Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movements of PEOPLE in Whom
tho Average Header is Inter
neutrality-suspicious. In LcSnI-Bus-
mess, Religious and Social Cir
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Events.


q few days ago; aged Go years
Monumental Church-Preaching at IL
a. IN. and 1880 p. m. by the pastor, Rev.
L. b. Betty.
David Lawrence and Richard Pope.
colored, will sojourn at the county jail
for period of three months, in default
of fines of $50 each for nimtlaming
countryman out of a small amount of
cash. Justices AinswOrth and Haynes
heard the case jointly.
Samuel l.. Gibbs. of Staunton, is Wis
1tng Mrs. Il. Frank Brooks. on Glas-
gov street.
Mayor Baird will hold court to-day
for the finst time this week.
a number of the clerks employed by
the Chesapeake and Ohio at Newport
News were temporarily suspended on
account OF the storm.
A number of clerks working in Nor
folk have been late getting to their
fee in the harbor
number of persons could not get to
market yesterday on account of their
inability to cross the streets.
The ferry schedule was changed yes
terday from one hour trips to forty
minutes. This change is greatly appre-
ciated by those whose duties require
them to cross the river.
The Street Committee was strongly
censured yesterday for not having the
cutters cleaned so that the water could
run off. About six men were at work
on Court street.
It was amusing yesterday morning
to see number OF people going along
the streets with n board under their
arms to assist them in crossing the
streets.
The ice in the river broke yesterday
and commenced TO run out with the
tide. In few days the harbor will be
clear of IT If 1t stays warm.
An attempt was made Thursday
night to rob grocery store kept by a
colored woman named Jennie Green.
on Goodwin street. The would-be thief
or thieves were frightened off before
getting in.
trouble in getting to school yesterday
morning on account of the condition of
the streets.
The residents of Park View are kick
Ing about the street cars not resuminC
trips to that part of the city in five
days after the storm had subsidized.
number Of persons were engaged
yesterday in throwing snow from the
roofs of their houses to prevent them
from giving way beneath.
cOlored woman got stuck in the
slush yesterday morning on the corner
of Columbia and Washington streets
and had to be pulled out by two men.
gorge was towed up yesterday in a
leaking condition. and put over on the
Swimming Point flats. She will be
caulked as soon as the weather breaks.
The mail carriers experienced consld-
cradle trouble in making their rounds
yesterday.
All the streams crossed by the Sea-
board Air Line between Portsmouth
and Weldon are swollen. and a freshet
is feared. Preparations are being made
TO remove everything that is likely TO
be injured by an overflow.
The wood for the poor, which was do
mated by the Seaboard Air Line, has
not arrived yet. but is hourly expected.
Mrs. Leroy Peed. mother OF our
townsman, Mr.. George NJ. Peed. is
quite sick at her home on Middle
street
Turk" perambulated around and
about the City Market yesterday al
most barefooted. His feet were en-
cased In an old dilapidated pair of slip
pers. lie did not seem to mind the at
tention he attracted.
Samuel Solomon, a native of ROu-
mania, was naturaliZed yesterday in
the Hastings Court.
The collier Marcellus, which has been
mt Lamberts Point for two weeks
past. came up to the yard yesterday
morning TO go out of commission.
At Trinity Church Sunday morning
there Will be no early communion.
Alice II. Jenkins To Bette T. West,
lot with improvements east side OF
Court street, 19xl0S feet, "A feet south
of Glasgow. $4,000. was the only pro-
perty transfer admitted 10 record in
this city yesterday.
Some unknown persons stole six Ply
mouth Rock hens from Mr.. Wm Halls
residence on High street, near Green.
Thursday night.
Mr.. b. 4. Markham, carpenter, u S.
N, was on yesterday sent to the hos
pital. He is very sick nun. suffering
as he is with eXcrucating pains in his
head.
Mr.. Frank Gill was confined to his
nome yesterday on account of sickness
The ferryboat will begin to-day rum
ming at 1870 o'clock, instead of O'clock
as has been the practice for the past
five days. The boats will run half hour
trips. beginning at 4:30 a. m. All the
other boats Will be put ON the line dur
Ing the morning.
Mr.. j. Merrywcathcr. of Long Branch.
~. j., who went TO New Orleans to wit
ness the sights OF the Mardi Gras. ar
rived in the city last night on route
home He viii remain for several days,
the guest OF Mr.. ~. Richardson, of No
$40 Middle street.
Captain Frank Vaughn, of Ports
mouth Company No. 10 u. r. Is. of p,
went TO Suffolk last night 70 assist in
inspecting Withers Company of that
place and in Installing its newly elect
Cd officers.
Mr.. L. c. w. Page, who has been
confined to his bed for ten weeks, is
able to sit up, and is generally improv-
ing.
The February term of the County
Court will begin next Monday
The members of Seaside Lodge No. so,
X. OF p. who intend to attend the fun
grail Of w. S. Eaver, which takes place