Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-02
BRIEF ITEMS OR INTEREST,


will likely pay n visit to this section
during the coming summer.
Florida Strawberries are retailing in
the city market for As and so cents per
quart.
Bishop Randolph will confirm a class
at Emmanuel Chapel tomorrow night
The ferry boats had their bunting at
tull mast yesterday In honor of the be-
ginning of the new lease.
The Naval Post Band will in the near
future begin giving evening concerts at
the Monticello.
Captain Henry Seymour, of the Mer-
ritt-Chapman WreckinE Company, has
returned from Baltimore.
The District b. Y. p. U. meets at the
Berkeley Avenue Baptist Church, Berk-
ley, at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
The Old Dominion steamship James
town carried large quantity OF green
truck to New York last night.
Miss Mamie St. John and Miss Civilla
Brock, of Windsor, Va, escorted by Mr..
w. j. Simons. were in the city, and
last night We're among the spectators
at the Academy of Music.
The streets We're crowded with WISH
tors yesterday from the country.
Mr.. II. G. Tassey, Mrs. b. Tassey, and
Miss ]. c. Tassey. of Sherman. Texas,
arrived in Norfolk yesterday morning
and left in the afternoon for the Prin-
cess Anne.
The ghost story" in the Portsmouth
b
Pilot was read, analysed and comment
ed on by Norfolk people. Some of the
comments would not make Sunday
school literature. however.
The streets were crowded all day yes
terday. despite the chilly atmosphere in
the afternoon, by ladies and children
engaged in rounding up their Easter
shopping.
Mr.. w. e. billiard and wife, OF Rap
pahannock, Va, were in the city yes
nd ME
bined.
Messrs James a. Bell and w. c.
Leonard, of ST. Thomas. Ontario, Can
ada, were guests yesterday of Hotel
Norfolk
Mr.. r. r. Elliott of Wilmington, Del,
was in Norfolk yesterday.
United States marines and sailors
took possession of Main street. between
Church street and Commercial Place
yesterday afternoon.
Several sailors on horseback attract
ed much attention yesterday afternoon.
They demonstrated that they knew
more about riding the "briny deep"
than equine quadrupeds.
General Ivan Karl Palagovereski, of
''Petriied Texan" fame, is in the
city.
Quite a number of people went TO the
lakes yesterday to angle for the finny
tribe. They returned yesterday after
F, noon with luck that indicated that the
suckers bit at the wrong end of the
pole.
Miss e. Catharlne Kreideer. who has
charge of the office of Miller Rhoads e
Co., has gone to her home, in Reading.
Pa, to spend Easter.
Commander John p. Merrill and wife,
of the u. S. Navy. are sojourning at the
Atlantic.
Mr.. II. p. Maxwell. of the Pension
/, Service. returned to the city yester-
day.
Mr.. Henry Roam "a prominent tobac-
+ conist of Winston. N. c., was here on
business yesterday.
Mr.. John II. Newman. Miss Newman,
and Mr.. PhiliD l.. Newman of Brook
1yn, Greater New York, are stopping at
the Atlantic.
Mr.. ]. Reuben and wife. of Lawrence
WILLIE. Va, spent yesterday in Norfolk
visiting and shopping.
Mr.. =. II. Underwood and Miss I'm
derwood, of Orange, Mass, are guests
of the Atlantic.
Lieutenant and Miss cambridge Hoff,
of the U. S. Navy, were guests yester-
day of the Monticello
Northern travel by way of Norfolk is
particularly heavy at this time.
DR.. A. NJ. Mccormick, of the u s.
Navy. with his family is stopping at
the Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nevin. Miss o. a.
Nevin and Mr. +. ID. Nevin, of Pitts
burg, went to Virginia Beach ycster-
Day
Miss Ida Cowan, of Durham, ~ c.,
was n visitor to our city yesterday,
stopping at the Monticello
Mr. and Mrs. L. Emerson, Mr.. Cor
don r. jameson. and Miss Lucy Sage.
of Boston. were in our city n short
while yesterday.
: The mercury in the thermometer
dropped very perceptibly yesterday.
People without overcoats did not re-
huire reminder upon the streets.
Mr.. Len Howell and Miss Howell. of
Evansville, Ind. were in Norfolk yes
terday.
The report circulated yesterday morn
tng that some one had stolen the base
or the Confederate monument. proved
TO be unfounded. A limited number of
curious people investigated with the re-
suit that April fool suddenly dawn
ed upon them.
Mr.. a. NJ. Wooten of North Carolina.
representing Three Thistle Snuff, is in
the city greeting friends, of whom he
has many here
Miss Mamie j. Magec will render
Hummel's Alma Virgo ut St. NIarv's
Catholic Church to-day at II O'Clock
mass during the offer;ory
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Mr.. j. Thomas Pecllc, regis
ter of the city water department. to be
found in another column
MI Aaron Marx was on the streets
yesterday.
Mrs. Hennie strausberger, Of wash