The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-21
USUAL CHAPTER OF FACTS
What Transpires in Norfolk in the
Course Of Day.
The Case of L. 3. East Postponed
Until June. Sent On to the Grand
Jury. Uniformed PYthians.
Two Pig Tails Scrap"
Made an Assignment.

Tho Select Council will hold an adj
iourned meeting this evening.
There were fifty six oases tried in
the Police Court yesterday.
:. The Norfolk Uniformed Odd Eel
lows left for Philadelphia last night.
MIR. Joe Tunis. who has been to
Ashevile, n. c., has returned to Nor
folk.
On trip North recently. Rev. E. b.
Hatcher raised $4,000 for his new
church.
Johu b. Loughrsn spent Saturday
aud Sunday with hls son III Washing
ton. ID. G.
The United States Weather Bureau
reports slightly cooler weather, with
showers. io.duy.
Arguments on demurors in the
Massey Pilot suit will be heard in the
City Circuit Court to-day.
Mrs. ii. ID. Oliver and Miss Mary
G. Hatton leave to day for Richmond
and Washington to visit friends.
Dir. Wilbur A. Capps left last even
ing for New York, to engage in the
commission business in that city.
Rev. George w. Cox, OF the Bur-
rows Memorial Church, Lambert's
FONT, baptized oight persons Sunday.
Tho !. j. Burgess who was arrested
on Saturday for drunkenness WAS until
short while ngo connected with
Il. a. Dobie.
At the annual meeting of the Retreat
for the Sick the old board of directors
and tho old board of lady managers
were reelected.
Tho Mackenzie Presbyterian League
To 1,I =
at S o'clock, in the Armstrong Memo.
rial Church, Berkeley.
DR.. Tudor lectured before the Ep-
worth League at CRANKY Street Meth
odist Church last night on the curiosi-
ties OF Methodism.
Two Celestials had fight aud Wang
Tong will DO tried for assaultlnR Wong
Lee with blackjack, the weapon OF
the "Mellican" man.
The Baptist, Methodist and Presby
terrain ministers held their regular
weekly meeting yesterday and good
reports were received.
George johnson, coIored. was sent
on to the grand jury yesterday,
charged with stealing $40 worth OF
clothing from John Rosenstein.
The May term of the Court of Law
and Chnncery began yesterday. The
docket was called aud the dates fixed
for the trial OF number OF cases.
The First Regiment of Uniformed
Knight OF P'ythias Inns been invited by
Pickett Buchanan Camp, %. Y. to par.
tleipnte in the Memorial exercises on
May 9th.
an The lady managers Of Norfolk Re
treat for tho Sick feel greatly Indebted
to the Butte Street Baptist Church for
contribution of SO through their
pastor. Rev. Il. Ii. Boiling.
ice justice yesterday and will be
called again to day.
Fay Director q. p. Wallach, u. s.
NJ, died in New York yesterday. He
was member OF Pocahontas Council.
Royal Arcanuln, of tins city. He for
merly resided here and was we'll knoun
to Norfolk people.
ueed OF assignment has been re.
corded from Elias Gordon to Marcus
Marx, trustee, conveying the merchant
tnioring stock and business of sand
Gordon, at No. 2l5 East Main street..
Liabilities about 81, 900.
Davis Bioomingtield, who has been
conducting clothing store at No. 3OS
church street, nnder the firm of ID.
Bloomfield Co., left town SATURDAY.
taking with him all OF the STOCK in his
his store. lie left number OF credl.
tors.
Mrs. Mary L. Midget, wife of MIR.
Samuel Nj. Midget, died at Lambert's
Point Saturday night, aged 3S wears.
The body Will be taken to Roanoke
Island to day for burial. The funeral
will be at O'Clock at LeKies AiemcrIaI
Methodist Church.
The case of Commonwealth ys. l.. r.
East, charged with fraud in the pri.
mary election of 1891, was called in
the Corporation Court yesterday, but
owing to the absence OF ono of the At.
torneys for the defense, WAS postponed
until the June term.
Captain Mcl-ennc. of the stranded
vessel J. josephine, arrived here Sunday
from Virginia Beach. The water rises
and falls with the tide i'll her hold end
Is up between the decks. Two hmm.
bred bags OF coffee, a part OF her cargo,
wa, was brought here yesterday by the tug
Wm. Cooley.