The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-12
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Matters OF Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronlcIed.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
a Full and Concise Record OF the
Minor Events of u Sen.
port City Laid hare TO the Many
ite"ders OF the NcWsicst Of Nor.
folk Papers.
Friday is ST. Valentines DIV

friday is St. Valentines Day.
MI. ana Mrs. j. Il. Pound, of Knox
'ilie, Tenn, were yesterday in Norf7lk
ne large American Line steamer st.
day morning.
KEY. 70. Fl. Rawlings addressed the
Epworth League at Queen Street NJ. n
Church last night.
Try Murray's fifty-cent dinners-the
pest IN the State. Everything in sea-
som, avenue, near Main street.
Mr. ID. N. Boole, formerly of Norfolls
died at his home on the Eastern shnro
FEBRUARY list, at he age of seycntv-sir
years. PIN
The New York, Philadelphia and Nor
iolk railroads. tug Norfolk, which hos
oeen undergoing repairs on Colonpa's
ways, came off yesterday.
lug mas left Wilmington, N. c., for
iiatteras, N. c., to tow to sea the brig
II. I. Hussey, which was blown over
fiatteras bar on the 9th inst.
The schooner Sally and Ellen. which,
mas been aground in the Potomac river
Tor some time, has noated, and arrived
mere with u cargo of guano.
Past supreme Archon c.. e.. Outten
uellVered a lecture Oh 1.-The Mission OF
the Order OF H~eptasophs, or Seven
Wise Men" before Columbia ConcIayn
Monday night.
MI. d. L. McNair. late OF Cheraw, S.
T., mas arrived In the city and taken
u ~residence on Holt street. Mr.. NcNnj
IS one OF the owners of the new Chi
oora' hosiery mills in this city.
lteV. David Tatem, Il Quaker evange-
list OF Denver. Col, delivered n stir
ring and thrilling address last nipht
IN the Disciples Church, Frcemason
street on the "Nation's Peril, Our Dan
ger and Demands of the Hour"
ihe new "Chicora" hosiery mills of
lhls city, have in the last few DAYS
made their first pair of stockings. They
naVe had large number of applications
~ mork from II desirable class OF labor
which they find located here.
~ fun meeting of the w. {. ~ II
IS desired to-day at II m. at the Y. NJ G,
a. as there is something of special in
lcrest to all Norfolk to be discussed
one OF the city pastors will be presen.
anu give a talk.
me schooner Maggie j. Lawrence.
previously reported ashore, is on the
%u.er reei or New Inlet, n. c., and
mas made but little water. The condi-
lion OF the vessel is good, although she
APPEARS to be settling in the sand.
me Merritt Wrccking Company's
steamer j.. ID. Jones left here yesterday
morning to strip the schooner Caroline
ran, which went ashore on lsnac's
shoals on the 9th instant. The Jones
- iI'il There, the sea being
so rough that she could not work.
The New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroads tug Philadelphia, which
lcIt here Yesterday morning for Cape
Charles with n railroad barge in tow.
had to return before it got to Lam
bcrts Point, on account of the heavy
wind.
Captain Hay. of the British steamship
Clandebnyc. which arrived All Lam
berts Point for bunker coal. reports that
on the Sth inst. when III latitude - deg.
40 min. north. longitude 20 leg. 30 min.
west, spoke the American briS Daisy. of
New York. steering north, with IL strong
sonthcrly breeze.
y majority OF the Business Mems AS
sociation Committee '"n Annexation
have signed resolutions approving the
course OF the Councils in the matter
nj the annexation OF Berkley, and will
ask that II committee be appointed to
e. to ltichinond in the interest of the
bill.
~ police sergeant Of Roanoke arrived
In Norfolk from Richmond Yesterday
morning in search of evidence in the
case OF n murder which happened in tho
former city some five years ago. and
wnich has until very lately been n
mystery. lie left for Roanoke in thr
afternoon. having gained the desired
information.