The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-12
I'M BERKELEY

The funeral of Mr.. William ]. Jones
took place yesterday at 8 o'clock from
Liberty Street Methodist church and
was conducted by the Rev. Paul Brad
ley. The interment was in Magnolia
Cemetery.
A mass meeting of the citizens and
Taxpayers of South Norfolk will be
held at Odd Fellows Hall Monday at
! y D. m. to consider the question of Sc
| curing representation upon the Board
of School Trustees.
| Yesterday was again the great
| change day at the Bank OF Berkeley,
hundreds of dollars OF bills passing
over the counter for the accommodate
| ton of customers Many merchants
not doing their banking business in
Berkley were numerously accommodate
| ed. Those who love to see the tow
Industries in the lead should remcni {.
that it depends upon the patronaa
given them.
The REGULAR monthly meeting of the
Rosebud Society will be held this after
| noon at $3.50 o'clock in the Chestnut
Street NJ. Il. church. Several Of the
officers having resigned, new ones will
| be elected. Therefore II Is quite i'm
| portant that all the members of the
society be present at this meeting.
Miss Mary Bailey, of St Brides, Is
the guest OF Mr.. e. l.. Cox and family,
on Liberty etreet
! Mrs. \. G. Burruss, of Pearl street,
died yesterday at 12 O'Clock at her resi-
| dence, aged g. years. She was O. resi-
dent of Hampton county until two
years ago, when she and her family
became residents of the town. Since
her stay in the town she has been be-
loved by many. The remains will be
taken to Capeville, Hampton county,
| for burial.
The w. c: T. U. convention will be
held at the Christian church next
Thursday and Friday. At 1880 p. m. Of
each day the Rev. Mr. Morrow, OF the
Methodist Protestant church, will speak
en the subject OF temperance. The
public invited to each and all of these
services.
TOO MUCH 1NTENIPERANCE.
Special programmes have been pre-
pared for the Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor this afternoon at
the Christian church While all are
invited TO this service, the Christian
people of Berkeley. who are Interested
III the subject. are especially invited to
attend and take part.
| DON'T LIKE 1T.
| The straiGhtouts don't like the result
Of the recent town election. They are
indignant and report says that they
intend TO hold an Indignation meeting.
| II seems now that TO please all alike
! Is almost 60 an impoSsibtlity Would
it really be n blessing If we could all
| agree? Despite the political differences
and seeming strife there is still a flu
ture for Berkeley, and the reported cx-
element and contention is not half
what ii would seem to be from the sur
| face Of the newspaper reports We
have pcaceable and law-abid.ng pco-
| pie, good society, good educational
| Institutions, fine church advantages
| and for business advantages and in
ducemdlts we stand along with any
town in Eastern Virginia We enter an
indignant protest against the report,
either by statement or by intImation,
| that we have turbulent and veXatious
| society.
RECITAL AT RYLAND.
| The large and enthusiastic audience
| which assembled a s O'clock Friday
evening In chapel hall, Ryland Insti-
tute. report a very delightful evening,
| having been entertained with re-
| cital given by the young ladies of the
institute. The first number on the pro
gramme, a Duet by Misses Van Devon
| ter and Borum. was rendered in a very
Miss Florence Larrabee was given in
a most artistic way and shows that the
| little lady has great talent. Miss
| T?theridge's rcading-"The Whistlinr
| ReEiment'-was very thrilling The
reality of the scerc was enhanced by
the whistling behind the curtain. The
| next four numbers showed marked