The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-01
The Norfolk County Convention to Be Held
at PORT Norfolk in Hotel Vernon.
A COLORED SCARF PIN THIEF JUGGED.
Rev. Coke smith TO Lecture nj EiiinS
hmm Street Church-picked Up fOr
Shooting Crap Launch OF the Gov
eminent GunbOnts- Hotel Ports
mouth Again Closed.

There will toe some eight or ten mar
riages this month.
Mr.. II. j. Lee, of Baltimore, was In
the city yesterday
The City Council will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight.
Twenty new houses will be commence
ed in Prentis Place this week.
y number of Norfolk county poll
ticians were in the city yesterday.
The government gun boats will be
launched ut Newport News about the
18th instant
The clerks and writers in the Navy
Yard were paid yesterday for the last
half OF September.
The now schedule ON the Seaboard Air
Line for the Atlanta special went into
effect Sunday night.
Vice President st. John will return
from his vacation to-day.
Bishop Cheshire is the guest OF Mr..
Haywood Clark. on t:fiigham street
Miss Lucille -. Srownley and Miss
lIleyn Arlington leave for Baltimore to
spend month.
His Honor had several cases of fight
ing before him yesterday. some were
fined: others were dismissed
Rev. Coke Smith preached I" large
congregation at Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church Sunday morning.
Mr., Charles French and Miss cast will
be married to-day at the residence OF the
brides mother. On Green street.
Mr.. James T. Rorum will return from
Roanoke Red sulphur Springs tonight.
after spending three months there.
Judge l.. X. Watts has returned from
II meeting of the Southern hallway
Association, which met i'm New York.
The Chambers boys could h" seen
fitting here ana there all day Yesterday
making preparations for their trip,
\ petition Was circulated through the
city for signatures yesterday in the in
terest of Major CroCker for the Lcgisla
turc
Mr. and Mrs. T.. c. Brooks left last
night for Baltimore to enter their son,
Jeter Kaufman. into the Business col
leSe
The Morning Visitor found it's way to
our Ollie yesterday |, is bright
ciispy little paper. fun OF interestinG
matter.
y small son OF Captain john " Hap
per fell down Il few days ago and cut
his chin open. lie was attended 10y Dr.
II l.. Eutt.
Nlessrs Joseph Sanders and John
Parker viii leave on "Wednesday for
Williamson to re-enter William ana
Mary College
The Democrats of Western Branch
Will elect delegates to the County Cou>
Ncntion this afternoon. There will hc
quite Il scuitl".
Two white men thrashed colorcd
man in Gosrort Saturday night because
he refused 20 trust them one of them
gaid $50 iOr his sport.
Hotel Portsmouth was closed last
might $50 ial as boarctcrS are concerned.
Rooms can bc rented there. but no
meals viii bc served.
The Norfolk County Convention will
assemble at Hotel Vernon on Thursday.
The 81 instant. To- nominate Il candidate
for The legislature.
Captam Tumhorlakc. Il conductor, on
the Scahoard Air Line goes on the re-
tired list to-day. He has been on the
road for thirtY-tiVo years
The R"so.utr l'ir- COMPANY a col
orcd organization from Norfolk county.
paradrd the streets last night with
torches and Il brass band
Mt. ionn y. Morris. manager of The
Acme Clothing House. calls special at
tention 10 the cool wave ana To his cloth
ing. ct" Read advertisement
The cloud wi ich p4s#"d over sunday
night shortly after 10 O'Clock was an
duSiY-looklnc one. The wind blew
great guns bat uu rain would fan
\ negro named Thomas Bernard was
sent Ia Jail Tor thirty days yesterday
Tor stealing scarf pin from Mi Burke,
In South Portsmouth, in January last.
The Non!an's Christian rrmpcrauc,,
Union Will hold their regular noonti,c
experimenting At th, Young Mems
christian Association to-day II -
O'clock
The Railroad Surveyor is laying OF
III route Ion the sewer l., drain COUNTY.
Hhd Water streets. which will bc run
Gown 10 the end of the Seaboard All.
Line property
INC open cars were removed from III.
line Yesterday ana closed cars were sub
st!tuted in theii place. The conductors
WEI" put OF until the electric road
commence running.
Mr. d w Ballrntinc. master ear
builder of the Seaboard Air Line. LEFT
lastnisht for 4 "Trip To- Richmond. Wash
ihRton. Philadelphia. ana other cities
on railroad business
C"nsta he Hodges of the county. pick
eu NJ two negro men Saturday night
VINO wery shooting crap in the open
street They were lined $22j each yes
terday by Justice Holmden.
KcN, Coke Smith viii lecture nj the
E.ntEhalh street Methodist Episcupal
ChQrch on Thursday. the 10th instant
ana not or The "a. Il mistake in the time
having been made 10y the committee.
On sunday next at ST Johns Church
me Key. ID Powell win perform the
services ana preach for the last time
aN iert"r 81 the church. after which the
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
administered
tI sunday next the New York steam
er VIII bring down 100 fire chiefs from
NV York ana New England towns
Wh1 viii attend the meeting of the Ma.
tv'al Associa ton Of l'ir,. Chiefs 10 h..
neir ~ Augusta. Ga The party will
taEe tn" :, ahynrd road.
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