The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-03
SOME LACONIC LOCALS.
Matters Of Small Moment About the CITY
Very Briefly chronlCled.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Full ana Concise Record or tho
Minor Events of II Growing scu-
port city f.nid Bare TO the Many
READERS or the Scwsicst OF Nor.
folk Papers.

York.
Hon. John Goodc was in the city yes.
terduy
cold wave is expected here. due be
| fore night
Judge Gurnctt ana daughter returned
rom New York yesterday.
MISS Florence Wilson, Of Richmond
Is visiting Miss Hillnrd I'm Duke street
Key. Mr.. l.ertwich, the new pastor oi
Trinity NJ. Il. Church is expected here
to- day.
Sarah j. Holly. colorctl. was udjudged
insane by commission of lunacy yes
trrday.
Mr.. H. =. kirk. travelling auditor for
me Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pnny, Is in the city
II Is said that many henr and deer
are heing killed In the neighborhood OF
the Dismal Swamp
Mr. and Mrs. j. IL. Duke arrived
home Yesterday and will reside at No.
u toloniai avenue, Client.
Miss Lizzie Jones. who has been
visiting Miss l.. Harmanson has re-
turncd To Washington, ID. G.
~ THANKSGIVING german will be given
Tonight ut the hall of the Norfolk Ger
man Club. In the Masonic Temple.
y horse backed overheard In Roam
okc Dock yesterday. lie was lowed to
Graves shp-yard and gotten out.
Prof. Miller, assisted by Miss Gertrude
Young. contralto, gave II delightful or
gan recital ut Christ Church yesterday
afternoon.
The old Dominion Steamship Com
pany Is having built q new steamer for
the river trade. To- he known as the
Hampton Roads
Martha Skcctcr and Rosa Holmes. col
ored, were Yesterday taken To the Cen
trail state Asylum. Mt Petersburg. hay
ing been declared insane.
An orrantZation known MS the Ameri-
can Musical Club Is announced to give
I'm entertainment at Acrcc's Hall, in
lsramblcinn. "Wednesday night
Rev. j. b. Merritt. accompanied by
several gentlemen. conducted religious
services on one of, the vessels at Lam
hcrts Point Sunday afternoon,
The Swedish bark ELISA beth. which
arrived here leaking some months ago.
sailed for Whitchavcn. Eng, vest erday
dilcr reloading her cargo of timber
Rev. DR. NJ. y. Wharton delivered n
Misunderstanding sermon Sunday night he
fore the Junior order United American
Mechanics at Frcemason- Street Bnn-
list Church.
The Portuguese bark Adcllnn. which
arrived here on the Sth of last month
leaking. having finished rcloadlng her
day.
\ committee from the Junior Order
United American Mechanics waited on
superintendent Murray Yesterday and
icIucStcu mat the Bible be read in the
public schools of Bramblcton.
The iron bouys in this light house
district that are liable to be damaged
or carried away by ice are about to
he taken up by the lighthouse inspect
or and replaced with spar buoys for the
winter.
y pleasant entertainment, consisting
OF recitatlons. vocal and Instrumental
music Will he given in the lecture
room or CRANKY street Church Thurs
day, December 9Th, for the bcneflt OF
Epworth Church. DR.. Wharton and the
new pastor. DIR. Young will assist
Mr.. John l.. Stevens. of Lowell. Mass.
arrived here yesterday morning on tho
steamer Essex from Boston on his
way to the Atlanta Exposition. and
on his return will remain here fG:.
several days as the guest of Major
Charles Pickett. Captain Andrew Dali
ton. ana John Hill. Mr.. Stevens Is
quite well known here as he has visited
Norfolk for several years past