The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-26
NORFOLK NEWS N BRIEF
Closely Condensed Paragraphs
of Local Events.
0BSTRUCTING THE STREETS
a Powerful Sermon. Steamer Po-
cahontas Makes a Trip. Ep-
worth League Entertainment.
Horse Dropped Dead.
ST. Andrews Musicale

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be given ut Montefiore Hall to.
night.
NIX. j. r. Calender, of Liver
pool, visited tho Cotton Exchange
yesterday.
A row on Mosely street will be in.
yestigated by the Police Justice
Wednesday.
DIR. Tudor had large congrega-
ton at Cumberland Street Church
Sunday night.
Rev. q. N. Donaldson, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, of At
lanta, is in tho city.
A horse belonging to Mr.. James
McDermin dropped dead on Fen
church street on Sunday afternoon.
The steamer Pocahontas arrived
here last night from Richmond for
the flrst time since the recent cold
weather set in.
The weekly meeting of the Meth
odist preachers was held Yesterday.
Several conversions were reported
during the week.
Messrs. Martin Il Stokes, special
agents OF the Treasury Department,
were In the city yesterday inspect
Ing Inc custom house.
Rev. DR.. English, of the Union
Theological Seminary, preached two
able sermons at the First Presby.
terrain Church Sunday.
Rev. Geo. j. HOLIDAY, Superin-
tendent of the Baptist Orphaunee.
of Virginia. attended the Baptist
Ministers Conference yesterday.
DIR, ). Powell Garland delivered
an able discourse Sunday night ut
the Queen Street Methodist Church.
His congregation was large and Mt
tentive.
A regiment of Uniformed Pytbi.
ans VIII be organized at the Armory
OF Virginia Division, Uniformed
Rank, knights of Pythias, IN this
city. to night.
There was debate at the First
Baptist Church tonight on gam
bling and intemperance. DR.. Whar-
ton delivered an address and read
all original poem.
Rev. j. s. Dill will lecture at
Freemason Street Baptist Church
tonight on the subject, "Liehts and
Shadows of Life" TOR the benefit of
Burrows Memorial.
The South Carolina State Press
Association will visit Norfolk June
lst, as the guest of the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad, aud will hold
their annual meeting here,
The Board of Education has mr..
chased eight sets of Kennedv's
Mathematical blocks for demonstrate.
ing the rules of geometry and trigo.
nomety, to be used in the public
schools.
The third musicale given by St
Andrews Singing Club will take
place tonight at O'Clock at st
Andrew's p. E. Church, Hunters.
vile. A fine programme will be
rendered.
A fine mule, owned by McCleary
" Mcclellan, hitched to cart, fell
on Church street. near Bermuda,
about II o'clock yesterday and a
passing street car cut OF the right
hind hoof.
Charlie, the 1O.year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gurley, died
Sunday afternoon of pnemonin, The
funeral will take place at noon to-
day from their residence, No. 81
CRANKY street.
Alr. A. Cheshire Mitchell, of Eden
ton. n. c.. cousin of the tracedian.
Edwin Booth, passed through Nor.
folk yesterday on his way home.
having been on visit to relatives
in Philadelphia.
MIR. Russell Il. Webb has been
appointed by the Board of Dircc.
tors financial secretary of tho Mu-
tual Building Association to fill
vacancy caused by the death of MIR.
Geo. w. Black.
Clerk OF the Market Ashley YES.
terday swore ont warrants against "A
number of market men on Brewer
street who arc alleged to be OBJ
structing the sidewalk, The cases
will be tried Saturday.
Special attention Is drawn TO the
coll of Pickett Buchanan Camp. @.
.,for meeting at s O'Clock to NIGHT
Col. L. O. Morton, Inspector Gen
raj Grand Camp, Confederate Yete.
ran, Department of Virginia, will
pay an official visit.
a horse attached to wagon RIM
away yesterday morning and dam
aged the wagon of Architect Moser,
which was standing on Main street.
The runaway team dropped o barrel
OF apples and several demiiohns of
liquor. The bystanders got the ap
pies.
The postponed entertainment
under the auspices of the EpwSrth
Leagues OF tho CRANKY Street and
Centenary M. L. Churches, will be
given at Centenary Church to MIGHT
with on excellent programme, in.
GLIDING an address by Rev. Dr., q.
w. Carter.
DR.. Barten preached powerful
sermon Sunday on the closing scanos