The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-29
CITY NEWS In BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronlGIed.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full and Concise Record or tho
Minor Events OF n Growing Sen.
port city Laid Bare to the Many
Headers of the Ncwsiest OF Nor.
folk Papers.

Mrs. G. w. Parsons, of Richmond. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. H. w. Tupman,
at III Bank street.
! Bishop Randolph will address the
children at st. Faul's p. L. Church this
| afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. j. l.. Robinson. of LacoDic, n. H.,
| Is visiting Mr.. C. e. Merrill, on l'rin-
cess Anne avenue.
Residents of the east end Of Holt
street complain of the careless shoot
Ing of air rifles by boys.
Rev. w. S. Leake will preach his
| Iareweil sermon as pastor of Grace
Baptist Church tonight.
The annual Christmas entertainments
Oh 81. Lukes P. e. Sunday School took
place yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended.
II is said that Captain w. r. Mayo
VIII he asked to take the captaincy of
the Naval Reserve TO be organized In
Norfolk ~
hids were opened yesterday at the
CITY Water Department for the work
or boring n test artesian well at the
water works
Penny whitfield. colored. was adj
Judged insane yesterday She will he
given into the custody of her husband
VINO VIII give bond for her
large number of clerks and Ia
horrors will he transferred by the
southern Railway from West Point to
| i'hSf > i~'lfll next IDpSnaN.
Tho Sons of Frcodre, will hold t,,otr
first anniversary exercises in tho Eank
street ''nptist Church cnlored. on
/ Wednesday. January 1st 1896.
~" S'""nncr Emma G. Cotton. which
went ashore Friday morning near Pen
ISii,hn Lie saving Station. hes bilged
and IN" sea is washing over hor
I'll" Norfolk Won,an'e Christian Ton,-
peiHnce Union will hold n reception or
! New f"ar's Dav at 12 O'Clock In tbr
Y. NJ. G. A. Hall. Public cordially In.
Hited to attend.
d., Dr. 1Icnrv Rcad Mc1lwa,ne, Pro
| N"seor of 'Tn~liah and Of History ~
IIampdon Sydney ColleEe. ,s visiting
his brother. Mr.. Richard McIIwame
Jr.. In this city.
orr readers will find the white
Sore dron Tale" this week Of cSreptional
local interest. These naval chara ctc.'
| sketches are written for The Virginian
by local author
| Mr.. ]. y. Jones. nX-city detective
who has been to Atlanta during the
nest two months, has returned Mr.
'"""s in wow in III" service OF the
Southern Railnoad svstem.
ting "Oriolr, Club viii 81, New
Years eve night. ut the residence OF
Mr. Archie r. Aydelottc. No. % Fnl.-
land street, give n Farewell reception
| of 1895. to their many friends.
| Tho Training School for Nurses at st
N'rc"rt's Ho""t'nl win ho~in the sec
ond tern, of 1S"5-'96 on Wednesday next
January list There will he graduated
class of nurses I'm June next
\ grand musical and dramatic cr-
t"rtainrent. under the auspices o.
''The Ar'"ns." will nc given at Mon.
tofore Hall, January 10th. for III" benc-
~ of the charitable institutions of
Norfolk
'."nnraven oysters was one OF the
choice dclcaci"s ON President Clcvc.
lands menu Christmas Dnv They
were s"nt to the President--a barrel Of
emily Mr.. Leroy II. Shields Collector
of rns'orNa.
The Sunday School Christmas enter.
tainment ut th" Frcerna son Street
I'antist Church Friday night was q
great success. DR.. and Mrs. Wharton
were the recipients of an unusual mum.
Der Of valuable gifts.
Thc schooner George T.. Dudley, Can
ian WILSON. frnr> Erid~nrort nrrivH,
nj 1.aInhcrt's Point Yesterday. While
In Delaware bay during a heavy suuau
ION IN" %hth instant. the srankcr boon,
ana raft were both broken and tho
spanker split. no other damage bcinr
done
Through iradvortence the I.oweu
berg Piano COMPANY was not mention
cd In IN" cord nj thanks from the mar
agcmcnt of the University entertain.
ment. This Is regretted and it is now
desired TO srecallv mention the kind
cfrorts Of this company, through who,,>
nc <nahe grand piano. so much en-
)oyed. was secured.