The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-24
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All the Chat of Hearsay Blown
From Newsy Facts.
WESTERN BRANCH DEMOCRATS
Caught Stealing Eggs. Gut With 4
Beer Bottle. Royal Arcanum
Meeting. Practice Baseball.
Called to Nansemond. Old
Folks Concert.

lively at night now.
The meeting ut Central ME-. Church
has been discontinued.
The meeting ut the South Street
Baptist Church will continue all next
week.
The ferryboats now blow O long
whistle on leaving each dock, SO as to
avoid any collision.
MIR. +. +. Rock has been elected O
delegate to the encempment which
meets on April 11th.
Read the advertisement of Levy &
Jacobs and see what special offers they
make IN spring suits.
The Independent Fire Company will
go IN body to Harrisonburg in June
to attend the association,
a warrant was issued yesterday for
the arrest of Patience Fuller, for whip
ping another woman's child.
Mrs. j. n. Cooke, of Park View, will
leave for Suffolk to-day to spend a few
days with hor sister, Mrs. w, l.. SUIT
ton.
Rev. DR.. Carter will deliver his cele
brated lecture on 1.-The Temper OF the
LINES" Tuesday night at Monumental
NJ. i. Church.
Justice Haynes imposed small fine
on the negro who struck Justice Kut.
ter with brick. Mr.. Rutter did not
appear against him.
Mr. w. Is. Conner left yesterday for
Nansomond county, having been called
tnere by the lilnees Of his mother. He
will return on Monday.
An old folks concert Will be given at
the Court Street Baptist Chapel on
Friday, the 29th instant, for the benefit
OF the poor of that church.
slight fire occurred Yesterday
morning at the house of colured wo-
man named Wilson, near the cemetery.
1t was put out with but little loss.
small white boy was before the
Mayor yesterday for hitting another
boy about years old in the head with
bat. The case was compromised.
The State Board of Pharmacy at
Richmond last night issued licenses as
registered assistants to Messrs, w. A,
Storrs and w. d. Clark, of this CITY.
practice game OF ball was PLAYED
yesterday afternoon between some
members of the All American nine and
n part of the Portsmouth League
| team.
A colored boy named Will Cooper
was caught stealing eggs from a couu-
try cart yesterday. He WAS arrested
for five days.
The Washington steamer while max.
ing landing Yesterday, ran into the
brlS Darpor, which Is unloading ice at
Peters ~ Reid's wharf. and carried
away her jibboon.
Admiral aud Mrs. Brown entertained
at lunch yesterday Admiral Ammen.
Y. 5. n, DIR. Cleborne, L. 5. n, Civil
Eng neer Menocal, U. $. NJ, and Capt.
W. II. Murdaugh.
y colored woman named Lilly Gar
hit man named Daniels in the head
with beer bottle Friday night and
came near killing him. She was sent
to Jail for sixty days.
a 10 year old son of Mr.. Walter
Stroud entertained number of his
Trends at his fathers residence, in
Brighton, on Thursday. the occasion
being his birthday. The reception
lasted from ) 10 p. M, and was u
joyful OCCASION.
Ihere VIII be prayer meeting at
Central Church this afternoon at 80
o'clock for the purpose of calling on
God to continue to baptize with the
Holy Ghost. All nre invited, especially
the young converts. Come and the
Spirit will help our intirmities.
Ocean Council, Royal Arcanum, will
hold special meeting Monday night
Tor the purpose OF voting on All amend.
mont to the bylaws, changing the
dues from 81 quarter to 81. 80 and
paying So week sick benefits. All
members should be present, as this is
u matter of importance.
The Democrats Of Western Branch
are reminded that district meeting
will be held tomorrow afternoon Mt
3:l5 o'clock at Glebe's Suhoolhouse for
the purpose of nominating delegates to
the county convention aud district Off =.
GERS, such as Supervisors, Magistrates
and CODstohIns