The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-23
THE NEWS OF The DAY
Boiled Down and Put in Condensed
Form for Rapid Reading.
a Ball Player in Trouble. Brown
Was Fined S22.75. Sent on to the
Grand Jury for "Swiping"
Watch and Notes of Other
Happenings.
Fair weather to- day with south.


Mr.. a. Mason Brooke is in the city
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Hon. John. G oode is in the city visit.
ing his daughter, Mrs. W. Il. Brook
Mrs. II. Craokin left last evening via
the Old Dominion Line fol New York
to attend the marriage OF her sister.
MIR. and Mrs. J. +. Blackwell, of
Norfolk, Va. were registered at the
Cataract House, Niagara Falls. n. y,
on 18th inst.
The Press Club will give banquet
at the st. James Hotel August LIST,
which will be an elegant affair.
MIR. Wade Vaughn, of the First
Presbyterian Church. conducted the
services at Union Mission, No. GG
Church street last night.
Information from Bowling Green,
Va, announcer the death on Sunday
Of Prof, John Hart, who was distin.
guished as g scholar and teacher.
Rufus Brown, the white man who
was sent to Jail for taking to private
boarding house two disreputable
women, was released Yesterday on
payment of the fine of S22.75.
Jack Thornton, the center fielder of
the Norfolk Baseball team, was arrested
yesterday morning for assanlting a
negro named Malbon. MIR. Thornton
said the negro insulted him. The case
was continued.
At the cottage Of Hon. Barten Myers
The High Tea at Virginia Beach or
the benefit of the SanitArium Saturd ay
night Noted the handsome sum OF
81 10. 1t was grand success in eyerY
respect,
Tho tug George W. Smith arrived
here Sunday night with the body of the
captain of the barge Mnrjory on board.
The captain died in North Carolina.
and the remains were sent on to Philu
delphia yesterday.
There will be mn open air gospel
meeting on Old Market Square on
Tuesday night at o'clock under the
auspices OF the Union Mission. The
Rev. j. L. Mastin, of Mckendree NJ.
e. Church, will speak
The regular meeting OF the Rosebud
Society of Grnuby Street NJ. Il. Church
Sunday School was held Sunday after
noon ut 1870 o'clock i'll the lecture.room
OF that church. a very enjoyable pro-
gramme WINS rendered.
A colorod man named Samson Bar.
bour was found dead in an onthouse in
the rear of No. $ Fosters lane. The
Coroner decided that the deceuscd
came to his death Try natural causes.
and on inquest was unnecessary.
Attention IN called to the advertise
ment of steamer Northampton's annual
excursion to Mathews county Wednes.
day evening. July "a Steamer leaves
Old Dominion wharf I y. M, Ports.
mouth 7:l5 y. IN Bay Line 1880.
Gouey's Magazine for August has
an illustrated article on Virginia beau.
ties. IN which number OF the fair
ones OF Norfolk figure. AS a conse.
quence, Cooley will be much sought
after, for fair woman's interest in fair
women has never wsned aud never
will.
Misses Lille Hodnett and Hattie
Rangely, who are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. h. Butcher, at the Pocahoutas
Club at Ocean View. were pleasantly
surprised Saturday night, on being
sercnaded by the Merry Band, Of
York, Pa, who are now in camp ut
the Wow.
Sergeant Taylor is very anxious to
know whether or not there are any
relatives i'll the city OF William Nor.
ton. who left Norfolk about thirty
years ago for Mobile, AIN, and who
was killed in railroad accident. The
son OF MIR. Norton is IN the city aud
would like to know of any relatives be
may have.
Chas. Martin, one OF the colored
men found in the Oystermen's Club,
raided Sunday morning, had on his
person. rs reported IN THE YIRGISIAN
SUNDAY, fine gold watch. which was
stolen from Mr.. James Swite, OF the
Merritt Wrecklng Company. The
watch was found III his effects ut the
police station by Detective Eastwood.
de was sent on 10 the grand Jury.