Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-16
A Compilation Of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
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A Daily directory of tho Happening
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and Important -Inf0rmntion tor
ThOso Who Seek 90 Know mnd Un-
dcrstnnd What 4. Going on Among
tic People.

and Annie Heimanson was continued
in the Police Court yesterday till this
morning. Captains Happier and Bland
will appear in this case. the later rep
resentng Mrs. Kupferman.
One white drunk got off with the US
ual fine for such an offense yes ,erday
in the Police Court.
The June term of the Norfolk County
Court begins on Monday.
Mrs. Jane Williams. who resides on
County street, is critically i'll. Her
friends are apprehensive.
The children who attend the public
schools are happy. The school year
VIRTUALLY wound up yesterday, and
their shouts could be heard for some
distance. To-day they receive their
promotion cards, &c.
The different Council committees are
making up their estimates for the next
fiscal year.
The $1,000 that will be received from
the ward. upon suit. will be expended
on the streets. Washington street Will
come in for its proportion.
a horse belonging to the Portsmouth
Coal and Ice Company was overcome
with the heat yesterday about 1:30
o'clock. on Lincoln street. and fell. MIR.
pix Codd. the vetinary surgeon was
sent for and relieved him sufficiently
to remove him to the stables.
There were four marriages yesterday
afternoon. This is n pretty good re-
cord for n hot day.
1t is said that 5000 people visited Co
lumbia Park Wednesday night.
A survey for the Pig Point Railroad
is being made. Work on 1t will be COM
menced as soon as the route is laid out.
large picnic went TO Delaware Park
yesterday
There will be n meeting of the Joint
Ferry Committee to-day at II o'clock
to attend to some business of import
ance connected with the ferry.
The Health officer reports but little
sickness in the city. The month has
been unusually healthy.
There was lawn party in Park
View last night, and one at the south
ern end of Dinwiddie street.
The Virginian-Plo has been re-
quested to state that the doors of
and will be closed at $50 O'Clock when
the exercises will begin. No one will
be admitted without n ticket.
small negro boy yesterday grabbed
25 cents out of the hand of n little
child on County street that had been
sent to purchase some butter. y broth
of the boy chased the negro. but failed
to catch him.
Mr.. a. Brandt. of the Brandt Com
pany, Will leave Portsmouth on the
27th inst. for New York. on the 2sth
he will take q steamer for Europe.
While absent he will visit England,
Scotland Germany. Wales and France.
and perhaps Switzerland. and he will
be gone some time
A little hoy fell out OF n Cocart on
the Trinity Church corner about .
o'clock yesterday and cut quite a cash
on its forehead The nurse was sitting
down asleep on the church door step at
the time.
Lieutenant Commander Cresap, L. 6.
N, has entered upon his duties as Com
mander OF the torpedo boat Talbot He
relieves Commander Z. J. Dorm.
The main mast of the cruiser has been
taken out.
DR.. r. s. Brakeman, former Ports
mouth citizen. was married June Sth
ut Gordonsville Va, tt.-AAiil+s- Claudia
Dennis Scott. Of that city. DR.. Blake
man has large number OF friends who
extend him their best wishes.
colored man. while at work nj
Hart lumber yard yesterday, was over
come by heat.
The Portsmouth Rifles held n meet
Ing last night for organization. but
owing to the extreme heat but few
members were present They decided
to have a smoker next Thursday night.
An invitation is extended to all TO be
present.
The ferry steamer City Of Portsmouth
went on the line again yesterday after
being off for two or three days.
James Crawford. n colored pauper
was dined yesterday at the expense OF
the city.
Mr.. VIM. Bruce the owner Of the
Naples at Port Norfolk. Va. adver;iscs
his beautiful home a that place. known
as the Naples, for sale. This is one
OF the plettiest places on the Elizabeth
river. For particulars see al.
The music from the Monticello roof
garden in Norfolk can be distinctly
heard over on the Hospital grounds
An athletic club, with Prof. Frank
Farley as instructor, is to be organiz-
ed in Portsmouth in the very near fu-