Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-01
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
1ho Movements OF People I'm Whom
cd-HappcninGs Ina LcSal-Bus-
mess, RcIi.cous and Social Cir
cIcs-A Forecast OF Future
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QltlOn.
Mud. SNOW and slush is the order of
the day with reference to several
streets in the city.
l. X. l.. says i'll this issue that he de-
sires to sell Il milk dairy, which is
doing n prosperous business. See the
advertisement.
The condition of officer HART is not
such as to encourage his family and
friends generally.
Constable John +. Hutchinson housed
a vagabond in the county Jail yester-
day. He took compassion on him and
sheltered him from the stormy weather.
Dick Knight Monday shot at J. j.
Banks. Justice Charles w. Rustic will
aim the rifle of justice at knight this
afternoon.
colored man was examined at the
county Jail yesterday on the charge of
lunacy and ordered to be sent to the
asylum.
Mr.. ]. S. Crawford left last night for
New York to attend the Furniture IcX-
position in that city.
Miss Jennie Wilson. of New York, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. George II.
Curtis.
Rev. r. F. Beadles is down with the
grip. He is quite sick.
The Indictment weather yesterday pre-
vented Rev. Mr.. Marley from having
large attendance to hear him preach at
South Street Baptist Church.
Mr.. K. N. Grant still continues quite
sick at his home on Efiingham street.
1t is more than probable that the
Board of Supervisors of Norfolk coun-
~ Will be called together in special
session this week.
Those who were up early yesterday
morning saw quite n heavy fall of
snow from to o'clock.
There Will be no grand jury in the
County Court until the April term. BY
that time the old docket will all be
cleaned up.
There was fall of several inches of
snow from Weldon to Raleigh. n. c.,
Monday night.
Mrs. Parsons. mother of Mrs. f. N.
Grant. was said to be in n dying condi-
tion yesterday She is quite old.
Mrs Jane Summerton. of New Bern
N c.. is in the city on "a visit to friends.
Yesterday was disagrceable day for
people to be out. consequently but little
business was done.
The navy-yard and railroad clerks
Will be paid to-day
a gentleman advertised for n num-
Der of hands to move poplar logs He
received one hundred and fifty answers
from Norfolk, Berkeley. Port Norfolk
ana surrounding sections of the county
The Hastings Court adjourned for the
term yesterday.
Yesterday morning n crowd of negro
men were engaged in jumping in n bar
Jumped on top of nail which went
through his shoe and penetrated the
foot some depth. He was carried to
the office of DR.. r. r.. Robertson, who
dressed the wound.
In this issue Mr.. John McCnrris pub
nshes a poem in memory of the late
Howard N. Gettier.
advertises this morning for n
position as salesman or clerk in any
KIND of business.
lady named WN-cstcott sfipreri fror,
the curbing on Middle street. between
KING and County streets. last night
ABOUT 9:45, and in the fall sustained a
fracture of her left arm. Medical aid
WIS summoned and the lady taken to
her home in the suburbs
III mas been stated that several gem
tiemen In the city are buying the over
time made by the men in the navy
yard during the late war. For the
neneht of those interested the Virgin
n-Pilot Will say that it is a mistake
The Independent Fire Company at n
regular meeting last night decided to
nave the individual members of the
company pilot ograph in full uniform
Inc pictures will be in size 6x4 highly
coiored and when framed in n hand
some gold frame to the number of 40
VIII be magnificent addition to the
hall of the company.
statistician of rcpute told the Vir-
that IL was positive fact that Ports
mouth had greatly Outstrippel any
other city in Virginia in growth OF
population during the past ten years
Inc young man who was fined So and
costs In the Police Court yesterday
morning was run" in again yesterday
afternoon on the same charge of drunk
and disorderly
gentleman driving light buggy
had the misfortune to have one of the
springs of his vehicle broken last night
py driving in one Of the many deep
holes on Glasgow street, between the
two cemeteries
The Independent Fire Company last
night, by rising vote, passed a reso-
luton of thanks to Messrs r. III.
wright. of the Merchants and Miners
LINE, and X. Il. Cooke. of the New
YORK. PHILADELPHIA and Norfolk rail
'omu' ior courtes!es extended yesterday
me weather was not too inclcment
last night for this Office to enjoy a very
excellent scrcnade over the phone.
in Old Kentucky" and Break the
News to Mother was splendidly rem
dered by the quartette of two male and
two female voices
thirty outside men of the steam on
gineering department, and forty boil
,,,'. were discharged from the
navy yard Yesterday
zen ship-fittcrs and ship-nt help
ers were called in the navy yard YES
tIerday morning to go to work on the
San Francisco this morning.
LoVett boston Stars. under the aus
pices OF the y. Nj. G. a., held the boards
at Elks' Opera House last night. The
entertainers deserve all the nice things
sald about them by press and by in
dividuals.
Mr.: and Mrs. i. Powell, of Sandy Hill.
md relatives