The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-07
Easter Sunday Brought Beautiful Flowers
and Magnificent Church Decorations.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. BROUCATOA TODAY.
The Water Question and the city
COuucil-Rcv. e. II. Bolden's Fare.
wcll-The Coming Marriage OF Miss
Alma Warren and Mr.. Clarence
Moore Other Locals.

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The Boston Baseball Club will play
here to-day.
The rain last night kept number of
people indoors.
The attendance at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
night was quite large.
There are n number of marriages an
nounced for this month.
The decorations in most of the churches
Sunday were beautiful.
MI. and MIS- w. c. Brooks have gone
to BranchNille for Il few DAYS.
The regular April tenn OF the Hastings
Court will begin on Thursday.
MIR. Herman c. Nfemeyer is now route
agent for the Portsmouth Star.
Attention is called In advertisement of
Levy & Jacobs in another column.
Six hundred dollars was raised i the
collection az Trinity Church Sunday
The City Council will hold their regu-
Ia, monthly met citing tonight at clock.
The nvXt term OF the County Court.
which begins on the Goth will be a crimi-
nal one
Dlcky Knox will leave tonight for
New Orleans. where hn will play ball
this season.
The w. c. It. U. will hold their regu-
lar noontidc prayer meeting at u O'Clock
ct the Y. VI. G. a. today
There was a large attendance at Cen
trail RosebuG meeting Sunday afternoon.
The singing was excellent.
The music in all the churches Sunday
night was unusually fine. especially a
the Court Street Baptis: Church.
"a horse attached 20 country wagon
made things lively yesterday morning on
Glasgow street by running away.
Miss Annie Campbell. who has been
visiting in this city for some time, has
returned to her home. in Petersburg.
Portsmouth team will play the Balt.-
more team Thursday afternoon. The
will - ga Wa n n OFT M m
Friday.
large number OF strangers were in
the city sightseeing yesterday. They
visited the yard and other points of in
terest.
The Easter egg hunt a; Central Church
Yesterday afternoon was well attend ed
Ut afforded much amusement for the lit
tie ones.
Rev. MIR. DAVIS. of the Scottsville Bap-
It's; Church. preached an excellent ser
mon last night 1T the South Street Bap-
list Church.
Attention is called to advertisement of
II. l.. Page a. Co. in which they offer
good High street store for rent See
advertisement
small colored boy threw brick yes
serday and hit another bow in the eye
cutting ii quite badly. A warrant was
sworn out for his arrest
a negro named ,Crocks,- was sent to
jail Yesterday for thirty days for steal
ing Il pistol from boy who had been
semitic deliver it to another party.
Mrs. P. j. Lyons who has been under
treatment for one month at st. Vim
cents Hospital. returned home last
night considerably improved IN health.
but not cured.
Rev. Mr.. Broughton will arrive here
this morning from Roanoke and COM
mence series of meetings at the South
Street Baptist Church. He is said to be
an eloquent speaker
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Alma May Warren. daughter OF Capt
c. r. Warren. to wed Mr.. Clarence r.
Moore on Wcdnt sday. April 18th. at 515
o'clock a; Central NJ. T.. Church.
This water question should come up be-
fore the Council tonight. Chief Engi-
Eeer Robinson Will make his report ON
the Codd fire tonight and state the
amount of water he got there.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mamie Maupin Reed 10 Mr. John Hav-
ems Dayton. O: the United States Navy.
the ceremony to take place Tuesday,
April Nth, at p. m. at Trinity p. e.
Church.
The affairs of ST. Paurs Catholic
Church and at the St. Joseph's Chapel.
I'm this city. were prorusev and beauti-
fully decorated Sunday with flowers and
lights In joyful commemoration of the
resurrection
An alarm Of fire was sounded in the
county yesterday morning about IL
O'Clock. caused by n n barrel of tar get
ting on fire at Mr.. LOOMS place, on
County street. Ii was soon put out with
out the aid of the fire department
Dr. Edward Martin. son Rev. Jospeh
T.. Martin. former pastor of Central
NJ. r. Church is in the city visiting his:
mother. Mrs. Mary Il. Martin. on Second
street. He has with him relative
named Walker. who is also from Mis-
slssippi
The case of the negro Jim George.
changed with attempting to kill another
negro Saturday night. was tried yester-
day. and he was discharged, the other
negro appearing and stated that he was
the cause Of the trouble. Georges wounds
VIII not amount to a grea. deal.
Yesterday morning some one broke
open the house of a colored woman
named Mary Young, who lives at S25
High street. raasacked everything and
fnally carried over five dozen eggs and
soma small articles. This Is the second
tinle that her house has been broken
Into inside of a week.
Rev. F.. II. Bolden. pastor or the North
Street a. NJ. T.. Church was given a
farewell reception last night at his
church. Quite an excellent programme
was rendered. after which refreshments
were served. There were many express
Sons Of regret at lfs departure. He has
served four years and that is the link.
There were two kind OF ties worn
Easter Sunday-tlIosa sold by Charles r.
"eiton d Co., and others.