The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-27
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChroAlCIed.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Full ana Concise Record of the
Minor Events of Growing SEN
port city Laid Bare to the Many
Readers Of the Ncwsicst of Nor
folk Papers.

Union Mission last night.
The revenue cutter Hamilton left port
yesterday afternoon for a cruise.
a cutting scrape Is said to have oc-
Cured on Lincoln street yesterday.
a number of streets have been re-
ported In had condition by the police.
The trolley pole of an electric car
broke at Main and Bank streets yeSter
day afternoon.
Judge Ianckcl will not return to the
city until next Tuesday. Judge Mar
tin Will preside In his court to-day.
Norfolk defeated Portsmouth In n
game Of football at League Park We'd
nesday afternoon by score of s to 0.
No. $40 drew the handsome china din
ncr set. valued at SIS. at the John
ston China Company's store on Christ
mas Day.
a fight between two men on Main
street. opposite Bank yesterday after
noon attracted large crowd. but no
arrests were made.
The barge c, Nelson Thompson
sprung aleak at the wharf in Berkeley
Wednesday and Il tug WAS kept at
work all night pumping her out.
The schooner Frank W. McCullongh.
formerly the d. =. Steelnan. arrived
here yesterday. having been cut In two
and enlarged at Poconoke City. Md.
The tug Primers Point has reported
the steamer Washington on the charge
Will be investigated by the Steamboat
INSPECTORS.
The new revenue cutter Tybcc, Lieu
tenant S. r. Edmonds in command. ar
rived here Wednesday night from Phil
adclphia for Savannah and left last
evening through the canal.
Tho Howard University team (colored)
of Washington. u. c. PLAYED the Co,
lumbia tcoloredD of this city at League
Park Wednesday afternoon. the game
resulting In score of 26 to in favor OF
the visitors.
Chief of Police King has received four
pictures from Mr.. John l.. Randolph. Of
lsrambleton. illustrating the life OF
Christ. which the Chief. has been re-
nuested to hang In as manv cells in
the CITY jail where they will be seen by
the prisoners incarceratcd therein
An application has hecn received by
Governor O'Ferrall asking on behalf
Of n number Of citizens of Norfolk for
PERMISSION to form company of naval
militia IT was signed by Mcssrs. H.
IT, Til"hman, w. ". TredwolI. Il. w
'mrd w. NJ. Hudgins and w. f. Ira
win. Jr.
There were three fire alarms Vcdncs,
day. TO each of which the Fire Depart,
ment RESPONDED. AT 6:lh a. m, caused
by lamp explosion ut the residence of
Mr.. George r. Bowden. on Freemason
street; no serious damage. At 1l.45 n
M. cnused by the explosion of fireworks
~ los Church street At ll:30 p. H., n
false alarm.
'he Baltimore Sun Of Yesterday saws
CdDitalisfs are negotiating for the rrnc-
lion of u large sanitarium To I've built on
The water front between Hamnton and
N"wrort News. The building. IF CON
Str'cted according To present rlans. will
ne aN imposing edifice of granite of no
small proportions
W" fNr'e' rne reunion Of the rrrnnr1a-
son Street Baptist Sunday School Union
WI take place this evening from 4 To c
O'Clock for the large infant claess. and
from to 10 for the elder scholars.
members OF ~" congregations nnh par-
ents Of the children are cordially in
ritph To be present
The skating rink will hn open this
afternoon and night. also Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday afternoons and
evenings of rcxt week. This place ~
amusement is fast gaining popularity.
y copy of the Negro Edurnt ioral
Journal. published at Athens Ga. by
and for colnrch neorle. hns been re-
ceived. IT contains portraits of many
colorcd people Of prominence