Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr.. Lynn c. Byrd, Of Baltimore, is
in the city.
DIR. Dunlap. of Middlebrook, Va, has
located in the city
Miss Laura Smith. of Suffolk, is the
guest Of friends in the city
Mr.. T. l.. Frank. of Baltimore, is The.
guest of MIR. Simon German.
Mrs. Kate Edwards is very i'll ut hen,
home on east 'rhi,ticlh street.
Mrs. O'Fcrrall of Hichnunu is the
guest Of Mrs. Peak, at the Huntington.
Mr.. Wilmer II. Sweeney. Of Williams
brig, has accepted u position in this
city.
Mr.. Harry Jones, OF Charleston, W.
VA, is the city, the guests Of friends
here
Mrs. Mary Cox left Monday for an
extended visit to relatives in Southwest
Virginia.
Mr.. Charles Harris is visiting his
SISTER. Mrs. Alex, Richardson in viii
l:amSburH.
The Misses Darnaby. of Culpepcr
county, are visiting Mrs. Harris, 81
Lafayette avenue.
Inc street force is filling the holes on
Washington avenue and other prin,n,
streets With oyster shells
DIR. Frederick ID. Power and wife of
Washington. are the guests Of Misses
Power, at l13 Thirticth street
The drcdgc at work on the Chrsn
pc;itc OHIO waterfront is drcl;cniu,.
The entrance to the passenger pier.
MIS- ID. NJ. Auslcy, Wife Of Mr.. D. NJ.
Auslcy, of the City Bank, has arrived
from her former home, Mt Airy, N. c.
The small steamer Hamilton will an
rive in Hampton Roads today with,
4 large excursion party from Ealti-
more.
Miss Carrie Hudgins, of Mathews
county, is visiting the family Of Judge
T. j. Christian, ON Thirty-second
street
Material for the foundation of the
nc" Winston business block on Wash
inSton avenue is being deposited in the
excavation.
been visiting her aunt Mrs. M. ~.
ToinT'kins. in Fredericksburg has re-
turned home.
REV. DIR. +. D. Powell ana wife, os
Washington are the guests Of Mrs
Merry AID Mrs. Belle Powell, on Thir-
ticth street.
There is still one lunatic in the city
waiting to be taken to WILLIAMSBURG:
His name is Cardwcll and he mas ,,
family here.
a large force Of men has been put TO
work on the new Academy Of Must.
corner OF Washington avenue ana
I>hirty-th.-d street
VIZ. q. ~. Schmclz. the banker. has
accented dictatorship in the new
nlu Inc Insurance company which is;
being organized by prominent tinan-
clal men of the State.
WIS. H. II. Drew, who has been visit
1hS hcr parents in Richmond. has re-
turned nome. She was accompanied Nv
her brother, Master Herbert Dozicr
MRS. n. A. Fry and two daughters
misses Settle and MARY, left ycstcr-
day for Wayncsboro. Va. their former
home. where they will spend some time
City Sergeant Milstcad has sum
lnoncd the witnesses in the Williams
Newman murder case, which will b..
heard on Thursday.
IL IS Understood that the street paving
bonds. which arc being PREPARED l,r =
Richmond firm. Will be ready to 10
turned over 70 the city September lst.
MISS Lizzie Ware, OF Last End whn
mas been spending the past .wo week
with friends and relatives in Richmond
ara hanover county, returned to her
! home Monday evening.
The United States converted c,Iubo, +
| lankton is still in port Lieutenant
William A. Merritt the pavIrIas,rr
Who went to Norfolk on businrss 's ~ ]:
lrcturncd to the ship.
! 1T is understood that several parties;
have been considering the advisabiliiy
or circulating petition to the co,,ncIl
| TO haVc Twcnty-iifth street, back Of H.,
base ball park. oI,cne-l up for traftl,.
RMS is the principal street leading out
or the city in the direction of the ho,llr-
ward 1t will be useless to ask the
council to open the street, however. as
the c;ty's funds arc too low az INC
present time