The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-02
ITEMS GRAVE AND GAY
OF Occurrences In and kbaut the City In
Homes, Streets and Public Places.
CROWDS AT THE ELLIOTT MURDER TRIAL
The County Jail Without n Female
Inmate for the First Time In Half
Century-A New Wharf nt tile
Naval Hospital-CIose ofthe Mill.
sary Fair-Chickcn Thieves About.
This is Septuagesima Sunday.

rms is Septuagesima Sunday.
The city employees were paid yester-
day for January.
Attention Is called to advertisement
of boarders wanted.
The State Y. NJ. c. A. Convention will
meet Wednesday, February 18th.
Communion will be administered In
number of the churches to-day.
Constable Hodges arrested several
darkies In the county for fighting.
There were quite number of country
people in yesterday attending court.
General Superintendent McBed and his
clerk took charge of their office yester-
day.
folk county Jail are expected on Mons
day.
The Board of Trade will hold their
regular monthly meeting at noon on
Monday.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
and Methodist Churches will continue
this week.
The committee will leave for Wash
ington on the Washington steamer to-
morrow night.
John Wilson was sent to the peni-
tertiary for two years yesterday by
the County Court.
John Wilson was sentenced to two
breaking yesterday.
The negro j. w. Colthrop was sent on
TO the Hastings Court yesterday upon
the charge of murder.
The military fair closed last night
with general auction. The amount
made will be quite small
For the first time in years. out of fifty
prisoners In the county Jail. there Is not
female. This is remarkable.
new wharf Is being built by the
Government at the Naval Hospital. The
old one was considered unsafe.
hn "A Il of all
Will hold their regular monthly meeting
ON Monday at the courthouse.
A chicken thief visited several places
on Race avenue Thursday night and
carried of a. number of chickens.
Thomas b. Ogle, a native of Ireland
declared his intention OF becoming an
American citizen In the County Court
yesterday.
The new bell which has been hung in
the South Street Baptist Church steeple
will be rung for the first time this morn
Ing for Sunday school.
The Mayors Court room was densely
packed yesterday, all anxious to hear
the case of Peter Calthrop. charged with
the murder of Tom Elliott.
Several young men, while out riding
on a bicycle n few nights ago, ran 4
large, fat opossum down and killed him.
They brought him in and divided him in
five pieces.
Attention Is called to ad. of house
for rent, No. 50l North street. either
furnished or unfurnshed. For particu-
lars apply to John c. Niemeyer, No. 4O7
Court street.
The members Of Portsmouth Canton
are requested'to assemble at their lodge
room on Monday, at l p. M, to pay
the last tribute Of respect TO their de-
ceased captain.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Missionary Society Of the Fourth Street
Baptist Sunday School Will be held this
afternoon in the Sunday School r2om at
O'Clock. The Hon w a. Fentress
will address the society.
Hon. r.. c. Marshall returned from
Washington yesterday. He appeared
before the River and Harbor Commit
tee in the interest OF the pilots, and
thinks that his case is q good one.
letter has been received from r.
L. Hutchins who is at Colorado Springs,
stating that he and his wife had arrived
safe and that his son stood the Journey
mighty we'll and felt much better al
ready.
The Sunbeam Society connected with
the South Street Baptist Church will
hold their regular monthly meeting this
afternoon at 3 O'clock a most excel
programme has been arranged for the
Occa aston
The members OF Seaside Uadge, X.
of p, are requested to assemble at their
lodge room tomorrow (Monday) after
noon at O'Clock to pay the last tribute
cd respect to their deceased brother r.
A. ctheridge.
The members of Old Dominion Lodge
No .. i. .. o. T., are requested to as
semble at their hall on Monday, al
p m, for the purpose of paying the
last tribute of respect to their Grand
Conductor r. y. I1theridge. All sister
lodges are invited to unite with them
Mr.. j. William Leigh. late collector
for John l.. Watson, has branched into
business on his own account, having
opened a rental and collecting agency at
512 Middle street. Mr.. Leigh has been