Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-05
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Labor Day was pretty generally. OBJ
served yesterday. All the public build
lngs were closed after the morning
hours. In the early afternoon many Of
the business establishments and all OF.
the stores were closed and the mer-
chants clerks and other help spent the
remainder of the day leisurelX.
In the early afternoon and evening
the crowds began docking to the South
Norfolk Park, where there was plenty
OF amusement.
Rev. c. I. Stengle and Hon. r. a.
Mccoy have leased the Columbia build
ing on Chestnut street and will con-
vert It into an office building to which
they Will remove their office. a num-
Der of other business men OF the town
nave secured Office room. The second
noor contains ten commodious rooms
and a roomy hall down the center of
the building. The rooms will be light
Ed by electricity and have all other
necessary arrangements essential to
comfort MIR. Stengle will have the
management in charge.
Mrs, Roseberry, Of South Norfolk, is
visiting relatives in Baltimore.
MIR. Ben Townsend Of Oakdale, had
the misfortune to get three of his fin
gers, TWO on his left hand and one OH
the right. badly lacerated In machine
ut the South Norfolk Lumber Com
panys mill yesterday morning.
Leila May, the one-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Cherry died
sunday night at S o'clock at their home
on Liberty street. The funeral was
conducted from the residence yesterday
afternoon at S o'clock. Rev. II. G..
skinner, of the Berkeley Avenue Bap-
list church officiated. The interment
was in Magnolia Cemetery.
me corner stone of the recently re-
a i
extended, was laid yesterday afternoon.
Masonic Lodges ,(colored) of Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Berkeley attended in a
BODY. The address OF the occasion was
delivered by Rev. c. ~. Holmes, pas
tor of the Sixth Street a. NJ. o..
Church.
Mrs. ]. j. ottley and sister, Miss Sue
rarker' lett Saturday for Washington,
Where they Will attend the maria &c
OF their niece. Miss Sue Duvall, to take
place OIL the 18th inst
Mr. ri. Goodman has returned from
Baltimore, where he purchased a full
line of household goods for his fail
stock.
Mrs. b, G. Hodges is visiting her
mother In Norfolk county.
MISS Naomie Eley daughter of Mr..
~ ,.u MIS-. ~. ,; Eley and organist of the
Main Street Christian Church, left sun
day afternoon for Raeford Institute. n.
C.' Whdre she will take charge of the
vocal ana instrumental and physical
culture department of the institute
MI. and Mrs. j. Il. Edwards have re-
turned from visit to Miss Bette
Delk, in the county.
MIS-. w. Z. Harrell, Of Sunsbury. y.
y. is visiting her daughters. Mrs. j n.
Itdwards and Miss Eugenia Harrell. on
Chestnut street.
Mrs. e. y. Wingheld and daughter,
Miss Estele Norris, have returned
from Elizabeth City and Roanoke Is
land, where they spent about six weeks
Mrs. George Clifford, of Richmond is
me guest of her brother, Airs. r.. A.
Graves, on Berkeley avenue.
Mrs. w. C. Cunningham. who hns
been the guest of Mrs r. \. Graves
mas returned to her home in Hamp-
ton.
A called meeting of the woman.s
missionary Union will be held this af-
1erhoon at o'clock at Freemason
street, Baptist Church, Norfolk.
Frof. q. IL. Kennedy. principal of tho
i'erkley Graded School, has returned
rom orange county. where he has been
SpenuihS ms summer vacation.
MISS Blanche Berry, one Of the as.
sistant teachers in the South Norfoll;
GRADED School. has returned from tho
Summer School of Methods Mt Ronnokn
ana the mountains OF Virginia where
she has been spending the summer
Mrs. Fl. l.. West returned yesterd, v
afternoon from two months visit r.
Richmond, Danville and Wash
ington, D. c., and several other places
of note