The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-28
BRIEF BUT NEWSY ITEMS
Interesting Reading Matter Gath
cred From All Sources.
Revival Services at the Third Baptist
Church. Mention of Prominent
Norfolk People. The Concert
Thursday Night. Current
Rumor About Contractor.

Rumor About Contractor.
The new park was visited by q large
number of people Sunday.
Prof. A. Bellezza's May ball will be
given at Montefiore Hall to. night. . .....
Il. Il. ID. Dove, of Macon. Ga, viais.
ed tho Cotton Exchange yesterday.
The Normal term OF the Norfolk
Mission college commenced yesterday.
Pickett Buchanan Damp, Confederate
Veterans, will meet at o'clock to-
night.
The delegates to the Sound Money
convention at Memphis have returned
home.
Rev. w. f. Watson left tho city yes.
terday on visit to his family, who arc
Mt Carthage. n. 9.
Rev. e. b. Hatcher spent Sunday in
Richmond in the interest of his now
church enterprise.
MIR. 81. Clay Pickett left yesterday
afternoon for Baltimore to buy fancy
stock OF groceries.
The grand concert for benefit OF the
Virginia exhibit at Atlanta will be re
poated Thursday night at the Academy.
A force of paper hangers and deco
rators were put to work on the interior
of the Ocean View Hotel yesterday
morning.
Col. Glintio R. Barnitz, of Washing
ton, ID. c., is in the city. Col. Barnitz
is prominent Mason. and his visit
here ia of an official character.
The suit of Peter Miller to recover
81, 900 from Mr.. Henry Wrightson for
false imprisonment, is set for trial n
tho Court of Law and Chaucery to day.
The City Circuit Court has granted
the Twin City Permanent Building AS.
ISOLATION permission to increase it's
capital stock from 81, 600, 600 to So, 900, :.
600.
Ground has been broken for tho
erection OF the new Baptist Church at
the corner OF Park and Highland ave-
nues and the work will be pushed with
vIgor.
MIR. s. s. Stevens and wife, formerly
OF this city, but'now OF Massach usetts,
are visiting MIR. @. F. Greenwood the
father of Mrs. Stevens, on Freemason
street.
Rev. DR.. Tudor delivered his led.
ture, "Cnrios of Methodism," before
the Joint Epworth League meeting ut
CRANKY Street Nj. i. Church last
evening.
Contractor May, who is doing the
carpenter work on the Ocean View
MOTEL, expects to complete his work
this week, and he is giving the com.
pany good job.
A report was current on the streets
yesterday that q well known building
contractor had suddenly left the city,
leaving behind him unpaid bills amount
ing to several thousand dollars.
u Mr.. Thos. U. Hare returned from
Colorado Syringe Sunday looking
ssplendidly. His friends were all re.
loiced at his restored health and OK.
tended him cordial welcome.
Norolk's delegation to the Whole.
sale Grocers' Convention left for At
lanta yesterday on q private car fur.
nished by Mr.. II. nj. Emerson, Traffic
manager OF the Atlantic Coast Line.
Tho Ohildren's Day services, which
were announced 70 take place at the
Freerhason Street Baptist Church Sun.
day afternoon, were postponed on ao.
count of the weather, until next Sun
day, ut the same hour.
Father II. j. MoKeefry, of 81,
Joseph's Catholic Church, Martins
burg, w. Va, is on q visit To the city.
He is brother of Father w. A. Mo
keeiry, assistant pastor of st. Mary's,
anu assisted in devotion Sunday,
The revival services at the Third
Baptist Church Sunday were largely
attended. There were two professions
of faith, one person united with the
Church and one person was reclaimed,
The meetings will continue through
the week.
Ths Flower Committee of Pickett.
buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans,
request that ell contributions of flow
ers for the Memorial Day exercises be
sent to the headquarters of the com.
mittee. at the Adams Express Office.
early Wednesday morning.
commencement exercises of Virginia
College, Roanoke, Va. will occur as
follows: May 3lst, school Of elocution
at p. NJ; Saturday. June 1st. art
reception; Sunday. June I'd, commence.
ment sermon by DR.. S. A. Steele. of
Nashville, Tenn; Monday, June 3D..
annual concert at S p. m. Tuesday, at
8 p. M; closing commencement exer.
cises, awarding diplomas, comforting
degrees, etc.
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