The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-09
FRESH FROM THE NOTEBOOK
Local Matters Of Moment, Personal
and Otherwise.
A Tug Breaks Her Shaft. Examina.
ton of Colored Teachers. Sent
on to the Grand Jury for Vic.
lation of Revenue Laws.
New Hose Carriage.

Dr.. A. Coke Smith left last night
for the White mouutains.
There was an excursion from Dur.
hun TO Norfolk yesterday.
Mr. G. Dewitt left last night on the
Old Dominion steamer for New York.
MIR. 0. b. Morgan, Of Petersburg,
Va, visited the Cotton Exchange yes.
lerday.
Mrs. w. j. Dilworth and Miss Helen
Capps have gone to Baltimore via the
Boy Line.
MIR. Clarence McCleary and wife left
yesterday for brief visit to friends In
Shelbyvlle, Ind.
Tho Virginia STATED Bar Association
has elected MIR. Robert III. Hughes, Of
Norfolk, president.
MIR. Il. g. Edwards, superintendent
OF the Pullman Palace Car Company at
Richmond, is III the city.
a lady cyclist in bloomers appear ed
on the street yesterday, the first of the
kind. Others will follow.
Two monitors arrived in port from
tho james River yesterday in tow of
the tugs Katie. Louisn and Wahueta,
Mr.. +. ID. McCleary aud wife, &C.
companied by Mr.. George A. Wilson,
Loit ostShuny uoih iuB lOE saratoga,
N. Y.
It ID said that the new Chamberla,ne
Hotel at Old Point, on which mechan-
les are now at work, will be ready for
occupancy by November.
On Wednesday, the l4th. an excur
sion will be given to Hicks Grove for
tho benefit Of the First Baptist Church
and Canton Norfolk /. o. o. +.
The tug Landlords Point broke her
shaft while in the Albemarlo and Chss.
npeake Canal Wednesday, and the tug
Petersburg went to her assistance to
day.
The remains of Mrs. l.. A. Pearce,
who died in Coinjock, n. c., Wedues
day, arrived here yesterday morning
and wore inferred in St. Mary's Gene
terry.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com.
pany'a evening excursions to Old Point
on Monday, Wednesday aud Friday
are we'll patronized aud afford delight.
full recreation.
Tho examination OF colored teachers
for the public schools of Norfolk took
place yesterday and will be continued
to day, at the school, corner Charlotte
and Bank streets.
The fire departments new hose car
riage, built by Gleason 4 Bailey, Sem
eca Falls, N. Y, arrived Yesterday
via the n. y, p. u N. II. r., aud was
brought to the engine house this after.
noon.
Samuel jenkins, colored, who was
arrested some days ago on the charge
Of breaking into the store OF Mr.. w. 3,
Rudolph and robbing the money
drawer, was yesterday sent on to the
grand jury.
Thomas Overton and Frank Ed.
wards were before the United States
Commissioners y esterday charged with
selling liquor at Ocean View without n
license. They were sent on to the
November grand jury and were bailed
Tor their appearance.
The following scholarships to Hamp-
den Sidney College have been awarded
in this section: MIR. Lowery, to the
scholarship of the Tidewater Alumni
Association for the ensuing session; Ii.
4. Dupuy, to the Norfolk City Scholar
ship, and MIR. Brown to the Ministerial
Student Scholarship.
The body of Mrs. Ellie Nora Perry,
wife of Capt. j. S. Perry. who died at
her home in Huntington, W. Va,
Wednesday. aged 33 years, arrived
ueie SestefuhJ lor burial at Land
Town, Princess Anne county. The de-
censed was at one time resident of
this city.
Dawson Allen, colored, who has
been messenger i'll the paymaster' s
Office, Norfolk Navy-yard, for many
years, died at his home in this city
yesterday morning few minutes after
IL o'clock, aged 70 years. The funeral
will take place to-day from st. Johns
a. NJ. f. Church.
MIR. A. w. Mills. formerly of Nor.
folk. but for many years a resident of
Baltimore, is in the city for q few days
visit. MIR. Mills. will be remembered
as clothing dealer OF large experience
and for many years connected with the
firm of Noah Walker ~ Co., both in
this city and Baltimore.
Suspect Arrested.
The police have arrested q man who