Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-27
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF the Happenings
of Day Briefly Told, Though
hmnls Nome tho Less Intcresting
md nt-fnformatiOn For
Those VINO sock to Know nnd Um-
dersinnd what Is Going on Among
the People.

at Deep Creek yesterday. the County
Court adjourned for the term.
The Rev. C. L. Woodson, rector of st.
Peters Episcopal Church. Brambleton.
exchanged pulpits sunday nignt WIN
the Rev. j. Is. Funston, of Trinity. The
Rev Mortimer Cassell assisted at night
In conducting the services at Trinity
Lieutenant Commander Alexander
Sharp. u. S. N, and q draft of l3l men
left the yard Sunday afternoon for San
Francisco. They went over the South
ern railway.
See add" of goods stolen from Mr..
o. l.. williams.
Mr.. j. NJ. Sherwood. auditor of re-
ceipts of the Seaboard Air Line is
spending his vacation at Pixies Peak
Colorado
Mr. johnson Nicely. of this city, was
among the twenty-one who won the
mark OF distinction" at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg.
The old Cooke residence, nearly n
century in age at the southwest corner
of Middle and Queen streets, is being
torn down preparatory to the erection
of three new residences.
On County street extended, Cottage
Place. Saturday night. the kitchen of
Mrs. Jenkins was broken into and
robbed of Il lot of vegetables and
groceries.
The funeral OF Rev. ]. T. Reed, whose
QedIn WIS CIlIOlllCltu III tttSe CuluHlIS
Sunday, took place yesterday after
noon in the Port Norfolk Methodist
Church. and was largely attended. The
body was taken to Suffolk where it was
inferred.
From to o'clock Sunday great ex-
element prevailed uptown through the
reported loss of little Maggie Merritt,
of 1906 Washington street. The child
Is 10 months old and was found at the
hospital by Mr.. Owen Livesley, who re-
turned the child to her parents.
Portsmouth Company No. 10, u r. K.
of p. is called out by notice elsewhere
Captain John +. Capps. of Norfolk
The Rev. DR.. R. B. Garrett. who re-
Gently accepted call 10 the Court
Street Baptist Church. will. it is said,
arrive from Chattanooga during the
present week to enter upon his pastor
ate on Sunday next
Mr.. p. ]. Lyons. accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Mary r. Lyons. and
Miss Alice NJ. Burke. is making an ex-
tended trim through the West and
North. The party will visit Chica CO.
Niagara and Boston before returning
On the picnic of the Independent Fire
Company. which takes place at Sol
diers Home on the 18th of July. the
Crawford Street "Laurels." crack
baseball team. will try conclusions with
a picked nine OF the company. The
betting is about even.
Justice Haynes yesterday fined Alex
Bickey $2.95 for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. and VIM. Higgins,
Thomas Graham, alligator" Cobb and
Alex. Higgins were given by him ten
days in tho county jail for tresspassing
on the property of Mr.. Armstrong at
Port Norfolk.
A lawn party will be given on the
beautiful lawn of Mr.. w. Jones Will
hfTns. corner A4IieM-aXenue and
Villa street. Park View. on Wednesday
evening, June 2Sth, for the benefit Of
st Johns organ fund
Miss Jennie Cobb is visiting at Pine
Valley. Chemung county. N. Y.
Miss Nettie Robertson, OF Goshen.
Va. is visiting her brother, w. Il. Rob
ertson, in Cottage Place.
The membership of Fourth Street
Baptist Church have decided to enlarge
the Sunday school room. This is made
necessary by the rapid growth of the
school.
There will be service OF welcome to
the pastor and ordination of dcacons at
Park View Baptist Church Sunday,
July eth
Sunday one hundred and fifty sailors
from the New York Navy-yard arrived
at Primers Point on the Old Dominion
liner Jefferson and left later via the
Southern railway for San Francisco,
from where they will sail for Manila
Rumor has 1t THAT the ferry steamer
Elizabeth has been condemned as unfit
for use by the steamboat inspector of
this district. Inquiry yesterday and
last night failed to either confirm or
contradict the report.
The members of ST. Paurs Catholic
Church will go TO Delaware Park to-
day on picnic.
There are only three cases of contag-
lous diseases of any kind in the city.
This is remarkable for the time of the
year.
The s. A. l.. will drcdge the dock foot
or Columbia street out and use the dirt
TO fill up lot in rear OF Lindsay's sta
bles.
Fifteen carloads of colored people
went 10 Delaware Park yesterday on a
picnic.
The yard masters Office will be NOV
ed from Goodwin street to-day to the
new yard at the round house.
The Board of Health met last night
and passed a resolution requiring all
persons who have contagious disease in
tfeir home where there is no attending
physician. TO report the same under
penalty.
Miss Ncttle Jackson. OF Memphis
Tenn, is in the city on visit to
friends.
The harbor was full OF small boa IS
yesterday fishing. They all met with
t fine luck.
The w. C. IT. u. will meet this af
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs b.
Il. Peele, No. 725 High street.
Misses Blanche and Lillian West
brook. Of Southampton county. are Wis
ting their brother Mr.. Martin West
brook No. 5l3 County street
Z A gentleman and wife want unfur-
nished rooms and board in private
fG9nily. See ad