The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-05
THE RECORD OF a DAY
A Summary Of Happenings Worthy Of
More Space Than That Gigen.'
PARAGRAPHS, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE
Mention of the cominas and GoiusS
of People You Know Accounts or
Events Of Interest 40 BEnuy Escad.
crs-Fopics Discussed on the Street
nnd In Offices md Homes.

The City Council will meet tonight.
Tomorrow will be old Christmas
day.
The Baltimore boat came in yester-
day, having changed off.
DR.. Guthrie and wife left last night
Hor their home in New York.
Attention is called TO advertisement
OF man wanted at Port Norfolk.
The Park View Rosebud society was
well attended Sunday afternoon.
a we'll known physician will take unto
himself wife on the 9th of this month.
The Norfolk CuntY Road Board met
ness.
The newly elected deacons at the Cal
vary Baptist church were ordained Sun
day.
The w. c. Il. u. will hold their regu-
lar noontide meeting at the Y. NJ. Z. y.
to-day.
The examination of Frank Linn and
Jobson has been continued until
For want of quorum there was no
meeting of the Police commissioners
last night.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Kennedy
reported for duty at the Naval Hospital
yesterday.
Joe Boyd colorcd, was fined $3.50
for larceny, and in default was sent to
Jail for thirty days.
Deputy Sheriff Siverson Saturday
night arrested five negroes at West
avn hOiN ipl SstlHbillp.
y negro named Sawyer was given
thirty days for keeping house of ILL
fame. by Justice Nash.
The Rev. +. F.. West. returned
missionary from Africa, made a talk
at the Y. NJ. c. y. Sunday
fireman on the Amphritrito fell and
injured himself quite badly. He was ia
ken 10 the hospital yesterday.
The force OF worIzmen at the SeaboarI
Air Line went back to work yesterday
after being out for three days
There was only IL fair attendance at
oxford hall last night to, hear Polk
Miller. Those who did hear him were
we'll pleased.
There was a large crowd present at
the Mayors Court yesterday mornins
the result of the scrapping match on
Saturday night.
The grand lodge officers visited No.
~ Lodge, *. of p, last night and wit
messed the installation. They will visit
Seaside Lodge tonight.
The time OF holding services for the
week of prayer has been changed from
$50 TO O'Clock. The public will please
make note of the same.
Mrs Eosa Gait. sister of the late Mrs.
J. Is Smith, of this city, died at her
nome, near Bcnn's church Isle OF
Wight county, on sunday
Mrs. Pinkham. who resides at sol
Middle street. fell down her steps Satur-
day night and hurt herself quite badly.
Attention is called to notice of Bres-
lauer " anthony, III which they give no
ticc that they Will close their place of
business every night except Saturday.
at o'clock.
The Retail Clerks Association have
circulated n petition among the ner-
chants requesting them to close at \
p: m throughout the winter. Nearly all
OF them have signed
After the meeting OF Grimes Battery
on Friday night the company and II
number Of invited guests will have n
dance. The Nreinian acknowledges an
invitation to be present
mere was general free fight on
crawford street Saturday night between
q number of young white men. one of
them got his head badly cut. Justice
Nash fined them all $3.50 each and one
OF them was fined 50 for interfering
with an officer
MI. ID. W. Ballentine, master carbuild
er or the Seaboard Air Line shops saws
he never received a letter removing hirn
from that position, but there was n
verbal order given to abolish the posi-
non ana put him as foreman of car
pehters' which position he took charge
of yesterday.
me following children of ST Johns
church sunday school We're awarded
prizes sunday morning: Irwin Robin
SON Moore Burton, Clifford Barclay.
Iheodore LeGrand The prizes were
gwen 10 those who had not missed :,
sunday from Easter to Christmas good
department and good lessons.