The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-01
CURIOUS CHRONICLES
Notes Here and There Of Queer Happsn-
lngS Which HAY Be Interesting.
GAVE UP ALL AND FOLLOWED HIM
Story OF Young Mans Devotion 10
Principlc-A Great Game of Poker
Deputy Clerk CoIemnn's Unique
Expericncc-lIargr Signs with
Richmond.

There is many a hero outside OF his
tory. some whose names do not even
get into the columns of the daily news
papers. Such is the young man to
whom particular reference IS herewith
had. Rev. MIR. Boyle has recently been
ho!ding revival services a Grace Bap-
list church. Among his converts was
young man who had been notorious for
his wildnesS and dissipa ton. lie had
been gambler, a sharp. n hard drinker:
In tact, almost everything he should not
have been. His father is part owner
in bar-room. When he heard of his
sons conversion he waXed very wroth
and threatened to disnhcrit him. 10
throw him out of the house. should he
join the church. His threats, however,
t!d not deter the young man from en-
ter.ng into the new life he had mark ed
out for himself, and last Sunday he was
haptized and taken into the church.
me parent, whose beautiful affection
has already been alluded to. fulfilled his
threat. and when the son came home
that night he was told to seek lodgings
and job elsewhere.
of course no one ever intended 1t
should bet bruited abroad, but there is
a rumor trotting through town to the
erect that great game of poker was
played in the heart of the city, where
ever that may be, Sunday night and
until late Monday morning There
We're five players in, two from Norfolk,
one from Portsmouth AMI two from
Baltimore The latter hai money to
Durn ana proceeded to burn il with a
ceierity and dispatch worthy of n bet
ter cause. 1t cost just $3.50 to get into
me blind and there doesn't seem to
nave been any limit placed on the raise.
AT any rate $500 was los; in one Jack
pot ana $4,000 is said TO have changed
hands during the night. The game wnn
sun In iull swing at daylight. The
principle losers, so the rumor goes.
were the Baltimoreans ard one If the
Norfolk men.
Hargrovc. Portsmou,h's crack center
lelder OF last season is said TO have
been sold To Richmond for 5000 If this
Is a TACT then the Capital City has ac-
CURED a very valuable man. and one
whom the Norfolk management would
nave done well, perhaps. to have got
ten. Harry" wanted to sign Win the
'ulls lhiS year. but the deal never pro-
srcssed any further than talk.
Deputy Clerk of the Courts, genial Mr..
j.; y. Coleman. had rather a disagreea-
Die experience Sunday night with nm
erra'!c young man from New vo,.it
named Charles Arthur. The said Az
thur called upon Mr.. Coleman Sunday
ana asked him to issue a marriage lie
ohSe I" him. lie said that he was nm
Actor ana that II was necessary for him
10 marry Immediately in order 10 come
mt" fortune. The woman he had Sc
!ectcd Tor his partner in life was Marie
fevne!l. MIR Coleman told him he could
NOT issue the license on Sunday. but
I4"hiisea TO come down at midnight to
a" u. Accordingly at that mystic
hour he was on hand. having braved thc
Storm and cold but the anxious groom
ga not show UP until two hours later
during which time. the accommodatln,s
cieFk waited. The license was nnaIlv
i*suei ana the New Yorker departed in
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