The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-26
Rev. VIA. Edwards, Of Central Church,
Gone TO Heathsvllle to Preach To-Day.
ABARREL OE BASEBALL PARAPRERnALIa
The City Council and the Committee
should Push the Public Building
Scheme-Mr. Morris to Leave for
New Jerscy-Carried nj Prisoner
Buck so North Carolina:
The oyster season closed yesterday.
There will be three marriages this

mere Will De three marriages thiS
week
All the delegates to the Republican
convention have returned home.
Mr.. Mason is ready to begin work
on the extension of his electric road.
The only meeting this week will be
a School Board meeting Friday night.
Mr.. William B. Thomas qualified yes
teyday as judge of election for the Fourth
Ward.
The Democratic primaries will be held
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week H
The bingham Street NJ e. Church
Will be dedicated this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
There are a number of holes around
the streets. caused by the laying of
the sewers.
The only business i'm Ithe Mayors
Court yesterday was one drunk, who paid
the usual fine.
The Seaboard Air Line employees have
organized u baseball team and will play
most any team.
y number of the truckers will pick
peas and berries this week unless the
weather continues cool.
Miss Emma G. Felts, Of Southampton
county. Is the guest or Mrs. w. j.
Rogers, on Washington street.
Miss Lille Riddick. of Newport News
Is visiting her aunt. Mrs. George w
Robbins. of Washington street.
There will be praise and prayer
meeting at Central Church this after
noon at 2:SO o'clock. Come one and all.
There are more tramps in the city
now than ever was seen around here be-
fore. and some of them Will bear watch
Ing.
Mrs. Orlean James and son, from
Branchville, are in the city, visiting
Mrs. James parents, on Washington
street
Rev. Edward Morris will leave here
on Thursday for Bloomlngdale. N. j.,
where he has accepted call as pastor
Of q church in that town.
Mr.. lobe Butler requests us to state
that it was not he who assaulted the
negro lobe Virgins 1t should have
read "Tobe Butler. colored."
There Is no clue as to who robbed
Mr. Sam Hands house. The evidence
against the four tramps was not suf-
ficient to hold them for robbery.
Police Officer Tatem saws that he has
about a half barrel of balls. bats, and
masks that he has taken from boys and
men for playing ball in the streets.
summons was issued esterday for a
negro fruckman named Cooper FOR ours
Ing and Otherwise abusing Lieutenant
Lowndes, Of the United States navy
very important meeting of the Ju- ;
nior Mem rial Association will be held
a. the residence of the President. No. 43
Court street Monday afternoon, at 4
o'clock
MIR. f. c. Gill Is erecting shed In
front of the ferry house on this side
of the river. 1t will keep the sun out
OF the cabin in summer time and make
II much cooler.
colored man named Butt fell In a
fit oil Henry street yesterday afternoon
and cut his head quite badly. He was
removed to the station house. where
he was properly cared for.
The moon will be full tomorrow night
The farmers stand in fear OF cold snap
at that time. and If it does not come they
will then set out tomatoe and cucumber
plants and all the tender vegetables
Deputy Sheriff Charles Walters. of
Raleigh, n. c., arrived in the city yes
terday with requisltlon for the negro
Silas Degnor. who is wanted for bigamy
and number of other charges. He left
last night with his man.
The new Congressional Committee for
the Second District elected at the recent
Republican State Convention, consists
of $. b. Carney. chairman; ~. c. Peachy,
secretary; l.. j. f. Kellan, Charles Bes-
low and j. /. Beale.
Constable r. II. Ripley yesterday
lodged information against Mrs b
kupferman. proprietress of a general
store on Crawford street. charging her
with selling a pistol to a minor. The
case will probably come up in the Po-
lice Court on Monday.
IHe CitS COUNCIL should send the
same committee back to WASHINGTON
so as to urge the passage OF the appro,
priation for public building through
the House. This Is about the only way
that 1t can be secured this session.
Rev. w. II. Edwards left yesterday
for Heathsville, Va. where he will dedi- |
cate church to-day. The church has
been rebuilt. The old church was the
first one that MIR. Edwards was sent to
after entering the ministry. All the for
mer pastors will be present at the dedica- |
ton.
J. H. Harris. colored. was arrested
FRIDAY night at Port Norfolk and taken
before Justice Holmden to answer a |
charge of trespass and using insultine
language to Mr.. j. S. Cotton. Harris
was full of bad blood and threatened n |
he was fined that he would be the death
of some one. If he had to hang for II
The Justice imposed fine of s5.which
was paid.
Yesterday morning at 2:15 o'clock fire
was discovered in frame building on
Columbia street. near Cooke, owned by |
w. $. LOOMS. and occupied by coIored
people. The Annex Hose Company, and
Rescue (colored) Fire Department were
out and extinguished the flames before
much damage was done. The fire was
the work of an incendiary, as cotton
waste was found under the building
-
We Guarantee |