The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
THE FIRST DAY OF LENT
The Season Of Sack Cloth and Ashes Begins
with a High and clustering Wind.
DR.. HOPE RECEIVES HIS APPOINTMENT
Aaa Appoints Two Efficient Assist.
auss-Mann:-cr Mann and One of
zais Players Authenticated by
. ScErO-Grnnd Rally orEPworth
I.ea.uc-The County Court.
Lent began yesterday.

Lent began yesterday.
There was no docket III the Mayors
Court yesterday.
There are just two weeks Geiore INT
Legislature adjourns.
One drunk, who was too. helpless 10
tell his name, was locked up 10 sober OH Z.
Ii was rumored yesterday that Con-
stable isham, OF the county. was dying.
Lefty" Mari and John Heilman, TWO
OF Portsmouth's baseball players, have
arrived. -,
Bids VIII be opened ut Mr.. S. w.
Lyons office to-day for building bridge
ct Great Bridge.
The tug Marietta sank off l4amDert $
Point Yesterday while towing schoon-
er in the harbor.
Saturday will be George Washngton's
birthday There will be no military cis-
play of any kind
Constable lsham is not dead, as re-
ported. but is critically i'll, with no
hopes OF his recovery.
After being confined at home for seve-
raj days. the Nirginian representative
is again able to be at work.
The County Court was engaged Yes
terday in trying a prisoner for stealing
corn from a railroad train.
Three tramps two white and the 9th
or colored. were furnished lodging at
the station house last night
Stoncwall Camp. G. ". had their re-
.ular semi monthly meeting last night.
and transacted routine business.
The meeting at Central Nj. II. Church
Is progressing nicely. Rev. Mr.. Royal
is preaching nightly to full house
The river looked quite angry ycster-
dav AT times the waves would laSh
up against the wharves with cons!dcra-
bic fury
The new tug Dorothia. went down to
Newport News OH a trial trip yesterday.
She had Il number of railroad and news
paper men OH board.
The Ladies' Mite Society Of Monu-
mental NJ T.. Church will give Il CO.
loniai tea at the residence of Mrs. L. +.
Howell. on Washington street tonight.
THE Virsinian acknowledges II" re-
ceipt Of an invitation to attend Faragut
Post. G. y. H., Camp Fire on Saturday
night. The usual exercises will be gone
through.
rho first train over the $ uthcrn road
to this city reached here Tuesday night.
1t is hoped that before many more
weeks pass that they will be run in
here regularly.
The Jail Committee Of the Board Of
Supervisors of Norfllk county met at
the Jail yesterday afternoon. anal ac-
Uepted the new cells and will order the
Same 10 be paid for al the next meet
Ing.
Air. Charlie Bunting. a Waterman at
Port Norfolk. had TO knock u negro man
down several times Il few nights ago
Will. returning from this city. The
negro attacked him on the road with an
oyster knife.
There. viii be grand rally of the
Epworth Leagues tonight at Monu-
mental NJ. I: Church. The Epwor:h
Church League of Norfolk will come
over in body. Rev. DR.. Young will
address the meeting.
All the delegates who attended the
Y. NJ. G. a. Convention in this city left
here favorably impressed with Ports
mOlath'S hospitality. 1t is said that
some OF them made such an impression
that they will return soon for another
purpose.
John Nimmo. the negro who was
tried yesterday for robbing railroad
cars II corn was given four years In the
penitentiary. His counsel gave notice
that he would argue for a new trial on
the ground that the verdict was contra
ry tn the law and the evidence
1t has been used 10 the detriment of
Portsmouth that there was no use In
appointing that city To meet as there
were no hotels Even if there is no,
such an idea was proven TO he untrue
in the case OF the Y NJ. c. y. Convcn-
ton. Nearly 800 people were provided
for ana all We're We'll pleased
DR.. II. =. Hope received his documents
as quarantine officer yesterday. He as
sumes charge March 18th and will con
tinuc to hold the office for two year.
from that date. lie will appoint Drs
Charles Parish and Alex. Hattou us hi.
assistants, and one of the three will b,
available at all times. both day ant
night.
y slight mistake occurred yesterday
in the statement that the in.
stallaton and inspection of Atlantic
Division. u r. *. OF p. took plac,
Tuesday night. 1t did not take place
until last night and was followed b.
banquet, which was greatly enjoyed
The division now numbers forty-eigh
men. with nine applications for mem
bership.