Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-30
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Mrs. NJ w. HARDWOOD is VISITING
friends III Nansemond county.
Nlr. j. T.. WlIuurn mas arrived in tho
city from Richmond and will engage in
business here.
warwick Lodge, No. ~. Knights OF
Pythias. will elect officers at their
meeting tonight
Colonel Richard E. Boykin went to
richmond yesterday afternoon on a
business trip. :
Miss Mayna..55 .onE. Of Isle of Wight,
IS visiting her cousin Miss Phoebe
Gunter. on Thirtieth street
There was no session OF the Police
Court yesterday morning
Dr. w. B. Nichols, of Richmond. is
in the city Z 7gl3T M ''7
county, is the guesttar thes Misses
Mlchaux, in East End
Mrs. - c. Hillyer has returned from
a visit to relatives and friends in the
western part of the State.
Miss Mary f. Power and Miss Rober
Ia curtis have returned from visit to
friends at Franklin, Va
Miss NJ. Linda Hayes, Of Chase CITY
Va. is visiting her cousin, Miss Flor
ence May Holt, on Twenty-sixth street.
Gonnonwealth's Attorney J. X. NJ
Newton took the oath of office in the
Corporation Court yesterday for his
new term.
the Second Baptist church is seriously
H. He is suffering from meningitis.
Mrs. Magruder r. Jones is quite i'll
at her residence in East End
Mr.. a. Howard Trent Of Washington.
Is visiting his sister. Mrs. John A.
Client. on Chestnut Avenue, East End.
Newport News Council, No. 65, Jr. O.
q. \: NJ. will hold a public installation
OF officers on July It'll. P. NJ, in their
hall.
John Todd who was shot by another
negro In bioodfield last Saturday night
is recovering rapidly. He was able to
sit up yesterday. His assailant is still
at large. ~
Attorney c. V. Meredith, OF Rich
mond. one of the counsel in the East
man-Finch case, returned home yes
terday morning.
Attorney Samuel REGISTER of Rich
mond. counsel for the Newport News
and Old Point Railway and Electric
Company. who has been in the city in
the interest of the company which he
represents. returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Leila Etheridge and two chill
dren arrived in the city yesterday
morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Thorn
as Simpson. who has been quite sick.
She will remain here for some time.
"A number OF men who were recently
discharged from the navy yard have
accepted positions at the ship yard
here. This will cause the navy yard
officials some trouble when the services
of these men are again needed.
Mrs. Richard Howard is critically i'll
at her home on Twenty street.
| About three weeks ago Mrs. Howard
was stricken with partial paralysis.
| Within the past few days her condition
! has grown worse and has given her
| friends some uneasiness.
Railway Detective ]. B. Heck re-
! turned yesterday morning from Peters
! burg. where he went Tuesday to secure
| Eddie Cole, the negro wanted here on
the charge of stealing bicycle from
John Edwards. a Western Union mes
senger boy. Mr.. Heck also brought
back the bicycle. Cole will be tried in
| court this morning.
| Ensign J. N. Blankenship. who was
formerly stationed at the shipyard and
who is well known in this city, Will ar
rive here the latter part Of the week on
the collier Abarenda. from Santiago de
| Cuba. The Abarenda has been attached
| to Commodore Watson's EASTERN squad
| ron, which is to harass the coast OF
| Spain. and Ensign Blankenship will &C
! with her.