The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-16
NORFOLK BRIEFS.
Short and Spicy Suggestions of Sense
in Season.

| IN Season.
Fair weather expected to-day.
The tug Frank A. Low wac being in
spected yesterday.
The Presbytery of Norfolk meets in
Portsmouth this morning.
The assessors have completed the
Work OF Vaiuing city property.
| A diver Is examining the bottom of
| the schooner II. j. Bienderman,
| The Councils will meet in committee
| OF the whole one night this week.
MISE Jennie Milbado. of Norfolk, is
visiting Miss Martha TInsley, of Hen.
rico county.
Miss Belle Taylor, OF Richmond, who
ha, been visiting friends in NorfoIk
has returned home.
The "CrncifiXion" will be rendered
by the choir of tho CRANKY Street
Church Friday night.
The case OF NelllDes VS.. the Police
Commissioners will DO called in the Pc
lice Court Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Taylor leaves for Rich
mond to-day to take part In the
"Cbimes OF Normandy"
The trial of james A. Edwards for
killing james Sawyer will be called in
the Corporation Court to day.
Messrs. Walter j.. Simmons a. Co.
have been awarded the contract for
furnishing the snmme: police hats.
lhere VIII be meeting of the Third
Ward Protective Iiengue ut Odd Eel.
lows Hall, Butte street, tonight.
Judge Martin held court for the first
time yesterday in the new court room,
Ii Is neat, comfortable and convenient
The ladies of the W. G. II, U. CON.
Quoted the services at the Union Mis-.
sion. Lower Church street, last NIGHT
The fair at the Third Baptist Cbnrcb
last night was well attended. Tho i
.. A. NJ. will attend in body TONIGHT
Mr.. D. a. Wheat. of the Richmond
lines, one of tho best baseball report.
ers In the State, was in the CITY Sun.
dav.
Henry Davis, colored, who attempted
n criminal assault on small colored
girl. has been sent on to the grand
jury.
The Goth of April will be the seventy.
sixth anniversary of the order of Cd
Fellows. and will DO appropriately
observed.
a newsboy named Willie Nelson was
arrested for selling paper on Sunday
and was before the Police Justioe
yesterday.
Aho baptisl ministers at their con.
terence yesterday reported large con.
gregations aud much interest in reIi.
gious work.
The Purcell House closed Yesterday.
Extensive improvements will be made
and the house will be reopened under
new management.
The Methodist ministers at their
meeting yesterday passed resolutions
expressing sympathy for the family of
Or. a. Coke Smith.
gin the Court of Law and Chancerv
yesterday, the will of Ii. Ferdousky
W, was admitted to probate with Max
Ilsehler administrator.
Inc knickerbookers defeated the
Golden Stars yesterday by score of
~ to .. BATTERIES for the former, John.
son ana Shepherd; for the latter. Nc.
lntyre and Bullock.
The tugs BAN aud Asher j. Hudson
which went for the two Atlantic and
Danviile barges ashore on the North
carolina coast, could not get a line To
either of the barees.
MIR. Leigh, for soma tina tha Nor
folk reporter OF tho Portsmouth Star.
mas neen assigned to duty on the Ports.
mouth side aud Mr.. Jos. Martin, for
merry OF the Pilot, will look after the
Norfolk local.
The will OF the late Wallace Graham
was probated in the Corporation Court
yesterday and his widow qualified ~
eNecutrix. lie leaves his estate ia her,
1 ~ ne VIII was dated May 6tL, 1889, in
California.