The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrOnlcled.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
A Full ana Concise Record OF the
Minor Events OF N Growing Sen.
port City Laid Bnre TO the Many
READERS of tho Newsiest OF Nor.
folk Papers.

81. falentlne'S day.
Church. This date suits both DR.. Jones
and the public better.
Hon John Goode returned to his home
In Washington. last night.
The erection of a new tire-proof clerks
Office ut Princess Anne Courthouse has
been begun.
Colder weather is expected to-day A.
though the mercury Will not reach the
freezing point.
The steamer isaac n. Veazey, which
passed out of the Capes Monday, has
arrived at New York
Mr.. j. II. Salvatore CT Old Point was
IN the city last night. and attended the
ball at Emerald Hall
Try Murray's fifty-cent dinners-the
pest In the State. Everything In sea-
son. Roanoke avenue. near Main street.
a meeting preliminary to the orsani-
zation Of new tribe of Red Men In
this city was held at Elk's Hall last
night.
Mr.. Aaron Marx lost fine horse by
dehth from lockjaw yesterday. The
animal stuck nail in his foot some
days ago.
Junius Crocker, colGrcd. was arrested
yesterday upon the charge of carrying
concealed weapon and threatening to
kill his wife.
Rev. w. j. Young. ID. d.. pastor of
l'pworth Nj. u. Church. spoke and Mr..
j. l.. simmons sang at the Union Mis-
SION, lower Church street last night.
DR.. ]. WIN. Jones lecture on 1.-THE
Boys In Gray" has been postponed till
next Tuesday night, February 18th, at
) O'Clock, at Freemason Street BAPTIST
Harry Finn, q sick white boy. claim
ing Boston as his home. was taken TO
police headquarters by the authorities
of the Union Mission yesterday after
noon.
1t is said that n cooking main was
fought Wednesday night in Princess
Anne avenue, just outside the city linn
It's. In which eight birds on side were
entered
The funeral services of the venerable
AIR. Edward r. Gornto were conducted
by Rev. j. u. Merritt ut the grave in
Elmwood Cemetery, at II O'Clock yester-
day morning.
The Supervisors OF Princess Anne
county have requested their delegates
ana Senator in the Legislature to OPP
pose the measure proposed by the Good
Roads C'onventica.
t. II Richardson. proprietor of as aloon
on Main street, was arrested yesterday
upon warrant sworn out by ". l..
Wood. charging him with selling wills
key on the Sabbath day.
Rev. K. w. Webb. evangelist. Of this
city. has Just closed n highly successful
revival service at ParkSlev. Accomac
county. Va. He has been engaged TO
conduct the camp meeting there next
August.
The choir of the Church Street Syna-
gogue viii render some special sclec-
tons at to-night's service, which begins
at O'Clock. Miss NJ. ~ boswell and
Mr.. William d. Crowell will be the
Soloists
John Franklin. colored, arrested
few days ago near Eempsvile on the
charge of stealing harness from scve-
raj farmers in Princess Anne county
was tried Tuesday and found guilty
He was sent to Jail for three months on
one charge. and sent on to the grand
jury on another
The steamer Shelter Island. a trim
side wheel steamer. is in port from New
York In ballast ard in command Of
Capt. Z. S. Tuttlc. bound for Key West,
where IL is thought she will be bought
by steamboat company operating a
line of passenger boats between that
port and Florida point.
The schooner Theresa Wolf, Can't
Barrett, arrived here yesterday from
Philadelphia with cargo of coal On
the lth when Off Fenwic!:'s Island the
Wolf encountered heavy gales from the
SIS. w. 10 the NV, during which the
main gaf was broken and the mainsail
and lib blown to pieces. besides Other
slight damages being done.