The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-05
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Petersburg, Va. Jan. i--(SpeciaD
Ihts week having been set apart hv III.
evangelical Alliance us n wccl; n.
! PRAYER appropriate services will he held
each afternoon at the Young Mems
christian Association hall. Asnn mon
ing TO these services IL mass meeting
or all the Protestant denominations If
inc city was held last night at Tabb
street Presbyterian church. and was
very largely attended. The minis, eve
who took part in the services were Rtys
j: w. Rosebro. ID. ID. S. X Winn, D. D..
William IL. Edwards. ID. D.. j. NJ Pill
cher. ID. ID, II. r. Wilson and IL. Al.
rope. general secretary of the Young
mems Nhristian Association. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. DR. ED
Wards His subject was The Heart"
I ne sermon was a very able one
me CITY Council tonight elected
William NJ. Mayo Port Warden. w. W.
bockett and w. MattoX wcrc elected
members OF the Council from the Sixth
, Ward TO fill vacancies.
Inc resignation of George Cameron
Jr'' as a member OF the Board OF over
Secrs OF the Poor, was accepted. and H.
w. Collier elected to fiji the vacancy.
CAPTAIN Nelson ]. Patterson, presi-
d"ht OF the Common Council and chair
man OF the Water Works Committee. I'm
Wow OF the clty's short supply OF water
asked for authority in case of necessity
TO contract the Upper Appomattox
company Tor water from the canal. The
aulhor!ty was granted.
Tho argument I'm the suit or 'reunnn,
ana others Ns. David Dunlop was re-
sumed in the Circuit Court this morn
ing when Mr. Alexander Hamilton.
OF counsel for the defense, began TO
speak.
The funeral of Miss Molic l,urnell
was heii ut st Pauls church on Sunday
afternoon in the presence of large con
eTcEhtion OF sorrowing relatives and
friends The services were conducted
Py EeV; O. ). Bunting, assisted by Rev.
pr. {. Hains. The floral offerings were
man! ana beautiful tcstifylng to the
affection In which she was held The
| pallbearers Were Mcssrs s. NJ Green
,. f. Heath. IL. Noltenius. j. II. Man
son, Jr Nj. II. Cosbill. J.. l.. Robertson.
Herbert Arlington ana c. II. Cuthbcrt
our city has sustained no small loss
III the death Of this excellent woman.
Since her residence hen. she has given
| a great deal Of her time In friendly min
iSterine To the sick and suffering. and
many home here has lost u friend
whose place will have to be filled.
General f. Il. Lees birthday, Jan. 10
Will be observed in Petersburg by a
parade of a. p. Hill Camp of Confeder-
ate Veterans. Petersburg Grays and A.
+. liill Rifles. Al night there will be n
meeting of a. u. Hill Camp, at which
| addresses will lie made by different
| speakers
Steel rails have been laid on tho City
Folnt Branch of the Norfolk q Western
| railway all the way from Petersburg to
| within about mile of City Point. II is
expected to have the rails all laid by the
end Of this week
| The contract for the carpet and pulpit
| furniture of the Second BAPTIST church
mas peen awarded to ". NJ. Hableston
| " co. IN" carpet is To be of the best
Amsterdam quality, and with the pull
pit furniture will cost about $500
An infant child of MIR. Robert Me.
randlish died very suddenly this morn
Mrs Bartlett Roper. who has been
| critically III with pneumonia. is much
| improved to-day
Cards are out for the MARRIAGE of DR.
Wilbur Knapp ana Miss klemm of Phil
| adelphia on the 18th inst DR.. klapp
| - Il cousin of AicssrS. $. u. Mitchell ana
William j.. |immcr, of this city.
Efforts are To be made to raise funds
TO build rcctory for Grace E.p!scopol
church. The probable cost OF inc rec
| Tory VIII be between $4,000 and 50 600
The sale of loose tobacco at the diff
| feront warehouses. which have been sus-
pended for the holidays. vii! be resumed
! tomorrow.
! Mr.. w. Pyne, dealer IN pianof. organ.
]
sSnment to-day To Alexander! Hamil-
ton trustee. The liabilities are about
5000; assets not given. The deed con
| NcEs 10 the said trustee all the stock Of
merchandise of said Pyne. consisting OF
| musical instruments. art material. pi.-
| lures. etc, also a cottage on tho south
| west corner OF Jefferson street and pH,l;
alley. The preferred creditors arc Wal
! ter ID. Moses a. Co. OF Rich nnud lyr
$i'bio; Miss NJ. l.. Minatrec. for $500. am.
| feisburs X Co, Of Baltimore ior $500.
Rcv w. 5. l.eake OF Richmond. the
1 Incoming pastor of West End Bapt!st
| church, entered upon his duties here yes
! icrday. He preached morning ana night
! - very large congregations. His text
~ the morning was from the 18th chap
| tier or Numbers. verse 30. AT night
Mr.. Leake selected his text from Rcve-
| iations so chapter. verse 90 and Mat
| thew Goth chapter and nth verse. Both
| sermons were able ana earnest efforts
and were heard with close attention.