Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-02

"A large number of young men went
70 Baltimore last night to spend the
holidays and see game OF bail on
Monday and Tuesday
Mr.. w. N. White. who Went TO- car
nv his family to the White sulphur
savings will return tomorrow so as to
fc he re for the big shoot on the Fourth
of July.
a strange white man called at n
house on Washington street yesterday
and told the lady that he had just met
her husband and he had sent him there
for a dollar and she knowing that ner
husband had just gone from home. gave
the man the money, and when ner nus
band came home he was dumbfounded.
ms he had met no one answering the
description.
This being the first Sunday in the
month. communion will be administer
ed in n number of the churches.
The employees at the S. y. l.. shops
were knocked off at noon yesterday un-
til Wednesday morning.
Two lights. one on the corner OF
County and Court streets and the other
on the corner OF Harrison and Fourth
streets, burned out Friday night.
Four DRINKS and one peace warrant
made up the Mayors Court yesterday.
The DRINKS paid fine and the other
party gave n bond for good behavior.
a lady tainted in the market yester-
day. She was carried in one of the
stores and proper restoratves We're APP
piled, after which she was sent home.
There were twenty marriages in the
city during the month Of June. OF
this number thirteen We're white, and
eeven colored.
There were forty marriages in the
county in June, twcpty-eight being col
ored and twelve white.
This is the first Sunday in the fiscal
year.
The block on Columbia street, be-
tween Middle and Court street. was
blocked yesterday by house that was
being moved.
The suspended men in the Steam
Engineering Department went back to
work yesterday.
Quite a number of people are going
out the city at this time. No one should
leave without having the Virginian-
Pilot sent to them so as to keep post
ed.
A small white child yesterday stood
on the track and waited to see how
near an electric car could come TO her
before she moved.
The Board of Police Commissioners
will meet Monday night. There will be
twelve applications for the position of
police officer to fill a vacancy.
begins next Thursday.
1t is said that the Inspector OF Hulls
has decided that extensive repairs
must be made to the ferry steamer
Elizabeth's bottom before she can be
used again. He virtually condcms
her.
Mrs. James L. Elhcridge, who lives
in Baltimore, will shortly erect nice
residence on County street. near Wash
ington.
Rev. DR.. CARAT will preach at the
Court Street Baptist Church at II a.
M and S:15 p. m. to-day.
The Methodist District Conference
Will be held in Franklin on the 18th of
this month. 1t will be largely attend
ed.
A small colored boy named James
Green while chopping some wood yes
terday. cut the end of two fingers off.
He was attended by DR.. Carr.
number of improvements around
the city will be commenced very soon
now.
A negro man who was about half
drunk, knocked small negro girl down
on Effingham street yesterday and hurt
her quite badly.
Two small boys were playing on the
rafters of a new house in Park View
yesterday when one of them named
Il
self quite badly. He was attended by
DR.. f. L. McMurran.
The police force was paid yesterday
for the last half of June.
a white man slept in the lumber
yard foot of High street Friday night.
and yesterday woke up minus q pair of
shoes. Some one took them off his feet
while he was asleep.
Z There was larger attendance at the
m al trgr ne no
Ieague Friday night than there has
Z been for some time.
The newly elected officers in all the
lodges will be Installed this week.
The growth of Primers Point is sim
ply wonderful. Any one would be sur
rrised when they visit there. 10 see tbs
( large number of houses that are being
built.
The Virsinian- has been re-
quested to call the mothers attention
TO the fact that crowds OF negro
nurses congregate at tie fcot of Park
( er's dock every afternoon and st there
and talk to negro men while the little
children are LETT standing in the broil-
! ing sun.
Miss Jennie Palmer. OF Philadelphia
q charming young lady, arrived iii the
City yesterday on n visit.
a chicken thief cleaned out nun.
4 Der Of nan houses on Cour;y street ex-
3 tended Friday night. Seine parties los,
say high ms 20,
he men who We're discharged from
1T he yard Friday night, spent part of
syssterdn u ON the streets, which made
III II y iYeli Her than usual,
81 M rss 'rank n prsc ha 4 b, who has been
III TIN 81 N q NJ return to
AIDE rntas III Is at eni.ig vic Bay Line
Z Ilati tl,er Mrs. S.