The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-06
GENERAL and PERSONAL
Select News That Will Interest
Both Old and Young.
Attempted to Rob a Money Drawer.
Hay Ride to Ocean View. Deeds
Recorded. Fast Time Made
by The Newport News.
Other Notes.
DR.. NJ. B. Whorton has gone to At.

DR.. NJ. b. Whorton has gone to At.
lanta and will be absent month.
Superintendent OF Education, Hon.
J. Il. Massey. was in the city yesterday.
The Merritt Wrecking Company is
preparing 10 raise the steamer Isle of
Wight.
Tho Corporation Court was en-
gagged yesterday in correcting lnnd
assessments.
a small white boy, while fishing ut
Jones, Lee Il Co.'S wharf yesterday,
lev. W. Fl. Christian, d, D.,
Street Methodist Church, is IN the
CITY.
The steamer George Leary left here
yesterday morning for Hampton with
large crowd of oolored excursionists
on board.
Miss Mollie Callahan, of West Lex
lugton street. Baltimore, Md, is visit
ing Miss Mamie Madden, No. 142
Chapel street, city.
Justice Burroughs has decided to
re.hear tho case of l.. w. Wheeler, the
colored man fined $50 for running a
cookshop without q license.
number of boys i'll the employ of
the Postal Telegraph Company have
gone to Atlanta on freight train.
They will be returned to Norfolk.
MIR. James Il. Guy yesterday found
In sewer Mt No. 80 james street u
revolver. The location liz in the neigh.
borhood of where the Dollnrd murder
wns committed.
MIR. Frank AntelottI. who has de.
lighted Norfolk audiences with his
clever Rotations, has gone to Now
W lln . ~,
Opera Company.
Norfolk, but now of Washington. ID.
c., who WAS summoned here ~ the
death Of his father, has returned to the
National Capital.
MIR, James L. Dullee, Young bust.
ness man OF Norfolk and Miss Cornick,
OF Princess Auno county, were mar.
ricd Wednesday at tho home of the
brides parents ut Virginia Beach.
MIR. 9. 3. Fentress, formerly OF
Waterlilly, N. c., but now a resident of
this city, was married Wednesday
| night at the residence of Rev. A. S.
Lloyd to Miss Nettie Ballence, of Nor.
folk.
Three carrier pigeons belonging to
MIR. 5. 5. Kelly were taken down to
Cape Henry on the steam pilot boat
Relief yesterday and released Mt 8
o'clock. Fifty minutes later they we're
at their home III this city.
Inst night merry party of young
people, chaperoaed by Mr.. anu Mrs
| y. .. Fine. left the homo of the chap
erones, No. l05 Bank street, ON hay
ride to Ocean View. There were about
fifteen young people in the party.
| The following gentlemen were regis
tered ut the Cotton Exchange yester.
day: w L Shaw. of Winston, N q;
John w Goodwin, Jr, of Bethlem, n G;
| harles Nj Burnes, OF Wadesboro, n
o and q w Llverman, of Roxobel.
n @.
deed was recorded in the Clerk g
office yesterday by the Brambleton
Heights Company. transferring to j 9.
l.. Marlborough lot of land numbered
II. on the plat Of that compauy's prop.
erty in Brambleton Ward. Consider.
ton. 1910.
Prof. Rugby, fine musician and
vocalist, has come to Norfolk to reside.
lie 10 IN experienced traveller, having
Just returned from Honolulu, nnwuiiun
islands. MIR. Rugby is clever orgau.
lst and teacher of vocal and iusttu-
| mental music.
Miss Emily and Mary Wilson, necos
VI iNcN' L. ~ wilson, pastor oil Sacred
Heart Church. loft yesterday afternoon
on the steamer jamestown for the City
of New York. They have been the
recipients OF great deal of attention
while III Norfolk.
The Washington Star says that Tues
day evening tho steamer Newport
News.:of the Washington Line, and
Alabama, of the Bay Limo, had u test
of speed for sixty seven miles. from
Old Point to the mouth Of the Potomac
river, and that the Newport News was
seven miles ahead at the mouth Of the
| river.
An attempt was made Wednesday
night to rob the money drawer OF Mr..
hetcham's store at tho corner of Duke
and Franklin streets. The family were
at tho supper table in q room in the
rear OF the store, when two coloted
men entered the store and went behind
the counter and attempted to pull open
| the drawer.
export Shipments.
The following were the export shin
ments from this port for the month OF
| August rs reported ut tho Custom
| house: Corn S0J b55. borE =. 1zn.