Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-29
OF more THAN
PASSING Note.
tAkAtt@k'a, 4sA.hd
A Compilation Of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
a.;
ADaiIy Directory of the Happenings
OF Day Briefly Told, Though
Small Mono tho Less Interesting
md approximations For
Those Who Seek to Know una Un.
dcrstnnd What is Going Oh Among
tho People.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT

Robert Wilson, colored youth. was
given one year in the county jail by the
County Court yesterday for burglary.
Capt. Leroy Webster. of the u. $. NJ.
C.. who was well known here, and mar
ricd Miss Annie McCrca, of this city,
died in California, where he was sta
1oncd.
The Washington street Improvement
will be commenced next week. 1t is
badly needed.
The llustings Court adjourned for the
term yesterday.
Mr. Sykes, city engineer, expects to
be able 10 submit Il plan TO the Board
OF Improvement fer the Fifth Ward for
gUttcrins and curDing that ward very
soon.
The open air concerts on Fridays at
Naval Park are becoming; quite popu
lar Numbers az ladies from both
cities attend Thorn.
y complimentary hay ride was given
MISS Nichols. ni Richmond. who is Wis
lung in the city Last night by some Of
her gentlemen friends.
y coiDred man fcll Oft scaffold in
rark View yesterday and spraincd his
Lex
Miss rsN Mar.n, of South Ports
mouth. las guue 10 Richmond on Il
y larta number If iine melons from
Western ntAnch are coming in and find
ready sale
Miss Marion Hayes. OF Petersburg, is
Ill tine ,iiN on visit.
Major j H. Checker VIII leave to-day
for Wni,e sulphur Springs TO spend a
uonth.
There sill he AN excursion in here
from Weldon on august 3rd ana an
othe, on Augist ith from Lewiston,
n. &.
y colored woman WAS thrown out of
buggy ON the corner OF South and
IiiuSuim streets yesterday morning by
the horse turning The corner too sud
denly.
The County Court viii adjourn to-day
Tor the term There vii! be no session
of the court in August. The next Will
b. September 18Th.
The Tarboro baseball team will ar
rive here to-day and play the All Amer
lean Club.
Mr.; j. H. Eassctt says the army worm
has done about ali the harm it can, and
has commenced Ia leave.
number of the lawn parties that
have pecn postponed from one night to
another, Were held last night
Mrs. |. fede ana daughter have gone
to Franklin. Va. u visit Mr. Paul
Camps family
Yesterday afternoon some negro men
were putting some cement in an old
Mouse on the Union bridge when the
floor gave way, Letting them down in
The mud in the creek.
Attention is called to the advertise
mont OF three rooms for rent. either
furnished or unfinished. Soc al.
The junior Ding Bats defeated tho
Scot;svilios by u score of . too
During the fire n, Armistcad's store,
IN the county Yesterday morning Shcr-
~ Seasons and Walter Barnes. two
members Of the Cannon i}all colorcd fire
company. were injured by wood fail
ing on them, but not seriously. Albert
Jones was also badly burned.
The Joint Ferry Committee met YES
tcrday as announced in the morning
-1'apcr. bur the reports were not ready,
one Of them having to be sent to Bal
tmore 10 Mr.. Petit 10 be signed They
adjourned until next Tuesday, when
everything will be ready for action
The friends of Mr.. Jack White. who
arc many, will regret TO learn that he
was not as Well last night as they
would like FOR him to be. lie is very
sick.
Tho continued rain will do much dam
age TO the cotton crop.
Mr.. Henry Walters. OF Baltimore.
was in the city yesterday on business
connected With his firm.