The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-08
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succlnct Statement Of News Events, Strip.
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
snort Paragraphs Personal nnd
'cr"'Se,-!Ac co"nts or Events ln-
'"frstans to Every rscnucr-ropics
hiscusscd on the StrecIs ana in
Offices ana sIonrcx.

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There is plenty of work and no money
TO dc it with III -''la'
Attention is called to j. IT. Parker &,
l'ro.'s advertisement in this issue.
II WI take about 100000 to put ST.
Taul church back like they want it.
A party of gentlemen went down 10
roast. -
All bills against the city that were
aiiowed at the last meeting will be paid
to-day. '-'>>''
~ sailor had his mouth badly burned
py being shot at with blank cartridge
by a marine Tuesday.
me survey on the Newark has not
peen forwarded because there is no
money TO DO the work on her.
me April term OF the Hastings Court
VII begin to-day. It will be a civil
term. The grand jury will begin in Nav.
Inc action Of the Council in making
an appropriation for q hook and ladder
meets with the approval Of the public.
t'rof. Hasker, Of Richmond, will pres
ent a number of stereoptican views of
the Bible at Central NJ e. church next
week. ->'
AIR. NJ. Rosenbaum had quite a run
Yesterday and will. no doubt, be able to
turn over q nice sum to the Catholic
church fund.
me public have commenced to think
mat number Of the rumors about fire
Bugs and robbers are all q hoax. There
is LOO muCh or 1t. I..-
meeting was Started at Park View
hethodist church last night Services
VIII be held nightly this week. The
public are invited
Miss Matte BlamIre returned from
baltimore Yesterday, where she has been
under treatment for several months at
johns Hopkins Hospital.
MeSsrs. e. L. Lash and w. A. CulpeD
per have been elected delegate and al
ternate to represent the Court Street
lLesDyterian church at the Presbytery
"nich meets at Onancock April Goth
MT. John II. Halstead was the hiChes
bidder for the two houses on the corner
or Court and County streets ana the one
! next door, the amount being $115. They
VIII nave to be removed by the Goth inst.
me two boys for whom n warrant was
ISSUED. charging them with setting fire
10 mouse in Brighton, had a hearing
yesterday before Justice Rutter, who
found them not guilty and discharged
them.
There was large petition before the
Councll tuesday night from the lot own
ers in Cedar Grove Cemetery protestin.
schoolhouse. The Council referred the
petition, with the application of the
school Board, TO the Committee on Pub
nc property for report next Tuesday
night
At meeting of the Kings Daughters
|
officers were elected: President. Miss
virginia Staples ;Fice-President. Mrs.
Chapman: Secretary, Mrs. Sue Peters:
Treasurer, Miss Mary Walton. The
| treasurer reported having TUNED over 10
the new hospital committee the sum of
| 5000.
The Chief OF Police knew nothing OF
| the attempt to rob MIR. Lassitcr's resi-
dence until he saw it in the papers
Mayor Baird yesterday instructed him
to notify all the police that when a
| thing Of that kind occurs 1t will be their
duty to report the same at the office
| lie also instructed him to reprimand
| Officer Winningder for not making a re-
port Of the same at The office
| Next Sunday morning the Rev. r. a.
Robinson, OF Atlantic City, Norfolk,
will preach in the Court Stree: Presby-
| terrain church, and. by order Of the Pres
bytery, declare the pulpit vacant. The
sermon will be concluded with the celc-
bration Of holy communion The Rev.
y. ke1f Smith, Of Ocean Springs, Miss,
mas been invited to fill the pulpit on the
| 18th and 25t4 instant. He will probab
accept the invitation rendered him