The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-27
THE RECORD OF a DAY
A Summary Of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, Personal AND OTHERWISE
Mention of the Conifncs ana GoIngH
Events of Interest TO Many Read.
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ana iu offices ANA Iao.ncs.

To-day is the last Sabbath In 's6.
Rev. DR.. Wray has his two sons Wis
Ting him.
There was big docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment Of Il bull for sale.
Attention i; called to the advertise
ment of John y. Morris d Co.
The Portsmouth Cotiliion Club viii
give a german tomorrow night.
There are no courts in session. all Of
,hcm having adjourned for the term.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of j. J. Bilisoly in another col
ufnn.
Job c,owder was fined $40 in the coun-
~ yesterday for hitting ]. L. Elliott with
a brick
Miss Lucille Brownlcy left yesterday
for Windsor, N. c., TO spend i few
weeks.
The college boys will be here on Wed
nesday night and our people will have
quite treat.
Buck Taylor was sent to Jail ycster-
day for hitting woman III the head
with Ratchet.
Mr.. C. ]. Rudd has been awarded
the contract to paint the Court Street
Baptist church.
Christmas collection for the poor
Will be taken up at Monumental NJ. l..
church this morning.
Mr.. Henry Sammons. Of Southampton
county, ana MISS MAUI teIiS are WIS.,
ting friends in this city.
There was but little done in the mar
ket yesterday. Houscjieepers seemed to
be supplied with everything.
Christmas night Mr. y. j.. Vaughan
had n piece of fireworks to explode In
his hand, injuring 1t quite badly.
The Methodist Sunday School -tssocla-
ton will meet at owens Memorial
church this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
The carrier boys request The Nirgin!an
10 return thanks to their subscribers for
their generous contribution Oh Christ
mas day.
Mr.. John Wesley and wife, OF Durham.
y. c., are in the city. the guest OF MIR.
Caleb Flemming's family on Washing
ton street.
The residence of Henry Z. White. in
Brighton, was robbed Christmas night
of quantity of jewelry and n small
sum of money.
The ladies' of the Scottsville Baptist
church opened their fair Christmas
night. 1t Will be kept up until New
Years night.
The prisoners in the city and county
1ails were given porksteak for breakfast
Christmas morning and ham and cab
gage for dinner.
Charles Thomas. 'colored, who beat
two women Christmas day in the coun-
ty, was tried yesterday and was given
ten days in jail.
Buck Pegram, well-known by the
county authorities. was locked up
Christmas for hitting a woman in the
head with a brick.
1t was rumored yesterday that well
known young man on Christmas day
went to South Mills to be married and
had not vet returned.
Mr.. +. f. McWilkie, pay clerk On the
New York, came up from cid Poin: last
night to visit his family. lie will re-
turn again on Monday to his hip.
colored man, half frozen was
picked UP near the street car stables
Christmas night. If he had remained
out much longer he would have died
The Y. NJ. c. a. Will keep open house
New Years day. The Ladies' Auxiliary
will have charge of the refreshments
and the Orpheus Club will furnish the
music.
The man Frank Mosely, whom Mr..
w. ]. Davis had locked up on the