The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-18
INK DID 1T
II Sold All The Stock In Trade a Gentleman
Had and All He Can Get Shortly.
A SERMON ON SkNCIlFlCAIIOR EXPECTED
Nearly All Of the Religious Meetings
CI0sc-A Change i'll II Portsmouth
Hotel Hnr nnd Ncstnu
hocbe Hall Sick-Sudden Illness
Of MIR. George King-Other Items.

There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday.
There is no prospects OF Hotel Ports
mouth being opened this season.
St. Tatrick's day came in quite blus-
terry, but later on it was beautiful.
Two negro boys were fined for play
ing crap in the public streets on Mon
day.
The rain and wind of Monday night
cleared the streets nicely IL laid the
dust.
There was u large crowd out TO see
the home team practice yesterday.
Among the list were quite u number OF
ladies.
Nearly all the meetings which have
been in for the past few
weeks hav closed. Much good has
been done.
Mr.. Walter Nee. who has been in a
hospital in Baltimore. is improving very
fast. His family expects him home
very shortly.
The reply OF the w. C. tt. u. to the
Norfolk correspondent in all the papers
yesterday was a sever article and must
have cut pretty deep.
Mi. George w. King was taken sud
denly sick yesterday and had to be sent
to his home, on South street. where a
physician was summoned.
Mr.. Scrimmingder, foreman of the
b~lacksmiths in the navy yard, has SUI
ficiently recovered from his recent i'll
ness to be able to report for duty.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Anderson will shortly erect
Il handsome residence on the corner OF
Wythe and Fourth streets. The store
will be removed and be located on Wythe
street.
The steamer Pocahontas left yester-
day morning on a special trip for Rich
lnond at . p. n. The same day SHE
carried general passenger agents 10
Dutch Gap and return.
Neither the Hastings Court or the
County Court were in session yesterday.
The first because there was nothing 10
DO: the latter Oh account of the Judge
having 81 case in the Circuit Court.
y number of residents of King street.
extended. engaged in a general free
fight on Monday night. Constable An
derson scooped them in and yesterday
Justice Haynes levied a tax on them.
For the first time since the present
Council has been in office. the Street
Committee failed to meet OF Monday
night. Those who were present dis
cussed matters of interest to the pub
lie.
Sister Phoebe Hall Is quite sick In
Washington. Rev. Frank Hall returned
yesterday from n visit TO her. Her
many friends in this city, where she is
we'll known, hope for her speedy recov-
cry.
There was considerable interest mani
Tested in the Dowdcn hanging case
Yesterday, and The Nirginian's phone
in this city was kept busy answering
questions. but no reformation was re-
ceived.
AIR. Walter J. Nee, well known in the
estauran business. has taken charge
Of the bar and restaurant at Hotel
Portsmouth. This of itself is sufficient
To know thai it will be run in good shape
hereafter.
There seems to be a growing interest
among the different denominations in
regard to sanctihcation. Rev. MI. Belts
has been requested TO preach a sermon
on II at some distant dav. An effort
Is also being made TO get bishop Gran
berry to come to this section and de-
liver a sermon pm sanctification.
Mr.. James Weliener advertised Il few
days ago some settings of Eggs from
fancy chickens. File told n VirgInian