The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
ARE THEY SLEEPING?
Or Are the Projectors Of the Electric Street
Railroad In Rlgor Norris,
is THE DAILY QUERY ON THE STREETS.
Jailed for Renting His Wife City
Council Meeting TO-Night-An Al
Eresco Party for Lake DrunlmOnd
The ReniGcent tain's Good Work
The Republicans In Doubt

Evangelist Crane will have charge of
the meeting to-day.
The grand jury will investigate sew
eral cases OH Thursday.
Quite number of crates of berries
were shipped yesterday.
A colored society paraded the streets
yesterday, headed by brass band.
~ number of ladies and gentlemen will
go to Lake Drummond tot day on pic
mic.
The ladies auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C.
A. will meet this afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock.
Stonewall Camp, c. V. will hold their
regular semi-monthly meeting Wednes-
day night.
negro man who was found in car
Saturday night was committed to Jail
yesterday.
AIR Charles Euler, of Baltimore. is on
visit to his brother Mr.. Chris. G. Eu-
Ter, OF Park View.
a negro named Peter johnson was
committed to the County Jail yesterday
for beating his wife.
The w. c. T. U. will hold their regu-
lar noontide prayer meeting at the Y.
M. c. A. to-day at IL o'clock.
There were three DRINKS in the
Mayors Court yesterday, all Of them
being Saturday night DRINKS.
The judges Of election will meet at the
City Hall tonight and have a recount of
the vote cast for City Surveyor.
Mr.. Charles Il. Bland will leave this
morning for Danvlle to attend the meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge, X. of P.
The question Is being asked daily
what has become of the projectors of
the electric road? Are they sleeping?
Mrs. Doctor Shirley Hope and chill
dren will arrive here from Pensacola,
Florida, to-day on a visit to the doctors
parents.
There will be n Republican conference
held tonight to decide whether a ticket
shall be put in the field or not for mu-
nicipal offices.
The Street Committee has about COM
pleted all arrangements for paving
Glasgow. Smith and County Streets to
the city limits.
The City Council will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight. A num-
Der OF important matters will come up
for consideration.
Mr.. Mulvey's opening at Hotel Vernon
last night was grand success. Dancing
was commenced at o'clock and was
continued to q late hour.
The heavy rains on Sunday washed
the streets nicely and did for number
OF the cutters what the street force have
not done for some time
Attention Is called to the adj of Ben
dali * Welton. In which they offer for
sale good dry slab wood for so cents q
quarter. full measure. delivered in any
part of the city.
Mr.. ID. T. Brownly will leave this
morning for Danville to represent No
JIG. Knights of Pythias. and Samuel
ilcersleeve. No. "a, of the same order at
the Grand Lodge.
Quite number of persons from Nor
folk and elsewhere went to Southern
Pines yesterday to attend the Northern
mems convention which will be held
to-day and tomorrow
The two young men mentioned in
sundays issue as having assaulted Mr.
johnson t his home on Dinwiddie street
were each fined $50 yesterday Their
names are suppressed by request
The three white boys who were held
on suspicion of having robbed Samuel
I. Hand We're tried yesterday and dis
charged upon the charge of robbery but
were committed for ten days upon the
charge of trespassing.
a small colored boy accidently shot
another boy In the foot Sunday morning
on the corner of Pearl and Columbia
streets. while playing with pistol
Ihe wounded boy was carried to his
home, where medical aid was summoned
Rev. Mr.. Crane began a series of meet
ings at the Court Street Baptist Church
last night. The attendance was large
Mr.. Crane is quite a revivalist and will
no doubt draw large crowds and accom-
plish much good.
The ladies and gentlemen who have
peen invited to assist in the living pic
lures. whether they have attended any
of the previous meetings or not. are
earnestly requested to meet Mr. Kilpat-
rick at the J. NJ. c. A. Tuesday evening.
May 3, at p. m.
The Virginian acknowledges receipt
or an invitation to attend the thirtieth
annual banquet of the Chambers Fire
Company to be held May ~ at the city
Hall. The following gentlemen compose
the committee: r. c. Marshall r. Nuns
den, Jr.. w. r. Minter. John Glover and
John G. Sands.
There will be a prayer meeting at
Central M. T.. Church every afternoon
this week at o'clock in the interest OF
the meeting that will be held next week
by Rev. Mr. Gayle at night. Central
Church will assist Owens Memorial in
their meeting, which Mr.. Gayle will con-
duct next week. The prayer meetings
will be held at Owens Memorial. and
nightly services will be held at Central
Church.
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