The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-01
A DAY RICH IN BRIEFS
Current Doings Fully Set Down
Here.
STR. LOCK KAY FROM DUNDEE
Funeral of Vim. Lovett--Ministers'
Meeting---l7O Deeds--Heavy
Gale ported--Common
Council--Judge Mar
tin in Office.
The Income Tax bill is now in

The Income lax bill is now in
effect.
Judge Martin will go into Office
to-day.
The Cotton Exchange will be
closed to-day.
$ Mr.. j. $. Sykes is at his home
sick with pneumonia.
Rev. DR.. NJ. b. Wharton is visit.
ing friends in Atlanta.
Tbs employees of the postoflice
will observe Sunday honfs TO day.
The Christmas music was sung
in number OF the churches Sunday.
Tbs regular monthly meeting Of
the Common Council Will be held
Thursday night.
During the month OF December
there were 40 deeds recorded at
the Clerks office.
Tue ccndlt'on of Maj. w. f.
Irvine, who is sick at his home with
pneumonia. is not improved.
The girls: and BOYS who came
home TO speud the holidays will re-
turn 10 the colleges Wednesday,.
There were 3S2 marriages III Nor.
folk during 1891, IN average of
more than one for every day Ia the
year.
Tho fire alarm Saturday evening
was caused 10y the burning Of The
roof OF MIR. FIecdmnu'a house GU
tenchurch street.
A fairly good audience greeted
Or. Baum at tue Academy OF Music
Sunday, there being present adults
as we'll as children.
Rev. f.. b. Hatcher preached to
the police Sunday night. About
forty of them were present. Five
proiessed conversion.
The Methodist preachers held
their meeting Yesterday aud re
ceiyed reports from number OF
churches OF au encouraging CHAR
| ncter.
% Mr.. A. L. Mcclellan, Of Norfolk,
and Miss Dusia Dodson, daughter
of MIR. Il. s. Dodson, viii be mar
rled ut the residence of tho bride,
North Charles street. Baltimore, to d.
day.
The funeral of VIM. Lovett, tue
young colored man who was Shot In
the bnrroom on Avon street, took
place from St. Luke's Church, Scott
street, Sunday aud was we'll ut
tended.
DIR. j. Powell GnriaGd and Revs.
Routtcn,of the st. Lukcs AIemorial
Church. and Chandler, Of the New
polt News Methodist Church, left
Tor Princess Anne county yesterday
to shoot ducks.
The Baptist ministers held their
weekly conference yesterday. The
following officers were re elected
kov. DIR. Owen, president; Rev. DIR.
Wharton, vice president; Rev. w.
+. Watson, clerk.
The fourth concert of the Y. Nj.
G. y. Star Course will be given in
the hall of the association next
| Iuursday night by the Weslevn
University Glee aud Nlaudoiiu As
socintion, which consists of nine
| teen men.
Chas. S. Davis. an enterprisine
colored citizen, has secured the con
tract for handling the United States
mails IN this city. He has a num
Der OF new and handsome vehicles
made by A. Wrenn X Son, and is
prepared to give tirst-class service.
The British steamship Loeb kuy,
Capt. Lee, arrived here from Dun
dee Yesterday. she Is in the employ
OF the North American Transport
Company aud is loading grain OF the
Norfolk and Western gram elevator,
She Is so large that only one of the
gram chutes can reach her holds at
a time.
Tna schooner Hattie V, Kelsie.
Capt. Warwick, from Bridgeport TO
Newport News, arrived III this lar.
Dor Sunday. Capt. Warwick saws
thnt on the 25th no TOOK n heavy
northwest gale of Smiths Island
aud lost both anchors and chuins
No other damage was done. lie
noted protest with MIR. Harry Gan.
non.