The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-27
.Succint Statement Of ReHs Events. Strip
red Of Much Of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal ana
observation-disclosures or Events In.
tercsiins TO Every Rcndcr-ropios
Discussed on tho Streets and In
Offices ana Homes.
To-day is the first Sunday In Lent.

city. r1.rt
Mr. T. C. Sykes is again attending
to business.
There was some fine shad III the mar
kct yesterday.
A fine dog was killed by the electric
cars yesterday.
The iiremen were kept steady at work
for eight hours.
There was no docket In the Mayors
Court yesterday.
There was no session OF the County
Court yesterday.
Attention is called TO rooms wanted
north Of High street.
There was all kind of war news
floating around yesterday.
An investigation was begun ait the
Naval Hospital yesterday.
Yesterday morning was the coolest
one we have had this winter.
There is plenty Of work at all the
railways around the harbor now.
On Tuesday morning next the base
ball park will be a thing CT the past.
DR.. L. S. Hope will OH TUESDAY start
on his second term as quarantine Off
GER
The Rev Mr.. Dunaway will preach at
Scottsville Baptist church morning and
night
The talk of war is having a tendency
TO make groceries take a jump up
wards.
The Rev. Mr. Mitchell will lead the
y. NJ. c. ~. service at o'clock this af-
tcrn01n.
Gift services at Central church did
not turn out very largcly-so far as
money goes.
The Young Peoples Union of Cour;
Street Baptist church will meet this af-
ternonn at $50 o'clock.
Miss Frances Leigh Norris. OF Peters
burg. is the guest IF Mrs w. Fitzhugh
TURNKEY, 7o3 County street.
Water was thrown on the fire ycster-
day morning at the rate OF 700 gallons
n minute for quite a while.
Professor n. NJ. branch, of Newport
News. who has been visiting Mrs. Tyncs.
In Cottage Place, has returned home
The meeting at owens Memorial
church still continues To grow in inter
est. Friday night there was one con-
version
y notice has been served on all the
public school children. that they must
either be vaccinated or they cannot come
to school.
The Rev. Or. Ray will preach the
third sermon of tn" series TO young men
tonight. All young men are invited to
hear him
Mir. G. r. Williams. chief clerk in the
general supsrintcnd'm's Office of tho
Scabnard Air Line has been quite i'll
for several days
The funeral of Mr.. William s. Fitz-
hugh will take place ut 3 o'clock this
afternoon from his late residence, -
GlLthngham street
Tn" regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Sunday School Association
will meet al Central church this after
noon ut $3.50 o'clock.
: The second fire alarm had to be rung
yests rday morning 10 got The iiremen
down. ms there was not enough men
10 handle the hose
The children connected with St
Joscph's school are rchearsing for an en-
tertainment, which viii. be given i'm
lncdiatcly after Lent.
in this issue Mr.. Emmett Deans an
nounces that he will tomorrow put on
sale The largest stock Of chldren's
sacks ever offered in this city.
Moses Driver. colnred. was arrested
Friday night AT West Norfolk, charged
with disorderly conduct. He was sent 10
Jail hy Justice Haynes for ten days.
Misses Ada Tatem and Lille MoreCock
Of this city, have returned from an cx-
tended visit. accompanied by Miss Sa :
lie Timberlakc, Of New Kent county.
Va.
The funeral of Mr.. Alfred NJ. Wilson
VIII take place this afternoon al :
O'Clock from Trinity p. +. church. The
'''htiiiS VIII ne inferred IN Cedar Grove
cemetery.
1t would be well for some OF tho motor
men ON the railroads to learn that when
their road is blocked by the hose at n
fire that th@y will have to submit TO II,
and that is all.
The county authorities have had the
windows on the west end of the iail an
mex brickcd up. One of these windows
Is whcre The prisoners made their escape
some time since.
The colonial concert arranged nv thn
Ladies Auxiliary Of st. Pauls Lyccum.
was such an enjoyable affair thai they
nave received numerous requests 10 re-
peat it after Lent
IL Is said that the Board of Police
commissioners at thcir next meeting
VIII ascertain, IL possible, whether any
or the regular or substitute officers viii
messed the prize fight
MI. George +. Barnes. OF Naval I,ndnc
NO. SIS, *. Of H.. will leave Monday
morning by the Chesapeake ana Ohio
railroad for S.luntonto attend tho cn.
SION OF the Grand Lodge. lie being one
OF the Grand Lodge officers.
cards arc out announcing the mar
rin&c OF Mr.. ]. r. Richards, of Ports
mouth. to Miss Maggie Brown. OF SUI
l9ik. The ceremony will stake place
MONDAY afternoon at o'clock al the
disciples church in Suffolk
me case of the parties arrested In
Nr"'s!h par last Saturday. and who
were lincd by Justice Sykes. from which
ihcy TOOK an appeal, will come I'D for
Ir.a' on Monday in The County Court
Ihcy VIII he represented by Colonel
Stewart.