Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-16
CHRONICLES
OF INTEREST
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY Tho Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
The Latcsf IfapprninEa I'm the City
and County Presented fin Couci.o
Form For Tho ratification OF Ytr-
Espinn-FiIot Headers Here aud
Jiscwhere Gossip For People
Who Desire to Keep Posted.


OF all ages, arrived eu IhlS Guy yes
terday morning ut l. o'clock via Seabord
AR Line, ana remained around the
hepo; until last night. Iney lett T.s
the BAY Line tor Baltimore, which Is
their home. They haG been TO BlIoXi,
Miss, Where they were enGa6ed in
oyster shuekins.
Miss Sadie ryslop is quite nlck at
her residence, ON WashinSt0 street,
near lS&rt street
The telegraph contest which was to
have taken place at Primers Point
last night between the tclcgrdpAorS OF
the Southern Railway and Atlantic
Coast Line, has been indefinitely post
poncd.
The truckers will begin this week
shipping peas. The crop WAS put back
by the late cold weather.
Bids Will be received until e o'clock
this evening for the sale OF S2o. coo
per cent thirty year Portsmouth city
bonds.
There Will be considerable business
done.
There is a general complaint about
the way that children are marking the
sidewalks and porches up with chalk.
South street received a good cleaning
at the hands OF Inc street force yes,
terday. II made d decided improve
mcnt.
y gentleman who recently began adj
vertising in this paper. said yesterday
double that of any Saturday since ne
had been in business, and that a great
deal OF it was due 10 his advertise
lneut
Mrs. Eva Goodwin has gone to New
port News to live. Her husband IS en-
ployed ut that 1lacc.
Messrs. George q. Tabb ana John
Bright Will leave this morning for
Chincoteasue us delegates to the Grand
Lodge OF Red Men, which meets in
.f,.tH s.1sf .IHl
The May Queen Festival which is to
he given in the Presbyterian chapel
Thursday. May 10th, at y. m, Is a
very pretty little entertainment. and
will be particularly interesting to the
little folks.
The attendance at Columbia Park Sat
urday afternoon was large The music
was good.
Mrs. Willie Davenport. OF Balti-
more. who has been spending come time
in this city, returned to her home in
Baltimore last evening.
Hon. j. II. Baird VIII return from
Baltimore this morning, where he has
been to visit his daughter. Mrs. Wythe
Parks.
Those who are fond Of fishing can
enjoy that delightful sport now mt PORT
Norfolk, where they are biting splcu-
didly. Quite Il number enjoy that sport
daily.
Mr. Ross Evans. OF Deep Creek. IS
candidate for election as a member OF
the Board OF Supervisors from the Deep
Creek District IN opposition TO Mr..
w. S. Johnson, who has held THAI 20
siton for a number Of Years
The police have donned their new
white summer helmets. which gives
them n rather cool appearance.
a gentleman who is authority Oh the
subject, and Who resides in n distant
city. says Portsmouth has The finest
volunteer fire department IN America.
This Is q fine compliment, bus our folks
believe. like him. thai it is absolutely
true.
The Portsmouth and Norfolk districts
VIII unite In an Epworth League con-
1 1srehce 10 DC heid at Sulioik, VA, ON
ucsunv, May ooth. an interesting pro
Ea"tt' - Dei' y. alI.'lis'h ana q pheasant
~ ~ ~, - rN IlItcu.
n,,,,an ~ ~ ayicneison, o. Nori"!k'
1ohn,s isn,scnDoi C,b,,rrI, I,,ii'.@' AZ 81.
.t . .p.nCui - C4Irrrh' IN me ansctce
tendinr tho conycnt,on ~ ,,H no ~, Is AZ
hood OF St. Andrew. in ,,5arln,es,'iil,
Mr. Cutherell conductcd Inv eorvirc.
at st. Johns in the morning.
Judge George -. Parker. OF Rerllley
was in the city yesterday for The FIRST
time since he sustained stroke of
paralysis last winter. He came over 10
court to have the case OF Best for
murder continued.
Yesterday IN the HASTINGS Court
JudEe p. s. Watts dismissed the case Of
Hooinagie ana simpson. the two boys
VINO were chnrSeu Win Stealing brass
from ,hc navy YARD. ihe court held
,ia, ,ne act,on @nGhl To- have been
$500 ,ra Ill, ootr, ufl,
9, '"' 0''S court N"9 10 JuMsdlc-
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.h,,,non 100 si,ad 80 Ky L,led
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