The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

meet Monday.
The Texas and Annapolis arrived In
fanpton Roads yesterday.
Miss Alice Lumber, OF Newport News,
IS visiting friends an drelatires In this
city.
Mr.. John c. Nlemeyer sold the King,
farm at Churchland, containing lao
acres. for $1,000.
Rev. j. w. Bowdcn. of Richmond. will
preach at the Fourth Street Baptist
Church tonight.
Twenty men were discharged from
the Iron plating shop Friday night and
several more last night.
The Mckinley. Hobart and Wise Re-
publican club has changed the time for
holding a meeting from tomorrow night
to Wednesday night.
There will be a meeting of the Earnest
Workers Of Court Street Baptist Church
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. All boys Of
the Sunday school invited.
a gentleman from Pleasant Grow dis
trict said yesterday that deer were
getting plentiful around there now.
Some parties killed two Friday.
The board Of health or some one else
should cause the grass around the Jail
to be cut down. 1t Is disgraceful, and
Is the subject of many comments.
AIessrs. Ereslauer & Anthony an
Eounee that their special sale week end
ed last night and that their full stock
Is now completes. See advertisement.
Attention is called to advertisement
or Maurice Brandt & Co. in which
they announce that they are sailing
s~easonable goods at seasccablc prices,
In another column a nice house and
lot IS Offered Tor sale on rcasunab BILE
terms. See advertisements and call as
directed, and secure IL bargain on easy
terms.
Mr.. George r. Rowley, of the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio railway. has given up
his position at Newport News to accept
4 place as conductor on the Port Norfolk
railroad.
An Interesting feature of the pro-
Erammc of the Junior Epworth League
of Central NJ. l.. church this afternoon
IT 5 O'Clock VIII be the baptism OF in
faris by Rev. Dr.. Ray.
An immerse-crowd went to Baltimore
last night. y s.atcroom ould not be
secured on either line yesterday FOR a So
note. The Merchants and Miners COM
pany sent two steamers out also.
The street cars that have been on the
track On High street for one or two days
were removed yesterday TO the S. y. l..
s:led at the round house. They will re-
main there until they are needed.
Th" many friends of Mir. Philip Davcy.
who is now O. resident of Baltimore. will
regret to learn of his extreme illness
IN that city. His relatives from this
city have been summoned 10 his bedside.
Constable Mcclure, from Petersburg,
was in the city Yesterday. He came
after the negro Shields. who made his
escape from the Petersburg jail some
time tgo and was captured In this city.
In u Yesterdays issue mention was
made OF the fact thai a gentleman was
in the city looking for a place for a
stock yard. It would he well for some
of the butchers to see him and discuss
the matter with him.
1t Is said that the sailor that Mayor
Baird fined $50 for asSa ultirg 4 number
OF German. is a holy terror. He whip
ped two neg:oes and three white men
at different times that night before he
tackled The Germans.
Rev. y. 3. Dunaway, who for n num-
ocT OF years Wa pastor Of the Church.
land Baptist church, has been engaged
to III the pulpit OF the Second Baptist
church in Richmond during the absence
OF The regular pastor.
Attention is called to advertisement
of John y. Morris & e.. in which they
give their reason why they keep store.
They also announce that they VIII sell
the Elnnce of their SLmmcr clothing
below cost. See their advertisement.
A marriage license was issued in The
NltS clerk $ Otfice yesterday to Mr.
Charles Gatti and Miss Xollcr Robertson.
The groom is Il wcil-known shoemaker
and an Italian by birth. The marriage
VIII be this evening at the brides
hom:. in High street.
Mr.. St. John, Vice president OF the
Seaboard Air Line, went to Bowers Fill
In his private car last nish: so that he
could get a full view at Il distance OF the
electric head light on 'he engine tina;
carries the night train III; He returned
after the train passed.
Constable Jackson arrested a man
and woman for disordcrly conduct early
Yesterday morning. Justice Rustic fined
them 50 each. They then swore out a
warrant for tresrdss against tho man
who made complaint against them and
the Justice fined him $3.50.
Misses Edith and Ethel Ward leave
Tor New FORK his evening, wherc Miss
Edith Will join friends md sail on
Thursday ON the French liner Augusta
vlelorNa for a. tour OF Europe. which
may be extended TO two years. Miss
EInei VIII visit friends in New York
me t~resoytc:ian Sunday School Mis-
slonary Society will meet at 400 u. M
Today, when the following programmes
Will be rendered: Solo. Miss Flo Martin.
recitation, Miss Lizzie Morton; SOLO Mr.
=. L. Walton: recitation, Miss Alta
Codqi address. Rev. II. 4. Robinson, of
Norfolk.
sam Jones got on the war path to-day
ana went to the house OF Bette uamh-
ton n proceeded to clean out the house,
lie was arrested by Constable Adams
u taken before Justice Haynes. and
lined So. In default or which he was son,
10 1ail FOR ten days. ISilow Hunter. for
an assault on John Beverly, paid cot
OF warrant.
n government yesterday sent a
diver down to the bottom of the Eliza
beth river to find the electric and telc-
phone cable that had been cut in two