The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-26
DltAlI Ry.ETON.

! Mrs Richard Howe. corner OF Wind
snr and Highland avenues. who was very
/ Ill last week. Is now improving.
| Mr.. VIM. a. Michigan. who was con-
fined to his home. No. 215 Charles street.
! about two months. VAS able to be out
! Sunday for the first time since his Ill
ness.
| Mrs. J. Il. Irvine continues seriously
! III at her home. on East Highland ave
| nue..
| Mrs. Emily Rrcedcn. OF Granville ave
nue.. has been sick Il month or more. but
was reported as improving yesterday.
Capt. George Biadley's condition was
unchanged when last Visited by the
representative Of The Virginian. This
| old gentleman is much chcerpd by visit
| Ing friends at his home. ON Corprew
avenue. east Of Maltby
Mrs. George II. Keeling. OF lI6 North
Reservoir avenue. who has been sick
several weeks. is said to he slowly i'm
proving.
The social entertainment to be given
| by the Mckendrcc Music and Literary
Association, next Thursday night at
Festival Hall, will be IL debate upon
| Il question that is now agitatinE the
whole country. Four Of the best speak
ers Of the association will handle the
| subject. Music will be furnished by the
orchestra. Non-membcrs Of the assoc
citation Will be admitted for ten cents.
| All members free.
Yesterday afternoon quite n crowd of
| citizens gathered nj the corner of Call
vert and Reservoir avenues to witness
| the experiment of distinguishing fire
with the Maxim Automatic Fire Alarm
and distinguishing Company's appara-
| tus. a shed built for the purpose was
set on fire and the work was done in
about two minutes. making quite Il sue
| cess OF e&timguishment.
Every Day. Half Dollar" party. held
at Trinity NJ. r. Church last night at s
| O'Clock, was both enjoyable and success
| full.
Officer Pitt is again at his home. on
| Highland avenue. having returned to
duty too soon. with his injured foot
Mrs. Mary Cason. of Morse's Point
Princess Anne county. who was visiting
her son, Mr.. !. NJ. Cason. at IL Railroad
| avenue, left yesterday for home.
Mr.. a. n. BELL. of North Reservoir ave
nue., contractor and builder. has just
completed q handsome dwelling at S04
Highland avenue, for Mrs. Sarah Land.
| OF Norfolk. He will now build one for
MIR. ]. o. Reid at No. 500.
| The young ladies of the Y. j. b. Il.
| Society of the Sturgeon Memorial Bap-
| tist Church gave birthday party en-
ter'ainment Mt their church last even
| ing at O'Clock for the benefit of the
organ fund. Quite n sum was realized.
Architect Moser is making plans for n
| handsome building which Mr. Henry
| 1<irn of Norfolk county. contemplatcs
erecting on Brambleton avenue, next to
| the corner of Park avenue. 1t will be
| 50Xl0o feet on lot 50Xl20 feet. and will
| h" built of brick, three stories high.
| 1t will be. distinctivcly. q lodge build
! ing. In which seven lodges are expected
| to be located, but the first floor will
consist of two modern stores which
| would be Il credit to Main street, while
tho second story will be set apart as Il
public hall, 4SX15 feet in size, with lava
| tories, retiring rooms committee rooms,
| stage and stage accessories.
| The Enterprise Society of McKendree
will meet this afternoon at $3.50 O'clock.
| Plans are being made for Il two-story
! store and fiat building To be erected
by Mr. r.. T. Thomas at the intersection
Of Park and Claiborne avenues
| On Friday evening of this week Rev.
| DR., w. s. Lacy will deliver his lecture
on "Bcauty" before the Young Peoples
Union OF the Park Avenue Baptist
| Church