Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-04
what yirginian-Pilot Rep
resentatives Hear Daily.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
Hhs Movements. OF People in whom
tho Average Reader is Inter-
estod-Happeninxs In Lega,-Bus-
mess. Re,,seous and social cir
Dies-A Forecast of Future
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Mrs. J; G. Salisbury and daughter' :, Of I
Park View, who have been spending
the holidays in Hamilton. N. c., return
ed home yesterday afternoon.
The clippers and caulkers in the
construction department had their pay
4 cut yesterday from 1904 a day TO 81. so.
Attention is called to advertisement
of w. &.!.J. Parker, in. which they tell
you that their coal Is the best you
[ can get. See their advertisement.
The schooner Maud Seward is dis
charging coal for Joseph "A. Parker.
"A young man in this issue advertises
6 for a pocket-book he lost Monday
night, containing $40. A reward VIII be
paid IL left Mt this office.
n he children. of the Green Street pub
IL: school were given a holiday for one
or two days more.
Old Sol came out yesterday and made
the snow and Ice disappear very rapid
The School Board will meet Friday
X night and transact some business of
4 Importance. to the general public.
Mr.. ]. p. Carr asks you why you con-
tinue coughing, when you can get
Cars Cough Balsam, which is an in
fallible remedy.
Mr.. William Marshall. of Newark, N.
: j.. general manager of the Anglo
American Varnish Company, was in the
city yesterday, and after a visit to the
! shops OF the Seaboard Air Line, paid
this Office a. call. He is an old friend.
and Is always welcome.
4 Miss Judy Benton, of Wheeling. w.
y Va arrived in the city yesterday to
spend a few days with friends.
4 The civil term of the Hastings Court
/ will begin Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Wfgg, mother of MIR.
Manuel Wigg, is seriously III at her
home. 91s Dinwiddie street.
sSs Two DRINKS were assessed 81 and
5costs each yesterday In the Police Court
: for ihdulging too freely in John Bar
teYcorn'' the day previous. ,r.
~ Services in observance of the annual
week of prayer and by the way of spe-
scial preparation for communion next
y sabbath. will be held in the lecture
room of Court Street Presbyterian
Z Chrch Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day at 1880 p. m. The services began
last night.
"a telegram has been received in the
city announcing the death at Port
Gibson, Miss. of Mrs. Laura A. Le-
's5eune, mother of Lieutenant John A.
Lejeune, of the marine corps, who is
now In the West Indies on board the
cruiser Cincinnati.
The training ship Essex. which had
been lying off Hospital Point since
z West Indies.
rs Four foreign sailors had an argument
ION High street last night about some
thing no one else but themselves could
understand. and but for the inter,
ference of n certain minister there
would in all probability have been Sc
rlous trouble. -.
& Seaside Lodge, No. so, X. of p, in,
stalled It's newly-elected officers last
Tnlght. ~,,,- a
The people of Portsmouth appreciate
v q good newspaper. hence new names
are edded to the subscription list OF
s the Virgsnian-P llot daily.
There is for rent a nice nve-room
furnished house at Primers Point. II
the advertisement which appears in
this issue.
Mr.. Fl. S. Gray has been awarded the
Z contract to paint the Armour cold
(. storage building at Primers Point The
color VIII be yellow.
The colored woman. Nancy Haynes
Z spoken of in these columns severa.
I was reported as being greatly improved
K yesterday.
If REORGANIZATION will send the
3 proper name to this office his communi.
scation In reference to an all-night ferr,
Twill receive attention. Otherwise i
will die In the waste basket.
The cantata, Santa Claus expected. ,
{ drew snothcr large audience at thu
Fourth Sheet Baptist church las
might.
I 81 Miss Emily Thomas is quite sick a
her residence in the county.
Atlantic Lodge, knights of Pythias
land Grice Lodge, I. o. o. T., will In
:Asstall their newly-elected officers to-
/ morrow night.
II, Farag-ut Post, G. "A. r., are crnakin,
great preparations for the anniversar,
injecting and bean supper.
~ Mr.. Mack Newbern, who has beer
conducting a grocery business corner o
Columbia and Emngham streets. ha.
sold out TO a gentleman from Wallace
town.
IA The Ferry Committee. will fix up al
the details of the lease and advertls
sthe same by the 18th instant.
" Mr.. Henry Simmons. of Southampto,
county. is in the city. on visit t
Z friends.
There has been but one marriage tn!
month so far.
Mr.. Newton McAlpine entered upol
his duties as Sanitary Inspector las
night.
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