Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-28
A Compilation Of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF the Happenings
OF Day Brtcfiy Told, Though
Small Mono tho Less Interesting
mud Important Information For
Those Who Seek 10 Know nnd Um-
dcrataud What Is Going on Among
the People.

Quite n number of people will go to
Baltimore Saturday and Sunday on the
excursion.
Paymasters Clerk r. l.. Martin has
been ordered to assist Passed Assistant
Paymaster IL. e. BriScoe to settle ac-
counts at this yard.
Mrs. Alice A. Nicholson. Miss LIZ
zie Townsend and Miss Lee Harris,
teachers in the Fourth district school,
left yesterday to attend the School of
Methods at Roanoke. The party will
be in attendance at. the school for about
four weeks.
A workman named J. f. Parker. en-
ployed in the navy yard, was taken
suddenly i'll yesterday afternoon while
at work. He was sent to his home in
Norfolk.
A grabbing party will be given to-
day in honor of Miss Jennie Mathews.
of Atlanta, who is visiting friends in
this city. The party will be composed
of several ladies and gentlemen, who
will start from Port Norfolk.
Quite a number of persons went from
this city last night to the Tucker and
Blick musical commencement at the
Academy of Music.
The Virgnian- Pilot received yester-
day a copy of the American, printed at
Manila, p. l., May g. 1899. 1t is full of
interesting matter.
Miss Maggie Glennore, of Baltimore,
Is visiting in the Fifth Ward.
Two colored boys were sitting on n
log at Hoagland's dock grabbing yes
terday afternoon when one of them fell
overheard, and was fished out by one
of the crew OF Il tug before any damage
was done.
Yesterday morning a horse attached
to buggy. in which there WAS Il lady
and a child became frightened at a
locomotive standing on High street and
ran away tnrDipr q buggy
throwing the occupants out and bruis-
ing them quite badly.
There will be no meeting of the Coun-
ell tonight, and possibly not until the
regular meeting next week.
There is n lively scufIle among the
applicants for the vacant position on
the police force. Each man thinks he
is going<o win.
Ralph Bingham gave a lecture last
night at the cavalry Baptist Church.
ST. Pauls Catholic Church carried ten
coaches full of people TO Delaware
Park yesterday morning and six In the
afternoon.
]. P. Carr tells you how you can be
beautiful. Read his advertisement and
see what he says and then call and see
him.
The ladies connected with the Port
Norfolk Baptist Church will give
lawn party at Primers Point tonight.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Portsmouth Coal and Ice Com
pany. They tell YOU that the weight is
good; the price is better.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment Of Brandt Company, in which
they offer special bargains.
Attention is called to card of thanks
in this issue. See advertisement
A pastry cook is wanted at Hotel
Vernon; white preferred. See adver-
tisement
Portsmouth and Atlantic Companies,
u. r., *. of p, went to Norfolk yes
terday afternoon to attend a funeral.
Pic-nics is the order of the day
Wright Memorial will go to Virginia
Beach to-day; Monumental tomorrow.
Abbie Hughes and L. j. Jordan, both
colored, were fined So yesterday by
Mayor Baird for being disorderly on
the streets.
Attention is called to ad. OF new
house for rent on Lambert's Point road
near Norfolk and Western Railroad.
A new six-room house near ferry is
offered for rent. See ad.
There will he n marriage at Monu-
mental NJ. T.. Church this afternoon.
At the meeting of the Council next
week the City Attorney. Chief Engineer
OF the Fire Department and his assist
ants Will be elected for two years.
The Finance Committee of the Coun-
Gil and the Auditor held n conference
yesterday afternoon and discussed the
appropriations for the coming year,
which begins July list. 1899.
Misses Agatha and Katharine Ma
honey left last evening by way Of Bal
timore to attend the alumnae at ST. Jo-
Beph's Academy Emmitsburg, Md.
The many friends of Mr.. James
Ridgewell in this city. his former home.
were panied to learn yesterday of his
being shot. Mr.. Ridgewell is n MEM
Der OF Atlantic Lodge. *. of p.
Yesterday afternoon a small child
fell over the baluster OF one of, those
high porches on First street in front
of the a. & D. Railroad and crushed
his head quito badly. DIR. McMurran
was sent for and did what he could for
him.
Mr.. Joshua Davis. father OF cx-
Mayor Davis. received another stroke
OF paralysis Sunday night, and was
said to be in a dying condition last
night.