Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-03
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movements OF Peoplo I'm whom
tho Average Reader is Inter
neutrality-suspicious. IN I.csni--BuS-
tncss, Religious md SOcinI CTR
cIes-A Forecast OF Future
Events.


Prof Boatwright, Of Richmond College.
will preach for him.
Rev. w. Il. Fisher has commenced
series of talks to the I3. Y. Z. u. of his
church. He has taken for his subject
"How to Use the Bible.
The Epworth League of Monumental
nj. T.. Church will hold their regular
weekly devotional meeting tonight.
The subject for discussion will be
palm Tree Christians led by Mr. T.
G. Minton.
Emmett Deans, in another column,
calls attention to his new line of in
fants' null caps and other new spring
articles.
Willie White, Sam Allen. Will and
James Dunston. all colored boys, are in
Jail charged with entering IL house on
North street and stealing groceries, etc
a great many people came over from
both Norfolk and Berkeley yesterday to
see the Pythian parade.
A small white boy was knocked down
by a delivery Mahon yesterday morn
ing on the corner of High and Green
streets and bruised quite badly. The
driver OF the team came around the
corner at rapid rate of speed. The
boy was crossing the street at the time
and was struck.
Mr.. Moss Broughton, n painter in the
yard. had narrow escape from Il Sc
rious accident on Wednesday. The
staging on the side of ship on which
he was working gave way, precipitat-
ding him some distance below. He es-
capped striking camel, and escaped
what might have been serious injury
yesterday WIS genuine spring day.
The ladies were out in large numbers
The case of Joe Boykin, charged with
stealing Mr.. Powell Eastwoods bicy-
Gle, was continued yesterday until TO-
day on account of MIR. Eastwood not
being able to get to court.
Chief lyman has bicycle at the sta |
ton house which was picked up on
Court street by the police Monday
night. The owner can get it by prov
ing property.
"a well known young white man was
assessed S. in the Mayors Court yester-
day for being drunk and disordcrly on
the streets.
Mr.. Joseph A. Parker was on the
streets yesterday for the first time in
about two months having been quite
i'll with pneumonia. He is still very
feeble His many friends were glad to
see him out again.
Mr.. Jacob wellington, of New York,
n prominent Pythian, was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. e. r. Barksdale is Offering noun
tain butter for Is cents; also other
things.
Mr.. James Jackson. a prominent mer-
chant OF Newark, n. j. was in the
city yesterday. He paid the Virginian-
Pilot office a visit.
a lost female pug dog is advertised
for in this issue.
Mr.. r. d. Guy is quite feeble, but was
out while yesterday.
The members of the Grand Lodge.
like everybody who comes to Ports
mouth, were loud In tAeir praise of the
treatment they received while here.
1t was rumored yesterday that a we'll
known young couple had gone to South
Mills to be married. but the report
could not be verified.
Some of the gentlemen who came
here to bid on the ferry, purchased the
burned steamer Cape Charles and will
have her carried North i'm few days.
Two of Uncle Sans bluejackets had
u rough and tumble scufIie yesterday
morning on Crawford street. One OF
them beat the other quite badly.
Yesterday morning one of the employ
ees of the Seaboard Air Line shops.
while hurrying to catch the street car
10 the shops, trod upon banana skin
in front of the Presbyterian Church
and fell at full length. His dinner
bucket was upset and the contents scat
tered all around.
If you are not reading our Home
Circle Study" articles you should be-
Gin at once. Send your name i'll with
out delay.
Mr.. t. b. Jones was taken suddenly
i'll yesterday while attending 10 bust
ness. He was sent TO his home on
MlddIe street, where medical aid was
summoned
Master Richard Burroughs. one OF
the Virgnian-pilot route boys. was
taken suddenly i'll at an early hour
yesterday morning.
Miss Jennie Jackson. who has been
visiting friends in Park View, returned
TO her home in Washington, d. c., yes
terday.
a gentleman from Southampton coun- |
fy. who had heard number OF cx-
hggerated report s about Portsmouth !
peing full of contagious diseases. came
an on the morning train yesterday, and !
when he saw so many Pythian flags
flying from stores and other places CON |
cluded that everybody must be sick, !
md returned home the $3.50 train. !
lie said he could not stay any longer |
There was slim attendance at the
public schools yesterday. The big pa
rade caused the children to remain at !
home.
Mr.. e. N. Grant, clerk of the market.
was out for short while yesterday. |
ale had close call from death. He
Will report for duty next Monday.
The joint ferry committee will meet |
at the Council chamber Monday after
noon to consider the bids made for the
Terry lease, and will fix UP n report |
TO the Council and Board of Supervi- |
sors. They will also recommend APP
praisors for the ferry
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Moore of the
county. will leave this morning for CO.
mo. N. c., on a ten days visit to rela-
tives.
An alarm of fire was sounded from
box 46 last night shortly after o'clock.
caused by a lamp exploding in Mr..
Jawrence's house on Fourth street. No
hokv thA