The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-30
NORFOLK CITY IN BRIEF
Twenty-Five Applicants for Civil
Service Examination.
THE POLICE MAN DAM US CASE,
Decision of the Jury Of Inquest.
Fire Alarm System vs.. the
Rain. Peanut and Candy
Vendors Are Victorious.
An Oyster Supper.

The Newborn, n. c., Fair takes
place February Is % prox.
Rev. w. w. Royal, ID. D., of the
Virginia NJ. Il. Conference, was III
tho city yesterday.
~ There were no property transfers
recorded III the Clerks Office yee-
te rduy.
The schooner Sophia Godfrey,
which has been ashore at Chinco-
league, has been hoated.
a marriage license was Yesterday
issued to Francis f.. Hagun aud
Annie Walter Nottingham.
The prospect for floating the I 4,
j. Merritt Mt Kill Devil Hill, N. c.,
was not favorable Yesterday.
The Atlantic City police man.
damus lease Is set for u hearing in
the Corporation Court to-day.
MIR. Il. S. Dodson, proprietor of
the Atlantic Hotel. will be married
IN Baltimore to-day aud will visit
Europe.
Mary Jasper, OH old offender, was
also arrested on Il warrant. charging
her with assault upon the person of
MARY hnWklnS,
a peace warrant against Henry
Day, ooiored. was sworn out vester.
day by Mary Williams, whom he
hud threatened to do bodily injury.
y jury OF Inquest has viewed the
body OF Emanuel Holmes, colored.
who died III Jail, aud they decided
that he diod from complication of
diseases.
Rev. Mr.. Vance left for Nashville
last night. There were very large
number of the members OF the Frs,
Church ct the depot to tell him
good-by.
Mr.. George w. Bluford, formerly
Of Norfolk. died ct his home in
Richmond Sunday last. Tns funeral
took place in Norfolk yesterday
Afternoon.
Mayor Petit has decided that
country people who bring their pro.
duce TO the city to sell are not sub.
lect to my license or tax unless they
go TO the market.
The Ladies Union OF the Park
Avenue Baptist Church will, on
Thursday night, hold an oyster sup.
per ut the residence OF Mr.. and Mira.
Savage, on Claiborne avenue.
There are twenty-five applicants
qualified to be examined bv the
Norfolk Postoilice Civil Service OK
amlners next Saturday for posi-
tious as clerks and letter carriers,
Circle No. 2 OF Kings Daughters,
OF CRANKY Street NJ. l.. Church.
will hold their regular meeting this
afternoon ut O'clock in the pastor s
study. a full attendance is desired.
The warrant charges that the
prisoner stole five gold watches, five
gold chains, three gold rings and
other rings OF the value of 500,
Thomas YVES locked up as the station
house.
The Chesapeake and Ohio road
reports for December: Gross earn
ln@s, SSOO,2iG; increase, SSl ,90S.
| Expenses, S5l7, 800; increase, SIG. :
6o5, anu net, S252.G77; increase,
S35, 225.
slrj no. Il. Thomas. colored, was YES
terday arrested by Detective East
wood upon warrant charging him
with telonlousiy entering the store
of ID. y. Taylor, at No. 202 Main
street. on last Monday,
| MISS Marie hnibloe, of Boston,
Americas greatest laughmaker. will
give an entertainment ut the Free
mason Street Church of Christ
(Disciples), Thursday, January 81.
under the auspices OF the Willing
Helpers.
Lucinda Tabb, colorod. was or.
rested yesterday by Detective Snow
den and locked up on charge of
assaulting Mary Wilson, whom she
had severely beaten. Josephns
Knight appeared, however, and
went LuciudG's bail for s..
In the case of the peanut and
cGndy vendors, arrested on the street
u few days ago for selling without &
license, Justice Burroughs has de
cIded that IA license cannot DO re.
| CURED, as they manufacture their
own goods.
Every time it rains the fire alnrm
system OF the city gets out of order,
ollict Ryan says, and the system
needs Improvement. Its fixture to
WORK Monday afternoon caused de
lay IN the department getting to the
uptown fire.
The steamer Myrtle visited yestor
DAY the Cape Charles lightshlp and
repaired the fog whistle, which WAS
ont on order. The bell buoy be-
tween the Capes. which was hnlf a
niue Out OF position, was replaced.
Two can buoys of Lambert's Point
have been replacei.