The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-23
THE CITYIN BRIEF.
Minor Matters OF interest Minutely
Recorded.

1t is estimated that 5000 people visited
Ocean View Sunday.
Misses Dell and Lucy jarvis, of
Oceana, Va. are visiting Mrs. II. S. Jar
Wis. Brambleton
Chiidren's Day exercises were neid It
Centenary Churchs Sunday, and We're
largely attended
Rev. Thomas Elgar, the Prisom Evan
gelist left for his home in New York
city last evening.
Miss Lula Falrlamb OF Richmond, is
Visiting Miss Mamie Church, of this city.
ait No. 1G Clay street
Miss Linda G. Hughes, of Gloucester.
who has been here on visit to her SIS
ter leaves for home to-day.
There was an exodus Of school tea,ch-
ers from Norfolk and vicinity yesterday,
bound ITO the Summer normals
The commencement" of Misses
Tucker & Blick's Music School takes
place tonight at the Academy of Music.
Tha following were. the visitors at the
Cotton Exchange yesterday: Capt. Geo.
NJ Dewey, New York City; J. d. Young,
Henderson. y. G.
Mrs. John NJ. Moore and children. Of
Atlanta, Ga, are visiting Mrs. hLoores
parents, DIR. and NIrs. NJ. B. Wharton, 1863
FrcemaSon street
Pickett buchanan Camp, c. W. holds
Its monthly meeting tonight and wk1l
complsTe arrangements for trip to Rich
mona July "a prOSO.
President Smith. of Randolph Macon
College, Ashland, Va, was here yester-
day, and addressed the Methodist
Preachers Meeting on college work
Four horses were overcom;, by heat
yesterday and the cases reported to
Agent Moore, of the S. p. C. A. Two of
them died last night No arrests were
made.
The four boys of Dr. L. Landlord have
presented the Freemason Street Baptist
Church. with a magnificent pulpit Bible
In memoriam of their mothe., Mrs. Mary
Burnley Landlord.
The electric fans were started in the
chapel of the Union Mission yesterday,
and MIR. j. w. Fentress. OF the Cumber-
land Street NJ. L. Church, conducted the
services there last night.
Rev. Charles Hudg!ns. formerly OF
Norfolk, but now of Georgia, prea ched
ut Christ Episcopal Church Sunday
morning, Deacon Wales conducted the
service there In the afternoon
Attorneys p j. Norris and Hugh MIL
Ter have been secured for the defense OF
Charles Williams. colored, charged with
the murder of George Bess. The case
comes up this morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Mr. IL. .. Williams, Southern Railroad
Secretary for The International Commit
tee of the Y. NJ. c. A, arrived in the
city yesterday from Richmond and left
~ tNeN III last IliSnl VIA the Ola
Dominion line.
The funeral OF Miss Emily T. Thayer
took place Sunday afternoon from the
residence on Brewer street. and was
conducted by Rev. w. ]. Young, D. d..
of Epworth Methodist Church. The in
terment was in Elmwood
Colonel J. II. Waddy. chairman of the
Republican patty of Norfolk, has called
a meeting OF the Gifts Republican Execu-
tive Committee for this evening to ar
range for a mass meeting this week to
ratify the nominations at st. Louis
George Portlock and Peter Boult. two
small colored boys charged with steal
Ing chickens, and who We're being chased
by Police officer Hampshire yesterday
afternoon ran into Mahone,s Illxe to
evade him, but were finally captured.
lawn party viii be given June 29th
on corner of Chapel and Gon streets for
the benefit OF the Sh :loh Baptist Church.
This lawn party advertised to- take
place June 24th will not be held. but the
Daughters Of !the Confederacy hope at
an early date TO be able TO announce the
time. place and programme.
Notwithstanding the rain large audi
ence assembled in the pavilion at Ocean
Nts'w last night and enjoyed the theat
rcal performance. All of the late re-
turning trains were crowded. The new
cars obtained from BROOKLYN were
used Sunday for the first time.