Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-15

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Mr.. John c. Niemcycr will on Fri
day next sell all the furniture in Hotel
! Portsmouth This is done to get it out
4 the way so that the interior improve
ments contemplated can be made.
y well known young man was rob-
bed in :, dive on Sunday in the county.
II is said that there are a number of
these places that are run wide open on
. Sunday in violation of the law.
Miss Emma Walton is in the city on
i visit TO her relatives In Prcntis Place.
August Is half gone to-day.
sunday night two young men accom-
4 panied some ladies' TO their home III
4 cottage Place. ON their return when
near Blount street. three negro men at
tempted to strp them. Before the men
I lad an opportunity to say anything.
one OF the young men began firing. ana
4 all threc men ran AS hard as they could
60.
Mr.. Chas. Richardson. foreman Of the
coppcrsmiths n the yard, returned Sat-
urday n.nl from Montgomery Waite
Sulpaur springs. where he had been for
4 month. tie H. much improved in
health Mrs. Richardson Will remain
NJ the springs for at least TWO weeks
i more.
Tho people who left on account of the
4 yellow foyer S IRE are returning home.
y Little chile of Mr.. Warren Porter
accidentally fcll out of the front porch
OF his fathers residence. and broke his
arm sunday. He was attended by DR..
= Carr.
Tho travel on the Port Norfolk Rail
4 road is Increasing all the time sunday
1t WAS immense.
Iiev. MI. Eeadlcs and Rev. Mr.. Wa
toriieid exchanged rulrts Sunday
night. Both had good size audience
to hear them.
There are no courts in session. The
Judges of both courts are out of the
City on vacation.
Lambeth Chapman was arrested yes
terday charged with stealing ST. from
O. l.. Williams. He VIII have Il hear
! ing tomorrow.
John Miller was fined So yesterday for
disordcrly conduct on the street
John Pcart. the negro who hit a little
4 white girl in the face with a piece of
coal because she laughed at him when
he got whipping. was fined 81 and
costs.
y largo crowd assembled around the
Mayors Court yesterday, thinking that
the case of Smith for the murder or
Mir. Wyatt would be called but they
were mistaken. The prisoner has not
been brought from Norfolk vet
Attention is called to add of A. J.
81 Phillips. in which he announces his in
ventory sale. which began yesterday.
There will be no meetings this week.
K.
4 Tho Third Ward Will hold IL ward
meeting TO nominate two Councilman
r. from that ward to I'LL Vacancies
Grimes Battery came up yesterday
from Ocean View. where they have
been on duty doing quarantine work
y countryman while selling in the
market became tired. laid down in his
cart, and While there some on stole his
hat There are number OF thieves al
ways on the lookout for these chances
There will be Il big time at Delaware
i Park Wednesday. Two trains will leave
one in the morning and one in the af-
ternoon
a colored excursion left here for Raj
eigh yesterday. They gave a cake walk
In Raleigh last night. They will re-
turn tonight,
Misses Allie and Berncc Garris left
yesterday afternoon over the Norfolk
and Carolina railroad to spend several
q weeks with relatives in the Old North
State
= Mr.. George NJ. pced will leave this
morning for Montgomery White Sui
phur Springs, where he will remain two
= weeks.
Mrs Capt G. r.. Warren ana family
nave returned from Ocean View, where
they have been for three weeks.
Tho navy-yard clerks will be paid
d tomorrow for the first half of August
The game of ball at Delaware Park
to-day viii be quite interesting. Both
clubs are well matched and Il good
game may be expected.
The work Of tearing down at Hotel
Portsmouth will begin as soon as the
/ furniture Is sold and removed, which
will be on Friday next.
Mrs. Dr. Charles Culpcpper Is in Rich
mond visiting her relatives.
People can now go to Old Point or
i Newport News without being molested.
the quarantine having been raised
The funeral OF little Ernest Norwood
! Woolman was conducted Sunday after
noon from the residence of his parents,
corner Chestnut and Nelson streets.
Brighton. The remains We're Inferred
/ in Oak Grove Cemetery.
CaDtain G. NJ. Reynolds. who has
served on Major Warrens staff. has
been retired with the rank of captain
He has had ten years service.
Three small keys that were lost yes
| tcrday is advertised for. See add.
Arthur SandIewood. alias Christmas.
Ia little colored boy was arrested yes
7 tcrday for stealing part Of u beer pump
from wilkins saloon, on Green street
/ Mrs. joseph y. Guthrie left Ports
mouth yesterday per New York, Phila-
delpha and Norfolk steamer for
/ month's soiourn i'm the mountains of
New York state. She also intends Wis
EjtnS during the time absent her grand
Z mother. Mrs. Lansing, of Lansingburg,
[ New York
/ Henry Lee. alias Moore. was tried be-
fore Justice Hawks yesterday morning
[ and held FOR the County Court. The
1 prisoner was charged with breaking
and entering Clayton Dinkers house.
T nnd the THEFT of q suit of clot hes and
T SiS in currency.
L cne-ffih interest OF J. T.. Williams
+ IN 26O acre farm near Bethel. Pleasant
4 Grove district. was offered at auction
+ yasseJaey By john C. Niemeyer. acting