The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChfoniCled.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
a Full md Concise Record of The
Minor Events of u Growing Sea.
port City Laid Hare TO the Mnny
Readers of tho Ncwsicst OF Nor.
folk Papers.

To-day is Christian Endeavor Day at
the Y. MIC. a.
Hon. Nj. L. Cooke was in the city yes
terday. as was also State Senator Geo
II. Snead.
visitors to the Cotton Exchange yes
terday: j. b. Hudson Smithheld, y.
G.; w. y. Metts. Columbia. S. G
Try Murray's hfty-cent 'dinners-thc
best in the Stale Everything I'm sea-
son toanoke avenue. near Main street
The Twilight Musical Association (col-
or"D of this city. will give IL concert
tomorrow night at the Butte Street Bap-
tisi Church
Bishop \. NJ. Randolph. of this diocese,
Will preach Ut st. Peters Episcopal
Church. this city. this morning. and at
st. Johns. Hampton. this evening.
~ reward of 50 is offered for the re-
turn OF pair OF opera glasses lost I'm
the Academy Of Music OH the night of
The Colonial Ball. See advertisement
Mr.. Alexander Byrd. "f Nanscmond
county. was yesterday afternoon mar
RED In Mr.. Nellie Mccall. of Scotland
After bridal trip they will live In
Bramblcton.
At meeting of the Stockholders OF
the Eastern Branch Turnpike and Toll
Brldse Company, held Friday. all of
me old officers were reelected for the
ensuing year.
Al the First BAPTIST Church tonight
kcv. Eldridse Hatcher will preach the
ihlrd sermon in the series on SINNERS
"h,m Christ Saved" His subject will
be Mary MaGdalene."
Ar. Richard Curtis will speak al the
lhioh Mission tonight at S O'Clock
GOOD singing. MI are cordially invited
10 attend. Bishop Randolph will speak
on Monday night at the Mission.
the Rosebud Society of Epworth NJ
II. Church will hold it's regular monthly
meeting this afternoon III O'Clock.
There VIII De very interesting exercises,
including opening Of the Dime boxes.
The city Coroner yesterday held n in-
quest ON the bodies of Marsdcn II. Vel
INES, killed i'll an explosion ut Money
Point, and Thomas Briggs colorcd. who
died from injuries inflicted by Wm.
Wright.
Tn" Seaside I:pworth League Of Nor
folk. Portsmouth and Berkeley will have
"A meeting Thursday next at s D. IN. at
Monumental NJ. +. Church. Portsmouth.
pr w j. Young, of Epworth Church.
will speak
Tn" Merritt wrecking steamer j. -.
Jones has received orders 10 proceed TO
New York. and will l,.lv,. as soon as
possible. Tor the purpose Of working
on the British steamship Huntington.
which is ashore ut Fire Island.
Families having medicine bottles not
In use. and who wish tu donate them To
The out door clinic at ST. Nimccnt's Hos
piiai for the benefit of the poor and will
notify those in authority Of the same.
they will be sent for and used for this
charity
The Rosebud Society Of Epworth
Methodist Church viii hold its regular
monthly meeting this afternoon a,
o'clock In The lecture room of IN,
church. There viii be Very interesting.
EXERCISES. including opening of The
dime boxes.
Second Assistant Chief j. G. Staules
or the l.nrrisonhu:g tVaD Fire Depart
I"ni, in company with MIR. George q;
cummings. OF Portsmouth. STATE. S;acre-
iary of the Firrm"n's Association. paid
u visit /" Chief Ryan. at Engine House
NO Yesterday. and inspected the
alarm system in lis. here
MIR. II. u. Maxwell has sent q petition
10 the Legislature requesting that body
I" pass the Bland sunday bill The pc
luton bears the signature of about one
thousand Of our most prominent naonIn
several hundred OF whom are londir"
business men of Norfolk. Portsmouth
and herklcy The petition is about
twenty feet long.
McSsrs. T.. V. w. RnsSiter, treasurer
ct IN" New York Central railroad: j.
Christensen. comptroller OF that roId
ana Alfred Skitt. superintendent of lilo
New York and Harlem railroad. rcpre.
SrhtinE the Nandcii ilt bondhoidrrs of
the Norfolk. Albrmarle and Atlanti,
railroad, arrived here Friday on n tour
81 inspection of the road and propcrty
rheN went down on special train and
stopped at the hotel Princess Anne and
returned yesterday via special.