Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-24

<AH Interesting entertainment Tor chill
dren will be given this afternoon at 4
o'clock in the chapel of the First Pres
byterlan Church.
Yesterday morning the remains of Mr..
henry Gordon Latane We're forwarded
70 Essex county for interment Via Nor
folk and Western railway.
Bob" one Of the hook and ladder
horses, became vicious yesterday and
vented his spite on MIR. John w. Tatem
by biting him on the right arm. The
wound Is a painful one.
Yesterday, Ill the musings Court, Mr..
isaac 0. Bailey was appointed a trustee
or Wright Memorial NJ. E. Church to
NIL a vacancy on the official board of
the church, caused by the death of MIR.
John L. West.
The only business transacted in the
County Court yesterday was the trial
OIL Anthony Howard, colored, on the
charge Of burning the store house of
hanson Eppes on the night of the 18th
Oh June last in Smokeytown. The Jury
rendered verdict of three years in the
Ipenltentiary. Mr.. Richard Cox Barlow.
counsel Tor Howard. entered a motion
Ior new trial. Captain r. c. Marshall
and Mr.. Charles 7. Bland represented
the State
Yesterday. in the Hastings Court.
FRANK Hite was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment In the CITY iail
on the charge of housekeeping. Colonel
Griffin represented the State and Cap
tain Happier the prisoner
"A horse attached to a delivery wagon
ran away on County street and tore IN
things generally. The wagon was
turned topsy-turvey and was COM
pletely wrecked.
Two boys were out rabbit hunting
Yesterday. One Of them fired at rab-
plt ana struck colored boy on the leg,
Mounding him SO that he could not walk
a youth named Charles Williams re-
ceived bad cut yesterday by falling ofr
bicycle and striking on q broken glass
bottle that had been careIessly thrown
In the street, in direct violation of the
law. 'ie
MISS Price Is seriously i'll at her faith
er,s residence. on EfHngham street.
None of the new ministers will reach
mere in time for Sundays services.
ReV. MI. Beadles, father of Rev. r.,
u. beadles, has gone to SOUTHAMPTON
county in charge Of Capron and another
church.
MIR. John Spindle has moved his fam
lily in Norfolk, which place they will
make their future home.
The case of Louis Solomon. charged
win all assault on a man named ed
wards, was dismissed, the party falling
TO prove their case
Ihere are $50 ministers in the Metho-
dist Conference. This number has
charge of $50 churches, OF an average
OF three apiece.
MISS Agnes Clay. who went from here
10 conway. Ark, last week, returned
ONE yesterday. She became home sick
ana would not remain there.
Two men with performing bears
truck town yesterday. but were hustled
ou. peiore they mad an opportunity 10
exhibit them.
DIR. Hancock, Health officer of tho
county ana the Almshouse Committee
OIL the Board of Supervisors inspected
me county almshouse yesterday.
There was Il Slight sprinkle Yesterday
but not enough to do much good.
Charles O'Brien, u youth about 10
years of age. was committed TO jail yes.
terday for five days for drunkenness.
Within the past ten days he has been
arrested several times for drunkenness.
lie also attempted suicide within that
tiine. lie is hardened creature.
George Williams, a brother of "Rar
sam Williams, was before Mayor Baird
yesterday, charged with stealing a pair
OIL shoes, but he managed to get off.
KEY. *. F. Waterfield, pastor of Owens
memorial Church. was numerously con-
graduated by his admirers YESTERDAY
over his return to the city.
That part OF Hotel Portsmouth which
mas been set apart for offices will be
completed by January 1st 1t is said
that several have been rented.
~ business man said yesterday that
portsmouth was the best place that he
knew to make money-in that he had
only been in business here for three
years and during that time he had
bought and paid for $4,000 worth of
property.
The sixty days extension which Judge
Watts granted to the negro Cotton to
allow his attorneys to carry his case TO
the Court Of Appeals will expire to-
morrow Cotton will have to be re-
sentenced and must be given thirty
days.
The question Of granting the Hamp-
ton Roads Company the right of way
down High street will come up before
the Council ut their next meeting. 1t
would be well for tho Council to con-
slider the question well. as 1t means
much to Portsmouth--this road coming
here.
1t is rumored that we'll known High
street merchant is negotiating for the
purchase OF the Armistead residence.
corner of North and Court streets,
which. IL secured, he will use as a
residence.
The humm1ng bird cur Of the Ports
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