Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Seaboard Medical Association
n. c., yesterday.
Mr.. w. II. Boynton, OF Hampton, is
at the Atlantic.
Mr.. W. G.. Baldwin, special agent of
the Norfolk and Western railroad. was
III the city yes;erdIy, and GATED OFT
Chief kizer, of the Police Department.
mir. S. S. Cartwright is i'll the city
with View to establish a petroleum
gas lighting plant here, and is giving
exhibitions at Martins pharmacy.
false alarm of fire was turned in
from box % last night about o'clock.
Mr.. John f. Evans received last even
ing a private telegram from Baltimore,
announcing the death of Mr.. Eugene
Higgins. of that city, who was well
known by many of our citizens. He
was great friend of Senator German,
of Maryland.
MIR. c. {. Butt, of Cooke. Clarke s;
Co. is very i'll with pneumonia at his
home. No. u Fenchurch street.
Outdoor exercise yesterday was large
ly monopolized by people who were
compelled to be out
The barge Samuel L. Watson, against
which Williams and Hall, of Newport
News. hold claim of S1S4.5O. was at
tached at that port by United States
Deputy Marshal West Thursday.
DR.. John w. Lawson, ex-member of
Congress from this district. was here
from his home in Smithfeld yesterday
Mr.. Theophilus Tunis arrived here
yesterday from Baltimore
John Scott. the colored man who was
struck on his head in going into a
steamers last week. causing paralysis,
died at st. Vincent's Hospital Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. William NJ. Phillips, of Salem,
Va, Is in the city on business.
Mr.. Pope Washington. of the U. s.
Navy, is at the Atlantic
Mr.. ]. L. Vance. of Winton, N. c.. IS
here on a short business trip.
Miss Alma, of Frankfort, Ky, ar
rived in the city last night on a visit
TO her sister. Mrs. c. Q. Wright, Mary's
avenue. Client.
Mr.. r. L. Dobie, the newly-el elected
rector Of the Fourth Ward School, will
assume his duties Monday
Rev. Charles I. Stengle, Superintend-
ent Of the Union Mission. will preach
on the United States gunboat Nashville
at o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. George L. NJ. Stengle. of the
Eastern Shore. is visiting his brother.
Rev. Charles I. Stengle
t1fty-eight hundreths OF an inch OF
rain fell in this city up to noon yes
terday.
The fog was so heavy at Cape Henry
yesterday morning that Observer
Cronk was unable to report vessels
passing in and out. About noon the
vapor lifted and the steamer Jamaica
was reported TO have passed out to
sea.
There was eighty inches Of water in
Lake Lawson yesterday morning. The
water has not reached this height for
many years.
Mcssrs w. S. Tthoads and L. O. Mil
Ter, or Miller, Ithoadcs II Co., are in
Norfolk for brief stNy.
MI. Arthur q. Lewis. Southern pas
scnger agent of the Baltimore ana
ohio railroad, returned yesterday from
Washington. d. c.
The condition OF Mr. Junius \. Gallo
man, deputy clerk ar the courts wno
was taken suddenly ill Thursday. was
reported rs improved yesterday.
Mr.. Fred Robinson Will erect n two
near Wake. >
Repairs To tho excavation on Cove
street. caused by the bursting Of n
sewer. have been finished. and travel
mas been resumed on that thorourhfarc
Washington On. c. Gazette: Mr. y
N. Leggett. orc OF our cnterprisin:.
young men. left last week for Norfoit
to take a course in the Southern r iy,"
mess College.
thursdays Danville Register: DR. y
u. Thames will leave THIS morning for
Norfolk on 4 business trip.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. T. +
Lewis has resigned his position 81 M
=: II. and Y. V. shops and has gone 70
Norfolk. Va. where he has accnn,nI
the position of engineer on Inc Tor'
i"ih and Virginia Beach railroad.
MIR. j. c. Martin. of Norfolk was ro,,
lstered at Murphy's Hotel, Richmond
yesterday. '''u'