The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-17
CITY IN PARAGRAPHS
Brlefest Possible Mention Made of Many
MatierS or Interest 10 All Readers.
OCCURRENCES NOTED WITHOUT DETAILS
Not Much About Anything Hut
Something About Mnny Things
photographic View OF Life in
Norfolk I'm Its Many and Vary.
ing Phases-Brief, Faithful, Vivid.

Rev. w. S. Lacy preached at Union
Mission last night.
MIR. w. l.. Mcleod. of Suffolk, Va, is
here, the guest of his mother.
DR.. w. T.. Driver and bride have re-
turned from their honeymoon.
Miss Louie Thumm has returned from
visit to friends and relatives in New
York.
See advertisement of sale of furniture
ana apples by Valentine & Stevens, IS
lSank street.
a vicious dog yesterday morning on
Washington street bit n small colored
boy named Sheppard.
a new telegraph line will shortly be
paced between Norfolk and Hatteras,
TO replace the present one.
Messrs. Charles G.. Hetzele and w. II.
Bentley, of Philadelphia registered n,
the Cotton Exchange yesteri ny.
State Secretary Coulter addressed 100
boys and later in the day over 200 men
at the \. NJ: Z. n. Sunday afternoon.
Deputy City Sergeant IIpps left for
Richmond yesterday with his venire Of
1urymcn obtained here for the WINNER
case.
y game of football has been arranged
for Tuesday week between the Norfoli,
team and that of the University OF Vir-
ginia.
G. c. Gubenator, of Richmond. YES
terday purchased the tug Olive Branch.
sold At the United States Marshal sale,
Miss Lizzie X. Moore organist for ST
Luke's L. l.. Church. has returned from
clifton Springs, N. Y, much improved
in health.
The finder OF black silk chiffon
fuchc' lost on CRANKY street yesterday,
MI nc rewarded be leaving same ut
Woman's Work Exchange.
itcy Leighton Parks. -. D.. of Boston.
Will he the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
nam SHARP. no. 20 Freemason street,
during the Episcopal Congress.
Abram Lee, the negro cotton thief mr.
rested here Saturday, was taken back
To PcrIuimans county. \. c., yesterday
by an officer sent TO Norfolk for the pur-
pose.
William Parker, colored. n waiter 81,
ihe Atlantic Hotel. died suddenly at his
home, in Ealsom street. Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock from internal hemor-
rhage.
Mr., w. y. Smith, who was recently
married To Miss NJ. l.. Iierntion ut her
nome, in Loudoun county. returned To
terday.
An electric light pole near the Nor
loiii and Western depot caught fire yes
tcrday morning, but the blaze was cx-
tihGuished without the aid of the Fire
Department.
y bicycle collided with runaway
morse on Princess Anne avenue. near
chapel street, yesterday morning, but
no serious injury resulted to either man.
beast on machine.
Eleven candidates for membership to
isute Street Baptist Church were baD-
tizcd Sunday morning at the end OF Bot
ctourt street in the presence of a large
NUMBER OF spectators. white and colorcd
MI W. r.. Clark, az Boston, is ut the
Atlantic nursiN" q broken leg. the re-
suit of falling ON The deck Of the steamer
Gloucester Saturday evening durin.
rough weather, while en- route from his
home to this city.
Tho explosion of n gasoline stove at
NO. 4'i l;ute street caused Il scare yes
tcrday morning. In cndeavoring to cX-
tinSuish the flames Officer Wade burned
his hands badly. Officer Nelson put the
fire out after considerable trouble.
Mcssrs. G. w Collins, II. Harrington,
OF Harrington. Del; Mark W. Cole, of
Dover. Del. and Dr.. l.. l.. Lewis. of the
former place passed through here yes
terd2y on their way to Waverly. where
they will enjoy ten days deer hunt
Booker Winbush, Il cnlorcd driver, fell
from his wagon in front Of Shel!house's
store, on Princess Anne aVenuc. yes
tcrdaE morning and was painfully in
lUr"d. He was taken home in the patrol
wagon which an officer summoned for
the purpose.
Yesterdays Baltimore sun SAYS: "Thc
tug Apollo, of the Merchants and Min
ers' fleet. arrived from Norfolk yester-
Clark Company. where she will be haul
ed out and painted ana also be fitted
with powerful fire and wreciing
pump"
y warrant was obtained by Special
Officer Moore yesterday for the arrest
OF William Lassitcr foreman for Thos
r. lialientinc. charging him with wan
ton!y shooting, manning ana disabling
cow owned by Mrs. N. c. Kidd, owner
Of the Fox Hall Dairy. The case will
be heard by Justice Hawks Thursday
afternoon AZ o'clock.
George Brown. colored. was stabbed
twice about - o'clock yesterday morn
ing by Isaac Thomas. the two boys hav-
ing become involved i'm a quarrel while
playing craps in an open field in Whites
row. The instrument used was an oys-
ter knife. Brown was taken to The
nearest drug store. where his injuries
were dressed. No arrests were made
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