The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-07
MUCH TOLD IN LITTLE SPACE
But the Subjects Treated Are Full
of Information.
Bud Lewis Carried to Richmond. The
Rope Supposed to Have Been
Stolen. Largely Attended
Meetings of Coiored Men.
Quarterly Census.

Seeds ways to have leak stopped.
MIR. Walter +. busch aud wife left
yesterday vim Bny Line for Deer Park
and Oakland, Md.
:, number OF tho Norfolk lawyers
will attend the Bar Association ut the
White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Frank busch aud Miss Lizzie
Proescher left yesterday via Bay Line
for Bedford Springs, Pn.
Hugh Mckay was appointed boat
man ut the United States Customhouse,
vice Jas. +. Furlong. resigned.
Air. Lawrence Gruner went to Rich.
mond tina morning to appear as conn
sci for the young nun Bud Lewis.
Mr.. q. w. Billiard sails from Now
York for England aud the continent
to day, to he gone about two mouths.
Mr.. +. ID. Coghill. Chief Deputy
United States Marshal of this district
arrived here from Richmond yester.
day.
MIR. W. l.. Wiginton, the we'll known
Main street clolhier. left last evening
for the North to purchase his fall
stock.
Mr.. Ambrose Page, assistant secre.
tary OF the Lynchburg Y. NJ. G.. A.,
has accepted call to Norfolk in sim
liar capacity.
The tugs Pioneer and KEYSTONE yes.
to-day ilonted the barge Thomas Nc
Nnlly which has been ashore III Scott's
Crock for several days.
Tho bridge over the culyert on
Chapel street near Calvert, has parted
in tho middle, making it dangerous for
vehicles to pass over II.
MIR. Il. w. Battle. Deputy Collector
of tho Port. has returned from North
Carolina, where he was called to see his
father, who was quito sick.
Miss Theresa Hope sailed on YES.
terday via Old Dominion Liue for AS.
bury Park. y. D.. 20 visit her sister,
Mrs. james Kelsey, to remain until
October /.
There was ON open mir gospel meet
ing at Main aud Church streets last
night ut O'Clock, under the auspices
OF Union Mission, and an utter meeting
at the cuapel.
The Schooner Ocean Bird, which
arrived here from North Carolina,
loaking, Is having her cargo OF lumber
discharged, after which she will go on
the ways for repairs.
Detective Gibson, of the Richmond
Police Department, lett last night for
home with Bud LOWS, the young white
man wanted In Richmond to answer a
charge of stealing $3.50.
The negro Pope, who is at the hos
pltal with fractured skull, aud who
was struck by NJ. Schell on the Ocean
View railroad, some days ago, will.
DR.. Spelght thinks, recover.
Detective Curtis arrested Yesterday
negro named Oliver Sawyer, who
had i'll his possession thirty.fye
iathoms OF new rope. supposed to have
been stolen from some vessel in the
harbor.
Officer Halstead. of Brambletou. had
before the Police Court Yesterday n
number OF boys charged with swim
ming within the city limits. Most Of
them were dismissed. but several were
required to pay costs of court.
MIR. &. Il. Towson will conduct the
devotional meeting OF the Epwortb
League In Centenary Church this
evening at S:l5 O'Clock. The public is
invited TO lao present and take part in
the services. Subject for discussion
''Soul Winners.
| MIR. }. j. Gray, chief of the Weather
bureau IN this city, will leave this
evening by the Old Dominion limo for
New York, where be will leave for the
| West IN few days to spend his vacu-
| 1919 10 '"hco iAO uOl Weht0Gr with
hint is hoped.
Police Sergeant Taylor and Officer
Geo. Woodhouse began yesterday
morning to take the quarterly census
OF persons III business in Norfolk
This census Is required by the Good
| rich ordinance for the information of
the Commissioners of tho Revenue.
AT the regular weekly meeting nj
Daphne Grove No. 4. United Ancient
Order OF Druids, Messrs. j. George
Wolf aud +. $. lay, was elected dele
gates to the convention TO be held in
Richmond August s. to elect officers to
the Mortuary Bendht Funds.
Mayor Petit yesterday received n
telegram from w. l.. Freeland. of
Durham. \. c., saying that an escur
sion would reach Norfolk on the S.b
from Durham, asking If IL safe for
eNcursionists TO come to Norfolk. he
being Informed that there is smalIpoy
| here.
The annual examination Of teachers
for the white public schools began yes.
terdny aud will be continued to dsv nj
the building corner of Bank aud Char.
lotte streets and was conducted by MIR.
*. G. Murray. There were twenty.
three applicants present, all OF them
women except three.
The colored mans meeting, held nj
81. james A. NJ. T.. Church last even
ing, aud was fairly well attended. The
purpose of the meeting was TO rais,,
funds Tor the current expenses of the
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