The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-16
SOME CITY ,GLIMPsEs
The Sun and Substance Of the Less Im-
psrtant Events Of Yesterday. 4
FAITHFUL SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
Not much About Anything sut
Something About Many Things
A photographic View or Aife I'm
Norfolk tn Its Many and Vary
ing Phases-Brier. Faithful. Vivid.

York
Seven horses were overcome by hea,
yesterday.
c.. is in the city on business.
Prof. and Mrs. w. H. Ward left for
washington. D. c.. yesterday evening.
| The steam yacht Alva is at Old Point
Comfort, with her owner, William x.
Vanderbilt. of New York.
AT the revival at Nimmo's Church,
Princess Anne county, there were TWEEN
ty-three conversions Friday night.
A big watermelon from Nansemond,
| which tipped the beam at sixty-five
day.
The upsetting of wagon-load OF
brick on the ferry steamer City of Ports
mouth caused some excitement yester-
day.
Mr.. Sam w. Steel will leave to-mor-
row for the North via Baltimore, for a
two weeks stay for business and
pleasure.
Assistant Fire Chief Frank Wood,
who was overcome by heat at the At
lantic Saw Mill fire, was able to be out
yesterday. N -ts :
Religious services were conducted at
the ,almshouse yesterday under the alI-
spices of the Epworth League of Centen-
airy NJ. e. Church.
The Rev. DR.. w. j. Young returned
from New York yesterday and will occu-
| Ply his pulpit at Epworth Church at the
usual hours to-day.
There will be a meeting of the Frances
Barnes Y's Tuesday at 10 a. m. Instead
OF & D. m. at the Girls Home. A full at
tendance Is required.
The Norfolk police department is now
provided with Photographic apparatus
for the purpose of photographing ali
suspicious characters
Pickett-Buchanan Camp. c. ", is call
ed to meet this afternoon at o'clock
promptly to attend the funeral of their
| late comrade, Judge Chandler HILL
The regular monthly meeting of the
Epworth Rosebud Society will be held
this afternoon in the lecture-room at
o'clock. The public is invited to attend
Mrs. Lizzie Holmes, accompanied by
her daughter. Miss Zenobia, and Miss
Eva Bell left for Currituck and Camden
lcounties. N. c., yesterday morning for G
visit OF several weeks.
A colored man and two horses were
Instantly killed and two other men were
badly stunned by lightning at Shoulder.
Hill. near Deans Station, Norfolk coun.
ty. Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock.
Miss May Cottrell, n popular younf
lady of Richmond, who has been visit
Ing Mrs. George Bailey and Miss Lillia,
Variant, Will leave for home this after
noon much to the regret of her man.
friends.
Rev. j. q. Shenk and family will leav,
tomorrow for Waynesboro Va, In or
der to attend the convention of th,
Southern Synod and spend a vaca
ton of several weeks with relatives ans
friends.
A panty Of excursionists from Provi
dence. r. l., arrived here yesterday of
ternoon on the steamship Chatham, o
the Merchants and Miners Transporta
ton Company. They left for Richmon,
last night.
Miss Lille Wakart gave a delIghtfr
outing Friday at Ocean View in honor q
her friend. Miss Mary Cottrell, q charm
Ing young lady of Richmond The part
consisted Of twelve couple. Mrs Sidne
1ronmonRer and Mrs. George Wolf wer
ehaperons.
Mr.. G. p. Folk. who has been VISITING
his parents. in Smithfield, passe
through Norfolk yesterday en- rout
to his post OF duty in the Bank OF Eden
ton, Edenton, N. c. Mr.. Folk has bee
for year or more cashier of the bank 4
that thriving little city.
Rev. j. e. Shenk, pastor of the Firs
Lutheran Church. Norfolk, Va. ha.
ITO the great qualification of his entir
congregation, declined the call to Roam
oke College Church, Salem, Va, an
Will continue al his work here, which h
has begun. and is prosecuting with sue
splendid success