Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-12
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Mr.. Thomas l:rlch is visiting a few
DAYS in l;,lsi;;h, y. c.
Mr.. Robert T. OR ana family III,
Wednesday, evening FOR /, months; vi.i,
IN Sarnl"gl y. y.
Mr.. S. Il. Bartlett. OF No OIL Twenty
ninth street. has as his guest his uncle.
Mn $ 5. bartlett. of shiloh. n. G.
CITY Clerk J. y. Massic left llsl even
i.: for Washington. ~. G.. where he
Will spend his vacation IF ten DAYS
Mr.. Andrew jefferson. of Roanoke. is
visiting his sister. Mrs. j. Page Grow
ley.
Miss iialiir bright. If I.ynchhur::. Is,
ysi'ns Miss Gertrude wrI'insto9s, in
Pr William ll"skins. Of King and
Queen county. has located in East End,
ilc is i brother "f uarbor Master g L:
liuSl.inS.
Mr.. J. $. l:utlcr Of York Pa. IS in
the city on business. Mir. EutInr w..s
formerly engaged in business on Tyru-
ty-ci::hth street.
Mr.. Charles Hamilton. of th,. t'i'i% @'.s'
Telephone Company. was called to his
home in Staun.nn yesterday on account
of the death # his brother claianc :.
Majors Graham. Marsh, Trlnnnls'
ana Logan, AZ IN, l.. :. Army Fay lf.
parlm"n,. arrived in The city i:o,n
Washington yesterday morning en-
route to Atlanta. Ga. They lett last ~
ening.
funding permit No. s2t has been is
sued To T.. W. johnson for 4 two story.
metal roof. frame building on Lafayette
avenue between Forty-third AM.
Forty-rourth streets.
The services at the Union Mission
tent last evening We're in charge ~
Rev. j. Ernest Thacller. pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Alexandria. NJ
the services he conducted last Friday
evening there Mere six converts.
One of the Maryland pilot boats ar
rived 1T the shlpyarl Wednesday for &c
pairs and will remain here for several
days The repairs are not extensive.
The vessel is NOW noored at the lower
shipyard pier.
Mrs. .lohn LOWRY left yesterday for
the Della ware Water Gap. While e
Will join her parents Who arr spending
the summer at that resort. Before e
turning she will visit Atlantic City.
Misses Kate and Polly Alternately, Of
Richmond. and Miss Alice Owen. OF
Lynchhurs. who have been visiting Mr.
and MIS-. l.. y. l.ubank for the PAS
tw" weeks. returned! to their isums
Wednesday, evening
The tug z. Lucllenback was in COLL
sion with The schooner Gen. Mcrwin of
Back River in the Chesapeake BAY
about o'clock Tuesday night. The
StnoolltE = lofWaFd cna1n smashed TN.
tugs boat and otherwise damaged tbs
little craft The repairs, however. vii
no! be extensive.
Captain Thomas Sherman. son Il
General w. T. sherman. who is n .isan-
lain in the army. arrived inthc ct.
Yesterday morning for the purpose I,
taking the first ship to Porto Rico
lhc four engineers "f the tranSp r.
obdam and several of the crew. all CT
whom struck for higher wages yG:il"r.
day afternoon. returned to work YES
terday morning. having reached 4 sat.
isfHc,ory understanding with the e,v.
eminent officials.
Fire broke out in one of the bunker:
of the cruiser Minneapolis Wednesday
afternoon. but it was eXiinguished be
fore any serious damage was done
though it was necessary TO remove the
coal and flood the bunker.
| The rudder ana propclers of the bat.
| ilcShip l<"ars:rge We're placed in posi-
| tinn yesterday and at high tide in the
afternoon the vessel was floated out OF
| he dry dock. The Kentucky will prob
ably go into the dock Monday to re.
ceive her rudder and propellers.