The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrOniClad.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES,
a Full ana Concise Record of the
port City Laid Bare to tl,n Many
Rendcrs OF the Newsicst OF Nor
folk Papers.

bicycle tournament ana torch-light
procession here is talked or.
number of prisoners were released
from jail yesterday under law recent
~ passed by the Legislature.
Henry Roberts. colored. charged by
Matte Brooks with breaking into her
house. was arrested last night.
y large number OF peoDle witnessed
he living pictures" at the Bresm mason
street Church of Christ last night.
Uniformed iiremen will be allowed 10
ride OH the street cars after March Goth.
when going to or from their meals
DR.. Chas. Windlay. OF Hyde county.
n. c., is ut st. Vincents Hospital. to
undergo eye treatment under DIR. Palm
or.
The city Democratic Executive Com
mittee will hold IL meeting tonight at S
o'clock. at the office of Mr.. Alfred =.
Thorn.
The Water Department has replaced
The three inch main on Wake street.
between Holt and Wood, with Il six
inch main.
MIR. w. b. Parham. the owner and so
licitor of the Sussex Gazette, has been
III the city for several days in the In
terest of his paper.
Workmcn have begun making the i'm
rrovcments ut the station house. for
which purpose the Councils some time
ago appropriated $40
The Southern will begin It's new pas
senScr system through Tarburo by the
1st of May. II will be fast train from
Norfolk to Greensboro.
Leila Cousins, who took laudanlm
with suicidal intent at No. Q Turner's
Court Wednesday night. died ut $50
o'clock yesterday morning.
The saloon OH Avon street In which
Leila Cousins took laudanum Wcdncs-
day night was kept by man named
Ray. and not Ehea. as stated.
The Fire Committee was to have held
a meeting last night to investigate
charges against Il member of the depart
ment. but no quorum appeared.
Assistant Fire Chief Wood is sick and
confined To his residence. In Attending
Il fire lately he sprainctl his ankle and
has suffered considerably since.
| The dress and ma squerade ball given
last evening at Hunter Woods Hall
| was delightful affair. 1t was given
under the direction of Mr. Sol liecht
The twentieth annual session of the
| Grand Conclavc OF the Order of Hep
| tasophs, or 5. w. NJ, Of Virginia will
convene ut Great Bridge next Tuesday
The work of laying the rails Of tie
street railways elevated track over
| the Norfolk ana western railrond, ut
| Lambcrt's Point, was begun yesterday
inc second number OF the Business
| Winner is devoted to IA write up of
Newport News and lis business in
! teresis.
| Am adjourned meeting Of the Nor
| folk Branch of the Virginia Bible So
ciety was held last nigh; ut s o'clock at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
The l'nard of Managers Of the Retreat
for the Sick gratefully acknowledge
| Il donation OF nineteen dollars and fifty
cents from the NJ. T.. r. A, No. GO, Of
| Norfolk.
Mr.. ]. sydney Smith left the city las,
evening for FGupuicr county. to be pres
ent al the funeral OF his father. Il. +.
Smith Esq, having been summoned by
| telegram.
The entertainment given by the chill
| dren of the Holt Street Orphan Asylum
recently will he repeated in the near flu
| turc. nj the First Baptist Church ana
| the Florence Crittcnton Home.
A reception was held last night at
O'Clock at the leciurA room of the Sec
| ond Presbyterian Church. rendered by
the Ladies' Aid Society 10 the members
or the church and congregation
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
will attend services at the Epworth
NJ. e. Church Sunday evening, March
10Th. Rev. W. j. Young. ID. D.. the
pastor, will preach special sermon
Among the patents recently issued in
ashington. ID. c., was one to Charles
u. Norton. assigner OF one-half 10 c.
+. Pendleton. of Norfolk for an air
ejector for furnaces. and one to W. y.
ives d. Co. OF Norfolk. for trade ma rk
young negro man is daily visiting
houses in Brambleton ward and beg
eing. When his appeals are refused he
insults the ladies. Yesterday lie as
Snultcd servant girl who refused 10
aid him. The police have been notified.
Anna Blackwell. colorcd. was arrest
ed yesterday. charged with obtaining
money under false pre-: lenses from John
Garter. blind man. who alleges that
| the woman agreed to heal him with
herbs IT he would pay her $50. She was
bailed.
Il. l.. Griggs. guard from the penitcn-
tiary, left yesterday for Richmond with
Ben. Brock, of Princess Anne comfy
and Alex. Minor, of Norfolk county
The former goes up for ten years for
murder. and the latter for five years
for robbery.
About thirty-eight young men met
Wednesday night on Mosely street oy
tended and formed young mems Dem
oclatlc club. with Mcssrs. Ben Shady
President; Christy Holmes, Vicc-prn
dent: John Hoy. Treasurer, and T.. chr
ter. Sergeant Mt Arms.
Messrs. Byrd, Baldwin 6: Co. auc-
tionccrs. sold yesterday for MIR, ". II
r. Loyal. trustee. four lots. with i'm.
provemcnts, on the south side of Cor
prev avenue. Brambcton. to the Rank
ers' Loan and Investment Company
of New York. for $4,000.