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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1896
Page
3
Fall and concise record of minor events in a growing Norfolk urban paper. Notes on local closures, police shifts, visits, arrests, forthcoming outings, church events, and church/state gatherings. Includes a street collision, a late night runaway wagon incident, and a jail term for a wife beating charge.
Mrs J C Perry and children visit Eliz abeth City on route to Nug s seks NW resort. Mrs A S Wright and children return to 16 Highland Ave after stay in Suffolk Va. Mrs J B Meggerson of Lynchburg Va visits Mrs D M Capps 712 Tunstall Ave. Virginia Beach resident William W H Greff dies at 35. remains go to Virginia Beach for burial. Infant child of Mr and Mrs Sam Pettus ill. G G Hancock ill at 322 Sheldon Ave. John Watter family relocates to Granville and Highland. Miss Fannie Minter of Mathews county visits East Willoughby Ave. Joe Forbes ill at home Reservoir Ave. Miss Foster of Mathews county returns home with Ruth King. Ladies Union of Park Avenue Baptist plans excursion to Virginia Beach tomorrow. Samuel Winslow family of East Willoughby Ave to Roanoke Va for visit.
H Wertheimer of the Pasa Furniture and Carpet Co at 195 Church Street announces readiness to receive lace curtains for cleaning. Request to notify when to call for them and have them ready by 5 30 for the fall season.
Petition to Norfolk city councils requests renaming the West End Land Company's property in the Sixth Ward to Tazewell. Petitioners cite Littleton Waller Tazewell and Henry Tazewell, noting the change would aid city recognition, police and fire services, mail delivery, and local identity.
Several diphtheria cases reported at Mrs Mercer’s 698 Central Avenue prompt a health concern while the Norfolk Fruit Package Works closes impacting many workers. A Norfolk County farm offers daily arrival of fresh goods with a sales call from Reid & Co promising savings before purchases.
J C Parker writes that gold Democrats should nominate a gold candidate while voting for the party standard bearer to support free coinage. He urges consistency with the Chicago platform and predicts Southampton County will back a Democrat aligned with the silver stance at the district convention. He notes silver mine owners as the wealthiest.
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