The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-28
The Lecture Which Was to Be at the South
Street Baptist Church Postponed.
VEXED QUESTIONS, SEWERS AND WATER
Sunday School superintendent Meet
Ing This Anernoon-The Ports
mouth Atlantic Club-The Verdict
Set Asidc-Illness of Mrs. CIeHSes-
The Epworth League.
This is election day.

Night work on the Texas Is drawing
to close.
The water question was generally dis
GUESSED yesterday.
The Monumental Epworth League will
meet tomorrow night.
Miss Minnie MONDAY, OF Philadelphia,
IS visiting friends in this city.
Mr. George w. Mooney will be mar
ried to-day In Staunton, Va.
The bicycle ordinance is being COM
piled with in regard to lights, &c.
There will be meeting of the supertn-
tendents of the Sunday schools this af-
ternoon.
There will be q called meeting of the
Council tonight to consider the water
question.
The city ordinance in reference to the
sewers will be adopted next Tuesday
day night.
Mrs. Lemm Cleaves is critically ill at
her husbands residence, on County
street extended.
MIR. Mason, superintendent Of the Port
Norfolk railroad. Is Still confined to his
home by sickness.
Grimes Battery Us making an effort to
get their new caps before the time to go
to Richmond arrives.
The number of applicants for the posi-
ton of Sanitary Inspector continues to
increase, and more Will be out.
The streets are cleaner now than they
have been for some time, the heavy
rains having washed all the cutters
nicely.
MIR. l.. A. Coulter, State Secretary of
the Y. NI. e. "A, will address the meet
ing at the South Street Baptist Church
tonight.
DR.. Ennes and family will remove from
Norfolk to-day 10 their home in Park
View, wnich has been in course of cree
ton for nearly two years.
The Finance Cnmnittae will r,,oat tn-
morrow night and open the bids for the
purchase of $4,000 worth of paving
bonds. They will recommend their sale
on Tuesday night.
The members OF Seaside Lodge, X of
p, are requested to meet tonight in
front OF Pythian Hall at $50 p. m, for
the purpose of attending the Pythian
carnival. See ad.
Attention of housekeepers is called to
the ad. of j. Il. Nichols e Co. in which
they announce goods at unheard OF
prices. See ad. consult your interests
and give them call.
A class of eight was confirmed at the
Trinity Church last night. Twenty-one
were confirmed at the Bishops visit
just after Easter. Two children were
baptized in the afternoon
The lecture which was to have been
given at THE South Street Baptist Church
tuesday night, had to be postponed on
account of the weather. Due notice Will
be given when 1t will take place.
Judge Pontlock yesterday set the YER
dict aside in the, case OF Tom Hender-
son. charged with the murder of Toe
Fine. The reason for doing so was.
that II was contrary TO law and evidence,
Captain. James w. Brown wa warmly
congratulated yesterday on reaching his
n!netieth birthday. The venerable old
gentleman was extremely happy over the
numerous good wishes that were extend
ed to him.
ffhe Portsmouth Atlantic Club did not
nave their formal opening yesterday on
account of the extreme illness of n, @
PRESIDENTS sister. The club is now open
Tor the season and the different days
nave been allotted the members.
"a telegram was received here yester-
day by Mr.. Maynard stating that Mona
mara, one of the Portsmouth pitchers.
had skipped the team. No reason was
gwen, but rumor says that he was of
Tered S6o month and a situation all
the year round If he would pitch Satur-
days and Sundays for a Pennsylvania
team.