mr.. Clarenos
nalloway and MIR. Harry Miegand, of
baltimore, and Mr.. J. Ritohie Smith.
10 morrow afternoon Mr. Ernest
HIiilin will give the above namod
ladies and gentlem drive around the
city.
Col. Wm. Feild, of tho firm of Pur
cell " Field, proprietors of fartners'
warehouse 10 this city, was stricken
with paralysis TO day while in attend
| auce npon the County Court of Din.
WiddIe to qualify as Treasurer of that
| county. to which Office he WAS elected
at the May election. His condition is
| considered very critical. Col Field
has been Treasurer of Dinwiddie
county for tho past twenty five years
and one of tho preprietors of farmers
warehouse for many years.
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