The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-15
NARRATIVE OF NORFOLK.
The Tale Told With Tact and
Trustworthiness.
STEAMER MATADl ARRIVED.
Game of Polo. Minister'S Meet
ings. Sunday-school Teachers.
Fair and Festival. Strong
Drink. Norfolk Athletic
Club. Pilot Boat.
Mr.. John Harker, OF New York.

Mr.. John Harker, OF New York,
is in fhe city.
Fair and warmer weather mny be
expected to-day.
The United States Court will be
in session to day.
Miss Blanche Griswold Is visiting
friends in Richmond.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator,
and sister are in Norfolk.
There are no new Developments
in the Laura Ward Investigation.
A polo game will be played ut the
Armory Hall skating rink Wednes.
day night.
Rev. j. L. Mastin will conduct a
revival meeting at the Union Mis.ion
this week.
DIR. L. c. Cook, of the United
States cruiser New York, was in the
city yesterday.
Strong drink was discussed at the
Mems meeting at the First Baptist
Church last night.
Mr.. A. l.. Mcclellan and wife, N e
Miss Dodson, arrived here Sunday
from Baltimore.
Rev. a. S. Lloyd left yesterday
Tor Petersburg. where he will con
duct mission services.
lev. K. ii. Bennett, the assistant
pastor, preached at CRANKY Street
Church. Sunday morning aud night,
DIR. Smith being sick.
The Methodist and Baptist minis.
tiers held their weekly meetings yes.
terdny. The attendance was good
and reports satisfactory.
Mr. and Mrs. S. d. Newberry and
daughter, Florence, of Gleus Falls.
\. y. are visiting their daughter.
Mrs. nj. ID. Barber. 40 Wake street,
An adjourned meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held
this evening at o'clock. A full at.
tendance is desired, as matters of
much Importance will be considered.
A charge of disorder, made against
the Norfolk Athletic Club on Ber-
muda street, near Chureh, led to an
investigation yesterday by the Pc.
lice Justice. The matter was post
poned till Wednesday.
There will be given fair and
festival at the school house opposite
Zion Methodist Church, Lambert's
Point, this evening. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the Bur.
rows Memorial Baptist Church.
| MIR. w. w. Vicar has organized q
class OF Sunday school teachers, who
will be instructed at the Y. NJ. @. A.
Hall every Friday night by DIR. A.
Coke Smith III the international
Sunday School Lessons, and all who
feel an interest are invited to at.
tend.
| The Merritt Wrecklng Company
steamer Coley, which went to Rap.
pahannock Spit to float the British
steamship Lord Londonderry, has
returned and reports the Londop
derry had tioated,it is thought with
out assistance, aud proceeded ON
her way to Belfast.
Andrew Freeman, ginger cake
coloIed resident OF Georgia, SD
peared at the station house last
evening under escort OF Officer G..
L. Joynes. who charged him with
stealing watch. valued at SIG, the
property OF VIM. Purvis. Andrew
was shown to a cell and made com
Portable for the night.
The British steamship NIatadi.
which sailed from Galveston soma
weeks since, with cargo of seven,
teen hundred bales OF cotton, which
were discovered 10 be on fire, after
three days at sea, arrived ut Lam.
berts Point Friday last for coal.
As stated III The NIRGINIAN, steam
was turned into the hold aud the
hnmes were eXtinguished. Tie
cotton has been removed, and the
damage Ia reported to have been
slight. Capt. Hannay is awaiting
orders here.