The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-20
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Mr.. r. i. Sullivan, engineer in The
navy, IS home on q visit
The egg hunt ut Central church YES
tsrdaE afternoon was grand success
There is q broken water main in Har-
l.son stleet, between Fourth and Fifth
streets. ~. :
The ladies connected with Trinity p. e.
cnurch on Saturday presented the pas
Tor, the KEY. Mr.. Funston, with BIZ
cycle.
The new choir under the leadership
OF Mr.: Charles H. Sturteyant. has been
cfga n1zed. They sang for tho first time
on Sunday. :.
The Ghurchland and West Norfolk
baseoall teams had game of ball yes
terday afternoon, which resulted in q
score OF 10 to 6 in favor Of the Church.
land team.
Mr. Harry T.. Freeman, a telegraph
operator at the Seaboard Air Line, had
bone tunor removed from his breast
at st. Vincent's hospital on Saturday.
lie is doing we'll. i-
The body Of Tom Clark, who was
drowned at Port Norfolk last Friday.
was recovered Sunday. An inquest was
held and verdict Of accidental drown
Ing was rendered.
Attention is called to ad. Of J. Il. An
derson, a constable Of Norfolk county,
III which he denies positively the rumor
mat he has or Intends to resign He
says that he Is in the race to stay.
In another column Mr. Wade II. Codd
gives notice that he has opened stalls
and 4, city market, where can be found
nome killed beef, pork, ham and all
kinds OF meat. He respectfully soliclts
call.
The United States ships New york
Maine, Amphitrite, Texas, Raleigh. Co
lum oia and Terror passed out the Capes
at O'CLOCK yesterday morning for New
York to take part in the Grant memorial
exercises.
which will begin on the goth OF Nav
under the auspices Of the Friends
church. will be pitched on High street.
next to the Jewish synagogue It will
seat about $500 people,
mere was quite a number Of persons
az the Mayors Court yesterday expect
ing that the Linn case would again
came up. 1t has been set for Wednes-
day: 1t is said that considerable new
evidence VIII be brought out.
+, Al the morning services at Trinity P.
-. church Sunday $1,000 was raised to
helP pay church debt. At Monumental
NJ Il. church S1,G50 was raised to pay
OH an old debt, which was contracted
TO build the Sunday school room.
ar. and Mrs. John w. Davis lost by
death Sunday the little daughter. Elsie.
aged l year and s months. The funeral
was conducted from their residence, No.
so randolph street, yesterday after
noon. Rev. Mr.. Fisher officiating.
several parties went out and enjoyed
an Easter egg roll yesterday. Some
went to the hospital. another party went
10 hodges Ferry, a number Of little
ones went to the old Watts lot. ON
North street and had good time.
fourteen negro men were arrested for
Point Sunday. They were all locked up.
Yesterday Justice Holmden fined them
all 81 piece. Some few paid and the
others went to jail in default Of the
fine.
Old Long Brown was arrested IN
Brighton yesterday for taking posses
sion or one OF Mr.. Friedlin's houses
without his knowledge or consent. He
claims that the officers do not like him
and that Is why he spends so much time
in jail.
Mrs Charles Hutchinson. q resident
or Park View. accidentally stumbled on
a piece OF wood In her yard last night
ana iell, striking her face against the
border OF flower bed. splitting her nose
open. she was attended to by Dr.. +.
A petition. representing 5000 900 worth
OF property, will be presented to Judge
Portlock at this, term Of the County
Court asking him not to grant LIQUOR
license to any one to sell liquor either
on South or Columbia streets. in the
county
The services At Port Norfolk pavalion
sunday afternoon were the largest ever
held at that place. The people appre-
cate them and even come from West
Norfolk across the bridge to attend.
Kew. Mr.. Aniss conducted the services
Sunday. -
The remains Of Mr.. VIM. Chicken ar
rived on Sunday but were not brought
10 this city. as was expected, that morn
ing. put were taken charge Of by the
norfolk Elks and were brought to this
city yesterday for interment in Oak
Grove Cemetery.
Sunday night some little girls were
crossing the corner of County and En-
hnSham streets when horse came
dashing down County street at q break
neck speed and barely escaped running
over them The little ones were so badly
frightened that they were almost par
alyzed.
The house Of Willis Knight, q colored
man, who lives on the Deep Creek road.
was burned Sunday night. The family
came home from church, built a fire in
Inc Kitchen, and then went in the main
part Of the house Soon afterwards
they found the kitchen on fire. which
set the house on fire. They managed 10
save rev things. but the barn and all
the farming implements were burned
-Four white men from South Carolina
VINO were en- route to Newport News to
work. were locked up Sunday for setal-
ing a ride from Rocky Mount to PIN
ners Point. They had a hearing yes-
terday before Justice Holmden. who dis
nilssed them upon the promise TO send
MN S220 piece when they got to work.
ne men were happy and left with