The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-28
Rev. J. |. Allison to Be Present at the Gen.
eral Presbytery in Nashville.
SERIES OF MEETINGS AT COURT STREET
"A Magnificent Sum Raised at the Dedi.
cation of Owens Memorial Church
-Four Marriages to Take Place In
the City on Wednesdny-AB icy ele
Boat and Numerous Local Matters.

candidate last night.
Mr.. c. w. Hudgins is confined to his
house from sickness.
There will be marriage at Central
Church Thursday night.
Both courts were engaged yesterday
granting liquor licenses.
Mr.. Frank VIM, of Baltimore, Md,
Is in the city on business.
The Democratic primary will be held
tomorrow and Thursday.
There was nothing registered at the
station house last night.
The sale of seats for Elma, the Fairy
Child, commenced yesterday.
A number of truckers will pick peas
and strawberries to-day for shipment.
Atlantic Division went over to Norfolk
last night to attend the Pythian Fair.
The candidates are pulling wires in ev-
cry direction now. They are exceedingly
polite.
The Newark arrived In the Roads yes
terday. She has three Portsmouth
boys on board.
Orders have been received at the yard
to build twelve steam launches and six
IS feet cutters.
The railroad clerks will begin next
Saturday having half day holiday on
each Saturday.
The Emngham Street NJ e. Church
will hereafter be known be known as
Owens Memorial.
The liquor dealers were all busy yester-
day securing license for both the city
and county court.
y negro named Charles Cooper was
fined yesterday for abusive language
To- naval officer.
The negro John Brown, who was
charged with the murder of Joe Fine
has been acquitted.
Attention is called to adj of pool table
which is offered for sale cheap See ad
and apply as directed
Miss Lawless will sing duet with
Miss Batten at the silver Offering at
Central Church tonight
The W. c. II. u. will meet this after
noon at 4 O'Clock with Mrs. Mary Dut-
ton. 1904 Washington street
white man who was very DRUM,
walked into the station house yesterday
and was locked up To sober off
Captain Il. V. White has gone TO
Mathews county to deliver his lecture
on the Merrimac monitor fight.
Mr.. Gill says that the Crissie has been
engaged nearly every day for the past
week carrying parties TO the Lake
The boxes and other apparatus for
putting up the fire alarm system have
arrived and will be put up immediately
The attendance at the dedication Sun
day was very large. The programme as
published in Sundays issue was carried
out.
Mr.. Seaforth. of South Portsmouth. has
built bicycle boat which is quite a
curiosity TO anyone who has never seen
one.
The sum of sl.150 was subscribed tow
ards the indeb edness OF the Ovens
Memorial Church on Sunday at the ded!.
cation.
The negro lobe Butler. who assaulted
lobe Virgins. was fined $3.50. Virgins
was also fined, ii being proven that both
We're at fault.
There Will be four marriages on We'd
hesday. Two OF them in South Ports
mouth. one In the southern portion of
the city, and one in the northern.
A gentleman while riding his wheel
sunday took quite a fall on Washington
street. one wheel went down in the
sewer trench and smashed all TO pieces.
Mrs Sallie A. HudGns. mother OF
Messrs. c. W. and Oscar Hudgins. acct
oentally fell yesterday and broke her
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The windlass that winds ND the rone
that raises and lowers the electric lights
on Court street Is too low. II should
De put up higher. Then 1t would be out
or the way of every one.
Inc unsightly looking mounds around
the streets should be cut down, a
stranger Sunday wanted to know what
they were Kept for. He said they would
make good breastworks.
Inc Mayor decided yesterday that both
Mt. Friedlins driver and the street ga p
driver were responsible for the accident
10 Mr., FTeidlins truck and divided tha
costs equally between the two.
Mr. S. Goodman. with e. Oyony ne suc-
tloneer, VIII sell a special lot of stuff
al MS store to-day. corner of Washing
ton and High streets. For bargains
attend and you will not regret 1t.
Two young ladies. while returning
from church Sunday night, were STONED
oy negro man who was really insulting
10 them. He did not tarry long, when
ne saw some gentlemen approa ching.
Kew. j. l.. Allison will represent the
Norfolk Presbytery at the general ses
sion or the Presbytery, which meets In
Nashville. Tenn, next month. This Is
quite compliment to that gentleman.
Ihere was no meeting of the Methodist
Association Sunday on account OF tho
dedication. 1t will be held next SUNDAY
at Monumental M. l.. Church. This vii,
make the Association meet twice in one
month.
a series of meetings was commenced n :
the Court Street Baptist Church last
night. Rev. y. IL. Dunaway. will preach
tonight. His subject will be the revi.
val of the church and the signs thai
precede It,
portsmouth should by all means be
represented by her business men at the
Northern Convention. which is to be
heid at Southern Pines. N c., on NAV
me 9tn Let meeting of the Board OF
M De called for that purpose.
mi Na.I.