Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-14
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

widow lady in Montgomery county
has a little two and a half year-old
daughter that she Is unable to support.
and has written Chief of Police Kizer
to that effect. Any one wishing to
adopt the child can learn from Chief
Kizer the name of the mother.
a dog fight between Norfolk and
Portsmouth CANNES took place in the
woods near the Ocean View electric
power-house Monday afternoon. The
fight was witnessed by about three
hundred people. The Norfolk dogs won.
John Jarvis was arrested last night
on the charge of embezzling S1.10 from
William Taylor. his employer He was
bailed out by Silas Portlock. coored.
The Francis Barnes Us will hold an
important meeting this afternoon at ,
o'clock.
In reporting the entertainment given
by the Evergreen Social Club a few
evenings ago the names of Misses Irene
Morris and Carrie Mccoy were unin-
tentionally omitted. They were espe-
cially Instrumental in making the en-
tertainment a success, and the omiss-
sion is regretted.
y new born babe was found under
the CRANKY street bridge yesterday.
At the Master Carbuilders' meeting
at Old Point, Mr.. w. s. Norris. super
| intendent of motive power of the Ches-
| apeake and Ohio railway. will open the
| discussion on lis 4 lock set and a
knuckle opening device in Master Car
builders automatic couplers essential
to completely fulfill all the require
ments of an automatic coupler?"
Miss II. Virgilia Jones left Monday
evening over the Norfolk and Western
railroad for Oxford. Miss. on a visit
| to the family of her uncle, DR.. f. w.
Jones' professor Of chemistry at the
University of Mississippi.
There will be lawn party given by
Misses Jennie Stephens and BERTHE
Hudgins for the benefit of desti-
| tute family residing in Brambleton
Ward at No. 223 Holt street tonight
from to IL O'Clock. They ask for a
liberal patronage from the charitably
| disposed people.
There will be meeting of the boiler
makers in this city this evening a,
Brick Layers Hall. over 332 Main
street for the purpose of organizing.
All of that craft are cordially Invited
to attend
The first grand moonlight excursion of
the season will be given to Old Point
ana the Capes next Monday evening on
the steamer Pocahontas. under the aus
pices of the Francis Barnes Us.
Mr.. X. j. Montgomery. who has on file
many applications for the purchase of
Norfolk delinquent real estate. is in the
city looking after his interests.
MISS Sallte W. Smith. of Albemarle
county. and Miss Mary Lamar Turpin
of Richmond. are visiting Mrs. Andrew
w. Reid. on Boush street.
Mr.. c. j. Whitehurst. who had one of
his feet injured some time ago by y
fall. was taken to the Protestant Hos
pital yesterday for treatment
Rev. DR.. b. y. Tucker. of this city,
read an ode of his own composition at
the unveiing of a portrait Of the late
John X. Thompson, the Virginia poet,
at the University of Virginia Monday
MIR. w. Fl. Doll. of the Southern Rail-
way. returned to Norfolk yesterday ac-
companied by the freight agents.
Mr.. j. w. Hunter and daughter left
yesterday via Chesapeake and Ohio for
Charlottesville to attend the graduating
exercises Of tho University class, of
which his son is member
CAPTAIN ]. r.. MacMurdough, district
freight agent of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. is in tho city
Mr.. D. Carpenter began yesterday the
shipment of furniture to Willoughby
spit for the now hotel there. The furni-
ture is pretty. solid and substantial.
With good weather Mr.. Carpenter will
complete his contract this week