The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-18
Of More or Less Interest, on Many
Subjects,
Struggled Whiskey in the Jail. Straw
berry Crop Said to be Ruined. An
Alleged Ministerial Student
Arrested as an Imposter.
Other Notes.

Work was commenced yesterday TO
the repairs to the central fire station.
Rev. W. 5. Leake Will speak at the
Y. NJ. q. "A. Sunday afternoon ut 4
O'Clock.
The May term of the Court of Law
and Chancery begins next Monday,
the Goth.
There was no business of public in.
terest III the City Circuit Court yes.
to-day.
The press speaks in high terms OF
Waliuce's Circus, which exhibits here
on the 3lst.
The steamer Ariel will leave this
morning for Richmond in place of the
PocabOntas.
Pickett-Puchanan Camp will attend
the memorial exercises on May oath i'll
Portsmouth,.
MuI. w. L. Irvine is in st. Louis at
tending the Supreme Council Of the
Royal Arcanum.
Mrs. Shnuley aud Miss Mary Han
nan loft lost evening via Old Dominion
Limo for New York.
The annual meeting OF the Board OF
Managers for tho Retreat for the Sick
will be held today.
Capt. Hugh Il. Garden, of New
York. is in tho city, ami paid TIE VIM
GINIAN visit yesterday.
MIR. j. NJ. Hndgins. secretary of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners, is
sick ut his home on Wood street.
The big cotton press on the Mer-
chants aud Miners Transportation
Company 8 wharf ~ being taken down.
MIR. A. w. Grnndy will leave for
Raleigh, n. g., tonight to attend the
uuveillug OF the Confederate monu
ment.
MIR. Wood, general secretary of the
Y. Nj. G. A. railroad work ut Bluetield.
Va, spoke at the Union Mission last
night.
IN the case of domestic infelicity be.
fore Jnstice Burroughs he has decided
to bind the husband over to keep the
peace.
1t Is snid that considerable portion
OF the strawberry crop in the vicinity
of Lamberl's Point bias been ruined by
the recent rains.
MIR. Thomas u. Hare, who has been
To Colorado for several mouths for his
health, is improving and expects to re-
| tnrn to Norfolk in "A week or 20.
MIR. John c. James returned yestet.
day morning from Frederick. Md.
whero he has been attending the
session Of the supreme Lodge |. y, NJ.
The work above ground on the
LowcnburR block 10 be erected at the
corner Of Water and Jackson streets
has been commenced by the stone
masons.
The flower committee OF Pickett.
Buchanan Camp, Confederate Vete.
rams, has issued IA circular asking con.
tributions OF flowers for Memorial Day.
May 18th.
Mr.. j. W. Brown, agent of the
Union Ticket Office, No. II Main street,
announces reduced rates TO Philndela
phin and return via the Bay Line OH
May Goth.
a colored girl named Gertrude
Sternes was before the Police Court
yesterday charged with smuggling
whiskey in the jail. The case was con.
tinued one day.
a deed was recorded yesterday
transferring from Peter Shepherd to
Margaret w. Bull lot and improve
ments on the cast side of James street.
near Kent street. 81
In the Corporation Court Yesterday
the viii Of the late VIM. q. GALLOWAY
WAS admitted 10 record aud his widow.
Anna T.. Galloway. qualified ms execn
trix without bond. He leaves his es
tate to his widow.
buchanan Camp, Confederate
Veterans, has received an invitation
through Commander Edwards to at
tend the unveiiiug in Raleigh next
Monday of North CaroIina's monument
to the Confederate dcnd.
Mr.. Allmnnd Mckay Griggs. we'll
known in Norfolk, where for some
months lie was connected with 'rur
VHGiNiAN ms reporter, has returned
from his home III Georgia ana is now
employed on the Pilot.
he supreme Lodge /. O. NJ, which
has been i'll session ia Frederick Civ.
Md adjourned yesterday To meet in
Camden, n. D., i'll May. 1897. The ses
sion WAS most profitable aud harmo.
NOUS one and business Of great benefit
to the order was transacted,
The Royal Arcanumite, the official
organ of Pocahontas Council. nf
which Thomas *. Bell, ESQ. is
editor and Publisher, celebrated the
fifteenth birthday of the council by n
handsome Issue. The VlRGiNIAN ex
tends Its congratulations TO the Area
numite md iis editor.
John II. Gibson, who halls fron
Louisville, Ky, was arrested Yesterday
by the police III tho instance of CLARK
of the Market Ashley. He claims 10 be
Baptist ministerial student uud Mr.
Ashley says he is imposing upon tho
Baptist OF the city. The Young man
was committed for i've days for inyesti.
cation.