The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-01
A CLEAN, WHITE PAGE
In the Ledgero OIL Good Resolutions Has Been
Reached and Lies Open Before Us.
THE DAY PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS
hI"ny Of which Will he Broken Ere
the bay Grows Old-Thc Navy
ST. EEclcnn-ahc Portsmouth Cotii-
Akon GernInn-The Late Storm.
A happy new year to all.

A happy new year to all.
None of the families at the yard VIII
receive to-day.
There were several entertainments In
the city last night.
There will be Il full moon this morn
inEa at 1880 o'clock.
Tea a leaf off your calendar to-day
and don't write '95.
There will be lots of sport at Muivey's
to-day and Tonight.
Dir. George Peed will return to Bal
timorc on Thursday.
TIN Rifles will go to st. Helena to-
day for target practice.
Attention is called to add" Of w. n.
White, in another DUNN.
The slate in both city and county
jails was blank last night.
The grand jury term for the city Will
not begin Until January 9Th.
There will be religious services in
some Of the, churches to-day.
Tho Anhphitrite left the yard yester-
day and went down the Roads.
The concert Monday night at the y.
NJ. c. y. was n r1c!dcd success.
Mr. John r. Rustic, Jr.. is confined to
his home Gu account of sickness.
MIR. Joseph Saunders Will return to
William and Mary College to-day.
Mrst Virginia Rogers continues ill
at her home. on Washington street.
a number OF telephone and telegraph
poles are rotten and should be taken
down.
Barclay Grove Union School will have
their Christmas tree this afternoon ut
3 o'clock.
The colored people will SO to Norfolk
today to lake part in the exercises in
hat city.
ISut few people will keep open houses
to-day: the custom docs not seem TO
take much.
Jailer Sivevson says lie will keep open
house to-day for all persons who may
be brought in.
Thc Portsmouth Cotillion Club gave
one of their delightful germans last
night at kim Hall.
Mrs. W. j. Rogers and Miss Einma
Persins returned from Il pleasant trip
To Branchville last night.
Mrs. Anna Morrisctt died at the resi-
dcncc OF her husband. in Brighton.
yesterday. after - lingering illness.
The John W. Daniel Club celebrated
their anniversary last night with a
banquet. The boys had a delightful
time. .
The case Of Mr.. Geo Howell. for an
assault upon MIR. Dick Stewart. was
II continued.
The Y. NJ. c. y. rooms are being
t~aetefuliy decorated for New Years
There will be an open house from 3 TO
10 y. m. to-day.
The streets looked clearer yesterday
than they have since the work on the
sewers WAS commenced. The heavy
rains washed them nicely.
There VIII be - meeting OF the An
cient Order of the Round Table at T.
M. to-day. AT this meeting each mems
Der Will be made II present of a 81 bill.
Read j. advertisement of MIR. C.as.
Codd in this issue. in which he an
ounce that he keeps OF hand choice
beef, pork. mutton and lamb at his
stall In the market.
Several gentlemen coming from the
county yesterday had tn cut telephone
wires before they could get TO town.
They We're NIL across the road, where
poles had blown down.
Mr.. c. II. SturtcVant was presented
with an umbrella by the choir of Wright
Memorial Church at the Christmas tree
Monday night; also 81 watch and n
pair of gloves from some OF his friends
of the school. They were accepted In
n very feeling manner by MIR. Charlie.
y rutnor was circulated yesterday
that Mr.. G. w. Coleman. Superintcn-
deHt o fthe Water Works. had been
injured by his horse running away and
throwing him out. but such was not
the fact. Mr.. Coleman sol lrashed I'm
the stable a little by one OF his colts.
but IL amounted to nothing and did
not keep him from work.