The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
Matters Of Small Momant About the City
Very Briefly Chronlclad.
PERSONAL AEB SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full aud Concise Record or tho
Minor Events of Growing Sen.
port City Laid Rare to the Many
Readers OF the SewsIest of Nor
folk Papers.


heavy.
The strawberry pickers in this section
have started TO work
Revival services were begun at Grace
Baptist Church Sunday night
Mr.. Watkins No,vell. of the Richmond
Times. was In the city yesterday.
Judge Hanckel held court for Judge
Martin for short time yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council will be held tonight
Justice Hawks will hear the Hobbs
Miars assault case next Friday after
noon at o'clock
Keene H. Arlington. Norfolk boy.
attorney at law.
Mrs. Jennie Delony Rice. the artist.
has decided TO remain IN Norfolk at
least another year
The Fiie Department boys are build
Ing pleasure boat Jack Blaine is
chief of construction.
DR.. Legrave HargIove. of Dean.
Nansenond county. was In the city
yesterday on business.
The work OF raising the iron bridge
over Mahone's canal and Smelling the
roadway. has been completed.
The condition of Mr.. II. "A. Morgan. of
the Norfolk Mission College. who was
assaulted by T.. b. Mars. continues 10
improve.
Harry. the police patrol wagon horze
was taken seriously i'll Sunday afternoon.
but proper treatment brought MIN
around all right.
The number of prisoners in the city jail
ON May LIST of this Year was log, against
LAG fer the same date las, wear. and
llG April ! 1896.
The Young Ladies' Mission Board OF
the First Presbyterian Church will hold
4 missionary reception al the chui ch
Friday night nsXt.
y number of Northern men residing in
this sectt-n lief: for Southern Pines. y
C.. yesterday 10 attend the Northern
Settlers Convention.
Capt. Page Mccarthy. one of the best
known and most fluent writer's in Vir-
s.nia. yesterday assumed the editora! Il
chair of the Evening News.
The special Council Committee on
Electric Light and Power did not meet
last night on account of the absence
Of several members of the committee.
Attorney Saunders has been insti uct-
ed by Mrs. Il. y. Brock. of Isle OF
Wight, TO enter suit for divorce against
he. husband IN the Court of Law and
Chancery of this city.
The ladies r the city interested will
| do we'll 10 read Miss Re.rayes announce
| ment IN special notice column. Moles
warts and hair on the face are removed
by electric needle operation.
John Thomas Shoots. the insane
EnSlishman who has been in the city
jail Tor several days. was taken to New
York yesterday by Frank Tarrall He
vii! be sent at once to Liverpool.
The electric lights a. EEworth Church
were eNtingulshed during the services
Sunday night. by the burning out OF a
plug. The damage was soon repaired,
the gas being turned on in the mean
time.
white man named Peter Olsen was
assaulted and had his left arm dislo-
Gated by man named Daily nea,
Merrills bar. at the corner OF Chapel
street extended and Princess Anne ave.
nue., yesterday afternoon.
MIR. William Pannill has been appoint
ed advertising agent for the Norfolk and
Ocean View railroad, and s:lcits advar-
t!sements for the cars and stations. They
expect TO carry this season between 500.
o0O and 100000 passengers.
Rev. j. j. Hall, D. D.. NJ. B. Whar-
ton. ID. d., A. b. Dunaway. d. D.. F.
II. Martin and b. Craig Will leave this
week for Chattanooga. Tenn, to at
tend the Southern Baptis: Convention.
which conVenes in that place next Fri
day
Sergeant Burke will send one II his
deputies u Railway. n. J.. after Miles
overton. colored. wanted here for theft
as soon a 5 the proper papers are received
from Richmond. The authorities. a:
Railway have been teegrapied 10 hold
Overton.
Mr. p. NJ. Hughes. who for some
time has represented the Postal Tele-
graph Company in this city as it's gene
raj manager has been transferred to
Savannah. Ga. 10 take charge of the
company's interest at that point The
transfer is an advancement and is a
testimony of the eompany's recogn:-
ton of the ability and business capa-
city of Mr.. Hughes. During his resi-
dence in Norfolk Mr.. Hughes has made
many friends. who regret hts departure,
and wish him every success in his new
field of duty. He leaves for Savannah
III Il few days. Nj c. H.
Ashburn will succeed Mr.. Hughes
as general manager of the of
flee He is well-known to our people
and very popular in business circles
His old friends will welcome him back.