Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-04
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF tho Happenings
of Dry Briefly Told, Though
sInnlI None tho Less Interesting
ana Importnnt-Inrormn FOR
Those Who Seek 10 Know aud Un-
dcrstnnd what is Going on Among
tho People.

him. In the afternoon he SWOre out an
other against the same man before Jus
tice Peed. but when he learned tina, he
was wanted on Il charge of chicken
Stealing he made himself quite scarce
and no one knows of his whereabouts.
Two Norfolk county gentlemen claim
that they were detained on the South
street road for n half hour ,Sunda:'
night by train of cars across South
street.
MIR. n. Il. Foreman and wife. who is
the sister of w. H. Barnes. of Lake
City. Florida, are the guests of j. Il.
Etheredgc. near Princess Anne court
house. Mr.. Foreman has been away in
Florida about twenty years.
Notice is given that Il gentleman can
obtain board in private family where
he will have n home by addressing "a"
There is considerable interest mani
tested by the iiremen in the election of
n chief engineer of the fire department.
The friends of Captain Wiersdorf, the
present chief. are working to re-clec
him. while the friends of Mr.. George
Bell feel that he will be the man.
Sunday afternoon Il colored nurse let
small white child fall off one OF the
Primers Point cars and injured it quite
badly. Our informant could not learn
the name of the child, the woman re-
fusing to tell.
The Virglnian- Pilot has been request
ed by the president of the City Council
4th day of July. n legal holiday. that
there Will be no meeting OF the Coun-
ell. but that meeting will be held
"wednesday, and he requests the mem
bers to be present.
There will be n large excursion party
in from up the road to-day.
Miss Nellie Neville daughter of Mr..
George l.. Neville, was taken suddenly
III Sunday afternoon. Her friends were
very anxious about her condition.
n %
ly i'll on King street yesterday after
noon. 1t was thought that she would
die before medical aid could reach
h1r.
MI; Miltier is again all right and
will be out in day or two.
Columbia Park drew quite crowd
Sunday afternoon to hear the music
The Naval Post Band also came in for
its share.
Next week will be big week at Co
lumbia Park. Mrs. Shipp will hold the
fort all the week with her attractions.
A colored woman while grabbing yes
terday off the Seaboard Air Line dock
foot of Columbia street. fell overheard
ana came near being drowned.
There are no courts in session, and
will not be until Thursday.
Yesterday afternoon colored woman
named BEETLE Brown fell off a car n t
i'inners Point and hurt herself quite
badly about the body.
ut newspaper men VIII not nave
holiday to-day but will go on as usual
Mrs. Kenneth McAlpine left yesterday
Tor New York, from which point she
VIII sail for Montevidco to join her
husband Chief Engineer McAlplnc
Mrs. O. " Smith left yesterday for
the mountains where she will spend
the balance of the summer
MIR. y. s Porter will leave to-day for
Peru to join the U. S. S. Newark as
pay clerk.
Mr.. Walter c. Brooks family will
leave Saturday for Montvalc. va. 10
spend the balance of the summer
Key. ii. NJ. Hope. who has been In
me city on visit to his mother since
Saturday last. returned to his home las
night.
Mr. Everett Eastwood returned Sat
urday from the University of Virginia
where he had been taking n post-grnd
uate course.
Mr.. w. n. White calls your attcn-
lion to the fact that there will be trap
shooting at Columbia Park to-day
See what y. ]. Phillips has to tell Won
anout MS great wash goods sale
Police Officer John Long was out YES
terday for IL short while after being
confined to his home for over a week.
lie is still quite feeble.
Mr. j. w. Cornell, forwarding agent
OF the Seahoard Air Line. gives notice
mat no freight will be received to-day
ana That peIishable freight will be de-
llvered until p. m.
central Sunday school lost $50 on the
picnic they gave TO Delaware Park
Miss Pattic Longfellow, of Washing
ton. d. c., is in the city on a visit fo
friends.
coiored youth named Ernest VII
liens. was before Justice Peol yester-
day on "A charge of throwing "A slick M
chicken killing and then hiding the
chicken under his coat. On account Of
his youthfuiness the Justice only fined
nm 81 and costs. in dcfaul. ne gnv,
him five days in Jail
The Naval Post Band VIII give IN
open air concert AT The Naval uoenitnl
Friday afternoon from i3O to o'cloct
This VIII be kept up during the mon his
OF July. August and September.
Professor Walden. Of The Southwestern
University of Texas. arrived in tho city
Yes cfday on . visit 90 his father. Rev
William Walden.
Tho independents Fire Company has
received a donation Of 81 towards their
picnic fund from tNo Aetna. hartford
ard Orient Insurance Companies.
!, T. Askew was sen; TO the county
Jail Yesterday for fff ou DAVIS for using
abusive aud inarl'irG l1rgu sc 10. some
lad'es ut Ocean NirW sunday
Mrs. w. u. Ni'nolson ana child arc I'm
ROCKY Mount. \. c.. on visit 10 reIa-
tivcs
c. s. Sherwood ara wife and sallio r
Drtt Yesterday sold tn Captain i. G..
Kornegoy let northwest corner Of
north and Armstrong streets. for $3.50
The report Of The survey N the
Nashville has boon approved and the
work on her win ne done right away
See wha. w. c. Nash has to tell you
in this issue.
Rev. r. B. Garrett preached twice
on Sunday to his new charge at the
Court Street BAPTIST Church. At both
services tho church was filled and