The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
The Doings of Minor Importance
Worth Jotting Down,
ENLARGE ST. IOHNS'S CHURCH.
The Democratic Primary To-mor-
row. Sunday Baseball at Park
View. Death of Child. Odd
Fellows Anniversary. Cham
bers Fire Company Parade

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The police received their now sum-
Mer hats yesterday.
The Grays' fair opens tomorrow
night at the City Hall.
Wotkmep commenced Yesterday to
tear down the old Jail.
The Electoral Board will meet this
week aud elect clerks aud Judges.
sam Small, colured, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of seduction.
The Roanokes and Portsmouths will
play ball in this CITY Thursday, Friday
aud Saturday.
Rev. Geo. w. Parks delivered lee
ture at the Y. NJ. Q. a. rooms Sunday
afternoon.
About Si00 was raised at the Court
Street Baptist Church Sunday night
Tor foreign missions.
The mem bers of Central NJ l.. Church
Lpworth League will give IN entertain.
ment to night at their church.
Mary Moore. colored, was tried in
the County Court yesterday for house
breaking and was acquitted.
The Republicans of Norfolk county
will hold convention at Providence
Church to day to nominate county Of
fcers
a number of Portsmouth people
went to Norfolk yesterday to see the
game between the Norfolks and the
Hoauokes.
There WAS general free fight on
Sixth street Saturday night. Sunday
several young mon had skinned noses,
black eyes. etc.
1t is said that fifty seven poles for
the Port Norfolk electric railroad have
been put IN position. The wire will
be run us fast US possible.
nv.
Company are making active prepara-
tious for their anniversary parade on
the 18th OF next month.
MIR. Bucll Turner, q former citizen of
Portsmouth, died i'll Norfolk on Sun.
day. His remains will be brought to
this city for lnterment.
Attention is called to advertisements
OF loat package either in Norfolk or
Portsmouth. Read advertisement and
return same as directed.
The South Street Baptist Church ls
building church and parsonage at
abe same time. This shows pluck and
energy In these dull times.
Attention 10 called to the advertise
meut Of &. W. Hudgins Il Go, in an.
other column, in which they offer
special Inducements to purchasers.
In another column Middleton Hunt
announces himself as IL candidate for
Clerk OF the Market aud asks the sun
port of the public for the position.
Mr.. end Mrs. j Is. Wilkins lost by
death ct Churchlaud op yesterday their
snfant son, Jessie. nged months. The
funeral will take place this morning.
Notwithstanding the rain last'nlebt.
the All Americas concert was well
iatroniAed. The Programme was q most
excellent one anu was well rendered. q
The remains of Mrs. Annie Vaughan
who died III Atlantic City Ward. in
Norfolk, was brought to This city on
Sunday for lnterment in Cedar Grove
Cemetery.
Iidewater Lodge |. O. o. L, dis.
trlbnted free tickets to its members last
might to attend the 10th anniversary of
Odd Fellowship at Kim Hall on Fri.
day night.
The members Of Atlantic Lodge. X.
OF r., are requested to meet this after.
hoon at o'clock to pay the last tribute
of respect to their deceased brother. G.
j. Turner.
The congregation of st. Johns Epis
coral Chnrch have decided to NM
about $4,000 worth of improvements
on their church, and work will be com
menced immediately.
~ "''ShthpOo ut ZIG monumental
Gosebud Society was unusually larne
The programme as previously an.
nounced, was carried ont. Rev. J. l..
Allison delivered n short address.
Mike Wright, alias Elias johnson
alias Jones, was sen. to tho county ieil
yesterday Tor three months for robbine,
the Atlantic and Danvilie raiIrond
shops on Friday last of some brass. etc.
Attention is called to the card of +
A.. johnson, Sanitary Inspector. i'm
which lie announces himself as a can.
dldste for re election to the position of
Sanitary Inspector. and asks the SUP.
port OF the public.
Tuesday night at $40 o'clock there
Will he an entertainment given at the
residence OF Miss Fsuutleroy No. IOI7
Court street. for tho be.etit of tho
aInGlish Lutheran Church. A cordial
snvItstion liz extended to oil. There
VIII also be refreshments served
There Was regular free fight among
lot of colored women at Bowers Hill
Saturday night. Chairs, rolling pins
etc., were freely used. They were ali
arrested by Constable Isham and were
brought before Justice Rutter ycster.
nay afternoon and fined,
Sunday morning number OF half
grown white and colored bows we're
playing baseball on II vacant lot m
lark View. The same afternoon
number of grown mon were PLAYING
tncre, much IN tha 1ianlaoaura