The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-12
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronicIed.
ERS0AAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full aud Concise Record OF tho
Minor Events of ~ Growing Sea.
port City Laid Bare TO the Many
Readers of tho Newstcst of Nor.
folk Papers.

The Police Board meets this afternoon.
lad"
The oyster gunboat Chesapeake is
In port.
Mr.. a. A. O'Neill has returned from
Baltimore.
Mr.; II. Lancaster Williams. of Rich
mona, Is In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Ryder. of Coble-
Skill, y. y. are at the Atlantic.
fev. 10. Il. Hatcher. of the Girst Bap-
list Church. has returned from Rich
mond
Mr.. L. L. billiard. editor of THE
Democrat" Scotland Neck N. c., is in
the city.
Mr.. John r. Shields. formerly of Nor
folk. but now of Washington, D. c., is
In the city.
Mrs. John b. Goode is In Norfolk for
few days the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. r. Brooke.
Gen. w. =. Roberts of North Carolina,
United States Consul at Victoria g. c.,
ana Mrs. Roberts are in the city.
Messrs. +. j. Antelotti and John G.
James are candidates for the office of
Sealcr of Weights and Measures.
The Coroncr's jury ito investigate the
killing OF Thomas Barnes near Ocean
View Sunday will convene to-day at 70
o'clock.
The alarm of fire sounded at 9:45
o'clock yesterday morning was OCCASION
ed by Il defective fue at No 1Oi Smith
street.
The Kings Daughters Of Epworth NJ.
u. Church Will give u musical tonight
NJ O'Clock. y select programme will
be rendered
y ma.s-meeting of all the circles of
Kings Daughters of the city will be
held this afternoon at ! o'clock in the
\. NJ. &. y. parlors. Let all Daughters
attend.
Patents have been granted In Wash
inEton. ID. G., to Henry Hill, of Norfolk
Tor Il feed box. and to Albert l.. Wood
worth. of Norfolk, for Il current actuated
bell buoy.
The owner of the Norfolk and Peters
burg'steancr Mccall IL stfl considering
the request OF the Chamber of Commerce
OF Richmond TO run his boat between
Richmond and Norfolk
The much-talked of Demorest medal
contest takes place in Atlantic CITY to-
night at o'clock at the w. c. \. l..
Hall. on Collcy avenue. when several
contestants will contest for the medal.
The funeral of Thomas Barnes, the
young man who was accidentally shot
near Ocean View Sunday. took place
yesterday afternoon from Dcnby's
Church in Norfolk county, where the
remains We're also inferred
y conference Htpf FEIaworth League
leaders, looking Ito the perfecting of the
recently organized union Of the I,pworth
Leagues of this section. was held Tues
day night At III" residence OF MIR w. z.
Dodson Of this city
The annual meeting of the Norfolk
Branch cf III" Virginia Bible Society
will be held in the Young Mems Chris
tians Association building on Thurs
day. March 18th. ut O'Clock All in
terested III the Bible cause are invited to
be prrSeil'.
Al Grace Baptist Church mex: Sunday
afternoon Rev. l.. Il. Wright will be
formally welcomed 10 his new pasto:atc
Rev. pr NJ. Il. Wharton will preside.
and addresses vii! be- delivered by Mr.
Willis Brown. Rev. DR. a T. owen Rev
RI j. j. Hall. Rev. +. IL. Martin and
Key. Il, a. Hall.
Congressman Tyler has recommended
Tor appointment as n cadt; at the United
States Naval Academy Hugo Os;erhaus
of this city son OF Lieut., Hugo Oster-
haus. IT, :. y. He has also recommended
as alternate FOR this position Washing
ton Taylor, Ir., OF Norfolk. son of Cap:.
Washington Taylor
The Southeastern Labor World, a pub
lication which will be devoted 10 the
interests OF the wage-c1rncrs. will max
Its iirSt aDncarancr before the public
to-day. about II III. II is to be issued on
Thursday of each week and ia under
the management of that wcll-known or
ganiZed labor official, Mr.. c. G. Houston