Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
CHRONICLES
OF INTEREST
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
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elsewhere Gossip For People
who Desire 10 Kerp Posted.
A thief visited the hennery of Rev.
r. b. Eggleston Friday night and took
away all of his fancy chickens, In
Guiding setting hen.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF A. j. Phillips in this issue.
See what he has to offer.
See call, of Stonewall Camp notice to
it's members to attend the funeral of
A. G. Ironmonser
The funeral of Mr.. A. c. IronmonSes
will take place this afternoon nj 4:SO
O'clock from the residence, No EOS
Cooke street, Park View.
The funeral of Mr.. ]. Q. Anderson
will be held from Central Nj. L. Church
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Republicans will put full ticket
In the field for all of the county OH
GERS and make a strong effort to elect
IT,, t.ts
The masquerade ball that was to
have taken place Friday night at Glenn
Hall has been postponed TO next Tues
day night, the nth instant.
The funeral of little Walter e.. Vir-
nelson. Jr.. will take place this after
noon at o'clock from the residence
OF his parents. No. 800 Washington
street. Rev. Mr.. Bettey will conduct
the services
Miss Helen Brown, of Richmond. is
in the city on a brief visit to friends.
Anumber of the substitutes are hus>
ting for the place on the police force.
made vacant by the resignation Of on
Ger Brittngham.
IA negro boy left home on Thursday
last and went down the river on a
boat and has not been heard from since.
It. Is thought that he was drowned.
The Board of Supervisors of Nor
folk county will meet on Tuesday, 18th
instant, at p. m.
The Court Street Baptist Church haze
not yet decided upon a, pastor, but will
call some one shortly.
There was a Slight fire on Queen
street extended yesterday morning. 1t
was put out with but little damage to
property.
The railroad employees were paid yes
terday for the month of March.
Easter music will be repea ted in a
number OF the churches tonight.
David Robinson and Will Brown,
two negro boys who have been con-
/ fined in Jail for ten days on suspicion
q Of larceny, were yesterday discharged,
+ there not being sufficient evidence to
convict them.
I, A small colored child was knocked
down and run over yesterday on South
Z street and badly bruised.
There was two conversions at Central
NJ e. Church Friday night. The prayer
meeting was well attended last night
Rev. r. T. Beadles the pastor, will
continue the meetings all next week.
There was a heavy fog in the harbor
yesterday morning. which made navi-
cation somewhat dangerous.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Committee on
"a al
day afternoon at o'clock in the Ports
mouth rifle-room, Armory Hall.
Mr.. Virginus Mathews is suffering
from bruises received in being thrown
out vehicle while driving near Muir
freesboro, N. c.. few days ago
Mr.. George McDermott left last night
by the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railway for Philadelphia, to at
tend the bedside of his father, who is
dying, said the telegram which reached
here yesterday.
Rev. r. T. Waterfeld will preach a
special sermon tonight Subject, big
and Little u" Special music will be
rendered by the choir.
Grimes Battery will attend the fune-
raj Of Mr.. A. c. Ironmonger this after
noon.
Boatswain A. Whipkey. u. S. NJ, will
report at this yard for duty as soon as
the u S. S. Supply goes out of COM
mission.
The u. S. S. San Francisco Is in the
dry-dock having some repairs made to
her bottom.
Frederick C. Potter, a native OF
South Wales. was naturalized in the
Hastings Court yesterday.
lCaptain.B. f. McCalla is acting COM
mandant of the navy yard during the
absence Of Commodore Farquhar. who.
with Mrs. Farquhar, are in New York
The Rev. j. II. Hcrbener, Of North
vile. Mich. will preach at the Court
Street Presbyterian Church to-day at
IL a. m. and s p. m. Morning subject.
The Value Of Religious Inclination"
evening Expansion From the Divine
Standpoint"
Mr.. Jesse Hamilton will be an OBJ
position candidate to Mr.. John a. Codd
for Supervisor of Western Branch Mag
isterial District.
Inc Democratic Executive Commute.
met at Browns Hotel yes .crday. anu
atter transacting routine business, adj
5ourned to meet next Saturday at the
same place.
At Providence Grange Hall. next
"wednesday, April 12th the Democrats
ofsWashington Magistcrial District. of
NQrfolk county, will meet to nominate
dietrict officers ard elect delegates to
the county convention. which. convcnea
on the 18th Instant
The only real estate transfer in
Portsmouth yesterday was that OF Eli
AeWett and wife to Judson d. TIewett.
135lots on the plat of the South Ports
mouth Land and Improvement Com.
papy, In .Norfoll; county; also lot Mt
northwest intersection of Seventh anf,
Nelson streets, in the city of Ports
mouth; gift.