The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-22
THE RECORD OF q DAY
A Summary of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That Given.
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention OF The Comings ana <1oinvs
Of People You Know-Accoun,so OF
Events of Interest TO aEnuy Read.
ers-Topics Discussed on the street
and in oHiees nnd Homes.

"A negro woman was locked up in
the county Jail
Justice Nash presided al the Mayors
Court yesterday.
The missionary meetings vera wall
attended Sunday.
Walter Was colored was sent on
to court for stealing
The Madison will be thrown open to
the public this week
Attention is called to advertisement of
w. q. Virnelson & Co.
Christmas music was sung I'm some of
the churches Sunday
central Sunday school will have a
Christmas tree next week
Miss Maggie Maypole is visiting
friends IN South Portsmouth
st. Thomas Day was observed i'm the
episcopal churches yesterday
Mr.. 1. {. Brlnkley will receive a lot
or new Southampton county hams 10
day.
A number OF students from the differ
ent colleges are at home to spend the
holidays.
There was large attendance OF law
yers at the opening of the County
Court yesterday
All the workmen who were suspended
1hursaay night returned to work yes
terday morning.
The Ladies' Benevolent Christian
Union will begin receiving contributions
for the poor to-day.
Mrs. Nash. widow Of the late d. w.
M. Nash, qalited OH her deceased hus-
pands estate yesterday.
Monumental Sunday school will not
nave Christmas tree this year, but
VIII have poor Offering.
justice Nash fined two negro women
Yesterday for disorderly conduct on
hlng street Saturday night
The w. G. T. u. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs. r. j.
Saunders. 1N County street.
II does not look much like Christmas
on the streets. Even the little boy with
ms TN horn Is conspicuously absent
MT w. r. Singleton. of Washington.
II: e.. arrived here Sunday morning and
will spend the holidays with relatives.
Inc employees of the yard will be
paid to-day instead OF Thursday. This
VIII De a big convenience TO the men.
MT. Polk Miller Will give his dialect
recital OF the Old Virginia Plantation
negroes as central figures III Ports
mouth, January 18th
Yesterday colored boy delibera tely
walked into show case sitting in front
or Mr.. ~. Brandts shoe store and
smashed the glass all to pieces. He was
let on by putting another glass in its
place.
The ladies of the Benevolent Chris
tlan Union ask n generous public not
TO forget the poor to-day. Remember
them In their distress and do all you
can. Send all contributions to No. All
Middle street
1t seems that the ghost story has all
turned cut to be q myth. II was start
ed by n storekeeper uptown 1t had its
erect. Saturday night In the stores
a number OF colored people werf, so
DAILY frightened that they would not
go in the street.
Hlr. Russ, an employee in the cooper
Snop In the navy-yard, came near being
killed yesterday. His jumper got caught
% IN the shafting, while oiling, and tore
every thread of clothes off him Foytu-
nately the engine was stopped before
any serious damage was done. although
he was badly shaken up. and ruined his
c!othing entirely. except his shoes
Mr.. Thomas Powers left here last
night for Mobile. Ala. the home of his
parents, to spend the HOLIDAYS Mr..
Powers. who came here about four years
ago from Mobile to serve an apprentices
snip In the na9y-yard as a machinist il;
a young man of exceptionally fine quail
ties and enjoys the distinction OF be-
longing to one of the best families in
Alabama.
The choir of st. Paul's Catholic church
is nightly rehearsing Farmers Mass.
which Will be rendered Christmas morn
ing at both the o'clock and II O'Clock
masses. Rev Fred. j. Lucke who has
charee OF the choir. has secured five
members of the Naval Post Band. and
they, together with the splendid talent
OF FORMER years, will endeavor to rem
DER very fine programme.