The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Matters Of Small Moment About the City
Very Briefly ChrOnlcIed.
AND SOCIAL NEWS NOTES.
A Full nnd Concise Record of The
MINOR Events of Growing Sen.
port city Laid fsnre 10 the Many
Readers of the Scwsicst Of Nor-
folk Papers.

The Police Boards meets this after
noon.
Mr.. q. $. Campbell left last night for
New York
Mr. E. b. Barbee, Of Raleigh, N. c.,
Is at the Atlantic.
The w. c. II. u. held ii meeting at the
y. NJ. c. a. yesterday at noon
MlneVra Tribe of Red Men will be
formally instituted tonight with over
100 charter members
On next Monday evening. February
24th. the Norfolk Cycle md Athletic
Club will give its annual banquet
MI. George Mcintosh. who broke his
leg by falling from u bicycle was able
TO be out yesterday In his carriage
For the second week of February the
Norfolk and Western Railroad reports
an increase of $4,000 in gross earnings
Mr.. r.. +. Thornton. of New York, who
VIII take charge of the Ocean View
Hotel on March LIST, has arrived In the
city.
a half-starvcd horse was found by
Special officer Moore. of the s. T.. G. A..
in stable uptown yesterday and im>
pounded
~ sllff belonging to the lrcdgc Boston
was found adrift near the ferry yester-
day. and had in 1t Il piece OF metal valu-
ed a about SlQ0
Mir. ~. p. Thorn has been elected
cuiive Committee. vice Judge r.. II. Will
cox, who declined to serve longer
a light between two young men at
Main and Atlantic SireefS yesterday
afternoon attracted a crowd. The bcllG-
Grants were separated before any dam
age was done.
Among the patents issued in Washing
ton u. G.. Tuesday was one to John A.
ferg. assgnor of onc-half To J. A. Smith.
of Norfolk. Va, FOR Il puzzle stopper
for confectionery.
The schooner William H. Davidson.
reported in Hampton Roads With her
windlass hNl;cn. has arrived in the har-
Dor The windlass was not broken but
had become damned
The 81. Mary's Academy Cadets will
parade saturday afternoon in honor Of
Washmeton's birthday. They have Just
received new uniforms. and Will make Il
fine showing for the school
y gas tip in Il Main street store blew
out last night and fire was narrowly
arerted only through the presence of
mind OF policeman. who pushed Il
citizen through the transom and turned
OF the gas.
The regular meeting of Norfolk Con
cinvc, %, |. q. H.. was held last even
ing in their lodge-room. Academy of
Music. a large crowd was in attend
ance and much business of Importance
Under the bill now before the I.cgis-
lature to reduce criminal expenses the
maximum fees the COMMUNICATIVE
Attorney of Norfolk could receive in one
year would he $50; In Portsmouth,
$500: in Norfolk county. $500
Ex-Police Captain Mordica will to-day
open headquarters for supplies for the
poor AT No. II Bank street. Beginning
at p. IN. rations will he issued 10 the
needy, Il supply having been donated by
merchants for that purpose.
Mr.. jeremiah Smith. OF Philadelphia.
owner II the schooner Maggie j. Law
renee, ashore on the North Carolina
coast, returned to this city yesterday
from the vessel. He states that the
schooner and cargo are both a total
loss.
The Equitahl Life Assurance Socie-
tE office In this city, Major y. Myers
agent. was closed yesterday afternoon
in respect 10 the memory of MIR Frank
II. Ballard the Superintendent of Agcn-
a"s "f that company whose funeral
a. 90 NE.as a To- -