The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13
A FEW POINTED PENC|L|NGS
Local Brevities Relating to Minor
Occurrences and Persons.
Several Excursions Visit The City.
viii Blow UP The Schooner Mag
gie.i The Cotton lCompress
Taken Down. Meeting of
Select Council.

select COUNCIL.
MIR. Peter Smith left last night for
New York.
DIR. T.. q. Johnson. of New York, is
in the city.
MIR. Norman e. Booker, Of Lynch
burg, is here.
Coils. Hodges and Nash returned
from Atlanta yesterday.
Judge Hauckel has returned from
the White Sulphur Syringe.
Thore were tifty-one cases before
Justice Burroughs yesterday.
The Misses Hudgins. of Loviit ave.
nu'. left Monday for Clifton, Vn.
Miss Matte Sykes left for Mount
Pleasant, Va, yesterday for u month g
visit.
Miss Sallie Suelling. of Richmond,
Ia visiting Mrs. y. S. Eberly, on York
street.
Judge Hanckel. of the Corporation
Court, Will call the motion docket this
morning.
There was large excursion here
from Richmond Sunday anu many
went to the View.
Rev. Shipley Wnssum addressed tho
young mons meeting at the Union
Mission last night.
Messrs. French " Colo have con-
trncted to blow up the schooner Mug
gio. sunk of Sewell's Point.
Mrs. Charles Watkins. Miss Bessie
Watkins and Master Charles Watkins,
of Richmond, are at tho Atlantic.
Meeting OF the Select Council to-
night when the Mayors letter cou.
ceruing the Police Commissioners will
bo read.
Messrs. Ii. Il. Wharton and l.. j.
Bancroft are in Now York. They will
visit the Northern watering places
while away.
Tho New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk steamers carried inrge num-
Der OF persons to Old Point Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. Joseph G. Lennon and Mrs.
Lennon will leave to day for d visit to
Moyock, Elizabeth City and Roanoke
Island, n. q.
MIR. George Ct. Hardness. of Little
Rock, Ark, All Observer of the United
States Weather Bureau. was in the city
yesterday en- route TO New York.
Mrs. Il. McMahon, with her son and
daughter, MIR. De Arcy aud Miss Ma
mic j. Magee. are spending the sum.
mer ut Saratoga. New YORK.
The old cotton press building that
stood on the Boston wharf, and which
workmen has been pulling down for
some time, has now about disappeared.
The steamer Jaue Moselv brought n
white excursion here Sunday from
Baltimore, and tho steamer Geo, Leary
brought oolored excursion from
Washington.
@a } oseph Ii. Hayes, white driver of an
oil wagon, who was arrested Saturday
by Officer Hank for breach of the
pence, wns discharged by the Police
Justice yesterday.
MIR. Richard Watson Lovebond
young Englishman. who has been
visiting this country for the first time
sailed on the steamer Lamberts Point
for his home, Newcastle, Eng, Satur.
day.
y lnrge excursion from Richmond
arrived here yesterday nbout II O'CLOCK,
over the Norfolk and Western railroad.
There were twelve coaches of uXcur.
sionists. seven of which went down TO
Ocean View.
Sister Issdore, OF St. ViDcent's Hos
pitnl. desires The NIHGINIAN to nck owl.
edge her thanks to tho Lady Managers
OF the Pilots Womnn's Edition OF the
same OF $30l.2S, which she gratefully
appreciates.
MT. IN. IS. Toy, bob as the friends
OF his younger days delight in calling
him, is IN the city on IL visit TO his
father-ln law, MIR. b. L. Bockover. He
is resident of Atlanta, with great
loVei his heart for the city of his Ia
tivity. His many friends Will cordially
welcome him.
Mrs. G. Is. Mitchell and her sister,
Miss Alice Crosby, Miss Lillian Lee
Crnmp. OF Alexandria: Miss Maggie
Mitchell. of Richmond, who have been
visiting her III Butte street, left on the
Norfolk and Carolina railroad yestnr-
day tor visit to friends i'll North Oar
DINA.