The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-18
short Paragraphs Personal and
0thcrwiac-Accounss OF Events In.
terestin- TO Every Rendes-T0pics
Discussed OIL tho Streets and in
Offices and Homes.


Miss Gussie Watterson, of Camden, N.
j.. Is visiting friends in this city.
The torpedo boat Gushing went In
commission at o'clock yesterday.
The bid for building the Pythian- Cas-
tie will be settled on Wednesday night
The services at the Y. NJ. c. A. Sun
day afternoon were unusually interest
Ing.
Two white tra1nps were locked up
Sunday for trespassing on the railroad
property.
There was q large attendance at the
Monumental Rosebud meeting Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. James Johnson, Of Memphis,
Tenn. was in the city yesterday for L
short time
Mr. Flrnelson says that in few days
he hopes to have some news in regard
to baseball.
The case of Brown, the wife murderer.
was continued III the County Court until
the July term.
A colored society paraded the streets
yesterday and went over TO Norfolk in
the afternoon.
The only business in the Mayors Court
yesterday was three DRINKS, who paid
the usual fines .
James Ferguson has been appointed
special policeman for LamDert'S Point
By Judge Portlock. -
The interest in the coleman case does
not seem to lag, judging from the num-
49, "iio thltI.it uaiiS.
Key. T. b. Eggleston. of Bedford City.
preached at the Court Street Presbyte-
RAN church Sunday
The Dairy Maids festival, which was
pos tponed from last week. will be given
ct Port Norfolk Tonight
The w. G. Y. u. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock with Mrs. r. J.
Saunders, No. 75i County street.
Owens Memorial choir. Mr.. c. II.
stuTtevant leader. will render the music
on Federal Memorial Day AIayIsr
An unknown colored man held a. reli-
glous service on the corner Of High and
Court streets for about three hours sun
daN.
The Epwowh League convention will
assemble tomorrow at Central NJ Z.
church. Delegates will begin to arrive
to-day.
In answer to subscriber we will state
that Federal Memorial Day will be OBJ
served on Monday. the 81 st and not on
Saturday.
Mr. Leigh, of the Madison hotel, has
rented the store next to the dairy lunch
Cor 4 sample room for the drummers
who stop With him.
The Deputy Sheriff Of Perquimmons
county. \. G., arrived here last night
with prisoner that had escaped from
the Raleigh pcntentiary
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Shines, OF this city, and
Miss Mary Dyson, also from this CITY
We're married Sunday at ST. Johns
Catholic Cathedral in New York
There was large attendance at the
Junior Epworth League at Central
church Sunday afternoon. The pro
sramme was a very interesting one.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM +. Foreman lost
oS death yesterday at their home. on
Nelson street, their little l0months- old
oaughter Mary Eliza beth Foreman
Workmen commenced yesterday max
Ing preparations for z flower garden in
front OF the Union depot. When COM
pletad II xviii add much to the looks.
Quite number OF people visited the
cemeteries sunday afternoon to see the
flowers thA; had been put there Memo
rial DAY. They were still fresh and
rretty.
The icnt n which the big meeting will
Ec held vas pitched on High street yes
rerdaV. l is said that it will accom-
nodatc l.>o9 people They contemplate
a big tins.
Che Officers for the Port Norfolk rail-
road casce forward yesterday and sign
sd me Contract They said tho bad
weather prevented Them from doing so
on that day
To-daE AT - O'Clock AR. G. Hatton,
Girlstce ~? sell III front Of the county
SourInAusa door some valuable propcrtv
~ Eer.ley Sec advertisement and at
L@nd tho s.ic
- ST. j, Inns Church sunday afternoon.
wnarS spcci;l sermon was prea chcd to
IL NJ IS }ev, Nj. Farlan1 The music
n.aS e%ct.iEcnt.
nG NirHjninn acknowledges the re-
co!pi ~ an invitaton 10 attend the sew
enth anniversary banquet of John W
DaM:el Club, which will begin she night
o2 June "a. q 9 u. m
The Ladies Nid society OF Central
&anrch made 81 on the banquet which
grey served for The Independent Fire
S:1nfanE Nearly everything they had
GO ca was given 10 them.
H2V Charles; T.. ". Dobhs q former
eSS!2%n Of tbs city. who has been resid-
a% IN Indianapolis. Ind. FOR quite a
HH'Htoci' OF years. is in the city He is
hcron1panca by his son.
f'ne delegates from MoN,auk Tribe
q irn Men VIII leave here This morn
y Tor %taun;on TO attend the mcctin.
the S'r2nd Lodge, which meets al 10
~ on Wednesday IN that city.
nf iuneral Of Mr.. ana AIrS Oscar
"SfS little son was conducted from
II residence, No. t20 Lincoln street.
t@G4y afternoon. The remains were
erred. IN Oak Grove; Cemetery
iEe l.. y p. L. held their regular
ttns lat't night ut the Coul, street
sEtist 0hMrch. Rev. Arthur :. Lloyd.
H0ifoli;. delivered an interyst Ing ad-
,r@a7. There was some eNccllcn; music
The members of tho Annex Hos. com
pnZly are requested to ;lssemh,a in f,,u
d3SG9 uniform Tonight at S o'c,ocl, for
txS tz1a9action OF special businesB,