The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-07
CITY NEWS In BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly Chronlcled.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
Full ana Concise Record OF tho
Minor Events Of IL Growing Sea.
port city s.aid Rare to the Mnny
Readers of the Ncwsicst of Nor.
folk Papers. i

Currituck Sounti is frozen over.
Commodore Marshall Parks Is In the
city.
The John S. Barbour club meets TO-
night.
a rehearsal of "RebcEah'' was held
last night at the new E!pworth Church.
MI w Z. 7. Parker, OF New York Wis
tied the Cotton Exchange yesterday
me REGULAR monthly meeting Of the
Common Council will he held to-nipht
Rev. Father, w. a. McKcefrcy. form
SHY assistant TO Father Dotcrty. is In
the city.
y destitute family at No. 300 Queen
street has been reported ut police head
quarters.
a lady tainted in the Academy of
Music last night and had TO be car
ried out.
Yesterday was old Christmas and was
appropriately observed by the C;rcck:,
In the city.
firc in an old stable on Piipoli street
caused an alarm from box Ill Yesterday
morning. The damage wa. trilling.
The services at the Onion Mission In c,
night We're conducted by Rev j. l..
Schenck, of the Lutheran Church
Prof. Newton F'ita on Sunday tnoE
charge of the organ at Centenary Nj. T..
church, when the music was of q high
order 'S =
Prof. Fitz has taken charge Of ihc
organ at Centenary NJ T.. Church. and
Prof. Tives at the First PrcSbytcrImn
Church
y special sermon on Gambling. wa,
preached at the First Baptist Church
by it's pastor, Rev. Il. r. Hatcher. Sun,
day night.
The Bramblcton w. c. T. l.. will NEE,
this afternoon Mt o'clock ut the house.
OF Mrs. George, on Brambletun avenue.
near the bridge
~ pair OF horses attached to n hack
IA y -u RI l.,
and were stopped at the corner of Main
by Officer Hampshire
The Central Labor Union Directory
of Norfolk is being issued from the
press or Barron IL Co. and contains
much useful information
number of machinIsts and cnrpep-
tors from Norfolk and Portsmouth have
temporarily moved to Newport News To
work on the big hattleshirs.
Joseph Pyle. II well-known secret
order man. and Great Keeper Of Wam-
pun of the United States Of the lmprov-
cd Order of Red Men. is. dead
Mr.. John Il. Lowery. who has been
spending the holidays with his parents,
returned yesterday To Iiampden-Syd-
ncy college to resume his studies.
Rev. George II. Ray, y. d., formerly
or Eerkley. but now Of Lynchburg has
been appointed Grand Chaplain of th,.
Grand Lodge-ofI Masons of Virginia
The Bay Line had Il steam er out from
N9rioiii yesterday evening and one in
ihis norn!ng--ln order to change the
sailing day of the respective steamers,
special Officer King Yesterday ar
rested Ned Griffin and William Brithrrs
ioi, cruelty to Il mule. They will have
nearing this morning before Justice
Burroughs
The Legislative Committee of Central
Labor Union will probably go 10 Rich
inond this week To bc present nj n
Joint meeting of the committees there
IN charge OF the mechanics lien law on
I he 10th inst. san.
man, In feeble health. fell on stove at
me nous Of her son-in-law. Ollie Bly
NO Pollard street. sunday morning,
and was badly burned about the face.
hands ana BODY
Mrs. ~. j. Strasburger. of Washing
ton, ID. G, and Mrs. Alex Emerson. of
81. Louis, will be AT home" Ia their
friends this afternoon and evening nj
the residence OF MIS-. v Strashurges.
No. l02 Bank street.
The Young Peoples Union of Frccma-
son street Baptist Church was enter
tanned last night by an address by Rev.
DR.. W. j. Young. Vocal and instrumen,
tal music and Rotations completed a
delightful programme.
letter has been received from Mr.
i. j. Mcclure. general secretary OF the
Carpenters and TOiners' Union of Amer.
lea, stating that owing Ia sickness he
will not be able Ia address the Central
Labor Union Of this city next Tuesday
night.
Mr.. ana Mrs. II. w. Arnold have is.
sued Invitations 10 the marriage of their
daughter Miss Martha Prince Arnold
10 MIR. Henry Watkins. the ceremony
Ia take place Thursday. January 10th
az O'Clock. at the residence. No AZ Butte
street.
The members selected TO form the
Mackenzie League Union choir met at the
Y. NJ. G. y. parlCrs last night to orCan>
ize. The executives committee of the
Aiakcmis League are expected to meet
al the same place on next Thursday
evening.
a colorcd man standing In n crowd
near the corner of Chapel street and
Princess Anne avenue Saturday night
had his pocket picked of a. pistol An
attempt was made to pick the pocket
of another coorcd man IN the same
neishborhoOd Saturday night
The funeral of Mrs. Virginia Lynch.
who died al st. Nincents Hospital lat !,
Saturday night. was held in the hnspl-
tai chapel yesterday morning nj .
O'CLOCK The services were conducted by
the resident chaplain, and the inter,
ment was in ST. Mary's Cemetery.
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