The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-23
THE NEWS FTHE CITY
Many Matters ofLittIe importance Written Up
In RefreshingIy Readable Style.
PERSONAL AND sENI-SOCIAL ITEMS.
The New brewery The Methodist
Camp Meeting. Ground-The state
Lcnsu" orOyster Tom2crs-Fuue
ofn 1.ittIe GirI-A Schooner Ashore
NO Inquest Yet Held.

The yacht Triton will go on Jones'
ways to-day for repairs.
II 4. four-mastcd schooner Is said to be
ashore at Chincoteaque.
a survey was held on the tug Katie
on Graves ways yesterday.
The fishing steamer clara Ellen is on
the ways at Colonna's ship-yard
Work on the new brewery to be erect
cd on Lesner's Park. will begin at
once.
Norfolk has extended an invitation
to the ID. Y. p. u. of Virginia TO meet
here next year.
The Atlantic and Danville railroad
Will run an excursion to Norfolk on
Thanksgiving Day.
Great interest Is being manifested in
the revival meetings at the Freemason-
Street Church of Christ.
Only one foreign vessel was reported
as passing In the, Capes ycsterday-a
German vessel for Norfolli-the Cali
cia.
Misses Hope Morgan ard Nancy
Davis, of Petersburg. arc in the city. the
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. White
hurst
| Signs have been placed at each end OF
the new Watt. Rettew & Clay building.
warning passers-by to look out for paint
overhead.
Many people have been to Graves
Ship Yard to see the tug Katie. us she
| appears after the collision with tho
steamer Newport News.
y large consignment of Office supplies
| was received at the Weather Bureau
| Office yesterday, including weather sig
nails for use during the season.
Prizes are offered to the boy and girl
| who sell the largest number of tickets
| for 'Goody Two Shoes" Tickets can
\ be had at III Frccmason street.
Mr.. l.. ID. Roper formerly of this sec
tlon. but more recently of New York. is
here and may locate In Norfolk or
Portsmouth. He has just taken In the
Atlanta Exposition.
The funeral of the late Thomas n.
Murray will take place from the resi-
dcncc Of his sister. Mrs. NJ. a. Cannon,
| No. 120 Cumberland street, tomorrow
afternoon at > O'Clock
The United States Court was engaged
Yesterday in taking evidence In the
| libel suit OF Frcney & Co VS.. the
schooner Red Wing. Argument will
| be heard at q later day.
The schooner Lucy a. Davis, of Port
| land, Nc. Is ashore ut Watchaprague,
| the crew having been taken off by the
life savers. The steamer William Coley
Is trying In pull her off.
Hlrs. Y. ]. Ant!lotu and =. DeminG.
of this city, will take part in an en-
| tertalnment 10 be given next Wcdncs-
day night by Portsmouth Division, No
| Ii. L. II. X. OF p. In that city
| The State League CT Oyster Tongers
will hold an adjourned meeting in this
city to-day to hear the report OF counsel
| employed TO draft new laws for the
protection of the oystcrmen and oyster
| beds.
| The committee tn select q site for n
Methodist camp meeting ground in this
| state will meet here next Friday and
so To Virginia i:cach to inspect piece
OF property About twelve miles b .ow
that place.
| The communion services pre- scented bv
| Mir +. T. rrcdlcll to the Lambert's
| Point Presbyterian Church has been re-
| cSlrcu by the pastor. II Is Il very clc-
| rant gift and is highly appreciated by
| the church.
| Coroner Charters will not hold the
inquest on the body Of Bernard Ran
| dali. the drowned fireman of the tu.,
! katie, FOR 4 week or ten days, owing to
| the Inability TO get the witnesses who
| the testifylng before local Inspectors of
| Steamboats,.
! The funeral services OF Ellen For
tune. tie l2-ycar-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Fortune. who died n;
her parents home. No. 800 East Main
street. Thursday afternoon. were held
nj the residence yesterday morning at
= O'clock. The intcrmcnt was in St
NJ" We t~'., tar--
Mr.. c. G. Waddill for some time with
| Siioun ward. Of Norfolk has &C
| ccptcd position with c. w. Saunders
wholesale cigars. Richmond Mr.. Wnd-
| dilI; friends here. and he has many.
VIII be glad 10 know that he expects to
| travel this territory. having asked To
he assigned 1t that he might see them
| often.