Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-13
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Tuesday night n drunken white man
was found lying with his head on the
electric railway track. Fortunately he
was discovered in time to save his life.
Our informant would not divulge his
name.
The dust was very disagreeable at
times yesterday. 1t passed up and
down the streets In clouds.
The roof of an old shanty on King
street caught OH fire yesterday morning
and was progressing rather lively when
discovered by two colorcd men. who
put it out with buckets.
AS soon as the ferry appraisers notify
the chairman of the Ferry Committee
that they are ready to report n special
meeting of the Council will be called.
Everything in the truck fields is be-
ginning TO look fairly good and unless
we have cold snap on the full moon,
on the 25th instant, the farmers are
safe.
Mr.. y. j. Phillips asks our readers to
watch his space ana see what he has TO
say to them that will he of interest
The band connected with the Sea-
board Air Line shops will discourse
music at Armory Hall tomorrow night
during the inspection of Grimes Bat
terry. Our people will then have an OPP
portunity of seeing how fast the boys
arc learning.
\ horse attached to S. Goodmans
delivery wagon kicked the front of the
vehicle off yesterday, but was finally
persuaded to move on.
There was Il large discharge at the
Seaboard Air Line shops Tuesday night.
1t was rather unexpected.
There were four DRINKS in the
Mayors Court yesterday They were
fined 81 each.
Emma Christie, colored. was sent to
the county Jail yesterday for thirty
days for assaultng another woman.
The first contest for the Peters Cart
ridge Company's trophy. donated by
w. n. White. will take place to-day at
o'clock y. IN. on the Portsmouth Gun
clubs grounds, near Columbia Park.
The conditions are fifty targets per
man, the shooter required TO use Peters
loaded shells. AS this will be the first
shoot the contest Will be spirited.
In the Hastings Court yesterday
James Doyle. IL native of ireland, now
serving in the navy. declared his inten-
ton of becoming an American citizen.
For assaulting man named Hatcher,
Emma Chustran will occupy cell in
the county Jail for thirty days.
Tonight. at Court Street Baptist
Church. the Talent Party given last
week. will be repeated
Rev Lundy r. Wright, formerly pas
tor of Grace Baptist Church, Norfolk
preached at the South Street Baptist
Church last night. Mr.. Calvin johnson
was ordained deacon of the church
at this service.
Mr. Wilbur Capps. former chief clerk
OF Hotel Madison. left for his new field
of duty. in New York last night via
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk railway.
There were eight professions of re-
llGion at. Calvary Baptist Church.
Scottsvillc. Tuesday night and several
last night
a special train. consisting of eight
Pullman cars and coaches. carried the
Seventh Artillery from Fort Caswcll,
near Wilmington. over the Scaboard
Air Line to Weldon en- route to San
francisco. The movement beyond Rich
mond is being made via the Chesapeake
and Ohio.
~ private marine, who was tried and
round guilty by court martial recent
~. was taken To Boston last night to
serve a term in the United States prison
there.
The U. S. S. Montgomery is expected
TO start to-day for st. Lucia. West
Indies.
The attention of Montaul1 Tribe Of
Red Men is called to advertisement re-
guessing them 10 meet this afternoon.
a colored nurse chatting with n man
with her back turned to the child she
was rolling in n go-cnrt. was the cousc
or the baby receiving Il severe fall yes
tercay from the vehicle
~ first-class clothing salesman is ad-
Nertiscd for in to-days Issue See "ad."
Mr. lsaacs, of the New York Clothing
company, is out after being confined 10
his home for several days.
The talent meeting given last FRIDAY
night will be repeated tonight at s.
O'Clock i'll the Sunday school room of
Court Street Baptist Church 4 very
, choicc program has been arranged for
the occasion. Ice cream will be served
Tree to all of the Sunday school chill
dren. The public is invited 10 be pres
CnI.
Last night Olydia Wilson ami Henry
copeland, inmates of the county iai
were united in the bonds of matrironv
by Rev. John Thompson. They dcnart,
ell in peace.
Attention Is called to nd of C. w
Hudglns IL Co.. in which they offer she.
cial Inducements.
See the call of Old Dominion Lodge.
!, y. y. r., to attend the funeral of
Brother Robert T. Morton
Mitt Fowell. colored was orrostoa
last night for being drank and disorI
DERBY on TIE streets and locked IN for
n hearing before Mayor Baird this
morning.
The Naval Post Band will be n the
arlnory Tomorrow night, the occasion
being the inspection of Grimes, Rotterw
: by Lieutenant Colonel 10. Lane stern
The jury rendered n verdict yesterday
in the Quillen-AleXander suit against
Flynn e Mccarthy for the defend
ants.
Last night number of our young
gentlemen gave their lady friends a
most enjoyable german in Kim Hail.
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