The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-06
NORFOLK NEWS IN BRIEF
Closely Condensed Paragraphs of
Local Events.
In Trouble With the Law. Personal
Notes and Mention. She Was
Aged lO4 Years. A Cooking
School. Yachts in the Har-
Der and Other Notes.

MIR. .. Z. Heath will sail for Europe
on 10th inst,
w. ID. SouthaD qualified as notary
| public yesterday.
MIR. Horace Simmons left yesterday
morning for Columbia. s. O.
Charlotte White, coiored, aged 104
years, died here Saturday.
The yacht Vivid, OF this port, took q
pleasure party up the bay yesterday
evening.
Rev. LIZ w. Battle, ID. D.. OF Peters.
burg, spent Sunday IN this city, on his
way to Boston.
EsMr. Lean Salzberg has returned
from three weeks stay with his
parents in Now York.
MIR. George Mcintosh left last even
ing Tor the Greenbricr White Sulphur
Springs,to be gone a month.
Some ladies' who were aboard an
Ocean View train that was derailed
Sunday jumped from the train.
DIR. }. u. Howell was granted a
license by the Corporation court yos.
| terday to celebrate matrimony.
Visitors at Cotton Exchange yester
day: 9. Il, Eddy, OF Providence. r.
L.; Geo. w. Llvermon, Roxnbel, N. G..
The steamship New Borough was
libeled yesterday by the Merritt
Wrecking Organization for 5O,per cent.
OF tho proceeds OF sale.
The schooner Ocean Bird, Cupt.
| Cordery, arrived here Sunday from
North Carolina leaking. She is now
lying GU the Berkeley flats.
| The charges against Sallie Stevens.
the proprietross of tho Franklin
| Theatre. whose place was raided Sun.
day morning, will be Investigated this
morning.
| A young white man named Bud
Lewis is held by the police of this city
for The Richmond authorities. He is
charged with breaking into q house
and stealing $3.50.
The ladies OF st. LuSe's p. Z. Church
uuiid purpose establishing q cooking
ana Industrial school in thus city in the
carly part OF next year. 1t will be non.
sectarian.
The steam yacht Kestrel, belonging to
Mr.. VIM. kcyser, Jr., of Baltimore il
IN port. Among the party on board is
MIR. James FIske Hooker, nephew of
Gen. joe Hooker.
| Inc excursion up the James river by
moonlight, took place last night GU tho
steamer Pocahontas. under the auspices
OF the Young Peoples Societies of the
First Baptist Church,
AN entertainment is to DO at the
Nlonteiiore Hall. a fan drill by ten of
Norfolk's graceful young ladies, also a
concert for beueit Grace Baptist
Church, Ihurdny, August Sth.
1t Is said that Richmond excur
slonist barely missed being run over On
the Ocean View railroad Yesterday. the
train stopping within Il short distance
of where the Kiohmonder lay on the
track.
HE EIRGINiAN regrets to hear that
MIR. Il. L. Camp is confined to his resi-
dence, corner of Falkland and Riley
streets, by sickness, and expresses the
nope that he may DO speedily restored
to his usual health.
nMr q. l.. Wright has been elected
oy inc Norfolk Postotlice clerks 10
tepres9ul them at the convention of
tue National Association. to meet on
September 18th. in St. Paul. Min.
Mr.. w. L. Crack and tieorDe w
Ramsey. connected with the Norfolk
aud Western railroad at Roanoke. came
down yesterday and spent the dnv at
Nillonghby SPIT, the guest of MIR. Nj.
L. =. Jordan, formerly of Roanoke.
Grice Commandery Knights Temp
lar held meeting last night to max,
arrangements for the pilgrimage r.
Boston, to attend the Trienuial Con.
c!ave, which takes place the 9th. Tbe
knights will go via the Old Dominion
Steamship line.
Rev. Collins Denny preached I've
able sermons Mt the CRANKY Stree,
Methodist Church Sunday. At nigh,
DR.. b. ID. Tucker, OF St. Pnnl's
Church, occupied seat in the pulpit,
When boy Ill Winchester MIR, Denny
was pupil of DR.. Tucker.
The schooner yacht Eubraim MuI.
ord, with about twenty young men on
board. arrived here yesterday morning
from Bridgeton, n. j. They will yisii
Newport News. Old Point and other
places OF Interest in this vicinity. after
which they will start on their return
up the bay.
The parties arrested in Richmond
charged with stealing millinery from
Miss Belle White Will have a hearing
III the Police Court this morning.
They are represented by MIR. Wendeu.
burg, who was counsel Tor Parker, the
Gold Brick Swindier," Vaughan
vile No. arrived hero Sunday from
Richmond and visited her husband al
the Jail.
The colored Y. Nj. G. a. will hold q
mass meeting at st. Johns A. NJ. f..
Church this evening for the purpose OF
raising current expenses. Short
speeches will be made 10y LAWYER w. II.
Z, Brown and MIR. VIM. II. DowIey, OF
Oberlin College. Miss Ida johnson