The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-27
FsITS.euL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
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tended Notice Than thnt Given.

Coun.y Court yesterday.
Miss Ida Calhoon, of Baltimore, is
visiting friends in ,.his city.
Three children We're baptized st The
Trinity Church Sunday afternoon.
The Republicans will organize Il club
in the Fourth Ward tomorrow night.
Two persons We're baptized III the
Calvary Baptist Church Sunday night
There y considerable sickness in the
city at this rimc, much more than usual.
Mr. William Foster left Saturday night
for weeks stay in Eastern North Caro-
lima.
Rev. Mr Fuuslcin left for Richmond
yesterday 10 marry his brotEc' to-day
"a that city.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur =. FLYNN lost by
death ou sunday their i0-months-oid
cou. Arthur.
'rhc Portsmouth Cotilinu Club save
the frs, german OF The s"ason last night
at Kim Han
Mr.. John G. Snmmyrs. 'a,e with the
Pilot. has accepted 4 position with the
Evening Times.
The ladies who are 10 ;ake part IN the
Rifles TAI" viii NEE; this week 10 form
an organization.
The new telephone company VIII soon
he ceady 10 begin operations. They have
pat up beautiful poles.
There was large crowd At the May
oi's Couit yesterday To liear the case of
the arrest of Mr.. W. ". ban
A collection FOR home missions was
taken up ut the Court street Baptist
Church Sunday morning. and $I25 was
raised.
The W. G. II. L. will meet this after
noon at 800 o'clock With Mrs. NJ. +.
Minton. corner of King and Dinwiddic
streets.
Attention is called 10 ,hc advertise
inent vi w. T.. Nnnc!son X 60. in which
they announce special prices IN chill
dren's hcadwrar.
Mr.. WINS Jenkins. principal OF the
Second District High school. i con-
fined to his home on account Of sickness.
Mrs. Maggie Dowrng Wilcox laugh; for
him yesterday.
Tonight in the siunday-school room
on Lincoln street. the Cheerful Helpers
Society Of the Fourth Street BAPTIST
Church will give their first oyster sup
per OF the season.
\ horse attached IN a buggy in which
. Lady ana gentleman We're seated ran
away SUNDAY afternoon: and threw the
occupants out. b!uiS!uS them < little. bui
10 bones We're broken.
It WAS rumored yesterday that the
passenger trains % the Norfolk; and
Carolina ;,nd the A. II -. x. Il. would
coon como into In" Union Depot. This
ts good news if il turns out 10 H.. true.
Tile funcr2! NJ Ms Mary a. T. cain
WIN take place this afternoon It 80
o'clock. from her late residence. No. S0I
Washington street. To which f.iends nf
the family are respectfully invited II al
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T.. Hodges have
Issued invitations 10 their friends tn al
tend r:he sixteenth birthday entertain
ment OF their daughter Pen. on Monday.
November ID. AT their residence on
Green stree nea" South.
Mr. w. y. snyder will leave In n few
days for Iouisvil'" .lly, - complete
his studies for the ministry. Mr.. Sn:-
dor has attended his school before. M,
had Ia leave on account "t his ryasight.
lie Will LOW make the second attempt.
y postal card was received yesterday
bv y. II. Marin. clerl! OF he County
Couu.. stating that John Cherry. col
orcd. who was sent to he pcniten!ary
from Norfolk county. in February. 1891.
had died in tha; institution IN De Dbcr
H3d.
4 white man vas nrnnncl before
the Mayor Yesterday 80" havini: 4 do.
fight IN front oi Wrich, Memorial
Church SUNDAY IN ,tr,inr. Tho, case was
continued rmiil Monday next 1o have
nm important Witness here VINO was nj
Newport New.
y colored man rc!I!ng - whc.iIjarroI
III Fourth street yestcr lay afternoon
was Knocked down by SOM. parties in
buggy who Woe driving ut i very
fast gait. The nd man was no, hur:
but the parties did not stop 10 lind out
whether he was on not.
One OF the inmates If The tllrSnousa
was before the Mayor Yesterday luon
charge OF drunkenness. Ne WAS re-
turncd to thai institution with a IN, s.
sage from the Mayor that these people
must be kept al home or else he would
nave charges preferred against them.
Yesterday afternoon drunken negro
woman went IL the county Jail and
asked to see Il man that had been ar
rested. When told that she might see
him she attempted - hug the jalur
Tor which she WAS tired out and wa5
tnia 10 go. She returned to Norfolk.
wN"re She carc frrrl.
The Bryan. Srwa.l and Young Club
hau rouSing meeting ut oxford Han
last night The hall was crowded, ana
much enthusiasm prevailed. Capt. lno.
W.. Wood called the meeting to order.
ana non. Charles r. Bland Was made
permanent chairman The latter gen
tleman III very appropriate remarks in
trodnced Hon. John ". II. Porter who
made splendid speech, Al the cumclu-
sion OF MIR. Porters speech. which was
applaudcd to the echo. Mr. Bland intro
durcd Col. w. III. Stewart. The Colonel
made fine speech and created the
greatest enthusiasm by his earnestnnss
and telling thrusts AT the enemy
Rounds OF applause greeted him. He
was logical. impressive and eloquent
ana there have been but few speakers
IN this section who have created n bet
4er impression or did better work for Thu.
Democratic party than that don. by Col
Stewart last night. The Colonel Went
at the enemy rough Shod and royed
every assertion he made TO the satis-