Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-03
A Compilation of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF the Happenings
OF n Day Briefly Told, Though
Small Mono tho Less Interesting
and Imporfapt-Inrorn For
Those who Sock ia Know mud Un.
dcr.t"nd what is Going on Among
tho People.

None Of the clerks at the yard came
under the recent Civil Service act. but
q few of the special men at Newport
News Will.
Thursday night an attempt was made
TO rob the hen-house at Mr.. Milier
residence on the suburbs. Mr.. Miller
heard them and fired both barrels of
his gun at the parties, but they made
their escape. Mr.. Miller traced blood
for some distance yesterday.
The city employees were paid for the
last half of May yesterday
During the storm Thursday night
lightning struck several places In the
county; no serious damage outside OF
what has already been reported.
The truckers say that the rain Is
worth thousands OF dollars 10 this sec
zion. It will make truck grow.
Mr.. A. II. Martin has returned from
New York. where he had been for
several days.
The heavy rains have about wound
up the berry crop for the season.
Lloyd Hughes cut one OF his fingers
off yesterday while cutting some meat
at Mr.. Hodges store. 1t was dressed
at Hodges drugstore.
Willie Smith, alias Pete. who has
been away from the city for some time,
returned to his old home yesterday. He
received a warm welcome from the
boys.
A white man was fined $40 yestcr-
day for drunkenness and abusing his
wife and daughter.
The storm Thursday night did much
damage to the trees. Quite number
had large limbs wrenched off OF them.
Mr. John C. Niemeycr gives notice
through these columns that on Satur-
day, June 10th, he will sell. at auction,
the old Wood property. corner of Cliff
ford and Dinwiddle street for the pur
pose of division. The location Is n
MOST excellent one for 4 home. See
advertisement
Messrs. Levy & Jacobs tells you all
about what they have for sale. and
says that what they quote goods ut is
genuine and no fake. See advertise
ment.
Lieutenant Commander Chief Engin-
eer I. S. *. Rcavus. u. S. NJ, reported
yesterday for duty in the steam engin-
eerng department. of the yard. He
will conduct the department until the
arrival of Chief Engineer Ross. who
has been ordered to relieve Chief En-
gineer Smith.
Bishop Randolph will visit All Saints
Church. Park View. next Monday night,
for the purpose of confirming n class.
Deputy Sheriff Codd arrested Rome
ty and turned him over TO the city
police. who want him for stealing a
bolt OF cloth from Mr.. a. ]. Phillips
last winter.
Mate ]. NJ. Creighton has been de-
tached from the u. S. receiving ship
Franklin and ordered to his home.
Mrs. Mamie Eppdey and Mr.. Archie
elements were married at the parson-
age OF the Rev. B. T.. LipscoInb. June
lst. at 9:15 p. IN. The bride was at
tired in n handsome suit Of pearl
grey. With hat and gloves 10 match.
They were attended by Mr. Chas
Brooks and Miss Rosa Cross. sister OF
the bride.
The opening for the season Of Cnlun-
bia Park will be inaugurated Monday
might by clever Vaudeville show.
Don't forget that great game of base
ball at Columbia Park this afternoon.
IT Is the first of the series OF the Sea-
board Air Line League. The admis-
sion Is free.
Miss EularIa stanhope. of Phladcl-
phia, who has been at st. Augustine,
Florida, for three months in search of
health, passed through the city yester-
day evening en- route home, much i'm
proved.
A colored woman from Pcrqu!mans
county, N. c., named Manda Powell,
was in the city yesterday looking for
AcT i7-ScdT-DiQ runaway daughter,
whose name is "Lizabef."
One lone plain drunk fell into the
hands OF the police last night.
In this issue q young man advertises
for board In private family
This office acknowledges an invitation
10 be present at the commencement ex-
ercises of the Norfolk College for
Young Ladies at the Academy OF AIu-
Sic Thursday evening. June Sth.
Justice Tuttle will hear an intcrcst-
Ing civil matter at Wallaccton
this morning. 1t is Poyner
rs. Hodges. and the owner
snip of timber and the right to
cut the same Is the question at issue
Mr.. George d. Parker represents the
former, and Captain Charles II. Bland
the latter
Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF c. w. Iiudgins & Co.. in which
he calls attention 10 lot of Smlthfeld
hams he has on hand, and other goods
too numerous to mention.
Monumental Church services for Sun
day--Preaching by the pastor, Rev L.
H. Betty. at II n. m. and 8 p. IN. Com
munion and reception OF members at
the morning service.
The thief who broke into the resi-
dence of Mrs. Jesse Nyhtchead's Thurs
day afternoon satisfied himself by
stealing nothing but Il can of gasoline
oil.