The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-04
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Passing Mention Made Of Many Minor Hap
psnlnss in the City and Suburbs.
FklTSeuL SUMMARY Of THE DAYS NEWS
In Order TO get i'm Everything II
Was Necessary TO Econouize Spacc
by Applying Condenser 10 M"hs
items worthy OF Much More TX
tended Notice Tbar, that Given

Miss Jennie Sewail. of Bangor, Me,
IS visiting i'll this city
The Bav Line again handles Its lrelSnt
at the foot of High street.
There Will be services al 81. AnureW ;
Mission at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Attention is called TO the ad. of W. e.
Virnelson & Co, in another column.
The Chief of Police reports 81 arrests
made during the month of September.
Mr.. ]. Stewart Hopkins, OF Richmond,
will sing at Monumental Church to-day.
Mr.. John Freeman, of Union. n. c.,
is the guest OF Rev. DR.. y. L. Owen, on
Court street.
In another column a house No. SO
Court street is offered for rent. Posses
zion October LIST.
This Seaboard Air Lire is working a
day and night force. and then can scarce
ly keep the work UP.
This Democrats VIII rent oxford Hall
for one month and use il as n club room
until afte. the election.
The football season Will open this week
in the citv The first game will be with
the Newport News club.
The Sunbeam Society OF the South
Street Baptist Church will meet this
afternoon at > o'clock
Communion will b. administered in a
number OF the churches to-day, it being
the first Sunday in The month
Ii is said that before the school closes
for the season of 1897 that rew school
house will be bull; in Park View.
Air ". II. Fairless will speak to the
Republicans at st. Joseph's Hall, on
Dinwiddie street. tomorrow night.
"A number of ;ramps occupied an empty
box car on the Seaboard Air Line Friday
night and came near burning 1t up.
Civil Engineer Gwathmey was busy
Yesterday laying out the lines for the
new wa; ehouse on Peters e Reeds dock.
The negro W:nslow, who stole a watch
and pocketbook from Mrs. Armstrong in
Park View will nave a hearing on Mon
dav.
a negro boy was sent TO the county
1ail YESTERDAY for thirty days for steal
ing potatoes OFF a farm nsar the county
almshouse.
Mrs Samuel T. Hand, Jr.. aid Mrs.
ID. Y. Gaslins returned yesterday from
a three weeks trip to Baltimore and
WASHINGTON.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary will be held Tuesday
afternoon Al O'Clock Every member is
requested 10 be present.
There was large attendance at ON
ford Hall last night to hear son of
Governor Carr. OF North Carolina, dis
cuss the silver question.
School Board. which ought to be filled a;
the frs: meeting OF thu Council so that
n quorum can be had a all times.
The members OF Monitanll Tribe of
Red Men are requested to assemble this
afternoon at O'Clock to attend the
funeral of the late Samuel GildesleeVe.
The Misses Mary. Anna and Maggie
Brady. who have been visiting in this
city for the past three weeks. returned
to their home. in Petersburg, yesterday.
y youth named Samuel J. Collins, who
lives on Fourth street. in this city.
saved man from drowning in Norfolk
Friday. who had fallen overheard and
could not swim.
The School Board would have elected
on assistant teacher for one OF the pri-
mary grades Friday night If there had
been 4 quorum present. Another at
tempt will be made next Friday.
Pitcher Brandt has been bought from
Messrs Watson and Maynard by the
PHILADELPHIA club. So says the Record.
The price paid was $500. Hargrovss will
be bought by the Baltimore club.
The members of Portsmouth Lodge
No. l6. X. of p. are requested to as