Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-02
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
By the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
The Latest Happonings In tho CITY
and County Presented I'm Concise
Form For tho Publication or vfr.
gtnian-Plof Readers Hero and
Elsewhere Gossip For People
Who Desire TO Keep Posted.


Association of Portsmouth and Norfolk
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The Rev. Francis l.. Patton, D. D.,
LII. D., addressed n large and appre-
ciative audience at First Presbyterian
Church Sunday. lie preached an able
discourse from the text: But he could
not he hid" which can be found in the
24th verse of the 9Th chapter of Mark.
DR.. Patton impressed his hearers as n
man of earnest thought and deep re-
search.
The Ladies' Memorial Association of
Portsmouth has changed the date of
Memorial Day for this city from May
2Gth to May 18th. Those who are inter
csted will please take notice and act
accordingly.
Trinity Circle of the Kings Daugh-
tiers will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in Trinity parish house.
large party OF ladies and gentlemen
went out ''snailng yesterday. They
left the city about o'clock n. IN. and
returned about $50 o'clock.
Yesterday was 4 regular summer day.
Thin clothing was brought out. and the
clothing merchants all looked happy.
Orders have been given to put the
Portsmouth street railroad in good con-
dition and TO get the park ready for
opening next week.
Rev. w. II. Proctor, of Park View NJ.
T.. Church. has been invited to deliver
thi stNlCt tSs, at tut IllttLlHS
Of Epworth Leagues. at indianapolis,
Ind, July 22d and sd.
There were forty-four marriage Ii
censes issued in the County Court
clerks office in April-thrtecn white
and thirty-one colored.
Mr.. Walter Moore. an old Portsmouth
boy, is at home on a visit to relatives.
He has been absent for some time
There were twenty four marriage IL
censes issued in the Hastings Court
clerks office during the month of April
Of that number ten were white and
fourteen colored.
Rev. Edward Morris has accepted n
call to the London Bridge and Nir-
GINA Beach Baptist Churches and en-
tered upon his duties Sunday. He re-
moved his family yesterday down near
Lvnnhavcn bav.
Tho soldier boys say that yesterdays
heat affected them more than the heat
in Cuba.
Attention is called to ad. of board
wanted by five young men. See ad. and
address ms directed,
In to-day's issue Mr.. C. NJ. Butt offers
FOR sale two desira Bile lots on the north
side Of London street.
Mr.. William Bruce advcrtiscs Il house
for rent at Port Norfolk with eight
rooms, hot and cold water
Mr.. Jos. Brescia, Il member Of the
thrown from one of the Portsmouth
street railway cars yesterday while the
car was rounding the corner of First
and Lincoln streets. \ disloca ton of his
right ankle was the result.
At ST. Johns Episcopal Church Sun
day night the rector admitted ten boys
into the fellowship Of the junior branch
of the brotherhood of 81. Andrew.
The congregation of the Fourth
Street Baptist Church. at the close OF
the sunday morning service voted TO
send their pastor. the Rev. DR.. w. +.
Fisher, To the Southern Baptist Con
Vention in Louisville. May 18th, paying
all expenses of the trip.
The funeral Of Marion Claude. the
7-year-old son of MIR and Mrs. i. o.
Hastings, of West Norfolk. was held
Sunday afternoon ut the West Norfolk
-E71tttist Clftttrir-fhc interment was in
Churchland cemetery.
y colored man named James Chtchins
was sent TO the county Jail yesterday
TO serve sixty days for stealing Il
duck
Miss Molie Mapleton of Atlanta. Ga,
arrived in the city yesterday morning
on visit to friends.
Charlie Owenshaw, who was very
PAINFULLY injured Friday night while
climbing on market cart to see the
soldiers 80 into the Armory is suffering
considerably. The little fellow fell on
his face, and one arm being caught
under him. was either broken or badly
sprained. Ills face and head were also
cut in several places.
1t is said that Norfolk county
through the proper officers. has noti-
fled Mr.. John W. Cox mat steps will
be taken on the 18th Of May to con-
denim fifteen feet of the Rilsoly lot
next TO the Courthouse. on High street,
recently purchased by sir. Cox The
county officials desire 10 enlarge the
Clerks Office and say that the land in
question is necessary for that purpose.
Mr.. Cox bought the property 10 erect
an Office building on.
a folding bed is advertised for in this
issue. See advertisement and address
as directed.
Dashiells & Collins tells you that they
have 800 choice Park View lots for sale.
See their advertisement.
Mrs. w. NJ Stephenson, of Mar
garettsvllc. n. c., is visiting the family
of Mr.. Lloyd Parlin. on South street.
The Portsmouth Ice Company tells
You that they want your business, no
matter how small or great and that
they have more than doubled their
plant, so that they can furnish ice this
summer in any quantity.
Tie w. C. r. L. Will hold their reg
ular noontidc prayer meeting to-day at
the y. Il. c. A.
Two colored teams, the Icehergs and
the Goodwin Street Lilies, played base
ball yesterday. The latter won by a
score OF IL to TO-
Mr.. L. u. Whatley. of the Portsmouth
Real Estate Company. left for Wash
ington last night to close a deal for
some property which will be n bene-
fit to that city.
The cannon from the destroyed Span
ish cruiser Almarante Qquendo, which
was taken out of the Navy-yard Park
here and presented TO the city of Gin
cinnati as a war trophy, arrived in
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