The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-18
CITY IN PARAGRAPHS
Brlefest Possible Mention Made 0fMany
Matters Of Interest to All Readers.
OCCURRENCES ROTID WITHOUT DETAILS
Not Much About Anything Hut
Something About Mnny Things
A photographic Wow of Lifo In
Norfolk In ITS Many md vnry.
ing Phases Briefly Noted.

DR.. l.. c. Shepherd has returned from
trip to Baltimore.
MIR. John $. Wise is in washington md
expects TO be here In a few days.
Mr. w. II. White left home yesterday
FOR the White Sulphur Springs
City Engineer Brooke went to Warren
ton last night to visit his wife's fam
lily.
The iron frames on the third floor Of
Inc new Monticello Hotel have been
placed :ul position.
Rev. j. II. Deshazo, or the Methodist
Church, stationed i'll Mathews county,
was i'll the city yesterday.
MISS sally w. Leachr mas returned 10
the city, after a summer vacation in
the mountains of Virginia.
Mr.. Joe Glanotti. of Richmond, return
ed nome yesterday, having spent II few
days with II. +. Pacini, at Rivervicw.
During the week ending Scptemhcr
Id, 3i,l223 tons of Poca hontas coal were
exported from the Lambe.t's Point Lie: S
B!cycle races at Petersburg day.
Many or the riders WHO participated in
the Dig meet here last Monday and Tues
day will take part.
Professor Anton Il. ISocrncr has re-
turned from Nashville, Tenn, where he
conducted grand concert at the cen
tcnnial in shat city
Messrs. a. T. Pacini and c. b. Davis.
OF Manchester, Va, are spending IL few
days with the formers brother. Mr..
II. Il. Plcnl, at Rivcrvicw
The Epwortll League of NcINendree NJ.
II. Church, BramblctOn w,Irti, conducted
services last night ut the Union Mission
keN. K. Fl. Bennett made an address.
DR.. Richard a. Wise, OF WILLIAMSBURG
was in the city yesterday and left fo,.
nome last night He WAS accompanied
by his daughter, who has been visiting In
New York
The Misses Frances. OF Alabama, arc.
visiting Miss Whtehurst. In Bank street,
| and bus party in their honor was
sven Thursday night, which was an ell
| joSrable affair.
Ill the Southern Lyceum. In order TO
make 1t success 100 more are needed.
anu the citizens should come forward
| and make 1t a success
Ned Mclaughlin. the life guard a;
Virginia Beach, WAS in the city yester
lay. The bathing season is nearly over
Town at that resort. Ned has made
many rescucS this summer
General V. d. Groner has returned
from six weeks tour through Eastern
canada He says the weather there
was delightfully."- cool The general is
looking the picture of health
The American schooner Herald sailed
yesterday for Georgetown. Dcmarara
british Guinas. With TO tons pocaho
coal. The British steamship Atlantis
cleared to London after coalng.
y fox terrier belonging to X. r. FL
lott bit little Johnny Thompson on the
right leg so Indy yesterday that the
wound had to be cauterized. Justice
Tomlin ordered the Cog taken out of
Gown.
The steamer ST. E.noch. which was run
aground by PHO; Rumrill TO avoid n col
lision near Lambcrt's Point Thursla Is
sun ashore, but as part or her cargo has
been taken out, II Is thought she will
shortly be loatcd
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Mary Carncs Langley, a daughter OF Mr..
Charles f. Langley, and Mr. Edward
Polk Crockett, the ceremony To take
place at Epworth NJ. e. Church. this
CITY. Wednesday afternoon September
29th. Mt 3 O'clock
Judge Theodore Garnet. Of Norfolk.
representing a syndicate OF bondholdnrs.
has purchased the large hotel of the
West Lynchburg Land Company, the
price paid being 800. IT cost $40 600 to
build this structure. II having been
erected during the boom several years
ago.
The first vessel to 30 ashore Oh the
North Carolina coast his season was
from Baltimore, and bound from Norfolk
to Wilmington, which grounded during
blow Wednesday night The vessel
lies easy ana no doubt Will be noated
shortly.
Another inhlnticidc came to light yes
tcrday. y negro baby, newly born. was
found floating near Hrm!ngway's dock,
in Atlantic City ward. wrapped in
bag. The body was taken 10 the Morgue
and an inquest held, which resulted i'm
verdict that 1t met its death Mt the
hands of parties unknown to the jury.
The prolonged drought was broken
last night when refreshing showers fell
not enough 10 increase the water sup
uly or to save the crops, out just enough
10 hay the dsagrecable dust The rain
brought a cool wave. and the tempera-
ture took 4 decided tumble. In fac,,
sleeping under cover last night was COM
Portable
Mss Belle Mathes, n sister Of Super:rl-
tcndcnt Mathes. of the Ocean View rail
road. had narrow escape from drown
ing at the View THURSDAY afternoon
while in bathing sir. Jack Dorsey
made a gallant rescue after n swim Of
one hundred yards, and caught the
young lady Just as she was gong down
for the last time.