The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-08
ATLANTIC CITY.


Brooks johnson was IN the chair,
W tn the following members pres.
ent: Messrs. Heistaud, Lewellyn
and Nottingham.
The minutes of The last meeting
| were read and appi owed.
The board voted S. TO aid COL
| ored family reported by Rev.
| George Washington, colored.
a communication was read official.
ly stating that tue school building
| had been couple ed according to
plans furnisht d by the architect.
1t was reported by the proper
committee that dt zen thermome.
ters had been purcl used for use in
the school rooms.
A communication from residents
of Client asked for two moro cleo.
trio lights. Tabled.
communication from Superiu.
tendent John Graham called atten.
ton to encroachmente on the side.
walks at residences Of Messrs.
Hurst aud Heistand.
The matter OF removal of the old
street railway on Second street and
Avenue A was before the Board and
| properly olSpOSeu oil.
The bad condition Of portion of
Oney road was referred to q COM
mittee Of one to look after,
The teaohers sent In commupi.
cation asking for curtains to shut
out the sun from seats occupied hv
the pupils, and provision OF books
for INDECENT children. The form,r
was said to be already provided for
by the Board, and MIR. johnson
stated that he usually furnished the
few books needed out of his private
funds.
A motion prevailed to call atten.
ton of the City Council through
the Councilman of this ward to the
ordinance passed in 1893 providing
for free bridge to connect At
lantic City with Norfolk city.
Sundry bills were allowed and the
Board adjourned.
BRIEF MENTION.
Sunday night at the Methodist
Church, MIR. j. ID. Armstrong, sec.
retary of the official board of the
church, read the first monthly re.
port of the board. The report made
fine showing, IN that the charge
was $50 III advance of oil claims up
to date for the first month of the
| conference year. These reports. it
was stated, will be submitted the
first Sunday night OF each month,
After the report was read the pastor
congratulated the church and the
board on the the showing made,
and stated that his official board was
one OF the most harmonious and
efficient that he had ever seen. They
were men of piety, liberal and sys.
tematic.
There were excellent congreea-
tons at Colley Memorial Sunday.
The pastor announced that the Rev.
MIR. Gales would assist him in con
tlnuing services beginning about
the first week in March. The pre-.
psratory services Will begin earlier.
The Bible reading at Asbury Sun
day afternoon was we'll attended and
OF great interest.
The great concert by the ladies OF
Asbury will be given some night
next week. The public are looking
forward to it as being one of the
best ever given in that ward. Local
| and outside talent will contribute
| their best service.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
this evening at 1880 O'Clock at the
residence OF Mrs. O'Connor, No.
Colley avenue.
The outlook for the Lambert's
Point Presbyterian Church for the
| new yenr Is quite encouraging, both
as to the church and Sunday school.
Mrs. Midget, at the Point, is
| somewh hat better.
Master Marvin Stokley, of Ave.
uue b, was reported no better YES.
terdny.
Officer G. l.. Hancock and Miss
Mary L. Blake were married Sun.
pay night, the Rev. j. 4. Routten
officiating, at O'clock at the resi-.
deuce OF the brides parents on
North street. They vii reside on
North street.
Below IL furnished the the pro.
grhmme OF an entertainment to ala
the tower fund of the Colley Me.
morinl Church. Marie Knibioe, of
Boston, lmpersonator and humorist,
ID Presbyterian Church, Atlantic
CIty,thIs evening for benefit Ladies
Aid Society:
hetiIi'ion IAN Order Tor Ii.turs
Mis-. Marie hnIhloe.
""etih low ilvorce. arc Made, or
why arrIago i, II Failure"
Scobc ii ore tho Wedding.
10 Ian l..
Scene after tie Wedding.
tetitation-tn) "Unler the Willow "
90 "N-a-s-e'
Miss Marie knib!oe.