The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrOniGIed.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Full ana Concise Record of the
Minor Events of Growing Sea.
port city E.nId Bare to the Many
Readcra Of the Newsiest OF Nor.
folk Papers.

The cold wave has about left this
section.
Rev. DR.. Lacy preached at the Union
Mission last night.
Chicken thieves are operating In the
vicinity of Broad Creek
a large number of men are at work
on the Consumers Brewery building
Mr.. w. kapustln, of MOSCOW. Russia.
visited the Cotton Exchange yester.
day.
y storage battery for the fire alarm
system Is being put In engine-house No.
The Lowenberg Knitting Company
has declared Il seml-annual dividend
of three per cent
The masked carnival takes place at
the skating rink tonight and a big
time is expected.
The police have not yet secured in
formation as to the identity of the
tLold-street bridge robber
Two hogs. their combined weight be-
ing l,2l1 pounds, were on exhibition in
the city market yesterday.
me Dung Mems Society of the Cum
berland-Strcct NJ. e. Church held an in
tersstihs meeting last night.
Mrs. j. w. Lanigan. her many
friends will be pleased to learn. has
fully recovered from her lrecent III
ness.
an oyster supper was enjoyed by
Underwater Council, Royal Arcanun, af-
ter the installation of officers Monday
night.
An effort is being made to float the
Norfolk and Western barge No. 3 re-
ported on fire Monday on Crancy ISL
and flats.
y route boy on Il morning paper is
said to have been held up on Holt street
bridge two weeks ago and thirty-five
cents taken from him.
Mr.. Henry Crosby has been given the
ots,.f EfN, tai.
OH Plume street to be used as 4 house
for the chemical engine.
The British steamer Mary Aiming, at
BalttGore. discharging 'iron-ore from
Cuha has been ordered 10 Norfolk to
load The Aiming was scheduled to sail
from Baltimore.
Some time Monday night the liquor
store of Jones Brothers. on Church
street was entered by breaking q
window. and about $40 worth of bot
tied liquors OF fine quality taken.
An order just issued by Mr.. ]. NJ
Hallway appoints Mr.. ]. y. NcuEebaucr
ticket agent Of that railway In Norfolk.
with headquarters at No. 96 Main
street
Mrs. Alex. Emerson. of st. Louis and
Mrs. y. ]. Strasburger. of Washing
ton rendered a reception to their friepds
yesterday afternoon and evening at the
residence of Mrs. V. Strasburger, No.
102 Bank street
The schooner Welcoma II. Becbe.
Captain I.ippincott, reported ashore in
Jnmes river, has been lowed into port.
~ survey was held on her yesterday
anh she will go on the ways for re-
pairs She is badly leaking.
Mrs. Minnie Mathews and her mother,
Mrs Ella Hnller, who came here in the
catpnht, on their way to Florida, left
Tor New York on business last night.
Ia he gone Il week. Upon their return
they VIII proceed to Florida
g. u. Stcvens.fa retired merchant of
Roanoke. and for many years member
and secretary of the School BOARD OF
that city. is in Norfolk in conference
WIN some Of our prominent business
men with n view to locating here.
An alarm of fire at o'clock yestcr-
DAY morning was caused by the par
tai burning Of four houses in Atlantic
city ward. They belonged 10 Mr.. Tay
Tor Fell: Mrs. Cox, Mr. BENJAMIN Rae
kus and Mr. Frank Smith. and were
located on Avenue a, between Second
and Third streets