The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-10
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrunicIed.
ERSoAAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full nnd Concise Record or the
Minor Events of Growing Men.
port CITY Laid Bare to the Many
Headers of tho NewsIest of Nor.
folk Papers.

Inc steamer City OF Chester iS on
Graves ways.
Mrs. J. II. Dzer has returned from a
visit to Baltimore.
kew. J. p. Hoyt. of Connecticut, spoke
at the Union Mission last night.
The regular monthly session of the
Select Council will be held tonight.
Rev r. w. Webb spoke ut the Gospel
mission, 3SO1a Church street. last night.
The roof Is now being nut on The
new public school building in the Fourth
Ward
The Frances Barnes VS. will hold their
regular meeting at the Girls Home this
afternoon at 4:30.
The schooner Harriet c. kerlin has
arrived at Baltimore In tow OF the tug
Asher j. Hudson
Asstereoptican exhibition and silver Of
fering was held at Queen Street NJ. L.
Church last night.
large attendance greeted Rev. Geo.
w. Jacoby. of Philadelphia. at the Union
Mission Sunday night
The Woman's Christian Association
will meet to-day at IL o'clock in the
parlor of the Girls Home.
Daisy Thorn, white. was arrested yes
terday charged with keeping house of
ili-fame at 140 Wolf street.
The Methodist preachers, at their
meeting yesterday. discussed the matter
OF appointing colportcur.
Mr.. w. F. busch and wife have re-
turned from Washington, where they
nave been attending the grand opera.
Fifteen members of the Norfolk Cycle
Club took run to Lynnlaven bay Sun
Gay anu enjoyed an oyster roast there.
John Olds, colored. was arrested yes
terday upon charge of stealing S5Ta
from the person of Alex Wilson col
ored.
y white man was arrested yesterday.
charged with obtaining s56.56 worth of
wood under false pretenses from c. g.
Lakln.
MIR. j. p. Britt will deliver his lecture
on Expansion Method in Arithcme-
tic" a, the next meeting OF the School
Board.
Rev. r. H. Bennett. of the McKcn-
dree Methodist Church, preached at the
Freemason Street Baptist Church sun
day night.
Mrs. p. ID. Gwaltney. OF Smithfeld. is
In the city, on Il brief visit TO her daugh-
ter. the wife of Mr.. John Maxwell, OF
The Nirginian.
Rcv. DIR. Goucher President Of the
Wonan's College. Baltimore preached
an excellent sermon at Epworth Metho-
dist Church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. ID. Harwell will cele-
hrate the twenty-tfth anniversary OF
their marriage a their home. on Clay
avenue, next Tuesday evening
Rev. Dr. Young, pastor of Epworth
Methodist Church. baptized an infant
OF Italian parentage after the services
at that church Sunday night.
The schooner Adeiine Townsend, Cap
tain Hogan. from James river to New
York. arrived here yesterday. with par,
of her deck load Of wood gone.
An effort made by Chief of Police King
and two officers to get i'm a. saloon al
Chapel street and Princess Anne avenue
Sunday morning was unsuccessful
Rev. Mr.. Wright. the new pastor OF
Grace Baptist Church. preached a
initial sermons TO large congregations
Sunday. and made most favorab BILE inn
preston.
Rev. Dr. Young did not prelude his
Norfolk politics. He will preach a
special sermon on the subject next sun
day night
MIR. c. c. Waddill, who left Norfoll,
recently to enter the employ Of a Rich
mond cigar house. is in the city. having
been assigned this territory. His friends
are glad TO have him back
The Kings Daughters of Epworth
Church will give II musical and literary
entertainment on Thursday evening.
March l2th. at O'Clock Some OF Tie.
best talent OF Norfolk Will take part.
Mr. w. j. King, owner and manager
of the Bijou Baseball Association of
ihailiiofe. was III the CITY Yesterday
and closed dates with the Norfolk team
FOR two games To he played in this city
on April Sd and 7th
The stockholders of the Savings Bank
OF Norfolk, at their annual meeting YES
terday reelected the following directors:
Geo. W. Dey, VIM. w. Chambcrlaine
Washington Taylor. DR. II. NJ. Nash
and George Chamberlaine
Mr.. Hill Montague. of Richmond
Grand Master OF Odd Fellows I'm Nir
ginia. has appointed Mr. Joseph +. An
dersor. OF Columbia Lodge Norfolk, 10
the position of Grand Conductor. made
edge. of Portsmouth.
There will be meeting of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy to-day at
II O'Clock at the hall OF Pickett Ruchan
All Camp, to consider the question of
joining the Grand Division OF Virginia
Every member is requested to be pres
ent in person or by proxy.
Tn park Sunday was filled with
bicycles and vehicles of the society of
the city. Ladies and Gentlemen spun
their steel roadsters about the smooth
drives and the finest turnouts In tho
town ware as thick as spee(S.rs on tho
Mile Road or in Central Park. The
park is growing in popularity for sun
day driving.
Mrs Poole. daughter of Mr. Il. r.
Bockover. arrived in the CITY SUNDAY
from New York. and last night she
and her sister Mrs. NJ. Gordon. of this
city, left for Atlanta. They will he nres
mt Mt no n r In Or.