The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Vary Briefly ChrOnIclad.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
a Full ana Concise Record Of the
Minor Events OF Growing Sen.
port city Laid Bare 10 the Many
Readers OF the Newsiest OF Nor.
folk Papers.

MIR. NJ. NJ runls left 1or Baltimore
last night
There Will be u partial eclipse of the
moon to-day; invisible In the United
States.
The schooners Suraii anu Ellen and
John r. Halliday have gone to Lam
bert's Point to load coal
Miss Kate Hnverty. IA most popular
young lady of Old Point. is visiting
friends Oh Butte street
A new fire alarm boX-No Twas
placed on the wharf of the Old Domin-
ION Steamship Company Yesterday.
the Merritt Wrecking Company have
libelled the Brissh ship isungalore,
now i'm Hampton Roads. for $40. 900
The ive-masted schooner Governor
AmcS Is anchored OFF Lyniaven FAY
waiting for favorable wind TO go 10
sea
Chief of Police King will speak at the
ChtIn Mission, No. &c Church street TO-
night at o'cleck. All are cordially In
v!ted.
The funeral of Mrs Lena Teiser, rtiict
OF the late Teiser will take place this
afternoon at O'Clock f,om the residence
No. 81 Fenchruch street
The decorations Tor the Saunders
BiaNton marriage at Newport News
Wednesday were furnished by the Tide
water Floral Company.
TWO specimens of the long leaf pine
which grows about Southern Pines, n.
g., were exhibited at the Scaboard Air
| Line ticket Office yesterday
Any one having lost silver knives or
| olher silverwars marked Sherwood"
| Us requested to make application for the
same at the Police Dcrar
Tonight Rev. Thomas Dixon will de-
liver his famous lecture on backbone at
| the Y NJ. g. y. Hall for the benefit of
The Church Workers OF lGpworth
Church
| Next Sunday at II Il. III. Rev G.; =.
l'utledSe will celebrate his fourth ;tuni-
Nershry as castor OF the Precursor
Street Church OF Christ. He will preach
an appropriate sermon.
I'm incipient fire in Burke & Gregorv's
printing and binding establishments on
Roanoke avenue Wednesday night was
distinguished by Police Officer William
son without turning in an alarm
| me membe:s of Pocahontas Council
| No. a93. Royal Aacanun. had a visit
from Mr.. Phillip peyson. OF Capis5l
Council No. 800 Royal Arcanum. of
| Washington, ID. c.. nj their meeting
| last evening.
The oil storehousc Of MIR. George H.
| Nelinc near the corner of taiver; and
| Wide streets, has been robbed three
| times within the past Week Of a consii-
cradle quantity Of oil. cans. etc. Two
watch dogs. which he kept I'm the build
| ing. have BEEN poisoned.
The Merritt Wrecking Comeany's
steamer j. D. Jones. which left this
port IL few days ago. has succeeded,
with The assistance vi the tug ~ =
| Arnot ana anchors and cables in float
ing the British steamer iamiu.top
ashore ten miles east OF Ere Island,
since 9Th inst
Hugh y. Tarrall. Jr. son OF Mr.. IL. 4.
| Farrail, Keeper Of the Almshouse. rot
his arm crushed IN the cogS of a press
III burke " GreSory's job printing office
yesterday. lie was carried 10 DR. I;ak-
cr's. who found no bones broken. but
me Hesh badly mashed lie was car
RED to his home. 10 Brewer street. where
he Is doing as well as could be expected.