Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23

Bridge road last Saturday, ana after
assaulting him with IL club, robbed
him.
suit Mas concluded in the County
Court yesterday between the Ocean
View Railroad Company and l.. o.
Shipp, 10 recover possession of Il house
and lot at Ocean View. The railroad
company claimed that certain parties
had trespassed on their land, and while
the defense admitted that fact. they
claimed that they had been in posses
sion long enough to perfect title. The
jury found Il verdict III favor of the
railroad company.
The farmers are badly in need Of rain
The crops are suffering.
One third of the force in the Steam
Engineering Department at the yard
was suspended yesterday for the bal
ance Of the month. The balance Of those
in there Will have TO lose two more
days to make the appropriation hold
out.
a colored man named Walter Britt
shot the end of one Of his fingers oft
yesterday while fool,ng with a pistol
He was attended by DR. Culpepper.
More complaints continue To como in
about people stealing flowers from the
cemeteries.
A small white child strayed of from
home yesterday and wandered down To
the Hospital woods. and remained there
several hours before she was found.
i lie JOY vi the parents knew no pounds
when the little one was returned To
them.
People living on the east end of Har-
rison street were awakened from their
slumbers yesterday morning by the
cry Of murder" "nolicc" etc \
number of the neighbors soon turned
out and learned that an attempt had
been made to enter n house on that
street. but the party had been frighten-
ed off.
Mr. Iaipb tho roco;,.ol &C a., -.
Norfolk railroad has just had n num-
Der of switches put In and will COM
mence right away making 5-minuie
trips to and from all points on the road
several new open cars will arrive here
in few days for use on this road
The colored man. Hawkins. charged
with larceny of 80, was before Mayor
Baird yesterday. The man who lost the
money admitted that he was under the
influence of liquor and did not remem-
Der exactly what took place. Hawkins
claimed that the money was given him
to keep, SO Mayor Baird dismissed
Hawkins.
John and William Morris, colored.
were out on an old-time frolc yestcr-
day morning about . o'clock They
thought that they owned the town, but
Officer Hoofnagle could not think that
way and carried them TO the station
house. Yesterday Mayor Baird let them
of with fine of 50 apiece.
A special train left over the Scaboard
Air Line yesterday for San Francisco
with $50 sailors and 10 officers who are
en- route for Manila. Another train with
10 men will leave via same route on
Monday next.
Justice Haynes sent Sydney Brooks to
jail yesterday for n period of ten days
Tor trespassing on the property OF Mr. |
Armstrong. at Port Norfolk
A large number Of the public school
teachers will leave here Monday via
CheSaDpaka
Charlottesville to attend the summer
normal, which lasts one month
:. Georgia melons are coming in quite
Avely. but they keep quite high.
The Y. NJ. G. a. moonlight excursion
tonight should be well attended The
proceeds will be devoted To the use of
the association.
The ferry steamer Manhassett still |
lies undisturbed at the bottom of the
river
There will be another picnic at Della
ware Park to-day.
The negro. Ben Mccoy. who murdered
the colored woman near Lambert's
Point Sunay morning, seems Indifferent
an regard to his fate.
Mr.. A. J. Phillips and other members
pf the 1cssees of the ferry left last
might for the North to look around for
a ferry-boat. They will be gone scve-
raj days.
Mr. w. b. Johnson entertained q
the club house at Ocean View.
Miss Ollie Williams gave n delightful
hay ride last night to number OF her |
young friends.
The streets presented n rather dull |
appearance yesterday so many pro- |
pie being absent from the city on one of
the three picnics that left town.
Mr.. Patrick II. Sullivan and Miss
Carna A. Lassiter were married last |
might at the residence of the brides |
parents, In Park View:
The first excursion to this city from
up the Seaboard Air Line will come in
on the 4th OF July
Miss Maggie Chidress, Of Prince Ed |
ward county, is i'll the city on q visit
to friends.
Mrs. Harmanson gave bond in the
sum or 500 yesterday to be of good be
havior towards all persons in the Com
monwealth.
Mr.. Herman Nicmeyer left yesterday
for Buffalo Litha Springs. where he
VIII remain for 81 month in homes of |
getting better.
Sheriff Cromwell Justics Rustic
John w: Hodges and w s. Bell quail |
fled In the County Court yesterday.
gentleman said yesterday: II love |
10 advertise with your paper, because |
can see good results from it daily. and |
you can count on me as a permanent |
advertiser"
coiored boy was kicked on the |
knee by horse Yesterday that h. was |
carrying to be shod
Rev. DIR. w. +. Fisher is conducting
a very successful revival meeting in
the South Norfolk Baptist Church. Rev.
Mr.. Robinson, pastor
The ladies of the Port Norfolk Bap-
list Church Will run IL trolley party |
from Port Norfolk to the navy yard and |
return from 1880 O'clock tonight, until ]