Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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United States Courts. is in Washington,
ID. G.
Miss Grace d. Rhodes. daughter of
Mr.. S. ID. Rhodes, is visiting friends and
relatives in BERTHE county. y. c.
RI X. .. Dyer, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, returned yesterday from
southampton county.
Rev. DR.. NJ Is. Wharton, late pastor
OF treemason Street Baptist Church.
TINS city, but now OF Brantley Baptist
Ch9rch, baltimore, arrived here yes
terday morning and oificiated at the
NclliSar-Rhea wedding in the after
noon. He attended services at Freema-
son Street Baptist Church last night.
Miss Ida l.. Buskin will. give Il recep-
tion In honor of her birthday anniver-
street. Sunday evening next at 6
o'clock.
Captain w. w. Dey returned yester-
day from Richmond He attended the
meeting of the Democratic State Cen
trai Committee. which decided against
calling n convention to nominate a can
didate for United States Senator
Mr.. II. j.. Page and family went to
ocean-Trcw -ycytcrtHy, WHere they will
spend the summer at their pleasant
cottage.
Miss Eva Campbell. of 100 Chanel
street, who has been at Elizabeth. N. J.,
attending school, is home for the yaca-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane Kelley and daugh
ter will leave to-day for Lexington. Va.
to attend the Virginia Military Insti-
tute commencement. Their son is n
student there.
Mr.. +. r. Hutchinson, district passen
ger agent Of the Union Pacific system
is in the city.
Mr.. John Cooper, wife and two daush-
tiers. Mrs. Jarkin Jones and daughter
Miss Ethel Brown. John y. Hewitt. and
Mr.. Philip Goodwill. of Bramwell; Mr.
J. J. Tierney. of Elkhorn. and Mr.. Geo
A. Shorey. OF l2Iucneld. W. Va, were
in Norfolk yesterday.
Mr.. w. G. Lewis. of I4awrencevilIe
was among yesterdays visitors to
Norfolk.
Albert Johnson. n 24-year-old colored
man. has been convicted in the Princess
Anne County Court of horse stealing.
and sentenced to three years in the pen
intentiary.
yesterday in our city.
Judge Thomas II. Wilcox is in Phil
adelphia on legal business.
All of the newly elected officers of
Princess Anne county. except two mag
istrates. have qualified before Judge
White. of the County Court.
Reeves American Band. which is to
furnish the music for the Master Car
builders Association, now in session at
Oid Point, arrived yesterday from
providence, r. l., on the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company's
steamship Allegheny. Ell route to their
destina ton
Mr.. +. G. Church has been appointed
a special officer at Lafayette Park by
the pair. Committee of the Councils. He
was sworn in yesterday by Mayor John
SION, and entered at once on his du-
ties.
Mr.. NJ. W. Mason. manager of the
Port Norfolk Land Co., last night cir
c e.1i large number of copies of
me spirit of Progress" among the
visiting railway men. This journal is
circulated especially to furnish invest
ors with Information relating to Port
Norfolk. its present and its future.
Mr.. c. c. Hanson and Mr.. II. A.
Dunn. prominent cotton dealers of
savannah. are in the city.
MT. 5. j. Lesueur. Of Nashville. Tenn.
is in the city with Assistant District
Attorney J.; I; de Jarnette, OF Plasterco
Mr.. j.. B. Fuller. of Roanoke, was
here yesterday.
The Water Board held its regular
meeting last night. Only routine bus
mess was transacted.