Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
PORTSMOUTH AND
NORFOLK COUNTY
What virginian-Pilot Rep
resentatives Hear Daily.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
1hc Movemcn,s of reopic I'm whom
TIA" Average Reader Is Inter
cstcd-nappcnings Ia Lcau,--Bus-
tncss. I;eI..couy md Social <ir-
cIcn a Forecast of Future
Events.

North Carolina smoked herrinSs,
commonly called robins have made
their appearance in market and are
selling for 10 cents per bunch.
NIr. John Minter is critically i'll al
his home on Court street.
Mr.. Esterly was fined So yesterday in
the Police Court for disordcrly con-
duet.
There were services at the South
Street Baptist Church nearly all day
Sunday-Sunday school ana preaching
in The morning, b. Y. l.. u. meeting
and Sunbeam meeting in the afternoon,
and services at night.
Capt. Morgan, in Sundays issue. adj
vertised for lost ring. Yesterday
gentlemen called him and said: Here
is your ring you advertised for" and
it shows the value of the Virginia.
Rev. Mr.. Beadles Sunday night
preached on rs Life Worth Living
The house was crowded With both old
and young. Next Sunday he Will take
for his text. every Man Has Ills
Price"
A crazy colored man was picked up
In the county Sunday and committed
to jail. He was unable to tell his name
or where he came from An effort VIII
be made 10 find cut who he is.
Buck Austin, n negro man, WIS pick
ed up Saturday. sick and unable to take
care CT himself. lie was committed to
jail, there being no other place to put
him. Sunday he died and was buried
ut the expense of the city. a coroner's
jury was empaneled and rendered .
verdict that he died from natual causes
Mr.. J. j. Mcmahon advertises for the
owner Of Il bull he found on his farm
Some truckers told the Virginian-
Pilot representative that peas and n
number of vegetables had been washed
entirely out OF the ground, and other
things were hurt by the freeze and
snow
The Board of Supervisors will meet
next Tuesday.
The March term of the Hastings
Court begins next Thursday.
The streets presented Il clean appear
ance yesterday, the heavy rains hay
ing washed them nicely.
1t is rumorcd that negotiations are In
progress for the Swimming Point Flats.
Just who the parties after the proper
ty are is not known.
The Board of Stewards of Central
NJ. l.. Church Will petition the Council
tonight for Il light on the corner of
County and Washington streets. This
corner is quite dark and dangerous for
people going to and from the church.
The street cars pass there quite fire.
Quently.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha o. Cat
tenhead will take place this afternoon
a o'clock from the residence of Mr..
Park View.
MI James II. Barrett. OF New York
City who attended the funeral of his
father. the late solomon II. Barrett,
left yesterday evening via the y. y,
p. & n. II. K. 10 return homo.
The collier Lebanon, from Havana,
arrived at Lamhert's Point Yesterday
for coal. she brought the wheel Of the
battleship Maine, which Will be ship
ped 10 Washington.
The w. C. II. u. will hold their regu-
lar noon-tide prayer meeting to-day at
the Y. NJ. c. ~.
The Portsmouth Junior Minstrel
Troupe will soon give n performance in
this city.
Mrs. c. u. Reese is quite sick with
the grip at her residence, 22l Queen
street.
The Virginian-Pilot visits more
homes in Portsmouth than all the other
newspapers distributed in the city com
bned. ard each succeeding day swclls
its subscription list.
The political contest which will be
waged In the county this spring is be-
ginning TO assume shape and the gene
rails Of the different factions are get
ting their forces in line of battle.
The committee OH ways and means Of
the Independent Steam Fire Engine
Company will in a week or so begin
making preparations for the proposed
visit of The company to Atlantic city.
New Jersey.
Captain Bartlett c. Russell, Of Bruins
wick. Ga, was iii the city yesterday
Miss Celia Addison, the famous alto
singer OF the City Of Washington. ID.
c.. who has been in the city the past
week. left for Richmond last evening 10
visit friends there.
The County Court VIII adjourn for
the term to-day. The docket in this
court Is cleaner now than for many
months
&toncwnll Camp. Confederate Veto
rams. is called out this afternoon NJ
$50 o'c.ock TO attend the funeral Of
Wm Meredith Hope.
y cc!o.ed sport named Peter Galley
:ourd AZ Judgement in the count: jn!l
yesterday fer uoriod of thirty days
tor Steaurg Il game cock.
Cornelius Hewlett, coiorcd. employed
10y =. 6. West. a county storoi5,cpor
fnCi.G lis employer sleep on Saturday.
I"c@ee a,T !n the store. stole IS and
left. lie WAS arrested ard yesterday
Wa r:cd 40 ana IL dcfaNlt was cent
t. g. .st SIX months.
Judge Porilocli ana q jury were en-
gagged in the County Court yestert
in the hearing. Of the case of W. II
Lane, Berkeley saloon keeper, charged
with selling liquor or Sunday. lie WAS
llned $50
The Ions bridge at the village Of
Deep Greek Sunday was eighteen
inches under water and had TO be
chained 10 prevent it's floating away.
The Villagers say that the dam =; that
point will Lave 20 70 lowered
j'he yerdic; of the Coroncr's Jury i'm
tie death Of Mir Pcod WAS that The
"Fer#srd came to his death from stvan.
lion a:1 fracture OF the polvis.
:ed by Car no. S. OF the Portsmouth
s.-c'r.c street railway.
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