The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronlGled.
Personal AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full and Concis Record or the
Minor Events OF n Growing Sea.
port City Laid Bare TO the Many
of the HewsIcst of Nor.
folk Papers.

The improvements to the Y. M. G. A.
Hall Will be commenced on Monday
"A lire yesterday morning at Amos p.
ordan's restaurant In the City Market
did about 800 damage.
II rs reported that a Water street
merchant has skipped town, leaving
several people mourning for him.
AIRS. w. Il. Gordon, of Snowden. N. C..
is visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. NJ. Nor
risett, In North Maltby avenue.
MI. j. p. Andre Mottu. of this city,
nus Deen appointed Belgium Consul for
me ports OF Norfolk and Newport News
Try Mlurray's fifty-cent dinners-the
pest In the State. Everything In sea-
SON. avenue, near Main street
me Government telegraph line be-
tween Kitty Hawk inc Hatteras, which
WAS put III working order Friday, again
went down yesterday.
Several young ladies OF the East End
VIII give a leap ear hop to their gem
tlemen friends Wednesday evenlng next
at Migrants Hall, Brambleton.
"A joint meeting Of the VS. and WIS
wall be held Monday afternoon at 4:3O
In Y. M. c. y. Mrs. Marble will address
them. A large crowd Is expected.
Rev. j. William Jones, ID. ID. Ieo's
ianlohs chaplain. will deliver his lee
lure on THE Boys in Gray" at he
Freemason Street Baptist Church soon.
Inc Executive Committee of the Ma
ketnie League Will meet at 6 p. III. Mon
aty al Nev. DR.: Howerton's study. and
at s p. m. the Mackenzie choir will meet
at the First Presbyterian Church.
me new suburban section to be laid
out near the city park by Mr. Theo.
Itamsey and others is to be called Park
race. the avenues will be named for
the various States. 1t is said.
At II II. III. to-day Rev. c.. p. Rut-
ledge, pastor of the Frecmason Street
Church of Christ. will discuss. in part.
.he Hland Dill, now pending IN the Legis-
lature. In his sermon On. THE Proper
Observance of the Lords Day"
DR.. A.. 7. Mitchell, who has Just re-
turned from an expedition to the Phile-
prae Island was In the city yesterday,
and has gone to Virginia Beach to
supercedd DIR. Harris as resident phy-
sician at the Virginia Beach Hotel.
Mr.. John R. Loughran. Deputy Grand
chancellor of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion, Will make an official vIsi, to
81. Charles Council No. 49,. OF that
order. at Newport News, to-day. and
Install theJofticers for the ensuing term
The funeral OF Mr.. Joel Capps tool,
place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
from his late residence. on CITY Hall
avenue, and was conducted by Rev,
d; w: Aloore, of Queen Street Mctho-
uist Church. The interment was In
Elmwood. "
The Sunday School Association Of
Norfolk and Berkeley will meet this ar
ternoon with the Huntersville Sund,v
School In the Huntersville NJ. L. Church
at sou. Ihe Key. DR.. Young. of the
Epworth NJ. T.. Church., will address tho
association.
The Sheriff Of Giles county wna In
this city yesterday with IA warrant for
the arrest OF IL former commission NOR
chant on Roanoke dock upon Il charge
or iraudulently obtaining county pro
duce from n firm in that county of the
value OF $i..G0.
Rev. David Tatum. of Denver. Col
VIII deliver a temperance address at Me.
mortal Christian Church Brambleton>
Monday night at s o'clock. under tho
auspices of tn" w. c. n. u. The lecture
Will be free and the public are cordially
invited TO attend and give him a large
audience.
The regular monthly meeting of the
t.pworth League Of i;pworth NJ. -
Church will be held tomorrow evening
at S o'clock in the ccture-room OF tho
chnrcf. An excellent programme of
musical and other features has been
prepared, and an enjoyable evening IS
assured to all.
Mrs. Lula Holman and her 7-year-old
child, in destitute circumstances, WIG
came here from Smithneld Friday on
the teamer -Accomac, were yesterday
ScNl 10 me CITY hospital in the Jail VA I'd
by Justice burroughs. the almshuusc
%anihorilic refusing to admit her to thai
institution.
.Iu!'.tcc Burroughs has received n LET
Ter from Senator clayton. Of Roanoke.
the patron Of the bill in the STATE Ley
stature I" tax all social" clubs. askin.
Tor information concerning the manner
in which such clubs are run in this city,
and amy other Information that will
throw any light on the subject. The
Justice viii reply.
DIR. w. j. Pettis has arrived from n
thirty days leave OF absence - tho
Cape Charles quarantine station. thus
relieving surgeon 4. Fl. Carter. whn
was In his place. DR.. Carter will leave
to-day for Washington 10 be present
at a meeting OF the board OF "Xalni-
ners, which viii convene Monday Il;
the Treasury Department. for the ex-
animation of applicants for the position
OF assistant surgeon.
Exposure TO cold, damn winds may re-
suit iii pneumonia unless the system is
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