Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr.. r. G. Pctzold is visiting friends
in Manchester.
Mr.. Spencer Henley is visiting his
mother in Williamsburg.
Mr.. J. X. NJ. Newton leaves to-day
for Fauuucr county.
Miss Laura b. Haywood is quite sick
at her home on Thrtieth street.
Licuicnan; w. A. Edgar, of the u S.
is. Yorktown. is at the Hygcia Hotel
Miss Mason Of Richmond is visiting
Miss ELLA Sears on Twcntysixth street
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gallagher Of
Roanoke. are visiting Mrs John L.
Edwards.
Miss EARLY, Of Manchester who has
been visiting Miss Bette Norwalu, has
returned home.
Miss Laura Davis is visiting the fa,n;-
ly OF Mr. il. +. Wolfe at ''Avondale,"
near Williamsburg.
Mrs. Thomas II. Sharp and children
have gone to the mountains for a go
journ of six weeks.
Mr.. NJ. a. Stone. Of Raleigh. N. G..
is tn" guest Of his brother. Councilman
John y. stone, 1902 West avenue.
The gunboat Yankton. which coacd
here early in the week. was locked at
the Portsmouth navy yard yesterday
The Board of Health did not hold IL
special meeting yesterday. contrary to
expectations. There was not a quorum
present.
Miss e. w. Howard, of Hagcrstown,
Md. is The guest OF her brother and is
stopping ut the Huntington for Il few
days.
AIR. Alexander Eulacl1. formerly gen
cral manager Of the Nirgin, ana West
India Fruit and Trading Company. is
in the city.
Colonel Robert 'CatIctt Of Lexington.
Grand Chancellor of the Knights of
Fythas of Virginia. is sojournng at
Ocean View.
Miss Grace Stevenson, of Richmond
has returned home after Il three weeks
visit to Mrs. Herbert Thorn. on Twc.l-
ty-"iEhth street
Mr.. J. w. Ayer, an attachc Of tho
First National Bank, returned ycstcr-
day from a pleasant sojourn with
friends At Chevy Chase. Md.
Misses F.ssic COX and Mamie A1aocs
ana Mrs. l.. w. Doyle. Of Wavcrly are
the guests Of Mrs Echwartlson on Tween
tN-sNth street. East End.
The work of cleaning out the sewer
pipes is progressing rapidly rlohc work
will be completed by the latter part of
next month.
Mr.. (. ID, Ryan, assistant passenger
agent of the Chesapeake * Ohio rail
for Boston Thursday over the Mer-
chants & Miners line.
Mcss,s. Henley and Thomas Jones,
Of Williamsburg, are seriously i'll at
their home Their relative. Mr. Thomas
Jones. Of this city. went to Williams
burg last night to be with them.
Mr.. II. IT, Dunbar Of Morristown
Tenn. after spending /; few days in
this city returned home Thursday
MIR VIII t'IIllpp pc J<noyyilIo .r.n,,
has returned home after Il visit 10
friends here.
There will be IL yacht race of con-
siderable interest in Chesapeake BAY
this afternoon, the contestants being
Mr.. John r. Pickctts sharpic ''lIarl''
ana McssrS. TilShnlans snop How
ard. both fast boats and both Of Nor
folk
MIR. c. C. buchanan. president Of the
buchanan Fruit Company. OF Baltimore.
who has charge Of the Boston Fruit
Company's interests here. has returned
to Baltimore after IL visit to this city
and Norfolk with Mrs. l;uckmnn
Mrs. j. w. Reynolds, Of East End
will leave to-day for Il visit to her
former home at Oman. Nelson county.
Va. Sergeant Reynolds will leave in
about two weeks to join Mrs. Reynolds
and will return With her after spending
his vacation at Oman.
Miss Leila Compton of Roanoke. who
has been visiting friends in Baltimore
and Washington, arrived in the city
yesterday and will remain several
weeks with her aunt. Mrs r. ]. Lang
ford. of S13 Twenty seventh street
Later She will visit her uncle, Mr.. Dan
iel Dunlap. in Petersburg