The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
NORFOLK NEWS CUT SHORT
The City's History Fully Detailed
In Abbreviated Items,
RESIDENCE ROBBED SUNDAY
Chrildren's Services at ST. Paul's.
Methodist and Baptist Preachers.
The "Old Maids Convention"
a Successful Fair. Mast
Carried Away.
Fair weather reported to day.
Mayor Petit has returned from Bal.

Far weather reported to day.
Mayor Petit has returned from Bal.
timore.
Pickett-Buchanan Camp O. V. meets
IN Its hall at S o'clock tonight.
The w. &. Il. L. conducted the ser.
vic esnt the Union Mission last night.
There was dress rehearsal Of
"Plnafore" at Montetiore Hall last
night.
The sloop Active had her mast car.
RED away by the wind yesterday while
in the hurbor.
Prof. Willis lectured on "Physioe.
nomy" at Freemason Street Baptist
Church last night.
Right Rev. Bishop Donohue, OF
Wheeling, West Virginia, is at ST..
Nincent's Hospital.
On Wednesday the work of changing
the Ocean View railrond to au electric
line will commence.
MIR. and Mrs. w. NJ. Jones, Jr., are
at home, 32 Bute street, after an OK.
tep'ed Northern tour.
The baseball Mania" was tho sub.
lect OF debate at the Young Peoples
meeting at tho First Baptist Church
last night.
MIR. Ii. j. Robinson. WHO made the
assault on his wife and son last week,
wns taken to the Eastern State Hospital
yesterday.
The meetings of Methodist and Bap.
tlst preachers yesterday were well at
Tended ana good reports were received
from the churches,
Messrs. Ii. A. Bourne. president,
ana william Rowland, one of the direc.
tors' OF the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. are in tho city.
Many complaints ure made of bova
playing baseball in the streets IN tho
residential section OF tho city, and in
many Instances breaking wipdows
MIR. G.. II. Ashburu. formerly mana
ger OF the Postal Telegraph Cable
Company. has connected himself with
tho Western Union Telegraph Com
pnpy.
There was delightful service at ST,
Panls Church Sunday afternoon Mt 5
CLOCK. An address was delivered by
hey' MIR. COPELAND, OF St. Luke's, and
a.sonB service led by Mr.. Crowell.
Inc residence of Mr.. Louis Hirschler
on Holt street, near Fonchurch, was
entered Snnduy afternoon while the
family was absent and robbed of r
quantity of silverwnre aud clothing.
RACerds are ont for the marriage of
Miss Verbena b. Goodson aud Mr. j
j. Miller, next Wednesday, the 9th
instant. at Sp. M. at the residence of
Alr. and Mrs. Goodson, No. - Outtsn
street.
The meeting Of the Mex emie Pres.
byterian League at Colley Memorial
Church this evening attracts especial
interest, by the fact that the ELOQUENT
DR.. Far, of Richmond. will be the
speaker.
The fair which hns been so success.
fully conducted by the Ladies' Union
OF the Third Baptist Church, will close
Wednesday night with all auction sale
OF many handsome articles, donated
by their friends.
Under the management of the
Ladies Aid Society OF Park View
Church. Capt. E. V. White will de
liver his address on the Merrimac and
Monitor fight, and there will be good
music and nn elocutionary recital by
Mrs. DIR. Geo. w. Carter.
20 The "Old Maids Convention, To he
gwen on Friday, April Goth, at the y. Al
=. a.. by the Frances Barnes vs.. for
the benefit of tho Retreat for the Sick.
promises To he success from the reads
ness on Tie part OF the people to buy
,.'hN'o- "A ithti shl III I, M, T.. A
Hall this evening u. 1870 O'Clock.
Last evening about 1870 o'clock. Mr..
Charles Arms6y, q one-arm swimmer
OF some note, and Mr.. II. S. Douglass,
ticket broker on Main street. bsd
some words on Market square, ana Mr.,
Armsby struck Mi. Douglass with his
list. MIR. Douglass then went down
the street and returned with piece If
brick which Rhe threw ut MIR. Armsbv
striking him. The cause OF the quarre
Is not known
MIR. j. Whitney Houck. for n long
time travelling agent of the Merchants
and Miners transportation Compauv-
with headquarters IN this city, has
severed his connection with that com.
pany 10 engage III the produce commis.
sion business in New York CITY. Jhe
name of the new firm will be Ellis 4
Houck, 33 Day street. MIR. Honck is
n popular gentleman and his friends
here wish him all manner OF success IN
his new venture.