The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-31
STORIES WITHOUT CAPTIONS
The Local Lore of Norfolk Put Down
Without Prolixity,
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE BIDS.
Deed Recorded. Cargo of Buefish.
Castor Music. A Divorce Granted.
"Why Am Baptist" Justice
Of the Peace. Wharfage
Gases to Be Taken Up.

Balf weather To-Day, VIII increasing
cl6udness.
F. ". Boatwright, OF Richmond. is
at the Atlantic.
A. A. O'Neil says step to his store.
He wants to see you.
DR.. and AIRS. w. II. Gingrich have
Returned from Bermuda.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Scott, OF Rich.
mend, are visiting friends here.
Mir. Ira L, Holt has been elected
secretary of the Mutual Building Asso.
citation.
During the month of March 1Gl
deeds have been admitted to record in
Norfolk.
The New York Baseball Club left for
New York via the Old Dominion line
last night.
MIR. John NJ. McCrackeu qualified
SO a Justice of the Peace for the Sec
ond Ward yesterday.
Bishop Randolph will preach at
Epiphany and ST. Georges T.. Il.
Churches. Danville to-day.
Decatur Axtell. of Richmond, Vice
President of the Chesapeake aud Ohio
railroad, was in Norfolk yesterday.
Local freight for Norfolk and south.
EN- railroad Will be received at their
ueW ucpOt ou W altE htICet ultGr THIS
date.
MIR. Thomas II. Wilcox yesterday
qualified before Judge Hanckel ad-
mipistrator Of the estate of jacob An.
thony.
Children's services will be conducted
ct the Third Baptist Church to night.
Parents with their children are invited
10 attend.
Sheriff Burke, with Messrs. Kendall
and Butt, OF the jail force, as guard,
CARRIED four penitentiary conyicts to
Richmond yesterday.
Mr.. W. ID. Crowell is training the
Sunday School Mn St. Paul's Church
and will give an attractive Easter musi.
cal entertainment.
The Frances Barnes Us will have
one OF It's enloyaoie socals ut the house
OF Mrs. Miley, I'D Buush street, on
Thursday night, April I'd.
The Common Council will meet
next Tuesday night aud the Select
Council next Thursday night, when
the liquor ordinance will be oonsii.
cred.
Tho Police Commissioners will meet
next Monday evening at d O'Clock to
try Officer Woodhouse, and again ut
1.oo ~ liz 1"esunS bcAt 10 Try Cine!
Rebman.
Prof. De Rouzet, the palrist has
been SICK at the Retreat Tor the past
Ten days. lie was on the street, how
ever, and says that he Is now located at
225 Main street.
Judge Hanckel yesterday appointed
Messrs. Thomas ii. Wilcox, Hugh @.
Davis and Richard b. Tunstall com.
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the Clerks office.
Judge Hanckel has under advisement
o motion (under writ Of hubeus cor.
pus) to discharge MIR. John 4. jenkins,
who has for some time been under III !.
dictment for embez2tement.
The next rehearsal for cast and cho-
rus OF "Plnsiore" Will be held in the
parlors OF Monteiiore Club Monday
evening, April LIST. at 5 o'clock. a full
attendance Is earnestly requested,
Deedo was recorded yesterday trans
ferring from Samuel Griffin to Edward
Richardson, lot and aprurteDauces
ont the north side OF Hamilton avenue.
Sl,l00. =
The fishing schooner Emily p.
wright. Capt. Latham. arrived yester.
Gay from Hatteras. n. e.. with ., 800
binelsh. She encountered heavy
weather about q week ago and was
badly damaged.
The Quarterly Mass Meeting of the
I. M. G. A., colored. will be held at
st. Johns A, NJ. L. Church this after.
noon at b o'clock. Addresses will be
delivered by Maj. y. Humphreys and
". A. Hinton.
Miss Mabel " Taylor has sent in her
resignation to Postmaster Deece. tn
take effect April LIST. Miss Taylor left
the Postflice to accept the position of
atenosrapher and type writer with the
Copper Marble Works.
The records in the case of II. q.
Williams ct ais. vs. the Bay Line and
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad Company wharfage cases that
were decided In favor OF plsintltfs) are
Supreme Court.
Judge Martin has granted divorce
TO Mrs. Anna Davis. 1t will be re.
membered that about twelve months
ago Davis was sent to the penitentiary
Tor killing negro named Whitehurst
on Smith street. At the time he was
engaged to Mrs. Davis (tben Mrs.
1ohnson) pretty and attractive wo
man who secured his pardon,
There will be meeting of the
Young Peoples Union of the Freema.
son street Baptist Church to morrow
night. All young converts will be or.
daiDed. There will be an address on
nReligions Liberty" by Hon. w. A.
Fentress of Portsmouth Sbort toIl .