The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
bits Of Information Tha, Will Interest You
and Your Friends.
;HE CITY COUNCIL MEETS. TONIGHT.
Prisoners Released From .Jaii-lEcct.
Ing OF the Baptist Sunbeam So.
cicty--Dr. Owens 2ith Annfver-
snry Sernon-.TwoMa Marriages Boois-
ed for To-Day.

There arc no courts in session.
All the schools opened again yester-
lay.
There win be two marriages to-mor-
sow.
All the new preachers filled their pull
h Hits Sunday.
Now is the time to advertise; CHRIST
has Is drawing near.
There were several bears killed near
|Fallaceton Saturday.
The sale of city bonds will be reported
| p the Council tonight
Mir. Thomas Knott and son returned
yesterday from Atlanta.
The City Council will hold Its regular
i honthly meeting tonight.
/ Nothing has been done In the way of
Fork on the electric road yet.
The December term OF the Hastings
bourt will, begin on Thursday.
RCold wave flag ordered up. Moder-
Rely cold wave by this morning.
BIIhe city employees were paid yester-
4 hy for the last half of November.
fNIr. e. S. Hammill left last night for
4 lew York to buy Christmas goods.
4 lIhe County Road Board met yester-
by and transacted routine business.
1.-THE waiting rooms at the new depot
Il Iii be ready for occupancy very short
&t now.
Ia negro named Zach Copeland was
n lcked up yesterday afternoon Tor peat
&}g his wife.
s. fSix prisoners were discharged from
He county jail yesterday. their time
~ wing expired.
n iMr Ambrose II. Lindsay returned
n Pnc yesterday after four months aD-
81 srce in Europe.
Injustice Hawks fined eighteen men 81
81 lid costs each yesterday for working
#h Sunday in Huntersville.
HtTherc was q very heavy shower OF
Mn, accompanied BY some hail, about
IN o'clock yesterday morning.
a There was n large colored baptizing at
8ie Union Baptist Church Sunday af-
@knoon. Tie attendance was immense.
@kIesrss Bland and Maynard left yes
2#h'day afternoon for Richmond as Rep
from this district in the
4 There was large falling off In the
alignment of taxes for November of this
ia lar compared to what there was In
8bvembcr '94.
8& Irhe ferry steamer CITY or portsmouth
k8it her rudder chain entangled yester-
R#Iy about II o'clock. which caused her
$Ml lose one trip.
4tIE l.e negroes who were cut In the Sat
~ hay night row are all alive, but arc in
I'LL brecarious condition and nre liable to
$He Mt any time.
~ Etonewmll Camp. C. ". viii hold their
meeting tomorrow night. AT
time Judge Garnctt will deliver his
Salr "reminiscences.
5S&3 There were quite n number of Berk-
$# people around the Courthouse yes
sf@ day. The election to-day was about
l$$$ they had to talk about
H34rhc New York, q sister snip 10 the
Sy of Paris, will be dockcd at Newport
S&9 VS. to-day. This is the only dock in
's S country large enough for her
&jrhere was large crowd present
seSA the Court Street Baptist Church
s8ntay to hear Rev. DR.. A. f. Owens
anniversary sermon.
8Atd he Pythi2n fair closes tonight with
EH auction. Tomorrow night there win
es9Saa big ball. a number of young ladies
Mf$3l attend the ball tomorrow night.
E2S4 High, Crawford and County streets
EsS3 >uld be scraped so that the mud can
Efa& be removed. 1t would make q de-
HIS ed Improvement In the walking.
E&#dlr Junlous Wilson went to the Sea
E&Rj lrd Air Line yesterday as n clerk
Ea8e vacancy in the bank will be filled
tEa83 the next meeting of the directors.
f8sf he members of ElIingham Street NJ.
E5aH Church elected new Board OF
A} wards last night. They will go right
tS$ work and complete their new
fs1 rch
E3 constable Branch. of Suffolk. is in
E3 city looking after party that is
fted badly in Suffolk. He went ar
8&e3 him late last night, but thinks he
H3 be successful in his capture.
3 man named Brown thought he
$i ld show his horse off TO advantage
s#@ whipping and otherwise torturing
H8 animal until he made him very
Bauly He was arrested, and yes
E&Hlay was fined for the offence
9$S%he membership entertainment of
&8@ Y. M. G. A. was well patronized
E@ night. These entertainments offer
8Vfh amusement for the members, and
EA8 calculated to do much good They
k# given monthly and are enjoya bic
E irS.
S Constable Isham yesterday swore
&# warrant against some OF the en-
#yes of the A. & D. r. r. for taking
5s omc turn tables at the roundhousc
8Sunday and putting them on cars
H9 shipment. The warrant was served
\ Es2f4 he general manager.
&4he Chief OF Policies report for the
SSfath of November shows IS arrests.
): S$ his number there We're 16 arrests for
te&a$ rderly conduct: drunkenness. 81,
lE$83,k and disorderlies, {: larceny. s; VIC
&Apns of the city ordinances. "a; as
s E&&ts. 8; violations of the statute laws,
E5H aGrancy, ! other charges, 3.
lH444le regular monthly meeting OF the
J, E4ptis't Sunbeam Society connected
H83i the South-Street Baptist Church
ES@ held Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
1 EsHrtin delivered an interesting adj
Is s. Little Miss Matte Cherry re-
BHl an Interesting piece, and won the
. H32ration Of the entire audience.