The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-31
BRIEF RESUME OF A DAY
Matters Seen, Heard, Said and
Done in Our City.
Mr.. Hugh McHenry Improving. Ask :
ing Bids for the Construction of
Pier. Brought Suit Against
the City and Many Other
Notes Of interest.

Mr.. Adam Tredwell left for the
North last night.
Rev. Il. a. Robinson has returned
from the mountains.
MIR. aud Mrs. Walter +. Dusch have
returned from tue North.
Capt. Walter A. SigsBee of Gaines
vile, Fla, is In the city.
MIR. Ii. O. Whitehead, Jr. loft for
tho North last night, via the Bay Line.
MIR. II. Z. Dodson and Mir. aud Mrs.
Berry Dodson loft last night for Balti-
more.
MIR. Charles Simpson has been ap
pointed manager of the Ocean View
Hotel
Walter Hodges WAS fined 1878 yes
terday for fighting Officers Titmus and
Holiday.
Reg. j. S. Wharton, of Chase City,
Va, is on visit to his brother, Rev.
M. b. Wharton.
The Swedish bark Elizabeth has
gone to Lamberts Point to discharge
her cargo of timber.
A letter from the Capon Springs
yesterday, stated that Mr.. Hugh
Henry who was badly injured there has
improved.
MIR. James j. McCabe has brought
action against the oity for 800 for
cruelty To his dog, which was caught
by the police.
MIR. W. q. Witty, the well known
expressman. has returned home from
u protracted trip North aud East as
lar as boston. ,s*l sassGssa asassss,
Regular services at the First Pres
byterian Church tomorrow ut IL O. m K.
m m ID 4.
Neel, ID. D., of Natchez. Mise.
United States Commissioner Ackiss
had before him yesterday the case of
Matthew Carpenter VS.. the sloop Chal-
lenge. on citation to recover SIS On
wages. 5~- 1,
Last night, by the Seaboard Air
Line, Rev. DIR. Lacy returned from a
trip to North Carolina, where he spent
his summer vacation OF three weeks
among kindred and friends.
Mr.. WIN. Williamson, of Liyerpool
OF Messrs. John Sherwood ~ Co. cot
ton exporters, arrived in Norfolk yes
terday and was warmly greeted by his
mauy friends IN ths cotton trade hore
The Norfolk and Washing Steam
boat company's new steamer Newport
News makes her Inst daylight trip OF
The season TO Washington, ID. G.. ia.
day. The boat will leave Norfolk nt
1870.
Cumberland Street NJ. E. Church
Preaching Sunday at ii IN by the
Rev DIR Garland, presiding elder. and
at p IN by the Rev WIN b Beau.
champ, pastor Trinity nj l. Church
Brambletou.
The Mission College will open on
Monday. The teachers are ali here.
Il. A. Hamil, A. b., succeeds Mr.. Me.
Clennhan and MisS WEIGH will take
the place OF Miss MahoD, who suuoesds
Miss Ramsey.
Second Presbyterian Church, Rev.
W. 5. Lacy, ID. D., pastor-DIvlne
services to morrow at l | u. M. aud s d.
81. The Rev. Griffin w. Bull, of 0pie.
lika, Ala, Will preach ut the morning
service. tho pastor in the evening. Sun.
day school at 800 g. m.
The Southern Railroad Ia askiug bids
Tor the construction OF pier. ware
house, and dock at Primers Point the
pier snd warehouse to be 700 BIZ 100
feet and the dock 700 by no feet. They
have IN contemplation, also, another
similar pier, warehouse and dock
there.
Mr.. Johnson Morriss, of London.
Mhose nuns appears on tho program mo
for the Young Mems Christian Associs
tlon Labor Day service, has recently
located III Norfolk. Mr.. Morriss occu
pied the chair of music ut the Taaclers'
Normal Institute ut Bedford City aud
mas made voice culture "A speciality.
The Norfolk Nettles again crossed
boats with and defeated the Virginia
Beach Sand Fiddersat the latter place
by score OF 9 to 4. Game called In
sixth inning after the Nettles had
scored sevsn earned runs with one man
out. ASIDE from very poor exhibi
hon OF umplrIDg partially excusa q
on account of umpire's lack of kuowl.
eeuge OF rules the game was very excit
ing. Batteries: Mahoney and James :;
Bobbitt and Hume.
sOrcIgn Notes.
SHANGHAI, AuQust 70 An Tn,Dor;oI