The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-15
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portsmouth Is strictly Il Pythian town
mere are over 700 of them In the clty.
Two b1cyclists came together last
| night on the Trinity church corner. Ono
badly. ~
The Rev. J. w. Mitchell and Mr.. w.
3. johnson will accompany the remains
OF the Rev. J. W. Harris to Richmond
this afternoon .E-~ -
Attention is called to the card of Miss
Agnes Clay in another column, in which
she returns thanks to her patrons Sac
advertisement. -
a negro man named Isaac Brown beat
% small boy named Williams Sunday
quite oadiy. The boys father caught
Brown and thrashed him severely.
An engine belonging to the Seaboard
Air Line ran off the track yesterday af-
ternoon on High street near Water. the
rail- turning over. She was soon put
back 80
VIM. Russell and Reuben Hunter were
arrested yesterday afternoon by Substl-
tute Officer 0. N. Edwards for stealing
Drass couplings from the Seaboard Air
Line. $3.50 = -
The crap shooters had q bearing yes
terday afternoon before Justice Hawks
me proprietor Of the place was fined $40
and another man was fined S. Tile 9TH
ers were oil dismissed
Yesterdays Baltimore Sun says that
members Of the Baltimore lodges Of the.
l>nights OF Pythias and their friends will
leaVe tuesday night for Portsmouth,
va, to be present at the cornerstone
laying Of the new Castle hall to be erect
ed by the lodges in Portsmouth,
MIR. Robert A. Stewart returned home
Saturday night from the University Of
virginia, having passed a splendid ex-
animation. Mr.. Stewart, though only 20
years old, has received an appointment
! as professor OF Greek and German in the
University High School, conducted by
Major Horace Jones.
The German steamship Solvig, which
was burned at Newport News during The
recent fire, and which has been lying off
the Portsmouth flats, was taken to New
York yesterday in tow Of the tug Lud-
wick, she having been sold to Hogan
| & Son for $4,000. She will be put in
| first class order and will fly the Amcri-
can flag hereafter.
The ReVs. B. p. Lee, J. S, Alfriend,
Edgar Carpenter and Frederick LeAro-
| sey were ordained to the priesthood and
the Rev. e. S. Towson to the deacon 4 L
| by Bishop Randolph at II O'Clock Sunday
morning In Trinity church The o,Sina-
ton sermon was preac hed by the Rev.
Carl q. Grammer, D. D.. of the Theolog-
icaI Seminary at Alexandria
The following Officers were elected by
| Wright Memorial Missionary society
Sunday afternoon: Charles A. Mclean.
president; I. 0. Bailey vice-president; A.
-. Cherry, secretary; John B. Robinson,
treasurer; Miss Cora Ross, pianist. Com
m1ttee on programme, Miss Flo Martin.
Mrs. "A o.. Cherry, Miss Cora Ross, ]. j.
King and James Cuthriell
| saturday night two men, one Of them
Charles Bateman, attempted to board
me passenger train Of the Seaboard Air
Line as 1t was crossing South street
outward bound. The man was thrown
over the trestle into the marsh, and his
companion. thinking he had met with I,
serious accident, reported to the station.
mouse. Officer Diggs secured q lantern
ana searched as far as .Chestnut street
but could not find the man He after
wards turned up unhurt having landed
| in the mud