Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-22
What Virginian-Pilot Rep
reSentatives Hear Daily.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movements or reople I'm Whom
the Average Reader Is Inter-
Cd-RappcninEs fn Lc.nl--Bua-
mess, Iscli.cous nnd Social CTR
cIcs-A Forecast OF Future
Events.


and the school was resumed.
The merchants are beginning to feel
the spring trade. business is steadily
improving and an advertisement in the
VirginanPilot will increase trade
wonderfully.
Miss Nettie Jackson, of Aberdeen. S.
c., is In the city on visit to friends.
Yesterday morning two county con-
stables had n lively chase af ter u ne
gro coal thief. They failed to catch
him.
The meeting at the Friends Church
continues to grow in interest. Rev.
Frank Hall will conduct the meeting
throughout this week.
Chief Engineer William B. Brooks,
who is on the retired list, is in the city
on n visit to his aged mother. His wife
and daughter accompany him.
Mr.. Alvah II. Martin yesterday in the
County Court qualified as administrator
on the estate of Mary G. Myers. Bond,
$4,000. With l.. NJ. Sylvester and James
Henderson as sureties.
Mrs. Jones, n resident OF Port Nor
folk. was badly hurt Sunday night by
falling on Il railroad tie at Port Nor
folk, while returning from church. She
was attended by DR.. Corbett. and yes
terday DR.. McMIurran was called in.
Her condition is critical.
The Seaboard Air Line sent out two
special trains yesterday via Weldon
vanah to Connecticut. These VIII be
about 600 men on the trains. They are
volunteers from Connecticut.
On account of one of the appraisers
appointed by Messrs. Gill & Thomas
being in Baltimore, the meeting for yes
terday was adjourned over until to-day
at o'clock, when the work of appraiS-
ing the ferry property will begin, and
be pushed ahead as rapidly as posi-.
Bile.
1Tho coca of tracnore ooainct Jo,oas
Carey, colored, was continued in the
Folice Court yesterday to this morn
Ing. il Is 4 fight for the possession of
stall In the market, which Is claimed
by Messrs. Hurst e Fass. Mr. Il. l..
Crocker represents Carey, and Captain
Chas. T. Bland will look after Hurst &c
Fass' interest.
a horse attached to n delivery wagon
fell on Crawford street yesterday morn
ing and cut itself quite badly.
Chas. Miller, small white boy, re-
ceived an ugly cut yesterday from be-
Ing struck with n baseball.
Tho young white man who was
thrown from n horse on High streets
Monday, was fined So and costs in the
Police Court yesterday for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
The funeral OF Mrs. Julia Riley will
take place this afternoon at o'clock
from St. Paurs Chapel, on King street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Solomon had the
misfortune to lose by death Sunday
morning their little seven months old
son, Joseph. The remains We're inferred
In the Hebrew Cemetery Sunday aftr-
noon.
The boy. Willoughby Cuthrlell. accus-
ed of stealing, was remanded yesterday
for examination. He. with one or two
other colored chaps, stole n bolt of dry
goods from Mr.. a. j. Phillips Monday.
Under the head of Ready TO Wear"
the New York Clothing Company's ad
appears. They Inform you that they
have clothes high in quality and low in
price, suits for old and young rich and
poor; also gents furnishings at low fig
Ures.
A young lady mounted on n bicycle,
.dismounted rather suddenly on Emng-
ham street yesterday afternoon. Her
wheel struck Il brick and when it and
the lady struck terra firma considera-
BILE space separated the two. She
blushed. but said nothing. being busly
engaged in brushing the dust from her
pretty outing suit.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Coolahon. or Baltimore.
representing Hncks e Johnson, of
carriages who has been in the city for
several days. left via the Bay Line
steamer for the North last night
Central Epworth League held their
regular monthly meeting last night 1t
was pleasant affair
ers for this district. was in the city
yesterday. He was warmly welcomed
by his old friends
Mr.. w. a. Green is acting chief en-
gineer of the sewerage pump house I'M
til MIR. Davis successor is elected. MIR.
Green was Mr.. Davis assistant
In one more week the Virginian- Pilot
office will be removed to new quarters
No. 333 High street.
Justice Haynes tried James Griffin.
CT nj for
watch valued at IS. Griffin was found
guilty and sentenced to the county ioil
for period of thirty days.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Simpson. of Newport
News. is visiting her father, Mr.. George
w. Bland. in Bart street.
William Plummcr. colorcd who has
been in the Norfolk Jail for some time
upon tho charge of shonlifting in this
city, yesterday was discharged by Jus
tce Tomlin.
The commission of lunacy which was
to have been held : the city Jail last
night on co!ored man named ELI
Hicks. was postponed until some fu-
ture date.
Henderson "a native OF England, de-
clared his intention OF becoming an
American citizen.
Mr.. Alvah II. Martin has qualified as
administrator of the estate of Mary e.
Myers.
The Governor has pardoned George
Washington Moore. n colored convict
from Portsmouth. serving n term OF
three years for b!gamy
Justice Rustic heard the three
charges against Mr. w. w. Waugh yes
terday morning at the county Jail. an
account of which was given In Tues
days Vlrginian- Pilot, and the accused
was assessed fines and costs to the
amount OF 5000
The charge against Mrry Daughtrey.
OF obtaining goods under false pretenses