The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-15
CITY MEMS IN /. BRIEF
matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrOnICIed. sif
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
a Fell md Concise Record OF tho
Minor Events of Growing Sen.
port city Laid Bare to the Many
Readers OF the Ncwsicst of Nor.
folk Papers.

Colonel c. Fenton Day. Of Isle OF
Wight, WAS In the city Yesterday.
Police Sergeant TAYLOR was taken
suddenly i'll again yesterday morning
There has been big drop in the price
OF eggs In the last two or three days.
Mrs. Fl. Il. Thompson, of 1863 Chnpcl
street, is seriously i'll with plcuso pneu-
nionia.
An effort is being made to prevent the
repair Of the buildings recently burned
on Main street
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Press
Club transacted only routine business
ut yesterdays meeting
The machinery for the new hosiery
factory ut the Broad Creek turnpike
and Lamberts Point railroad is being
put in.
Mr.. james w Casey, a well-known
local composer. has received an order
from San Francisco for several OF his
compositions.
Mr.. u. {. Christian. who has been
confined to his home for the past two
weeks by sickness. was reported some
what improved yesterday
The Virginia Peanut Association will
hold n meeting to-day to eudcavor to
patch up all differences between mem
bers and permanently rcorganiZe.
owing TO the lack of Il quorum the
annual meeting Of the Business Mems
Association, called FOR last evening, was
adjourned till Thursday January 3otb.
horse attached to Carpenters furnl-
turc wagon fell on Commercial Place
yesterday afternoon. Tho driver was
thrown to the ground and his wrist
injured
The people of Huntersvilic are con
Sidcrably stirred up over one of the
amendments TO the city charter extend
ing police jurisdiction To one mile from
the city limits.
The Rev. l.: b. Johnston will preach
a A',I, {,
Presbyterian Church the opening ser
mon i'll the evanGClistic services To be
held In this church
The resignation of Rev. G.. u. Rut-
ledge rs pastor OF Frcemason street
church of Christ. was unanimously re-
ie'hed M q meeting OF the official board
held Monday night.
Key V. lAnSon. formerly of Grace
baptist Church, this city, and now of
ismporia. Greensyilie county. Va. viii
conduct the regular mid-week service s;
at his old charge here at 7:30 o'clock
tonight.
The cases TO test the power Of The
city to require property owners to keep
the sidewalks of paved streets I'm proucr
CONDITION, which We're To have come up
before justice Gregory yesterday, were
postponed until Thursday.
y iire on the Princess Anne road,
ABOUT mile from. the city about i
COCK yesterday moraing. DESTROYED five
frame houses belonging to MIR. I. Gut
man An alarm WAS sounded bu, the
ilre was too far out to attempt to reach
it. .
The steamer James Wcodan. ashore
AT New Inlet, n. g.. has filed with wa
Ter, ana, as stated in yesterdays Viz
Eihlan. there Is little hope of saving
ner. The wrccliing steamer j. ID. Jones;
Is lying close by. but could not work on
her Yesterday owing To the high seas
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MI Lewis " Smith. who. for a num-
Der OF years, has been connected with
the coffee and tea house of c. -. Ken
| hey, OF NO. 40 Main street. has accept
ca Il position with the Pickett Grocery
company located mt No. i3 New Mar
ket iWce, where he will be pleased 10
see his friends " -