The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-31
COTTON FACTORY MACHINERY ARRIVES.
Ess:pe OF Quarantined Coiored People
The TRACKS OH the Union Depot
Sard-Pcrs0nni. Religious nnd 20
IItical Nention-Epworth Lenasc
Mt Central Ghlrch Tu.Sisbt.

Tuesday will be election day. Ev-
cry Democrat should vote.
The Montgomery came up TO inc
Yard yesterday for repairs.
MIR. james Reed. n travelling sales
man, is at home on u visit.
Key. Mr.. Webb preached at Monu-
mental nj. f.. Church last night.
General Siegfried visited the Street
Committee individually yesterday.
Fine turkeys dressed, wild ducks and
other fowl were offered for sale yeSter-
day.
one tramp applied for and received
lodgings at the station house last
night.
The panorama of pilgrims Progress
will be given at South Street Church to-
night.
kev. W. f. Morrison, chaplain OF the
receiving-ship f'ranglin, has gone OH
ON leave.
MIR. c. II. Bland is now u captain.
and will soon nave the title OF Hon.
attached.
The next term of the Hastings Court
will be November It'll, and will be the
regular criminal term.
Tine Board of Police Commissioners
will make another attempt TO hold a
meeting Monday night.
The Council Committee Will meet
General Seigfried tonight. Mr.. Ma
son will also be present.
Mr.. Nj j. Mulvey Will give an oyster
roast at Hotel Vernon tonight. The
public are invited TO come down.
There will be Il basket festival at
Olive Branch Church Friday, NoHem-
Der list, ut h%alf-past ! O'CLOCK p. m.
The street force was engaged yestei-
day in %sprinkling High street. The
dust was so bad hat it was binding.
Judge Watts and the Electoral Board
will meet on Friday and count the
ballots which will be used or election
day.
y quantity of machinery for the cot
ton factory has arrived. and a number
OF men have been put to work putting
IL up. -
The fire wardens in this city now are
Chief Engineer w. II. Robinson, Cap
lain F. Weirsdorf, and Captain K. l..
Herbert.
Portsmouth Division. u. r. X. of p,
are making preparations to celebrate
their first anniversary on the 18th OF
November.
Mrs. Noah Briggs. of Scotland Neck,
AND Miss Sue Gotten, Of Tarboro. arc
visiting Mrs. Il. r. Vincent, 204 Wash
ington street.
The swamp fires have reached Mi.
sam. Hands farm. at Handson's, on
the Seahoard Air Line. and are doing
much damage.
The work of rebuilding warehouse
D. is being retarded TO some extent
by not being able to get lumber as fast
as it is needed
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of Monu,
mental NJ. l.. Church will hold their
last entertainment tonight at Rev. Mr..
simpsons residence.
The ferry steamer City of Norfolk
will be brought from Newport News
this morning. She will go on the line
some time to-day.
John Brown was tried III the County
Cou TT yesterday for perjury, and sem
Il1lnnH IN 11u a N a 1 nyl 70. tAA a.
Il fine of one cent and costs.
MIR. Wade Vaughan. OF Norfolk. will
conduct the service at r. c. Mission to-
night at 7:30 o'clock. No. POS County
street. AL are invited to come.
Mr.. V. Il. Sturtcvant, late woman
III The United States Navy, is cUnccted
wfh the Pullman Car service. and
runs from Portsmouth to Atlanta
Mr.. Samuel II. Hand, Jr., has sufi-
GENTLY from his recent fall to
De able to be out on crutches. His
friends We're glad to meet him again.
The will OF the late NJ. b.. Halsteud,
of Tanners Creek. was admitted t, re-
cord yesterday. +. NJ. Halstead quail
he'd on the estate; bond $500: no surety.
There will be n silver Offering by
Central NJ. T.. Church Epworth League
Tonight. Rev. DR.. Tudor will de-
liver Il lecture. The public is invited
Rev. Mr.. Simpson preached at the
b 'plIett NJ. IL. CnuGCn last
night. Rev. Mr.. MaStin will preach to-
night, and Rev. MIR. Ray Friday night.
y committee Of the u. r.. *. OF p, met
a similar committed from Norfolk last
night to consider the feasibility of q
parade OF all the divisions some time
soon.
y marriage license was issued yes
terday to Rieli Brescia. a bandsman
In the Naval Post Band, to wed Miss
Gesponia Vomera. Both OF them are
Italians.
The rocks on County street arc being
thrown loosely back inf the sewer
trenches. when the sewer pipes were
aid. This street will be paved the
entire length in the spring.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF G. w. Hudgins & Co.'S special
OFFERS for to-day. especially to their
cheap lot of lava coffee, which they are
selling below the market.
Rev. Mr.. Simpson will be here but
w more Sundays as pastor OF NIonu-
mental NJ. e. Church. He has served
in that capacity for four years, the
entire limit of the conference.
notwithstanding the quarantine that
has been placed around the negro
houses where the diphtheria prevails
some of them hav managed to get
away. II have located elsewhere.
Tho coal dealers have advanced the
prices Of coal from S. to So a ton. with
prospects Of II being much higher later
OH. They claim that the increase is due
to the advanced price at the mines.
The first of the tracks to be put I'M
TIE Union Depot yard, has been aid