Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory of the Happening.
OF n Day Briefly Told, Though
Small Nome The Less Int-rcsting
nmd Important Information For
Those VINO Seek to Know una Un-
dcr.tnnd Whit is Going on Among
tho People.

DIlmontCu DN the SUPREME iN5SiiS 40
The excellent work dane by this coun-
ell during :he last year. 1T is now the
largest council south of Baltimore
numbering over 400 names.
Mr.. w. H. Parker left yesterday for
Yorl, county 10 yisit his wife, who is
stopping there.
Cant. W. NJ Heaton. of Boykins is
In the city visiting mis- brother
Mr.. T.. b. Stevens. who left mere some
time ago for Fail CITY, Nebraska. has
arrived safely. Ills friends here will
be glad to hear from him.
Two ladies, were standing talking in
Scottsville Thursday The conversation
became animated. but was suddenly
interrupted by n rat that passed be-
tween them. Neither one of the ladies
have the consumption, judging from
the noise they both made and the way
they separated.
The street railroad people arc an
noyed very much by boys placing
matches and torpedoeS on the tracks,
and when the ears pass over them they
ignite and make considerable noise.
The Misses Carrie and Lizzie Wrenn,
and Lille Clark of Richmond. and Miss
Lucille p. Sliccr. of Baltimore. are Wis
iting Mrs. G. II. Carlton Hassell. No.
a. Dlnwidd!e street.
There are more dogs in this city than
any city of its size in the State.
The Seaboard Air Line clerks and
navy yard clerks will he paid to-da
The railroad companies are having
much trouble with negroes sleeping I'M
der their cars in the yards. One was
injured Thursday and two more came
near being killed.
Messrs. C. C. Peed. G. c. Mathews, r.
p. Bunting and Charles II. Rustic will
enter upon their duties to-day as mag
istrates of the county.
Mr. J. X. Withers. of Baltimore, rep
resenting a large manufacturing plant,
was In the city yesterday on business.
Yesterday was cool and pleasant.
caused by Il heavy fall of hail near
here.
Capt. c. II. Bland has gone to
Charlottesville to attend the University
OF Virginia law school.
The School Board will elect teachers
early in August.
The Board of Supervisors will not
meet until the oath of July. when they
will reorganize.
Workmen were engaged all day yes
terday moving two houses Off Middle
street to Columbia street. near Middle.
The Port Norfolk cars were unable
TO run to the navy yard all day yes
ferday on account Of the moving of
the two houses on Middle street that
crossed their track.
Mr. John Mlnter. an aged citizen. who
mas been confined to his home on ac-
count of sickness, is again able 10 be
on the streets.
Soft crabs were plentiful i'm the mar
ket yesterday ut 40 cents Il dozen.
There will be n large excursion in
fcre from North Carolina on July 18th.
b'here will be about 20 carloads.
Miss Addie Campbell, Of Staunton,
fho has been visiting in the city for
ten days. has returned TO her bone.
Quite number of people will leave
Tor The different in
the next zen days or two weeks.
Owens Memorial Sunday school gave
their annual picnic at Buckroc Beach
yesterday. and had Il fine days sport.
There viii be 4 big shoot on the 4th
of July at Columbia Park. under the
supervision of Mr.. w. ~ White
There WAS a lawn party last night at
the residence of Mr., r. T. Bunting In
Cottage Place which was well attend
ed.
Mrs. Annie Hall iIudgins entertain
ell number OF friends at the residence
OF her moiner. Mrs. H. a. Han, No. 7OS
fi!@h street. Thursday night. Among
these present were Mrs w. +. Hudgins,
ST., and daughter. of Brambleton.
Attention is called To the advertise
mcnt of lost keys. The finder will be
rewarded by leaving the same at this
Office.
There came near being a fire yester
p!odins on County street. Fortunately
II was put out without much damagc
being done.
Miss Annie Miller. of Richmond. is in
the city on a visit TO friends.
Eighteen hundred and ninety nine Is
half gone to-day.
here is but little sickness in the city
a this time, consequently the doctors
are not very busy.
The suspended men in the steam en-
gneering department will return TO
work to-day.
Mr.. Charles Murphy, of Brooklyn, ~
T., yesterday rode Il bicycle against a
train for one mile, and made the time
in 81 4-5 seconds.
The Hook and Ladder Company was
out practicing yesterday afternoon on
Parker's building, that being the tall
est In the city.
Rev. X. r. Garrett. the new pastor of
the Court street Baptist Church. ar
rived here yesterday with his family
via the Norfolk and Western railroad.
and left for l5uckroe Reach. where his
family will spend the Summer. Mr.
Garrett Will preach his first sermon
Sunday morning.
The Finance Committee met last
night and opened the bids for the pur-
chase Of $4,000 worth of Fifth Ward
paving bonds. They decided not to
make the bids public until the meet
Ing next Wednesday night.
Attention IS called to "ad." OF T. Il.
Barksdale.
In the suit of Sanford Brooks and
Bonsal vs.. the City, for 1000. in the
United States Court the jury ycstcr-
day rendered a verdict for S.. 900 and
costs against the city.
Two memorandum books are adver-
tised for. See "ad."
The ferry steamer Elizabeth has been
carried over to Graves ship-yard. in