The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-14
CITY IN PARAGRAPHS.
Brlafest Possible Mention Made Of Many
Matters Of Interest to All Readers.
OCCURRENCES observation-disclosures { i iill il
Not Much About Anything Hut
Something About Many Things
A Ikinetoxfal,hto View OF Life In
Norfolk in Hts Many nnd Vary.
ing Phases Briefly Noted.

Mr. w. A. Baker, Of New York, visited
the Cotton Exchange yesterday.
Judge "A. II. Hanckel, of the Corpora
ton Court, has gone to Charlottesville.
Mr.. Amos ]. Jordan was Injured In
runaway accident in Brambleton Sun
day.
Mr.. w. A. Baker Of New York, was
visitor at the Cotton Exchange IN this
city yesterday.
The last OF the "Trilby" excursions
of the season from Richmond to Norfolk
came in Sunday.
George Perry, co!ored, was arrested
yesterday upon Il peace warrant sworn
out by A. ]. Smith.
Mr.. T. J. Bloxom had his foot quite
badly mashed yesterday at Perry's ma
chine shop. on Water street.
a warrant was issued for n white man
yesterday morning, charging him with
DESERVING his wife and children.
Atlantic Lodge No. 2. A. Il. and a. NJ.
held Stated communication last even
ing. n Junior warden was elected.
In Sundays issue the parties TO the
Reed robbery were published as colored
people, when in fact they were all
white.
Major Walter F. Irvine Is in Boston
attending meeting of The Finance
Committee Of the Supreme Council, Roy
al Arcanum.
a commission Of lunacy. held at the
city Jail yesterday afternoon, adjudgcd
Levy w. Jones. colored, sane and he
was discharged.
Water takers should not forget the
| request of the Water Department to
economic In the use Of city water dur
Ing the present scarcity
Mr.. Bert Odeli, Of jamestown. ". y,
| formerly of Norfolk, Is here on O visit.
1 Mr. Rnhnrt
| folk boy, Is here from Washington, at
| tending the race meet
The dog catchers, who have ceased
operations temporarily. have killed 2S7
| unlicensed dogs thus far this season
Six hundred and forty-two was the ag-
gregate for last year.
Miss Julia Wintz. of Charleston, w
Va. and Miss Lillian Powell. of Rich
| mond. who have been visiting in this
section for week, leave on me steamer
Pocahontas for Richmond to-day
The date for Norfolk Day" at the
Tennessee Centennial at Nashville has
been fixed for Tuesday, October 10Th
no more fitting day than that OF the
anniversary Of the capture Of York
town.
Mr.. T. ]. Anderson, general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, re-
ceived as n present Saturday evening
t'oiii 'thC h6Sit VI HIS llllC Ill SHaTlOlle,
n. c., a watermelon Weighing over 70
pounds. 1t was a bouncer.
AT the Morris auction house, Nos. 81
and 63 New Market Place, at 10 q. M.
to-day. there will be large and nttrac-
tive sale Of furniture and other goods,
to which the ladies are especially in
vlted
The Rev. DR.. II. M. Wharton, pastor
OF 13rantly Baptist church, baltimore,
RI n - III.
that he would discontinue his evangeli-
cal work. For the future Dr. Wharton
intends devoting his time to Brantly
church.
Cards are out announcing the engage
ment of Mr.. George Fass, Of Norfolk.
to Miss Augusta Firth, of Brooklyn. n.
Y. Mr. Fass Is of the Fass Furniture
company, and his prospective bride is
one of the City Of Churches most prom
inent society bellies.
Sarg's herd of Holstein cattle. about
twenty-five head. black and white, all
marked alike. attracted attention as
they passed through the city yesterday
afternoon for shipment TO Baltimore,
Mr. Sarg having broken up his milk bus
mess in this vicinity
The members of the Jr o. U. A. NJ, OF
this section, and the American Guards of
Norfolk. about seventy-five In all, Will
arrive nome tnls morning over Inc Mer-
chants and Miners line from Baltimore,
where they participated in the eel a5ra-
ton attending the anniversary Of North
Point.
The Catholic knights OF America
Tourist club. Of Philadelphia will arrive
In Norfolk this morning at 7:30 o'clock,
and will breakfast at the Atlantic. AT
?:l5 reception will be given in the par
lors of the hotel to Mr. J. C. Carroll,
the supreme secretary of tho order. The
day will be spent at Old + I.r and the
party will leave in the c.,erii.:; for
Washington.