Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-12
BRIEF ITEMS or INTEREST.

Mr.. Walter N. Wood is in Farmville
OH business.
Mr.. L. o. Miller, of Richmond, SEN
ior partner of Miller, Rhoads Sc Co.,
has returned home after q brief visit to
this city.
The Merchants and Miners new
steamer Kershaw Is expected here Mon
day from Baltimore, and will no doubt
be visited by a large number of peo-
pie.
Next Sunday evening Rev. DIR. Broad
us will preach to the Norfolk I1lks at
Freemason Street Baptist Church.
Colonel D. G. b. Cannon of New York.
reached Norfolk yesterday from the
of the Confederate ironclad Virginia, in
her fight with the Monitor in Hampton
Roads, in 1862. He will spend a few days
at Old Point.
Mr.. w. Bullet Fitz-Hugh. owner and
editor of the Cape Charles Pioneer, was
in Norfolk yesterday.
DIR. r. A. Wise. of Williamsburg, who
is contesting the recollection of Hon
William A. Young to Congress from
this district, was here yesterday.
Major Walter T.. Irvine returned la st
night from q trip to Boston in the In
terest of the Royal Arcanum.
Delegate John e. Burke. of Norfolk
Ruling, left yesterday for Petersburg
to participate in the State Convention
of the F'raternal Mystic Circle, which
tnstants.
Captain George p. Hudson returned
from his trip to North Carolina yes
terday, leaving Mrs. Hudson to COM
plete her visit.
Stenographer Whitaker, of u. S.
District Attorney Edgar Allan's office.
left for Danville last night to be pres
emit in a case recently transferred there
Tor trial in the United States Court
at that place.
Mr.. JTranl- hos ,ot,,noa -
Norfolk. from Lynchburg, where till re-
Gently he was the manager of tele-
phone company of that city.
The Francis Barnes Us will hold n
prayer and praise meeting al the Girls
Home this afternoon at o'clock.
Miss ellison, q charming young lady
From Chicago is at the Chamberlin at
Old Point.
Mrs. l.. A. Chase and granddaughter.
of Boston, are visiting her son, Captain
T. l.. Chase, on Bank street.
Mrs. Il. l.. Chase returned yesterday
from Buffalo, N. Y, where she was
called on account of the death of her
mother. Mrs. G. A. Campbell, formerly
of Norfolk.
The contractors making the canals
and dams at Little Creek report that If
absolutely necessary they can complete
the work there in sixty days.
Rev. w. j. Young, d. D., of Epworth
M. 70. Church, has accepted the invita-
lion 10 denver the anniversary sermon
before the WOman'S Home Missionary
Society at Monumental Church, Ports
mouth. on the second Sunday in May
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kelly and their
daughters, the Misses Kelly. OF New
York. who are now stopping at Old
Point, were in the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Swift. OF New
York, are guests OF the Monticello.
Mr. S. r. Buxton. of Newport News,
returned home yesterday from n short
visit to our city.
A musician had his finger badly torn
while getting down from q wagon after
n circus parade last night. The ring
on the little finger of the left hand
caught in the side of the wagon as he
Jumped. He had it dressed and sew
ed up at st. Vincent's Hospital.
An entertainment at Odd Fellows
Hail at Lambert's Point for charitable
objects takes place tonight.
The many friends OF Mrs. Frederica
Thomas, wife of DR.. ]. w. Thomas. will
regret to learn that she is critically IN
at her residence, corner of CRANKY and
Queen streets.