The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-07
CITY NEWS. IN BRIEI
Matters of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ehronlclad.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Full and Concise Record OF tho
port City LAID Bare TO tho Many
Readers OF tho Newsicst Of Nor.
folk Papers.

The Common Council meets tonight.
The dispatch boat Dolphin is expected
here to-day.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselln, of Shop.
herds,own, w. Va. Is in the city on Il
visit.
n. Silieman has left for New York and
Baltimore.
The Chime bells at Epwor,h are In
order and raug Sunday according TO the
programme published.
Mezsrs. j. Il. Cannon and son left last
night via the N. Y, p. & n. for New
York to purchase goods.
The electric cars crossed the Norfolk
and Western tracks at Lambert's Point
for the first time Sunday.
Rev. II. j. Roberts. of Sidney. n. Y,
preached at the Gospel Rescue Mission,
SSO1a Church street, last night.
The c. w. Il. NJ. Society of the Church
of Christ. Freemason street. met and re-
organized yeste;d day afternoon.
Justice Burroughs was In Princess
Anne County yesterday, and Justice
Seneca sat In his place ut the Police
Court.
Kev. Father Mercer. of the Catholic
Churtia at Fortress Monroe. is under
treatment at st. Nincents Hospital for
aenorrhage of the throat.
Mr.. j. A. Winslow was slightly hurt
Sunday while dririrs gu; to his farm in
Princess Anne county, by the swingle
Miss Bertha Crisp, daughter of eX-
Speaker Charles f. Crisp, of Americas.
Ga. Is expected to arrive in Il few days
on visit to Miss Saunders.
The uniform OF the Norfolk Camp of
Sons of Confederate Veterans will pro-
badly be a gray sack coat square cut.
and black Alpine hat with white cord.
MIR. l. NJ. Mcnamara. business man
aEer of Charles Aunt" was in the
city arranging for the appearance of that
attraction at the Academy on the 10th
inst.
Dorsey Holmes and William Dickson
became involved In u row on Princess
Anne avenue late Saturday night and
| Dickson was cut on the right hand.
Holmes escaped.
The numerous friends of Judge Ed
ward Spalding will be pleased to learn
| that he has returned home from IL trip
| North. where he had been for his health
which is greatly improved.
The Anonymous Outing Club held a
meeting Sunday and elected Mr.. Il. l..
Christian TO membership. Steps were
! taken to procure the clubs quarters at
Ocean View this summer
Di. Pcyton IL. Hoge and DR.. Eugene
| Daniel Will be the speakers at the month
| ly meetings II the Mackenzie League at
First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk
| and tho Portsmouth Presbyterian
Church. respectively.
The cultured people OF our city will be
pleased to know that Hannibal VIII
liams. SO favorably remembered, will be
\ In Norfolk on April II, and Will give a,
the y. NJ. c. a. concert Hall his beauti-
| full recital of Shakespeare's "Othello'
| for one of our most worthy charities
The Evergreen Republican Club organ
| :zed last night at their rooms, No. "a
| James street. with the following OIL
| GERS: President, James c. Waller: Vice
| President, John c. Coleman; Secretary,
| William II. Stuart, Treasurer, r. j.
| Brown. Sergeant at Arms, j. f. Grant:
The Union Republican League of the
| First Precinct Of the Fourth Ward met
ut Baslow's Hall last night and adopted
resolutions favorng Hon. George l.
Eowden as u delegate 10 the Natior,ll
| Convention and endorsing the present
precinct chairman and Executive Com
| mittce.
The commissioners appointed to ap-
| praise the Church street and Cumber-
land street property, required for the
| opening of Hol: street. met again ycster-
| day at Il o'clock. but failed 10 come &c
| an agreement. 1t is low likely that
| Judge Hanckel wiz have to discharge
| this commission and anpo,nf "a ,,ay,- ono