The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-28
The Day Of Thanksgiving When All the Earth
Should Give Thanks.
A COLORED BICYCLIST'S PREOlCAMERT.
Decrease of Crime I'm Norfolk County
bay officer Disgs Sick-The Unl.
brclia Case Cornpromtsed-Mcn
of News Personal-ArrirnI of Rev.
Mr. 3oliG-Other Matters.
This is Thanksgiving Day.

The attendance at the fair last night
was large.
All the schools have given holiday
for to-day.
The Minneapolis sailed yesterday ut
1:30 o'clock.
The promised cold wave struck us
on time yesterday.
There Will be an old time oyster
roast at Mulvey's tonight
Hon. M. S. Newborn will leave for
Richmond Monday morning.
MIR. Alexander Skeetcr is quite sick
at his home in the county
Miss Short was we'll pleased with the
audience she had Tuesday night.
Several fancy bicycle riders arrived
here yesterday and Will take part In
the races to-day.
1t is said u cooking main has been
formed for the day. The fight will take
place in the suburbs
There will be religious services in Il
number of the churches to-day In honor
Of Thanksgiving Day.
We should all feel deeply grateful
for the manifold blessings we have re-
ceived during past year.
] ~ force will be put TO work building
a platform by the side of the tracks
leading to the new depot.
Mrs. NJ. a. Pablo left last night for
Baltimore. to be with her little grand
! son. George Leigh, who is Ill.
The ladies OF Cavalry Baptist Church
will have Il Thanksgiving supper to-
night at West Hall. in Scottsville.
Tho Nirginian acknowledges the re-
ceipt of an invitation TO attend TIE BIZ
cycle races to-day ut Port Norfolk.
4 Day officer DiSgs is confined to his
home on account OF sickness. Officer
Culpepper is doing duty In his place.
Mr l.. +. Slater gave his scholars
holiday Monday for the balance of the
week, and left for Atlanta that night
Rev. Mr.. Betty. the new pastor OF
Monumental NJ. Il. Church. will arrive
i here Friday. He will be rendered
d reception.
~ train on the Norfolk and Carolina
h road has jumped the track near Port
q Norfolk three days in succession. No
y one has been hurt.
The electors for the sewers have not
u come yet. But little more can be done
4 OH the sewers until they get here and
are put in position.
n Mr.. Culpcpper finished yesterday
4 driving all the niles for the wharves
a and warehouses for the Southern rail-
road nj Pnner's Point
81 Rev ". ~ Proctor the new pastor
81 Of the Park-Nicw Nj. T.. Church was
d entertained at the residence OF Mr. T.
q L. Clcaton, OH Tuesday night
81 Mr. w. II. F'airlcss. of this city, il
s an aspirant for the position Of post
8mastcr of the House of Representatives
and is said TO stand good chance.
81 There does not seem to he quite so
81 much crime committed in the county
s as there was. The number of prisoners
"a I'm the jail has decreased from 81 to 80
Il The bids for purchasing Il number of
q condemned articles at this yard were
81 opened yesterday, and the parties will
81 be notified who the successful bidder;
N were
q The case OF r. c. Ansel, charged
&with fclonious assault on w. c. Mich
n OILS. occupied the County Court ycster-
Hday The case has been in court since
blast spring.
Rev Mi T. Mon. Simpson returned
III to the city yesterday. He will leave
s. Friday for his new charge The best
"a wishes of large circle OF friends will
* go with him.
Rev. Mr. Jolliff, the new pastor at the
"A Dillingham; Street NJ. T.. Church ar
81 rived last night. He was met Ivy the
"a Board of Stewards and rendered re-
Exception by the congregation.
81 Mr.. NJ. l.. Hobson, who has been In
3athe employ of the Seaboard Air Line
III for the past fifteen years as billing
naclerk at North street. has been APP
appointed chief billing clerk at Atlanta
81 under MIR. S. O. bakersfield
a missionary Thanksgiving service
8&was held last night at the Court
Strect PRESBYTERIAN Church. Rev w
us. Lacy, ID. D., of Norfolk. delivered
Man address on mission work col
a4lection was taken up for home missions
81 Mrs. Joshua Jones. of Branchville
southampton county, Va, and Miss
s. Emma Persons, OF CORTLAND, Nor
III loik county, va, arrived In the city
#Hyesterdhy on a visit to their parents
3HMr. and Mrs. Persons. on Washington
s8strect.
81 The Rev. Mr.. Farland. who accepted
ga call to st. Johns Episcopal Church
&ANiI reach here on Saturday, and will
S#1ccupy the pulpit OF his church sun
~ lay morning and night He will be as
assisted at night by the Rev. ]. ID. Powell
$Ht he former rector.
III In another column Mr. Charles e
~ ones coils especial attention to his
8Aitoc!l of wines and whiskey He says
&5He is selling the best wine for 50 and
&#whiskieS cheaper than they Gun he
;K3oought elsewhere. Duffy's Malt Whis-
&#iey in bottles. &c. See ad.
al a colored bicyclist. while riding down
|zaf Ugh street yesterday, got in one of the
98loles and took quite a tumble on his
s81end. He got up. rubbed his head
H8ind then looked around TO see II any
2S>ne had seen him fall. Some small
s5aooys laughed, which made him get off
((23s n q hurry
M The congregation OF Wright Memorial
SE8 ;hnrch rendered Rev. Mr.. Bosnian n
eception last night I'm the lecture room
&zfof the church. Refreshments were
iervcd, and a good feeling existed on
{as3 ne part of all present. Such meetings
H3laVc tendency to bring pastor and
28oeople closer together
me case of the negro man stealing
~ ne umbrella from MIR. Pitts little
was compromised yesterday by the
8&3 iarkey giving bnck tho umbrella and