The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronleIed.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
A Full and Concise Record of the
Minor Events of IA Growing Sea.
port CITY Laid Bare TO the hany
headcrs OF the Newsiost OF Nor
folk Papers.

The postofice will to-day observe Sun
day hours.
Mr.. M. F. Bragg, of Roanoke. was In
the city yesterday.
Mrs: l. o.. Ga.dner Is lying critically
Ill at her residence on Butte street.
Co!. u. J. Turner will assume his
duties as High OonataIble next Mon
day. t@
The Clyde's Tuesday steamer from
continued
Mr.. ]. Q. Atkinson and wife. of Elon
Coilege, N. c.. were registered at the
Atlantic yesterday.
Miss Maria L. Balm has gone to Ra-
leigh, N. c., to spend the summer with
her aunt, Mrs. o. G. Womble
During the week ending June 80, VIII
Fam Lamb & Co., the agents, shipped
l3I,I22R tons OF Pocahontas coal
Police Justice Tomlin has not yet Quail
flied. being confined to his house by
sickness. Justice Burroughs still pre-
sides in the Police Court
Dr. Charles l.. Crow Is home from
Weatherford College. Texas. He will
teach there again next session.
MI w. w. Vicar and Mrs. Vicar will
arrive home to-day from their bridal
trip They come via the Boston steamer.
Mr.. ). l.. Scars has returned from
Richmond where he went with several
wheelmen Wednesday. Three Of the
party gave out and took a train.
Inc steamer Charlotte. of the new Bal
timofe-Norfolk line, arrived here yester-
day morning on her first trip on the new
route, and the line is now fully inaugu-
rated
"A negro boy named Charles Thomas
was cut In the right side by another boy
during row on Moseley street yester-
Gay morning. He was attended by DR..
Schenck, who sewed up the wound
MI, l. L. RHodip hn Go
months has represented the Virginian
at Wilson. N. C., has been compelled by
reason or I'LL health, to surrender his
Or. l.. Landlord has inverted a new
style or bicycle seat which he will sub
mt 10 the American Medical AssocIa-
non. he VIII not patent the Invention.
nut Will give 1t to the world for what II
Is worth. -
A german will be given tonight by
the young ladies at Virginia Beach from
e'So P' m. 10 midnight at the Princess
by Miss Pannill, Miss Have and Mrs,
invited.
"A negro man named William Blow.
iiVlng on Queen street. was shot in the
shoulder by some unknown person
Thursday night. at the crossing of the
ocean View Railroad and the Norfolk
ana Western railroad. Dr. Schenck was
called in to attend HIM
Chief King has received a letter from
an unknown asking him If he can do
something for destitute family living
over No. ZIG Wide street, and composed
OF husband. wife. and a baby. The first
c1nnot get work, and the three are sur
leMng for want of food, according ITO the
Chiefs informant
At the Sunday service of the Young
Men Christian Association Rev. b. Nj
Beckham. pastor of Trinity NJ n
Church. will deliver an address on "The
Model Young Man" Mr.. ]. Stuart Han
I'm, OF Richmond, will sing u solo. and
string quartette. composed of Messrs.
BorJes, Hecht. Maxim and Dawes. will
render Instrumental music.
D:. X. w. Jones, professor of chemis
Try IN the University of Mississippi. but
formerly of Virginia. and well-known
IA veteran educator and ais a veteran
or the Twelfth Virginia Regiment OF
lahone's Brigade. after attending the
Confederate reunion at Richmond. T.
spending few days OF rest and recrea-
tloh with his brother Professor w. NJ
Jones. Esq. - Butte street. He is ac-
companied by his wife, son and daugh
ter.