The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-14
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| by the Portsmouth boys and took run
! TO Deep Creek.
Justice Ainsworth fined man named
| Barber, and a woman named ETaps,
$3.50 apiece for fighting on the streets
| In the suburbs on Sunday.
| The Rev. DR.. Whnnon, who Is so popu-
| lar here, has decided TO give up evan
gelIstic work and will settle down In
Baltimore at his old church.
The Rev. j. w. Baker, of Oaklet,
preached very able and instructive
sermon to large congregation at
Owens Memorial church Sunday.
The Virgintan Is pleased to note that
there was a decided Improvement in the
| firing of the grcl at the navy yard Sun
| day night and yesterday morning.
1t was rumored yesterday that the Old
| Bay Line would shortly begin to run
on Sundays. Inquiry at the general
Office failed to confirm the rumor.
Miss Agnes Clay is getting the Court
Street Baptist choir we'll trained. There
Is a decided Improvement in the num-
bers In attendance since she took charge
of 1t.
The graduating class Of the Ports
mouth High School have decided to
wear certain style or nat this seasccl
80 that they can be distinguished from
the other scholars.
| farewell meeting will be held by the
members of the Court Street Baptist
church Wednesday night in honor of
the departure of the Rev. w. a. Snyder
to his new field OF duty
MIR. w. A. Stroud has been engaged
to look after the building of a rcstau-
rant, railroad station and reception
room at the Columbia park. Work will
be commenced right away.
| Sunday afternoon a horse attached to
Mr. Il. Z. Kings buggy ran away at
Port Norfolk, throwing the occupants
out and smashing the buggy all to
| pieces. though no one was hur:
The Rev. w. H. Baylor, a former pas
tor CT the Calvary BAPTIST church.
preached to his old charge Sunday night
and was warmly welcomed. Mr.. Bay
Tor has Il church In Indiana
Sarah White. col0rAI, WIS committed
TO the county Jail Sunday for disturbing;
religious worship ut Pinnc"'s Point. The
same was also !'har:;,i with drunken.
ness and disorderly conduct.
at the Epworth League caterta !nmen,
at Central church tonight, Dir. Johnson
VIII deliver his famous address. which
he delivered al the Court Street I3ap-
list church last fall. Subject: Esther"
Admission free.
Rev. Mr.. Reese will be here this week
snd the big meeting at the Friends
Church will begin on Friday night. The
pastor Is holding meetings preparatory
to the opening. Much good is expected
to result from the same.
The w. c. Il. u. will meet this after
noon at 4 o'clock ut the Y NJ. C. A., 400
High street. a full attendance of the
members is.requested. as MIR. y. c. Mi
ley, OF Norfolk, will be present and
elect officers for the ensuing year
Mr.. Wilson Reeds steamer for the use
OF the night ferry has arrived. He will
give an excursion to Old Point this after
noon to number of his friends The
VirElnian acknowledges the receipt OF
an invitation to accompany them
Thomas Godfrey. the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Casey, died at his pa
rents residence, No 9I9 Dinwiddie
street yesterday morning ut 1890 o'clock
The services will he conducted at the
grave this morning at 10 o'clock.
Miss Lizzie Culpepper. of Scottsville,
and Miss Edna Cotton. of Western
Branch, left this morning via Norfolk
and Western railway for Flrmvillc Fee
male Insti' ute. Fa:mvilie, Va. They are
both graduates of Glebe sohool, Norfolk
i county.
The game Of football between The
Portsmouth and Suffolk teams. which
was to have been played next Saturday,
has been declared off. The team Will
play the sTorfolk football team on the
18th. 1t is expected that this Will be a
strong game.
Mrs. Allie Walker. the wife Of Mr..
w. w. Walker. of G!lmerton, died at
her late residence Saturday night, at
ll:%0 O'Clock, after an illness Of two
weeks. Mrs. Walker was in the 2T,h
year Of her age and leaves n number of
friends, who will mourn :he!r loss.
In our Sundays issue we were made to
| say that there We're 81 scholars in the
':hrd primary grade of the Fourth Dis
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| which makes the school very much over
crowded. IN order to relieve that Miss
Leila Leavitt, n substitute, was put on.
! and went to work yesterday.
If the crowd of young men who make
! practice OF sitting on the rail of Hos
pital bridge Sunday afternoons would
he q linsle more chaste in their language
tAey would receive the than,:s of n
number OF ladies who pass there and
have TO hear some OF their indecent re-
marks. 1t should be prGh!bited.
In accordance with suggestion made
by Tne VirGinian a number IF ladies'
were at work ut the y. NJ G. a. oIms
Yesterday cleaning up etc. as soon rs
The arches are cut and the rooms are
| ready they Will carpet the same and
put some substantial furniture there
and make It as attractive as possible
Two persons were before the Mayor
yesterday npon Il charge OF placing dirt
In the middle of the street The law Is
imperative about II. 1t requires that
nj dirt or garbage shall he placed in
boxes or barrels. and a failure to do so
viii subject the party to a fine of So
There Is no getting behind the law, so
those WHO arc in the habit of doing so
should discontinue the same.
The colorcd street PAYERS who are
putting down the crossings that were
removed by the street railroad are max
ing a terrible 3otch of 1t. The work
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