The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About The Ciiy
Very Briefly ChionIgled.
PERSONAL AaD SOCIAL NEWS N01ts
A Full Hnd Concise Record Of sis
siner Evrntn OF "a Gfowins Sea.
rtCity a.atd Hare 10 the Many
Readers of ihe Newsicst of Nor-
folk Papers.

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NJ, 4. T. sexto is a visitor at Makeley.
vile. NC, ss. Ka
The Virginia oystet-boat, the chesa-
i peake. is In port.
Mrs. IL. l.! Midget is the guest 81
,Friends in Lolita, N. C.
Miss NJ. Bell Irvine is at Buena Vista
Md. visiting Mrs. Edward w. Mealey.
| Mrs Annie King and Miss Letha Daily
arrived from Bowers Hill, Ya... yester-
| day.
The can.ata OF "Ruth' will be repeated
at the Academy of Music on Monday
levening.
Mrs. Mary f. Buck. left lag. night FOL
Baltimore, Md, where she will remain 6
few days
Miss Mary thinner. of Petersburg, is
West Frccmason street.
| During the eleven days of July there
hvc been $3.50 inches of rainfall, a record
almost unprecedented.
| Several fire companies on their way
home from the Hampton convention
+ passed Though the city yesterday.
MISS Lille King arrived in Norfoll
Yesterday on visit to her uncle. Mr.
: Joseph Is. King, on Fcnchurch street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Goldsmith and 1T
| tie son Morton. of Baltimore. are the
guests of relatives and friends in thu.
city.
Large quantities of Irish potatoes ar,
being brought here from Nansemont
and Isle of Wight counties for shipment
| North y
Major d. Humphreys, who has been II
at his residence, No. 80 College Place
Tor some days, past. is reported to bt
better.
Visitors at the Cotton Exchange ycs-
tcrday: II. e. Thoman, Zurich, Switzer-
/ Colonel
! ton, N. c.
Rev. w II. Atwin will address III,
one hour meeting at Y. NJ. C. a. this af
tcrnoon. Some good music will be rem
dercd also.
MIR, and Mrs. w. Brise coston. OF
Washington, d. c.. are visiting the fam
lily of MI. II. s. Cohen, of No 50 Boutc.
tourt street.
MIR. ii. Hovcmann. the renowned bari
tone, OF New York, will sing at the
morning and evening services at Ep-
worth NJ. II. Church to-day.
inc >. +. {. "A. reports six horses
overcome by heat yesterday, two of
which have died. Two that were over.
come Friday died almost where they fell
Rev. j. j. Hall, ID. D.. pastor of Park
Avenue Baptist Church, Brambleton
ward. leaves tomorrow for England. lie
will bc absent from the city about six
weeks.
WI. anu MIS-. StoKelv ID. lays, Of
jackson. Tenn, passed through Norfolk
yesterday on their way II Virginia
Beach. where they expect to remain for
two weeks.
Mr.. NJ. Graft died at st. vinccnt's
Hospital Friday evening al O'Clock,
aged 40 years. The funeral! will take
place from residence. 80 Church street.
nj IL n. IN. to-day.
Mr.. c. r. Clark, n wealthy capitalist
of ITncon!ng. Mich, Is in the city look
ms around. He was a delegate to thc
International Christian l3ndcavor con
vcMlon In Washington.
Mr.. Walter Sha;pley caught Il colorcd
boy named Walter Blunt in the act OF
stealing an umbrella from him this morn.
ing. Mr.. Sharplcy carried the boy To-
the police station, where he was locked
UP.
The Campaign Democrat" will he
published every Saturday by Captain
Page McCar,y. The first number will
he out Monday with cartoon. and por-
paiEn literature.
MISS Ira Stoddard left yesterday for
New York. where she Will visit friends
Mr.. III. T.. Thomas. Of Zurich, Switzer-
land. and Col. John G. Williams. Of
Edcnton. n. c.. Registered at the Cotton
Exchange yesterday.
Rev. j. IL. Shcnk, pastor OF the First
Lutheran Church. has been called To
the Roanoke College Church. Salem,
Va. 1t l.: not known whether Mr..
ShcnlS will accept the call but his many
friends In Church circles in this city,
hope THAT he will feel IL hi duty to re-
main where he has accomplished Il good
work
Mr.. George C. Moscr has on exhibition
in NJ. Umstadter's window the awnings
of two handsome houses owned by
Mcssrs. w. ]. Lee and NJ. NJ Tilghma,i.
The construction Of the former on the
Nanscmond river has just been complet-
ed, and the later. which is situated in
Client, is being completed now.
, The Methodist Sunday .Sthool Assn.
citation will holu its regular monthly
meeting at IIpworth NJ. T. Church this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. h. NJ. Beck
ham. pastor of Trinity NJ H. Church
Bramblcton ward, will .dcl!vc: the ad-
dress. REGULATIONS and special singing
will be other interesting features of tho
meeting.
a dog nearly frightened out OF Their
wits the occupants of house on Watc,
street. near the Old Dominion wharf
yesterday by rushing in through the npci
door and acting in a name; which ap.
paren;ly indicated hvdrophobin. He re
ma med bu. Il few moments and the fam.
lv was too much excited Ia give the
allrm: SO TIE canine is SIN al large.