The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-19
.MULTIFARl0US ITEMS
Collected, Sitted and Arranged In Present
able Shape by the Reporters Pencil.
PLEASING YuLEIlDE PREPARATIONS.
An Involuntary Bnth-The Ferry
Committee Satisfied that Ferry
Opposition Is SqunsIlcd-Asfecp ON
the Trcstle-Thc Legislative Com
tinscnt Expected home Saturday.

The Mayors docket was quite slim
yesterday.
All the churches are preparing special
music for the holidays
Some of the StorekceperS are dress
ing their windows for Christmas.
Stonewnll Camp, G. ", met last night
and transacted routine business.
The members of the Legislature Will
arrive home Saturday for the holidays.
a white lady waS fined $50 yesterday
for carrying on business without a lie
enSe.
Mr. George w. Fauth is quite sick, at
his home. on Sixth street, South Ports
mouth
Friday, the 9th, will be st. Johns
Day 1t Will be duly celebrated by the
Masons.
a daughter of Mr.. Edward Peckan
Gooding was married in Washington
last night.
There was n heavy fog yesterday.
which lasted until quite late in the
morning.
Rev. Mr. r. Men Simpson was in the
city yesterday. He came to preach MIR.
Culpeppers funeral
The condition of Mrs. Crocker was a
Dhade better yesterday. but she is still
critically i'll.
The Scaboard Air Line has made q
special rate of $7.4o to Atlanta and re-
turn for to-day
What few men that are left In the
yard will be paid Saturday. This will
help trade considerable.
Mr.. +. f. McWilkie, pay-cierk on the
Kew York, is at home on short stay.
His ship is in the Roads.
Read the add" of lessee G. Balm. in
which he gives notice that his wagon
will move families cheap.
Airs. John L. Thomas returned from
Baltimore yesterday, where she had
been visiting her daughter.
Some of the suspended men returned
to Newport News last night. They ex-
poet to go to work again to-day.
The children in the, Second District
School will have some kind of q Christ
mas exercises Friday afternoon.
The little children who have cast-oT
toys, etc, can make some other children
happy by donating them to the poor.
Mir James COrdrey and bride, from
Southampton county. arrived in the
city last night. They will leave for
Laurel, Del, to-day.
All the painters in the yard were
suspended yesterday morning on ac-
count of the fog making II so damp
that they could not work.
Mr.. Samuel Hand, ST.. who has been
section master of the Seaboard Air Line
for forty or more years, has been re
tired OH account OF age.
Rev. Charles Cain and family are
in the city visiting Mrs. Gains mother.
Mr.. Cain is stationed at Nottoway, on
the Norfolk and Western railroad.
Grimes Battery will begin on jan
unry 9th fitting up the hall for their
fair They hope to make money enough
to pay large Portion OF their expenses
to the MGrdl Gras in New Orleans.
Quito Il number OF white people at
tended the concert at the North Street
~. NJ. l.. Church last night. to hear
Margic Carncs, the colorcd prima donna
sing. she has q most excellent voice.
Tho Ferry Committee of the city and
county both think that the Empire
Z Transportation Company charter for
ferry will not amount to anything. since
the amendments have been tackled on
it.
a drunken white man was picked up
yesterday morning at an early hour.
lying near the trcstlc work on Crawford
street fast asleep. He was benumbcd
with cold. He was carried to his home
in South Portsmouth.
ri meeting Of Stonewall Camp. last
night the committee reported having
collected $72, which will be rcdstribut-
cd among the Confederate widows. The
Camp also decided to hold religious ser
vices on General Lees birthday. Janu-
airy 18th, at some place TO be hereafter
designated
An electric car on the Port Norfolk
road and the United States Express
Company wagon cIllided on London
street yesterday afternoon. Both shafts
of the wagon Were broken. The car
was not damaged. IT is said that the
of the driver of the wagon.
Yesterday morning some young men
who are working on the Berkeley side of
the river started across I'm a small boat
in the fog. When about half way across
they came near being run over by tug.
which was coming UP the river and
did not see them. One of the parties
jumped overheard and nearly froze
The Street Inspector wial put his
force to work scraping High and Craw-
ford streets towards the last of the
week. There are number of pieces of
stone and bricks that have been left
lying around on the sidewalks where
the men have been engaged in repairing
the crossings. They are dangerous and
should be removed. Yesterday morn
ing a gentleman trod on one of them
and came near injuring himself quite
badly.
Jessie Bains express moves furniture
cheap. Large wagons and careful