Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-18
A Compilation of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF the Happening.
of n Day Briefly Told, Though
Small None tho LESS Interesting
and Important Information For
Those Who Sock TO Know mud I'm
dcrstnnd whnt Is Goin- on Among
ahe People.

Willie Smith, a maiden of ebony hue
who got little full Sunday night and
could not find her way home. was given
thirty days in Jail.
A negro named William Price. who
was employed at o. L. Williams sta
BILE. was taken suddenly sick yesterday.
Dr. Holiday was called in, but the
man died a few minutes afterward
from heart failure.
y The Portsmouth club and the Virgin
las will play Il match game of ball to-
morrow afternoon at Columbia Park
at 4 o'clock.
Misses Ernestine and Pearl Dew. who
have been visiting in New York City
for the past two weeks, returned home
yesterday.
The rain Sunday night did consider
able good, and yesterday vegetation
that the day previous looked like it was
perishing. held up it's head and seemed
to smile.
a gentleman from Baltimore. while
sitting in the Virginian-Pilot Office yes
terday remarked: You people have
nice cars here, but. oh my. what dread
full noise they make. Such would not be
tolerated in my city for an hour"
Rev. Mr. Beadles and Rev. Mr.. Hat
cher, of Norfolk, exchanged pulpits
Sunday night.
large colorcd excursion left here
yesterday via Seaboard Air Line. for
Richmond. They will return tonight.
Sunday was about the hottest day
of the season. One could not feel COM
Portable anywhere.
Miss Sandy, of Park View. will leave
in a day or so for Washington, d. c.,
where she will remain several weeks.
Considerable excitement was created
on South street Sunday night by mar
ried man who wanted to take his child
from his wife.
The conditions OF Mr.. Charles Tay-
Ior. who is considered seriously sick,
was slightly improved yesterday.
Mr.. Lugoff "a civil engineer for the
Seaboard Air Line, who is stationed at
Columbia, S. c., ran down to Ports
mouth yesterday to make arrangements
to carry his family back with him. He
will stow his furniture, etc, until he
completes his labors at that end of the
line.
a house at Primers Point was struck
by lightning Saturday and had part of
the chimney knocked off.
Mr.. William Rowe. of Baltimore, is
visiting his cousin. Mrs. Clyde r. Smith,
on Washington street.
The Independent Fire Company will
make about $50 on their picnic which
they gave to Soldiers Home.
Rev. Mr.. Funston preached five times
Sunday and babe each congregation
goodbye.
Saturday afternoon two colored girls
day they were before Mayor Baird who
fined them 50 each.
Ganny Reed an old jailbird. was sent
to Jail yesterday for thirty days as an
habftual drunkard.
During the storm Sunday night light
ming struck a tree on the shell road
and split it half in two.
Several cars on the Port Norfolk rail
roads were injured by the lightning
Saturday and Sunday.
store. Is advertised for rent.
Mr.. i. Il. Summers of New York is
spending n two weeks vacation with
his parents. 525 High street.
large congrega ton assembled at
Trinity p. f. Church Sunday night to
hear Rev Mr.. Funstcns farewell SER
mon TO his congregation.
Oscar Virgins was sent to the coun-
~ jail yesterday for 80 days for obtain
ing money under false pretences.
negro named l.. Ashe was COM
mtted to the county jail by Justice
Bunting on u charge OF robbng John
Hord's store, near Hodges ferry
Yesterday n workman sat straddle
the cross on top of the new Catholic
Church steeple, 200 feet in the air. and
waved his hat at people below.
Patrick Simpson. discharged man
from the u. S. navy after serving 40
years. Is in the city visiting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
held at the residence of Mrs. r. EN-
NETT Crump. 100 Court street. Wednes-
day evening. July 18th. at o'clock.
and the meetings will continue to be
held there during the absence OF the
president, Mrs. Alice II. jenkins
All the truckers, contrary to their ex-
pectations. made some money this year.
Some OF them made considerable. Po-
tItOGS Tins have
barrel but they have taken n terrible
drop recently.
Ernest II. Rowe. of Baltimore, stu
dent of the Milton Academy, is in this
city spending his vacation.
Miss Grizzard. of Boykins is in the
city visiting friends and relatives
The young ladies of the Musical AS
sociation of the Presbyterian Church
will give lawn party on Linden ave
nue.. Park View. tonight. The even
ing will be frightened by graphophone
entertainment.
The w. c. r. L. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs Mallory
Moore.
negro woman on Queen street
dropped dead last night No inquest
was held.
Tho Misses O'Connor. of Suffolk. who
have been in the city attending the
funeral of their uncle returned home
last night.
During the storm yesterday afternoon
the lightning struck the Portsmouth
street railroad wire in front of the
postotlice and caused the trolley to
jump IN in the air. stopping the car
instantly. No damage was done. but
the report sounded like Il gun.
The rain yesterday afternoon broke
UP the game of ball between the All
Americas and the Ding Bats.