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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1895
Page
5
Local items report meetings this week, travel notices, and various incidents. A chicken thief case led to two arrests after a market altercation. The Exposition opens Wednesday and the Norfolk County Court term starts Monday. Port Norfolk electric work resumes this month. ship and fishing news cited, plus weather and road conditions.
The Baptist Young People's Union of Court Street Baptist Church in Wortsmouth plans a lively gathering next Monday at 4 o'clock featuring an address by Mr. Owon on the subject, with songs by Mrs. Dashiel and the Dinarouid Quartet, plus Psalm readings and prayers. Admission is free. Also noted is the Monumental Rosepad Society meeting this Sunday at 2:30 with recitations, solos, duets, and an address by Rev. Bennett. A police report mentions Sgt Dan Guiseu’s arrest for drunken disorderly conduct and a drowning incident of a Portsmouth resident, William Brown, near the wharf while working as a stevedore on the New York ship. an inquest is planned. Further notices include a late-night sale ad from Kammill's at 2 High Street.
Washington becomes a focal point for Catholic educational interests as a major Charistic congress and new campus buildings unfold. The Eckington McMahon Hall of Philosophy opens with heavy clerical attendance, while Paulists Marists Holy Cross plan local schools near the Catholic University to connect orders and leadership in Washington.
Suffolk reports a Baltimore visit by Mr John H Lotzia and various social visits in Norfolk and Courtland. The August Southampton Court opens in Courtland with a murder trial pending. Donations and meetings target the Norfolk Fair and Virginia Manufacturing Company. A Suffolk inventor patents a lumber conveyor, while a charity concert for Confederate dead is planned. Thieves stole meat and a gold watch from a captain. a vestry welcomes W A Burr as pastor substitute at St Pauls Church beginning November.
A Boston guest named Grace Harrison caused a disturbance at the Chatete theater by trying to occupy a box seat without a ticket. Police were asked to intervene as a crowd gathered and she finally sat in the lower section after producing a ticket. The incident ended without formal charges.
The account reviews the Battle of Chickamauga on September 18 and 20, 1863, detailing Union commander Rosecrans and Confederate forces under Bragg. It notes Thomas's defense at Horseshoe Bend, the high casualties, and the strategic consequences leading to the siege of Chattanooga. It also cites Sheridan and Garfield as notable Union figures and references postwar political musings by Senator Quay.
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