The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-12
NORFOLK CONVERSATIONS.
The Items of Two Days Care
fully Filed Away.
DONATIONS TO THE POOR.
Bands of Mercy" Northern Man.
ufacturers. Pleaded Guilty.
Belshazzar. Minister'S
Weekly Meeting.
Alumni Meetings.

W. uOTIOW.
The oleomargerine cases come up
In the Police Court again to day.
lev. A. Saunders preached an OK.
cellent sermon at the First Presby-
terrain Church Sunday.
Charles Riddick, colored, was
sent to Jail yesterday for sixty days
for stealing watch.
The Court of Law and Chancery
was engaged yesterday in hear ing
several several civil cases.
Kew. DIR. Garland, presiding ell
der, preached at Cranky Street
Methodist Church Sunday morning.
The Ep" orth League of the Cen
tenary NJ. T.. Church, had charge OF
tho meeting at the Union Mission
last night.
Mrs. Esther a. Russell qualified
IN the Court of Law and Chancery
yesterday as the administrators OF
the estate of w. p. Russell.
The Methodist preachers held
their regular weekly meeting yester.
day, Rev. w. II. Proctor, of Smith.
held, was was present.
The hour for the matinee of "Bel
shazZar" has been set for 3 O'Clock.
In order that the school children
may witness the performance.
Z. D. Dunlee, n native of Ireland,
declared his intention of becoming
citizen of the United States yes
terday before Judge Hanckel.
The Northern manufacturers who
Will visit Norfolk aud other South
ern cities to examine mill sites will
leave Boston today.
Rev Joseph A. Vance, of Balti
more, brother of Rev, James |.
Vance, Will preach at tho First
Presbyterian Church next Sunday.
a meeting of the Makemic League
OF the city Will be held at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church tonight
There will be an address and fine
music.
Among last nights numerous ar
rivals at the Atlantic were Messrs.
\. Pratt and George e. Stanley, of
Lowell, and George Z. Func6, of
Boston, Mass.
There Will be q meeting of the
local alumni of Randolph Macon
College at the office of MIR. Il. +,
Merritt. "A Lowenburg building, at
| $3.50 this afternoon.
In the Corporation Court yester
day Leila Maioney plead guilty to
charge of keeping house of ill.
lame. Nevertheless the Jury could
not agree and were discouraged.
n "Alock Congress" viii be- held
at St. Johns a. NJ. Il. Church to
night to help uefray the expenses of
tue exhibit to be made by the color
ed people at the Atlanta Exposition.
| Ihe Baptist ministers at their
meeting yesterday addressed resolu
tons of sympathy for Rev. MIR.
Mitchell and Rev. DR.. Jones. on
account OF the death of their dsuph.
ters.
Mrs. Mordica Coils. aged GO
years, died at her home on Water
street Sunday and was buried in
| Eimwood Cemetery yesterday. Rev.
Il. d. Hatcher conducting the SER
| vices.
Ihe Willing Helpers OF Disciples
| Church are requested to bring cloth
ing, provisions aud money, or any
thing to help the needy with, to the
regular meeting on Wednesday at i
O'Clock.
| MIR. @. S. Hubbard, agent of the
American Humane Education So.
ciety, OF Boston, Is here organizing
Bands OF Mercy among the child.
rem, who agree "to be kind to every
living creature and to protect them
from cruel usageas much as thew
can"
The Norfolk Milling Company
have donated TO the poor of Norfolk
1000 pounds of flour. They will
deliver sacks of 1t to families that
cannot send for it. 1t will be de.
hvered on an order from any police
man, through when department the
generous donGtlon has been made.
| Citizens having complained OF oh
| strucIlons on the sidewalks Oh Main.
Church and Water streets, CITY AT.
| torney Shelton has rendered an
| opinion that the sidewalks cannot
be obstructed for any distance
whatever; that they are public high
ways and the city cannot give per
mission for their obstruction.
Capt. Andrews, who made the trim
from Atlantic City, n. j., TO palos.
Spain, III the If foot canvas covered
foIdIng boat Sapolio, arrived here
yesterday on the steamer Glouces
ter from boston, and has his fam Gus
httie craft with him. She Is on
wheels and he Is using her to adver-
tise "Sapolio."
During the services at Christ
Church yesterday morning fire was
discovered under the gallery steps,
the timber of which Lad become
charred by the heat from one OF the
liueS. There was no blaze aud slight
damage. The department responded
to telephone call and with u fire
extinguisher rendered all necessary