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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1895
Page
3
Rent offered for a vacant rear room at No 8 Main Street. Description is unclear but indicates space is available for tenancy. No explicit size price or contact details are provided. Nearby landmarks mentioned include Main Street location and the building’s rear room.
Norfolk area reports a busy Christmas period with social calls from Mrs Lanier of Lambert's Point and Mr Marshall Cake, plus a street dispute at Park and Grambleton, injuries from a Brambleton incident, and a church art fair at Memorial Christian Temple. The piece also notes a citywide car and horse mishap near Brambleton avenues and a list of fraternal lodge officers elected for January.
Several lodges report elected officers. Noble Grand positions include C. M. Humphries and George Ry Ryane with additional officers named: vice presidents, recording secretaries, treasurers, chaplains, high priests, and wardens announced for each lodge. Public installations scheduled for January 5th and related dates referenced.
Amusements note a Bravo new farce comedy “Town Poy hes” touring to the Academy of Music Tuesday and night. The show features a three act piece with a champagne mood and a lively cast including Win Wood, Shepard, Merri, and Mantell with strong support from Lefevre and Chapman.
The Friendship Conclave No 2 of Dept Saphs postponed the social to the third meeting in Jotichy to allow time for elaborate arrangements for a Norfolk event. A memorial at the church was mentioned with the State Archon Hartlove awaiting officers for Christman meetings. Prizes from the dedication at the Baptist Lunding School were distributed to scholars and teachers as Christmas programs were held across several churches.
In Berkley Main Street Christian church a fashionable wedding unites Mr D AL Pesan of Suffolk VA and Miss Bilsaberhi of Berkley with a handsome reception. The couple plan to reside in Suffolk after the ceremony performed by Pastor M. Vater.
A dubious health ad warns of dangerous water purity and disease risk from impure water. It touts a patent remedy, Kidney Pills, claiming cures and health protection with a price offer and mail order details.
Storm waves ripped through Petersburg Virginia with many roofs blown off and power lines down. The event damaged Central State Hospital and the weaving mill yard while churches and residences reported severe losses and injuries.
Newport News reports a fatal and nonfatal shooting at Milby Denmark's saloon. Charles Crown and Alexander Dunn face charges in connection with the disturbance while others fled. The grand jury returned two true bills for indictments as an assault case continues at the Pallor Court, with Joe Padaver and Vi Raceloniad named among involved parties.
In Chicago on December 8 a ceremony gathered mourners for the Metis leader and kin of the deceased. Family and community members attended at a cemetery with a sheriff present and several speakers honorably recounting the life and ties of the departed figure.
The readable text is fragmentary and unclear but references a death notice with names and a location. It mentions a person dying near a place called Cte pes and a possible funeral or obituary context. No clear dates or full identities are extractable from the garbled OCR.
A scattered notice describes a disrupted charitable trust and a business concern on Church Street. It cites long experience and caution in dealing with obligations and emphasizes no loss to the public while urging prudence and compliance with local protocols.
Fragmentary text lists names and terms such as Whittsoty Veer Penton Abie Arttars OTT Vee Tewne PAD Hoon and others. It reads like an interrupted record of attendees or participants with scattered titles.
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