The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-31
Small Matters Compactly Compiled for
Those Who Like Short News Notes.
lI1TLEGIRL THAT WAS LOST is FOUND
Tho Police and the bicycle Ordt.
nance-SoIomon Butt Batled, and
Ia Lot ont of Jatl-A Pigeon Shoot
az Port NOrfoIk-Mr. Wyatts En-
tertainmcnt-w. C.T.U.Convcntion

The colored G. "A. h. went DOWN 10
Hampton yesterday.
The May devotionS at the Cathonc
Church will end to-day.
The Norfolk County Court Will adjourn
for the term tomorrow.
Mr.. C. w. Hudgins is again confined TO
his home from sickness.
There will be an excursion here from
Richmond this morning.
Mr.. George White will shortly go as
pay clerk on the Texas.
Hon. Joseph II. Lawless was in the city
yesterday visiting his parents.
There will be special music at the Court
Street Baptist Church tonight.
Miss Lizzie Twinkle, of Richmond.
is visiting Mrs Godfrey on Queen street.
Rev. Jack Rosser is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Nem:yerS family, on Swimming
Point
1t is said that deal is about to be
made by which the electric road will
be built.
There was large attendance at the
Federal memorial exercises yesterday
afternoon
The draft of men from San Francisco
pulled in the yard about p. nj. yeSei-
day afte rnoon.
Mary Cole. colored. was committed to
uhe county jail yesterday for thirty days
for mSdemeanor
Read the ad. of j. j. Bilsoly. in which
he announces that he Is now located at
So Middle street.
A party of negro tramps were ar
rested for trespassing on, the Seaboard
Air Line property.
"A special service for children will be
held at O'Clock this afternoon at Mon
umental NJ. T.. Church.
A. b. Tennis was, yesterday appoint
ed special police for Ocean View, vice
E. j. Chiidress. removed.
y party OF ladies and gentlemen
went down TO Newport News yester-
day and spent the day.
Mrs. George w. Morse and her sister.
Mis-. Mary Myers. are both confined to
their homes, in Park View.
There Will be a prayer and praise meet
ing at Central Church this evening at
$3.50 O'Clock. All are invited.
The funeral of Nus. Martha Love
Grimes Will take place this afternoon at
$50 o'clock, from Central NJ. f. Church.
\ daft of men form California will
reach here this morning. They will
be paid tomorrow and be discharged.
A colored excursion arrived here yes
tertsay from Raleigh. They Went down
TO Hampton TO attend tine memorial eX-
erclses.
The funeral of Mrs. Ruth Allen Ber-
nard will take place this afternoon at 3
O'Clock from the South Street Baptist
Church.
The colored man King found his little
daughter that waa lost Qast night after
boing away from home for twenty-four
hours.
The crack shooters of this section will
have live pigeon shoe: at Port Norfolk
Monday afternoon at 1880 o'clock near
the hotsl
The Commissioners of Election met
yesterday and canvassed the vote cast
on Thursday last. There We're no
changes.
Mr.. Dutch" Dunn has a pond that
will hold 1900 live fish He says he
will have them on hand all the time. and
thar no ice will be used.
The Nirginian acknowledges the re
ceipt of the above Advocate (weekly),
and 4ead its newsy columns with "a
great deal OF pleasure.
The Us convention will meet at the
Court Street Baptist Church this week
Delegates will be here from a number
OF different places in the State
MIS-. George ID. Moncrief returned
home yesterday afternoon via Old Do
minion Line. AFTER visiting her friends
end relatives in Brooklyn, y. Y.
horse attached TO wagon ran away
yesterday afternoon and tarew the oc-
cupants, lady and gentleman out,
oru!s.ng the lady up quite badly.
MI John Cuthrell. who has been driv-
er OF the steamer Virginia for over
twenty-five years, will this morning sur
render his place to Mr. Willie Hyslop.
There are numerous rumors about
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad coming to Port Norfolk
but as yet there has been no deal made
number of persons are contcmpla +
Ing trips to the mountains and sea
shores, and as soon as the hot weather
sets In in earnest they will begin to
leave.
The District Convention of the w. c.
4. U. Will meet on Tuesday in the Court
Street Baptist Chapel, beginning at 10
O'Clock a. m. a cordial wilcome Is ex-
tended TO all.
committee OF five from the Chambers
Fire Company will leave this week for
Reading, Pa, to present the picture of
the Chambers boys to the ftits Depart
ment of that city.
Mrs. Colonel j. s. Harwood, of Rlch-
mond accompanied by her son. Mar
snail, will arrive in Portsmouth to-mor-
row, on visit Ito her sister Mus. DR.
CHARLES l.. Culpepper.
young man on bicycle took a
terrible tumble on High street yester-
aay In front of our Portsmouth office
HE lay motionless for q few minutes
and then got up and went his way.
master James Mcdonald, son of Can't
george w. r. Mcdonald, Superintend-
eht or the Portsmouth Street Railroad
company. returned Friday from college.
MS school having closed for the season
Dr. George Peed returned Friday from
uohns Hopkins Hospital. where he had
oeen Tor six months taking q post grad
uate course. He will practice in this
csty next fall. Until that time he will
take a rest.