The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-21
NEWS in BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChTonICled.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Full and Concise Record or tic
Minor Events of ~ Growing Sea.
port city laid Dnrc TO The Many
READERS of the 'Newsicst OF Nor
folk Papers.

The Cycle Club will give It's annual
banquet next Monday evening.
Joe LoYitt, cplored. was arrested yes
terday on peace warrant and bailed.
KEY. Dr. j. j. Lufferty,- editor. Of the
Richmond Christian Advocate, Is In the
city
Officer Pallet is confined to his home
by sickness. He was taken sick at the
station and obliged to go home.
One hundred and sixteen families were
served with ntions at Mordecais head
quarters. No. 81 Bank street, yesterday.
Try Murray's nfty-cent dinners--the
best in the State. Everything in
season. Roanoke avenue, near Main
street.
Thomas Lassiter. a printer employ
ed ut Bowman & IIare's office OH Main
street had q finger cut off In Il press
Tuesday
Ar. ]. NJ. Browning and WIFE, accom-
panied by Mrs. Rrowning's sister. Miss
Hagon, of the Tar Heel State, are at
the Atlantic.
The organ committee at Freemason
street BAPTIST Church has reported fav-
orably TO buying Moller organ for
the church at a cost OF $4,000.
The schooner William II. French and
4 pile driver were at work yesterday
trying 10 float the tug Marietta. which
was sunk near I.ambert's Point
All CT the US of this district, with
their Presidents, are invited TO meet
at the residence of the District Presi-
dent, No. 126 Bank street, this afternoon
ut o'clock.
y. NJ. Agelasto. Esq, the We'll known
representative of the Greek cotton ex-
porting firm of Rail- Bros. was al his
Office yesterday. after being mt home
for several weeks.
% NO a.,
League will be held next Tuesday night
at the First Presbyterian Church. The
address will be delivered by the Rev. DR..
Witherspoon. of Baltimore.
The Legislature has passed an act
which permits persons charged with
misdemeanors to waive trial by jury
and submit their cases Ia the judge
OF she court for disposition.
The Merritt WrcclinS Company's tug
J. ID. Jones succeeded in floating the
british ship Bangalore, ashore on the
Horseshoe. yesterday morning. and tow
ed her 10 Hampton Roads.
The on-commissioncd officers OF the
n. A. l.. biues will on NEXT Tuesday
evening, a; . o'clock. give n banquet
at Murrays restaurant, to the commits
stoned officers and TO the battery
Colonel Walter A. Edwards, c. X. of
r. a. S., yesterday received an applica-
| tion, signed by thirty names, for the in
stitution of u lodge Of the knights of
Pythas at Saltvile, Smyth county,
Va.
The Rev. Thomas Dixon will deliver
his celebrated lecture entitled Back
bone" at the Y. NJ. G. y. Hall Friday,
February 2S;h, for the benefit OF the
Church Workers of Epworth NJ e
Church.
Prof. BelleZZa yesterday afternoon,
upon invitation of Admiral Brown. car
ri "a &C IN F, ri MI
gave an exhibition of fancy dancing.
Last night was seemingly the coolest
of the season
Saturday, February 22d, being a legal
holiday, all of the banks of the Clear
inE-IIouse Association will be closed 10
business. Paper maturing Oh that day
and OF Sunday Will have TO be provided
for on Friday.
One night last week Il lovely little
boy baby. about two months old. was
left at the door of the Florence Crit
endon Home. Anyone wishing to adopt
him can communicate with the presi-
dent OF the Board of Managers.
Carl Owen, a Scandinavian, who was
employed on the English tramp steamer
Dora Foster, recently in this harbor,
upon applying at police headquarters
yesterday for medical treatment, was
committed to the jail hospital,
y cniored man named Bud Harriss fell
from the loft OF the Underwater Ice Com
pany's house on Nivison street to the
ground floor cf the building. a distance
| of forty-hvc feet. yesterday. but was
not injured beyond severe bruises.
Colonel Henry l.. Turner has received
a letter from Mr.. S. ]. Quinn. OF Fred
ericksburg, Va, In which he asks for
Information concerning legislation In
| Norfolk as to Intoxicating liquors. He
| will send MIR. Quinn copy of the Good
| ridge ordinance.
Among those attending the Lumber
mems Associa non registered at the At
lantic are Messrs. Theophius and II.
| Clay Tunls, of Baltimore: w. T.. Pere-
COY and William y. Arringdale of Viii
| mington, n. c.. and r. j. and ]. l..
| Camp, OF Franklin.
Miss ltubic Irwin, who has been visit
| ing the family of Rev. DR.. Wharton.
| in Freemason street. left yesterday
morning for her home in Atlanta Ga.
| Miss Irwin is one of Atlanta's most
popular young ladies. and has won for
| herself many friends in the social circles
OF Norfolk, who will welcome her back
| again