The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-12
BITS OF FACT AND GOSSIP
Gathered on the Streets and Va
rious Points About Town.
a Horse Drowned tn Mahone's Lake.
Supt. Murray Slightly improved.
a Delightful Reception. Grand
Lodge |. Q. o. F. Dele
gates. Pcrso Notes.
Generally fair Weather reported for

picking up we'll.
Tho growing crop Of peanuts il re-
ported to be very good.
MIR. John f. Lawler is now ab'o to
be out, with the use OF crutches.
Mr.. W. g. Dickson left last even ing
VIA tho Bay Line for the North,
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of New
York, was i'll the city yesterday.
The colored Republicans will or,
ghuize in various ward clubs next
Thursday night.
ine enrolment OF public school
scholars bcGnn yesterday ut the various
school buildings.
Visitors ut the Cotton Exchange: ID.
j. Donovan, Of Now York; H.. Il.
Camp. OF Alexandra, Va.
MIR. John Il. Sherwood, OF Balti
moro, General Manager of tho Bay
Line, was here yesterday.
The parties who had the row at tho
market house Saturday were fined by
the Police Justice yesterday.
EiJudge Prentls will hold n session of
his court on the 18th to enter mn
judgments in the Musaoy Pilot suit.
y largo number of Norfolk girls left
yesterday morning on the outgoing
trains for the various Virginia eomi.
nnrles.
Hon. Geo. Il. Vending will deliver
his lecture on "Unsceu Realities" ut
tho Young Mems Christian Association
on October LIST.
Miss Nora Malone. who has been
visiting friends III Crittendens, Va,
returned home Tuesday, accompanied
by Miss Virginia Haughwout.
Several gentlemen went up the south
ern branch of the ElIHabeth rlyor yes.
ierday. aud had fine fishing. 1t is
sald that rock have commenced to run
nicely.
Frank Joynt, nh cmployo of the
Merritt Wrecking Company, is Mt ST,
Vincents Hospital suffering from n
severe fall down into tho hold of the
steamer Seymour.
deed was recorded yesterday
transferring from Heptnsophiau Gins.
sltied BniIdlng Association to Mrs. j,
II. Bhughnn, the house and lot No. 3l:j
Lo"itt avenue; 81. 100.
While number Of ladies' and gentle.
men were out fishing near Cumnustel IA
bridge Tuesday afternoon one of the
ladies' ie'i into the river, but was
rescued without serious injury.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Pickett has mr..
| chased the stock of fancy groceries.
fixtures, etc, from MIR. John q. iii
ton, trustee, aud has appointed MIR. II.
Clay Pickett her manager TO conduct
| same.
MIR. X. g. Murray. Superintendent
OF Public Schools, who was taken sul.
denly SICK at the meeting of the School
| Board, was thought 10 be somewhat
batter yesterday. but continues quite
sick.
Miss Magurotte l.. Mitcholl.o of Rich
mond, Va. who has been visiting Mrs.
Z. Is. Mitchell, on Butte street. leaves
for her homo tins morning, on tic
steamer Pocahontas, of the James
River Line.
horse TINT was being driven in the
| water III Mahone's LIKE. near tho Nor
iolk and Western railroad depot, ycs-
terdny morning about 10 o'clock, be-
came mired, and was drowned before
lie could DO gotten out.
a warrant has been issued against
Steven SccllnSer, No. S Bank street.
CHARGING HIM with violating the linuor
ordinance by keeping his saloon open
"'ter midnight Justice Burroughs
VIII near the case on tho 18th.
| MISS Lillian Tebault left last nieht
lot Gardner, Mass. via steamer How
ard, OF the Merchants and Miners
"HSl' "a '"'ioH CpHlpauy, To make her
home for tho future with her sister.
Mrs. DR.. II. y. Sawyer, OF that place.
There Will be meeting OF the rrnu.
chs Barnes Us Mt the Y. NJ. G.. 4. on
| Thursday morning Mt 10 o'clock. An
members are requested to he present
as business OF Importance will he dis
| cuSSed. lake notice of the change of
day and hour.
Mrs. f.. Is. Siverthorne vocoI i,
structor ut Virginia College for Young
| Ladies, at Roanoke, who has been Wis.
iting friends in Bramblcton Ward left
this morning, accompanied bv her
daughter. Miss Bessie, for Roanoke tn
resume her work.
Tho Sovereign Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows, OF the United States
viii meet ut Atlantic CITY, n.
D. Monday. The Virginia dele
gates are Messrs. James b. Blanks.
OF Petersburg; n. f.. Whitehurst Of
Portsmouth; DR.. Banchor, of Stnunton,
End ID. Ii. Stansbnry, of Alexandria
reception was given Mrs. {. T..
Mitchell Tuesday night Mt her resi-.
deuce, No. 225 Butte street. in honor
OF her guests, Miss Lillian Lee Crump,
OF Alexandria, W.. Miss Ellie Dnugh .
erty, OF Union, n. C.,aud Miss Maggie
l.. Mitchell, of Richmond, Va. The
hours passed PLEASANTLY with music and
song, followed by delicious repast.
ninniond s;nr tin=..
nice line OF low priced. nice Din.