The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly GhronlcIsd.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES
A Full snd Concise Record OF the
Minor Events OF n Growing Sea.
port city Laid Bare to the Many
Readers OF tho Newsicst OF Sor.
folk Papers.

The following were the pallbearers:
The revival at Spurgeon Memorial
Baptist Church has been brought to a
close. -.se.
The Southern Convention of the Chris
tian Church begins at Burlington, N c.,
to-day.
The number of tons of coal shipped
from Norfolk last month amounted to
1876. 605A
Miss Agnes Hope has returned home
from q three weeks stay at Old Point
Mr.. L. c. Kilby and family have for
several days been the guests of friends
in Suffolk.
The Board of Police Commissioners
did not meet yesterday Capt Balton be-
Ing the only member present.
Miss Elizabeth Mercier Odend'hal has
returned from Bristol where She attend
ed the southwest Virginia Institute.
Mr.. Walter s. Face, foreman of the
street PAYERS, has resigned. Mr.. Louis
Lawson has been appointed to fill his
place.
President Werner. of the Norfolk Rail-
way. and Mrs. Werner, have arrived
from PittsDurg and are stopping at Vir-
ginia Beach.
Miss Florence Brown, of Culpepper,
va, and Miss Evelyn Peters, OF Wash
lngton, ID. c.. are visiting Mrs George
stuart Briggs, of Duke street
Mr.. Samuel Jarvis, of Eas.ville, was
IN the city on Wednesday to meet his
uaushter, MISS Louise, who has been
attending the college at Roanoke.
TWO honses attached to a hack fell
on Main street about tbs last evening.
| the accident creating considerable eS
citement. They were gotten I'D unin-
1ured after some delay
A double brick house on the corner of
Howard and Nicholson streets, was sold
al the Real Estate Exchange yesterday
| by Mr.. L. T.. Rogers, auctioneer. To Mr.
James l.. Belote. for $1,G25
The entertainment which was to have
been given at the lawn party at First
BAPTIST Church last night was post
poheu on account of the inclemency of
the weather
Briston Bright. colored, was arrested
iaSt night charged with stealing three
oales OF hay, belonging to D. p. Reid
BRO, from car on the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad.
An exhibition of members and SIN
dents work will be given by the Nor
iolk Art League to-day between tho
hours OF IL n. m. and 7;30 p. m. at their
rooms in the Eaddlngton building
"A caucus of the n:wly.. lecfed Demo-
cru'io councilmen will be held on the
lo:h Instant, to elect Select Councilmen
Inc net earnings of the Norfolk and
WESTERN railroad for April announced TO
SlfO, iOo.SS.
colored man named Walter Young
was arrested at Lambertis Point YES
terday on the charge of stealing si3 n
from Samuel Winston. of this city. The
case VIII be brought before Justice Bur
roughS to-day
The Is. and u. Drum Corps OF the
Fourth Ward was organized Yesterday
afternoon with the following members.
Joseph Smith. "Al' Tennis. A. c. Wal
ker' John Nichols. w. Lynch. w. Nc
Farland W. Rogers, Clarence Cooper
and Cliff Curtin
Mr, j. L; Brockett. who attempted
suicide on the Washington steamer sew
eral days ago, is at ST. VIncenf's Hos
pitai. and is doing we'll. He Is from
Elizabeth City, n. c.. and had been IN
washington under treatment for mind
trouble. iiiiiu
otelia, the youngest daughter of Mr.
w. ID. Goodson, is quite i'll at, her
fathers residence, No. % Outten street
Mrs. l. f. Bell. of Suffolk. mother Of
MIR; j: c. Bell, proprietor of the Commer-
ciai Hotel. and Mrs. Addie GRAY. Of
SUFFOLK. widow of the late MIR, I T.
Gray. are visiting Mrs, John GRAY IN
Fenchurch street. III