Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-23
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BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movements or People In whom
tho Average Reader In Inter-
ssiod-Hnppcniugx Ira Lcsni-Bus-
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cIes-A Forecast OF Future
Events.

ing of the cornerstone of the Confed-
crate monument in that city.
A large party of gentlemen went out
rabbit hunting yesterday, accompanied
by number of dogs.
Mrs. Samuel Locke is critically i'll at
her husbands residence, corner Of
County and Green streets.
Stonewall Camp carried a fair crowd
to Norfolk yesterday to the corner
stone laying.
The newly elected police officers went
on duty last night.
Yesterdays sun about cleaned up the
snow.
Notice is given through these col
umns that two gentlemen can secure
good board at No. log London street.
See advertisement.
Bishop Galloway. of the Southern
Methodist Church. will preach next
Church. On Sunday night he will fiji
the pulpit of Epworth Church, Nor
folk.
The bay boats are running regularly
now. The ice in the bay has broken
up.
The committee on battleship and pub
lie building left for Washington last
night.
Mr.. ]. L. Biisoly. cashier of the
Bank Of Portsmouth, in attendance
upon the session OF the State Bankers
Association. was made a. member of the
Executive Committee.
Mr.. John L. Thurston. Of the Hill
dreth Varnish Company. was in the
city yesterday, and paid this office a
call, which was much appreciated.
Mr.. Egan, of the Masonry Company
of New York. was in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. Charles Dunn Outch) is at home
suffering with rheumatism.
MIR. Is, Newgass president and owner
of the Atlantic and Danville Railroad
COmnlnV In tho
His friends shook his hands very warm
ly.
Mr.. William Neville was on the streets
yesterday for the first time since the
9th day of January. He is suffering
with rheumatism.
number of the delegates to the
Grand Lodge X. of p. which meets in
this city on Tuesday next. will arrive
on that day and Monday. Prepara-
tons have been made TO give them
such welcome as only Portsmouth
people are capable of giving
If the weather is good Mr. E N.
Grant. Clerk of the Market, will proba-
bly, be out to-day. for n short while.
for the first time in about five weeks.
Justice Rustic fined two men yestcr-
day So each for shooting across the
road at Mount Vernon Place. in the
county.
A drunken white man attempted to
jump off n street chr yesterday after
noon and fell. skinning his face quite
badly. He alone was to blame
Young Norris, n member of the Old
Dominion Guard, Fourth Virginia Vol
unteers. has been home from Cuba for
about eighteen days on n furlough
which will expire in two or three more
days, but he received a message from
the regimental officer telling him to
remain here until otherwise ordered. a.
1t is thought the regiment would be
sent to New York next month to take
part In the Peace Jubilee in that city
McClennan Cornell threw n beer bot
tie at John Smith yesterday after
noon on Pine street. cutting his head
Cornell was arrested, and will have n
hearing before Justice AinsWorth to-
day.
The Street Committee will recon-
mend that the council appropriate 500
out OF their regular appropriation for
board walk. extending from the
Swimming Point bridge to the end of
Dinwiddle street. leading to Wavcrly
avenue. which will be opened thirty
feet wide from Dinwiddic to Court
street by the owners, and Will be do
mated to the city.
There was one or two sharp flashes
OF lightning yesterday afternoon. fol-
lowed by heavy thunder. The old say
Ing Is that thunder in February means
that the winter will soon be over
Yesterday the flag at the Bay Line
wharf was ut half-mast on account of
the death of Mr. ID. NJ w Waller.
agent OF the company at Old Point
AIR. Worth Barlow. son of Mr.. n ].
Barlow. has been elected as one of tho
editors of college Topics n weekly
publication issued at the University Of
Virginia.
John Barleycorn" knocked out =
white stranger so completely last night
that he had to be carried to the sta
ton house. He was In a state Of utter
oblivion
The flags on the ferry boats were
flying yesterday in honor Of George
Washington's birthday.
Ihe dirt carts failed to go around
yesterday and a number of barrels
We're left on the street last night.
The Seaboard Air Line is laying off n
new yard for freight cars near the
tate the work considerably.
The Virg.nian-pilot has added ovcr
nfty new subscribers 20 it's list since
last sunday and the cry is still they
come. Yet there is still room fer moro
The y NJ G. y. solicitors have COM
menced collecting the second install
nient Of subscriptions that were prom
ised for The new building. Thev bnn,
before many months to have the new
building under construction.
Several car Loads Of wood arrived in
ne city yesterday There will not be
ahv scarcity Of weed for some time
Nr Cornelius Thomas has got con.
Hi"er"b'e work 10 d. ON vessels at his
ii".Way Tfcy were injured by the
nN lce number of men are al
wo"k ihero
No one hrs vet been named as the
l'"i"his successor OF DR.. A. T. owen
of ~ TIE Court street Baptist
4'lrn The ch1Ych has several names
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