Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-21
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
The Latest Happenings fin tho City
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Elsewhere Gossip For People
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hold its regular monthly meeting al
Calvary baptist Church, Scottsville,
Sunday afternoon. at ; o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah Culpepper, of Scottsville,
IS sick NJ her home.
Governor j. llOge Tyler has appoint
ed Major James +. Croker. of this
city, member Of the Board of Visitors
10 Mount Vernon.
United States pension OF So has been
granted to William Coggins, OF this city.
Major j. II. Croker and the Rev. w.
a. Croker are visiting relatives in
Smithfield.
Mr.. William G.. w Parker has issued
invitations to the wedding reception of
his daughter. Miss Margaret. and DR..
M Darcy Magce, of Norfolk The re-
ception will be held on Tuesday. April
18th. from 1870 to o'clock y. m.
Mr.. Lewis Marshall, father of Capt.
X. c. Marshall. left yesterday afternoon
tor his home. ut Orange Courthouse.
The venerable gentleman has been
quite unweli for several days and ii is
hoped that the change will benefit him.
Mr.. VIM. III. Capwell. of Dallas. Pa.
manager of the Weekly Post. was in
Portsmouth Yesterday and paid this Of
flee call. lie is ON his way To South
crn Pines and Atlanta, Ga. in search
for health and pleasure. He is much
pleased with his trip thus far.
Rev. l.. T. Branchford who will as
sist Rev. X. Is. Elankenship in Il series
Wright Memorial Nj. T.. Church next
Sunday night. will arrive here from
Danville next Saturday afternoon.
John Hodges. colored, charged with
thc larceny of clothes to the value of
siXty-Gvc cents: ii white man for
drunkenness, ana John Elliott. colored.
larceny of IL rooster We're all dismissed
in the Police Court Yesterday morning.
The ladies of the Auxiliary Commits
tee of the general committee having in
Inn > H.. -. l..
minion Guard to arrive home next Fri
day. will meet this afternoon at :
o'clock at No 500 Dinwiddic street.
The War Relief Association is max
ing its last collection for the benefit OF
the families OF the members of the Old
Dominion Guard.
Besides inspecting the police force
yesterday afternoon, the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the new summer
uniforms to the New York Clothing
Miss katharine Gillispie, of Rich
1nond, passed through the city last
night en- route tn Columbia, s. c., to
see her brother, who is sick nigh unto
death.
The suit of the Mack sisters against
Mr.. sam Wasscrman for alleged viola
tion OF contract. was. on motion of the
1llaintim, continued to the next term or
The Hastings Court.
The Nirginian-Pilot Office IN Ports
mouth will post baseball bulletin
every evening giving scores of the Ma
1onal and Atlantic League games.
The Little Talcs defeated the Park
Views at ball yesterday by u score of
j. to IL. Batteries: Dumvillc and Hume;
Elliott and King.
Messrs. Barnes e Sykes make special
nhers for to-day and tomorrow. See
Mhat they are.
p. O. BOX b. Port Norfolk. wants one
or two secondhand show cases. See his
nd.
r. C. e. wants a nice place to board.
See what he says about II this morn
inG
Tho Chambers Fire Company. at n
meeting held last night, determined az
10 how II will celebrate its anniversary
nn the 18th of May. There will he a pa
'adc i'll the afternoon and q banquet at
might. The Soldiers Homo Band will
be present ana delight the people with
Il band concert in the courthouse yard
y good home at No lll2 Dillingham;
street is advertised for sale at $500
For particulars see adj
If You want to know how popular the
Pilot is through North Caro-
lima take a trip along the Soahoard Air
Line, ana you will ind /, almost every
Mherc, ana expressions OF praise OF il.
Riley Moore. colorcd. was sent to jail
Yesterday by Justice Haynes for
threatening to cut another colorcl man
named Sam Shepherd.
~ slight lire occurred yesterday he
tween u and o'clock at the house OF
George Vincent. colored. on King street
extended. 1t was put out with buckets
The damage did not amount TO more
ihan $40.
All Of ,he old officers OF the Fourth
street BAPTIST Church were reelected
last night mt the amal church meet
ing The church was reported 10 be in
n most healthy condition, both spirit
hally and financially.
Another unfortunate was picked IN
last night by Officer Cadmus for riding
T. bicycle without a light
Tho revival meetings in progress. nj
shc churches in this city are losing none
ar the interest manifcstcI ut tho begin
ming.
MIR. w. J. Rogers Of this paper. who
went TO Southern Pines a few DAYS ago
m pleasure trip. returned last nirh,
feeling considerably refreshed
ED" CLARK COMpLlMENTrD
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