The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-15

Matters of Interest.
Mr.. J. S. Atkinson, or Raleigh. Is In
the city.
A beautiful New Yorker. Miss May
Hardy, is the guest of Miss Laguria, at
Virginia Beach.
Mr.. G. II. Towson general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G. A. returned yesterday
from Salem, Va.
Superintendent james Riddle is away
from the city attending ito some business
for the water department.
Miss Isabelle Cullcy, Of Washington
ID. c., Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. M.
Marshall. on Wood street.
Mr. 1ror a. Page and family and
Miss Florric Page returned yesterday
from the mountains OF Virginia
The Rev. L. II. Christie of Elizabeth
City, n. C., conducted the services last
night in the tent on Moran avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Carroll left last
night for Washington, y. =, - attend
the funeral OF Mrs. CIrroiis mother
Beginning to-day the Norfolk and
Western railroad will check bicycles as
baggage under the limitations applying
to the latter.
w. a. Woodhousc. No. sol East Main
street there was an opening OF three
night blooming cercus.
MIR. j. c. McManus and wife, OF Phi,a-
delphia. are ut the Atlantic Hotel Mr..
McManus Is here to inspect the work
being done at the Dismal Swamp canal,
shell shot from the u. S. S. Mime
sofa during tho waN and tonged UP
from the James river last year, Is on cX-
hibition In the window Of Burrows drug
store.
Mrs. w. II. II. Trice Is somewhat i'm
proved In health and MIR. Trice is down
town attending to business. They were
both confined to the house at the same
time
MIR. j. S. Atkinson, manager of the
Southeastern Lyceum Bureau. Is here In
the interests of the Y. NJ. c. a. Star
Course, to be held at the Academy OF
Music this Writer
The Rev. D. IT. Merritt, Of this city, left
yesterday morning for Vanderbilt Uni
vcrsity to finish his course there. The
Rev. Jack Batten relieves him at the
Port Norfolk Methodist church.
Mrs. William NJ. Allen and daughter.
| Miss Virgie Allen, OF Richm, nd who
have been visiting Mrs. NJ. A. Pitt, cor
| ner Of Highland and Maltby avenues,
Bramblcton. returned home yesterday
morning.
The Rev. a. L. Owen, OF Portsmouth,
will lecture at Park Avenue BAPTIST
church Thursday night OIL 'Wha.t n Girl
Can Do" There will &c music and
other attractions ana no charge fur al
mission.
Prof. F.. l.. Rochussen, of this city. will
be married on "Wednesday. September Is.
| ut y. m, to Miss NJ. Fl. Ruben, of
Brooklyn, -. Y, in the First Lutheran
| church, on Charlotte street On account
Of limited church space no cards were Is
sued.
Mr.. S. S. Tanner of Miner. ILL.,. pres
| ident of the Illinois Grain Dealers Asso-
citation. visited the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday and expressed himself
| a. greatly pleased with our city and
| harbor. and It's facilities for the export
| ing of Western grains. He ifs now at
Virginia Beach for n brief stay.
Owing TO the recent trouble with the
side wall OF the Y. NJ. c. a. building the
association will be closed till the foun-
dation of the Citizens Bank building,
| next door, is completed up to the street
An immense quantity of brick for the
latter building have arrived and are
stored IN the custom house yard
The steamship Eric cleared yesterday
for Rotterdam with 124,615 bushels of
corn and 27,300 bushels Of wheat The
Eric ds the vessel run into by the Bay
Liner Alabama and had boat carried
| away and several plates smashed. The
damage has been repaired and the Eric
has started on her trip across the ocean.
The alarm OF fire from box No 43
about o'clock this morning. was caused
by a blaze in a small house In the rear
Of T74 Church street, owned by Mr.
George Compcra, and occupied by color-
ed people. The furniture was saved
The only damage done was to tho wood
work, which amounted to about S75.
| The flames were eXtinguished by the
| department
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