Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-16
ELIZABETH CITY
News From the Banks Of the Pas
quotank..,
A Delightful Gcrmau-A Sal Sccnc-
Pr0prictors or the Slot Machine
Arrested -Succoring the Suffering
Poor rrrsonni ana General.

Elizabeth City, \. c., Feb. 15.-Las,
night was Valentine night. but was
too cold for the little ones who indulge
in the sport 10 play off jokes upon their
teachers
The following ladies and gentlemen,
tramped through the snow last night
To the Academy OF Music and enjoyed
one of the most delightful germans
that has been given here for some time.
Misses Mae. Wood. Eva Pailen, Helen
Martin, Kate Engle. Lou Fearing, Ma,
mic Allen, Fannie Dawson. Margarc,
lloiiowel. Mamie burgess, Cath.
Grccnlcar. BESSIE Fercbec. Chimic
White and Maggie Hill; Messrs. w. T..
Old. Georgc u. Pcmdleton, =. IL. Mood
II. Fearing, X. Merrill, VIII Wood ".
Foreman, Wilson uonowcl, Cam.
Melick, Brad. Sanders, G. a. Deans.
Creighton burgess, q. Il. Little and
Mrs. Harry Cranky. The music was
furnished by breckenridge orchestra.
y SAD SCENE.
While the numerous merry sleigh
riders were out in rul bloom yesterday
and were enjoying it az the town clock
tuiIed the hour OF three. there was en-
acted one OF the saddeSt dramas ever
witnessed upon our streets. The re.
mains of Mr.. Claude Williams, a bright
aud promising young man, were slowly
drawn in sleigh to his eternal rest
ING place in OVermdn's burying ground
IL is the first time in this city. and w.,
! care say. the only time in this state
thai u sleigh was improviscd into a
hearse. Mr.. Fred. H. Zicglcr was the
undertaken, and Rev. Dr. W. :. Penick
l q. a III f al Ia, -.
Or. w. :. Pcnick. of Nlain Street
BAPTIST Church, expects to be present
II Inc banquet of the Richmond College
Alumni to be given at the Monticello
Hotel. Norfolk.
IN the Police Court Monday Mayor
Whtcomb informed us that Charles
HoWc. who created disturbance i'm AIR
Woods bar-room. was fined $50 ami
costs, but it happened before we ar
rived, hence our mistake
We know OF no one who deserves
more credit thar the night Offices,
Thcy nave 10 stand the severe colo
storm without single place 10 warm
aIter the hour of T. o'clock until dnv
break. ''
AFTER SLOT MACHINES.
some time back the slot machine was
! run out of Virginia. and the next tcIa
| ol harvest invaded was this place Al
though the sheriff granted them a H..
! cehse, thcy We're pulled up to the po-
Ice Court this morning and placed nm
uer 500 bond for their appearance an
the spring term of court, TO be heId
/ here IN March.
mere was no issue Of the Fisherman
| ana Farmer last week, owing In M
non-aFriVal of paper.
our generous citizens are CONTRIBUTING
Literally TO relieve the poor of this city,
: ! Ne MANor- nllc- annlhe..-..,laa,I -.
day and those who can snare ara ,c-
spending chccrfully.
the snow storm has drawn , lama.
numher Of buZzards to the corpnraic
UNITS OF our city. Last night some
ana ms morning number were found
roasted in the trees on Church strnct
ifnneh ana starved 10 death.
me appropriation for the nuhlic
nuliulhG mere seems to hang lire in mo
senate Tor some cause. IL has bean
eroneously stated that it passed both
Houses. when it passed the Uousn NJ
Representatives. only. Va
WILL PRACTICE LAW
At the examination held in Raleigh
r.ehIiH "i % men anxious to practice
raw Mt. Harry Grandy, of This nI,no
was among the 81 thai noetnd iiH H,r
| granny Is bright and nrornisino
young man. His father was ,nr,,
prosperous lawyer here for forty vearS
Wncn Inc Death Angel took him 49,.
just rs we mail this letter we Ie,rn
mat one of our leading business mon
mas idllcd, hut the parties irtero.tt,,,
WIZ not give out any statement of thn
facts. Vi me