The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-06
BRIEFLY TOLD TALES
The Sum and Substance Of the Less In.
portant Events Of Yesterday.
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF The DAYS NEWS
Not Much About Anything But
Something About Many Things
a photographic View or Life I'm
Norfolk In Its Many aud Vary.
ing Phascs-Brief. Faithful. vivid.

The Cotton Exchange will be closed
Tomorrow, Labor Day.
MIR. Calvin Christy Nichols, of the
Atlanta Constitution. is in the city.
There will be no grand jury at the
September term OF the Corporation
Court
Miss Rosa L. Lester has just returned
from visit to New York, Brooklyn,
and Phila delphia.
Mr.. William NJ. Abbott. editor OF the
Evening Capital. Annapolis. Nd, was in
the city yesterday.
Rev. c. w. Petit will preach in the
First Lutheran Church, on Charlotte
street at II u. m.
Deputy United States Marshal Cross
yesterday sold the libeled sloop Music
to w. NJ. Core ior $50.
Mrs. NJ. w. Mason and daughter have
returned from a delightful visit to
friends in the North
Miss Clare Newman has returned
from visit abroad. having been abb
sent from the city several days.
Mr.. j. Duncan Fuller. and MIR. w. NJ.
G. Moore will leave this afternoon for
New York on an extended tour.
The Norfolk, Willoughby Spit, and
Ocean View Railway will run trains to
the pier at Willoughby Spit on Monday
Mr.. q. M. Isaac left by the Bay Line
last night to join his wife and son, who
are so1ourning at ArVerne, Long Island
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment OF I. E. Hayman G. Co., announc-
Ing the arrival of a carload Of bananas
The city's artesian we'll has been
driven to depth Of $40 feet, and a
small flow of good water has been OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Henry Posner has gone to New
York to attend the funeral of his father
Mr.. r.. Posner who died there Friday
at the advanced age of 80 years.
me st: Mary's lawn party will be
held at St Mary's Academy instead OF
the lawn Of the old Retreat for the Sick
as the latter could not be obtained.
Mr. Hugh H. Paylor. of the Farmers
Manufacturing Company after q
months vacation, spent in Western
North Carolina, has returned to the
city -
Mr.. r. Schiller of the Excelsior Cloth.
ing House, has returned home after a
buying trip in Ney York, PHILADELPHIA
and the eastern manufacturing centers
where he selected large stocks for the
Excelsior.
Rev. w B; Beauchamp and Mrs
Beauchamp, who have been in the Blue
Ridge. Mountains for several weeks
were In Norfolk yesterday en- route to
their home in Richmond.
Miss lydia Faison. the young lady
living with Mrs. B. F. Goodson, TIA Tun-
stall avenue: Brambleton. left this
sister. In Surry county. Va.
Messrs. Charles Graham Culpepper
and Garland Lennon, the former of the
Atlantic and Danville railroad, the lat
ter of Messrs. Kelley & Borum, will
take spin to Cortland to-day
Judge Woodhouse, of Princess Anne
county, has granted the petition for
a local option election in the Seaboard
Beach Hotel September 80 has been
fixed as the day for the election
Mr.. Fl. Wertheimer. OF the Fass F'urni-
ture and Carpet Company, having Sc
cured the contract for refurnishing the
First resbyterian Church. is bending all
his energies towards having everything
in readiness the early part Of the month.
The Herman building, the old Cook
homestead, on Bank street, near Wash
ington, will with its imitation granite
appearance, be 4 great Improvement To
that section of the street. 1t Is a sheet
iron covered structure, three stories
high.
The young people of the First Baptist
Church Will meet at the Church at D.
m. to-day 10 hear the report of the Com
mittee on Organization. Rev. c. w.
Cawthorn viii speak and q twenty-min-
ute song service will precede the regular
session.
Charles Guy, colored, who was sent to
jail month ago by the Police Justice
In default Of furnishing q $l5O bond for
his good behaviour for twelve months.
was released yesterday by Judge
Hanckel. upon the recommendation OF
the Justice.