The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-12
ELIZABETH CITY, N. c.
Paragraphs Of interest TO North
Carolinians Generally.
Special Dispatch to Tho virginian.

CarolinlanS Generally.
Special Dispatch TO Tho rirginian.
ELIZABETH ClrY, n. C., February
1l.-Thc Brownie Club will give u
german at the old urmory of the
pasuuotank Rifles Tuesday night.
The Chic Club gave sociablo at
the residence of Miss Sallio Scott,
on North Read street, Saturday
night. The attendance was small,
OWING to the extremely cold weather,
but those present spent pleasant
evening.
Mr.. Clarence Uptin, lately with
Il. l.. Banks, has accepted position
with Fuc q " Co. as salesman.
Only two Of the lum Der mills here
are now III operation, the others be.
ing closed on account of the cold
weather.
The entertainment which was to
have been held at the Academy last
night was postponed until next Fri,
day night ON account of tho weather.
lev. DIR. +. h. johnson, of the
Presbyterian Church, will deliver
his second lecture before the
students of the institute on choral
Ethics" AT the next entertainment
Rev. DIR. Blackwell, of the Baptist
Church, will deliver Is lecture.
Huntlng's Circus, which showed
here last year, will be here again
during tho coming season, probably
during the carly part of May. 1t is
very good show.
DIR. A. l.. Pendleton, Jr., OF Key
West, Fla, VINO has been visiting
his sick luther here, has now re
turned home. Ho is ono of the
most prominent aud successful ply
slclans in thnt State.
MIR. David NJ. Stranghnn has gone
to Jersey City to attend the bedside
Of his daughter, Miss Helen, who
has been attending school there and
10 now quito i'll.
Prof. Ira l.. Guilford delivered a
lecture at tho Y M. Ca. rooms here
last week on "Masks and Faces, {"
which WAS very instructive and in
teresting.
At | o'clockson Sun day morning
fire WAS discovered in tho pressroom
of the CaroIIulan building on Main
street, next to the AlbemaIle
House and the alarm was ut once
rung. The fire company re-
sponded promptly, aud by their
strenuous efforts the building was
saved from total destruction. AS it
was the two rooms on the ground
floor OF the main building. used us
the publication of the Carollulan
newspaper, and the two vacant
rooms III tho upper story of the
building were gutted by fire. The
loan office of Mir. Frank Vaughan on
the ground iloor WAS not seriously
damaged by fire, md most of the
inrnlture was saved. Tue lonn Of
flee Of O, q. Pool and the office of
the Deputy Collector of Customs on
the upper floor were only slightly
damaged. Nearly everything in the
Carollnlan office was completely de
stroyed, all the type and office fur
niture being rendered useless. Tho
large cylinder press in the the press.
room, where the fire originated, was
seriously injured, and probably will
not be lit for use again. There was
no insurance on the pressroom and
contents, but some on the main
building. y new type outfit will be
ordered at once. The fire is sup
posed to be the work of al iucen-
diary.
Prof. Ira l.. Guilford will deliver
Il lecture ut the y. NJ. @. \. to. night
on Love, Courtship aud Marriage
from Scientific Standpoint"
MIR. James Richardson, of this
city, who 1t was reported was killed
10y falling beam on schooner
which went ashore near Newport
News, Va, last week, contradlctel
the story emphatlcally on hi, ap-
pearance here IN person on Satur-
day.