The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-21
A BARROOM REPORTED
For Selling Liquor on Sunday and Making
Nelghhorhood Ring with Vile Language.
TWELVE PERSONS BAPTIZED SUNDAY.
a Colored Man Narrow Escape From
Drowning-Stuck Nail Nearly
Through His FoOt-Four Societies
Competing to Furnish the Chani-
bera' Banquet-Other Notes.

There will be no meetings of any kind
this week.
The open cars have been put on the
street railroad line.
The revival at Monumental NJ. IL.
Church is still going on.
There was nothing of interest in the
Mayors Court yesterday.
There are quite number of houses
being built at Port Norfolk.
The police will don their summer uni
forms If this weather continues.
The Hospital Park and Port Norfolk
cars We're well-patronized Sunday.
The Maine will arrive at the yard to-
day and will give her crew liberty.
Rain is badly needed. The roads are
SO dusty that they are about impassa BILE.
Officer Winningder is still unable to do
duty. He is suffering from rheumatism.
Mrs. IL. Il. Hardy and niece, of Raj
eigh. N. c.. are visiting Mrs. w. Il. Bux-
ton, at 21S Glasgow street.
Attention is called to the notice of
lost rosary. Leave the same at this
Office.
a special programme has been arrang-
ed fer the meeting of Monumental Ep-
worth League on Friday night.
Rev. Mr.. Davis baptized u number of
persons at Rodman's landing on West
ern Branch Sunday afternoon.
There was no meeting of the Police
Commissioners last night. The inisun-
Outstanding has not been settled.
The Republican Convention will meet
at Newport News to-day. Quite a num-
Der of the faithful will go down.
The cases of Savage q Culpepper for
shooting each other came before the
grand jury yesterday for examination.
The w. G. Il. U. will meet this after
noon at 8 O'Clock with Mrs. Pinktom.
corner of Middle and Columbia streets.
Rev. w. r. Proctor started revival
Services will be continued tall the week.
There was u large attendance at the
County Court yesterday. There were
quite Il number OF cases before the grand
jury.
The body of the negro man Henry
Jones, who twas drowTsd at West Nor
folk, was recovered Sunday and was
buried
Attention is calledEo the advertisement;
OF T.. S. Hammill lin another column. in
which he offers special Inducements TO
his patrons.
There was a large attendance at the
Monumental Rosebud meeting Sunday
afternoon. The programme as published
was carried out.
Col. Cunningham. editor of,the Confed-
crate Veteran. which Is published a,
Nashville. Tenn, is in the city in the
interest of his paper.
a strange white man acted in a singu-
idt illuuIcI llSul ny NIipChliis
at number of persons doors, and ask
ing for drink OF water.
Mr.. julius Tyler was overcome by the
heat yesterday and became unconscious
He was attsnded by DIR. McMurvan. This
is the first case this season.
II is said that the societies connecte ed
with four different churches will put
in bids for furnishing the Chambers Fire
Company with their banquet.
John a. Morris of the firm of John \
Morris & Co. left last evening for Bal.
timore and New York to replenish their
spring stock and to purchase summe,
clothing.
Twelve persons were baptized at the
South Street Baptist Church Sunday
and nine were admitted into the church
making total OF twenty-n!ne since the
meeting began
"A colored man named John Davis
who is employed as q driver for Mr. j
5. Crawford. stuck a nail nearly through
his foot on Saturday, and Is confined tc
MS home on account OF it,
a colored man had fit in Cottage
Place Sunday afternoon, and fell in a
ditch of water and would have beer
drowned, but fer two white men. who
removed him and restored him TO con.
seriousness.
Attention is called TO the notice OF
Mr.. 4. II. Martin. Clerk of the No.foll
County Court. lin which he gives motto,
that Judge Portlock has set Monday anc
Tuesday, the 9th and 2Sth instants. as
the time to hear applications for liuuo,
licenses.
Mr.. Adolphus Kline and Miss Rosie
Grant were married Sunday afternoon
at the residence of the brides parents
No. 40 Third sllaet. Father Brady
performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs
Kline will go to Old Point Comfort tc
live, he being leader OF the band at the
Fort.
Complaint was made to the Mayor
yesterday that a well-known bar-roon
was selling liquor on Sunday. and that
some of the vilest language could be
heard on the street, which was uttered
by the parties inside. The matter will
be investigated as soon as more EVIL.
dence Is obtained.
Grand Snerinl SnIa N \ ~ a..