The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-31
NAMING OF The YEAR
And the Occurrences Of One Of the Last
Days Thereof Here Briefly Told.
ERA OF GOOD AND FIRM RESOLUTIONS
So Soon to &c Suffered Willie
randi Will Again be with Us
! The German To-Nisht-An AssiEn-
mcnt-wntch Right Service to Hc
I1e1d-Pcrsonals.
Farewell 1895.

Farewell 1895.
Seaside Lodge, *. of p, will elect
officers tonight.
There Will be watch-night services at
u number of the churches tonight.
The Office OF general storekeeper of
the Seaboard Air Line has been abolish
ed.
There will be no celebration of Eman-
cipation day by the coiored people in
this city. :
The Portsmouth Rifles will have Il
target practice New Years day at st
Helena.
Mir. l.. C. w. Page will move in his
new Office, next to Carson's cigar store,
tC,mor-owt
There will be more good resolutions
made to-day than u little. but how few
Will be kept.
1t is said thai work will be com
lncnccd at the cotton factory on or
about February LIST.
The w. G. IT. U. will meet this after
noon with Mrs. Il. j. Saunders, No.
iGi County street.
The children connected with Trinity
y. Il. Church hud their Christmas tlcc
yesterday afternoon.
The city water was cut off for about
two hours yesterday, caused by the
main pire bursting.
Mr.. G. Il. Smith and wife returned
from q pleasant trip to Gloucester
county Saturday night.
There viii be Il german at kim Hall
tonight. which will be given by The
Portsmouth Cot!!iion Club.
Miss Mary Piedmont. of Richmond,
arrived in The city last night and is
the guest of Mrs. Il. H. Piedmont.
Mr. John Warwick has ,oCrn appoint
cd general purchasing agent OF the Sea-
board Air Line, with headquarters in
this city.
y number of Fades who attended the
Navy Yard hops, ave Il complimentary
hop at the yard last night 10 Their gen
tlcmcn friends
Mr.. -. Thompson, ST., and son. ac-
companicd by Miss NJ. NJ. Anderson.
lcft yesterday afternoon via Bay Line
for Philadelphia.
The Southern EaiiroaG. with It's
clerks, floating stock, etc. will arrive
AT Iinner's Point to-day and at once
commence business.
Central Sunday-School will have their
Christmas tree Thursday night. The
Calvary Baptist Church. at Scottsvillc,
will have their tree tonight.
g. Goodman, who kept Il general
merchandise store on High and County
streets, made an assignment Saturday
night to ~. +. Warner for SIS. 600.
Frederick Potts. n negro. was arrested
by Constable Matthews 1T Primers
Point for stealing wood from the Nor
folk and Carolina railroad and com
mittcd to Jail for thirty days.
In mentioning the names of the Ports
mouth baseball team Sunday the name
of Willie Brandt was let Off. There
are fourteen men in all. five pitchers.
two catcheTs. three folders, three base
men and n short stop.
y negro barber, named Jones, who
runs n shop on County street. was
fined 50 ana costs yesterday for keep
ing his shop opcn on Sunday. lie Paid
it and went off in anything but q
pleasant frame of mind.
The Portsmouth lumber Company
tested their new fire pumps yestcr lay.
which are said to be the most powcrrul
ones In this section. They throw $50
gallons OF water Il minute with Gftv
pounds of steam, O distance CT 200 feet
Deputy Sheriff Sivcrson ]rccoyercd
more of Hastings clothing on Sunday.
the parties who had them purchased
them from the negro Allen, who seems
10 be the ring leader of the gang, The
officers think that they have the right
mcn and will recover more OF the
goods.