The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChronIcIsd.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL REWslHo1Es.
A Full and Concise Record OF the
Minor Events Of Growing Sen.
port City Laid Bare TO the Many
Readers or the Newsiost OF Nor.
folk Papers.

"A big excursion came down from Rich
mond yesterday
The Finance Committee of the Coun-
ellis met last night
Mr.. j. Iredell Jenkins returned yeSter-
day from Richmond.
The Police Board will hold special
meeting this afternoon.
The meeting of the B. Y p. u. to have
been held last night was postponed.
Next Sunday will be observed as
chtldren's day In the Presbyterian
churches.
Mrs FLORENCE Hartman, of Baltimore,
Md. Gls visiting Mrs A. d. Seldner, ON
Holt street.
P!cltett-Buchanan Cahmp, c. ", will
o'clock tonight.
Rev. DR.. j. J. Hall will preach the
commencement sermon of the Berkeley
Military Institute.
Misses Bessie and Puss Thompson. of
Suffoik. are the guests of tine Misses
Finch, on Bank street.
Pocahsntas Council. No. 493, r. A.,
Will give a complimentary excursion to
Its members on June "a.
The attendance at the Armory Sun
day afternoon was very large, and q
number of addresses were made
Mr. Donovan last night delivered the
second part of his lecture on Hidden
things Revealed" at the Y. M. c. A.
Captain CHARLES d. Langley was out
aittle while yesterday after q protracted
and dangerous illness of typhoid fever
Rev. DR.. NJ. B. Wharton will preach
the commencement sermon before the
pupils of the Norfolk College for Young
Ladies'.
Miss Mamie Simmons. of Tarboro N.
C., is the guest of her cousin, Mars. Harry
Butt corner Of Fenohurdh and Char
l0tte streets.
Mrs. M. w. Mason, of this city. with
nen' daughter. lis visiting Boston, in att
tendance at the New England Conserya-
tory of Music.
Mrs. 1. Vollars. Of Wilmington. N. C..
who has been visiting her niece. Mrs
Otto w. Cook, on Llewellyn Terrace,
has returned home.
The case OF the three young men
charged with numbering Allen Jones
will come up before Justice Hawks this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
MT. III. A. Morgan, of the Norfolk Mis-
slon College, who was assaulted in
Portsmouth by Z. b. Mars some time
ago, is able to be downstairs.
A tea for the benefit OF the Norfolk
Infant Sanitarium will be given to-
morrow evening at the residence of Mr..
X. NJ Hughes. Colonial avenue, Client.
Mr. James T.. Hall, who has been con-
nected with the repoatorial staff of
the Evening News. goes to Richmond
to-day to accept a position with the
Pullman Car Company.
Tho twelfth annual commencement of
Southwest Virginia Institute takes place
May 29ah, and June I'd. Among the grad
yates Is Mass Elizabeth Mero!ere Odend-
mai. charming young lady of this city.
~ number of citizens residing In va
rtous pants OF the city are to be found
iNsns around on the streets. These un-
iortunste rodents have been caught in
traps, killed by terriers, and left exactly
where they met their death
There Will be a. big Democratic rally
at Festival Hall. Brambleton. tonight
under the auspices of the Brambleton
Democratic Association. Among the
speakers will be Captain w. r. Mayo
Sandldate for Mayor. and Mr.. j. L.
Winston, candidate for Councilm,m