Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-09
a Dniiy Directory of tho happenings
OF Ray Briefly Told, Though
small Aonc tho Icss Intcrcs,in.
mud rmporiant Information Tor
Taosc VINO Seek 10 Know nmu un.
d"rs'""d What is Gaingon Among
the People.

the Misses Brown, in this city, returned
home ye-.e- day.
I;e,. LII. Ray. former pastor of Cen
tlai Church. but now OF Dln1i.le, is in
the c.ty. lie visited Il number of his
old actuairtanccs yesterday. and was
warmly welcomed. He paid The Vir-
ginlsnr.iot Office a visit. lie VIII re-
turn 20 Danvllle to-day. The doctor is
muci pleased with his charge.
Yesterday, at noon. a small negro boy
sneGiTed !nto the hall OF Il residence on
Washington street an had prepared to
carry eff a number OF hats. umbrellas,
&C. he found on the rack, when he
F. wa. discovered. The little fellow. on
firG.. : hat he was about to be caught
dropiod his booty and made good his
eset =.
ro-,rorrow will be pay day at the
navy ra"i for the workirgman.
a i';ce g.l who was just learning to
rice {. Bicycle ran into a horse on High
st!oct but for the horse being Il
gentle tne. the child would no doubt
have lscr hurt. She was all tied UP
No;i.ng has been done towards rails
ms the Manhassett yet. She lies ON
the edge Of the channel and intcrfcres
with navigation.
Mr.. james McDonouch. a Portsmouth
boy, is fireman at the Port Royal Naval
station. ut Port Royal. $. c.
There was Il large hay ride given las,
night TO Wallaceton and back in honor
CT Miss Melville. of Lynchburg. who is
Visiting in the city Refreshments We're
carried along and the party enjoyed
themselves nightly.
The school children are counting the
days Ltfore the time to close arrives.
MIR. W. j. liudgins' small ADVERTISE
ncnt In this paper proved such q draw
ing caro- that he actually sold n heavy
beaver ovcrcoat yesterday.
I,Irs. Emmett Deans returned from
Nanssmond' county yes erdny, where
she had been several days.
WEi. Howe, colored. was fined $50
yesterdsy for carrying razor In de
fault he was committed to Jail for
thirty days.
a small white boy ives fined So yes
tercoy b. Mayor Baird for bathing in
the c.ty limits in nude state.
Mr.. jim Moor. son Of Mr.. y. Moore. n
hucks.er in the market, returned from
Baltimore yesterday after spending two
weeks there.
AIRS. :. ". Waterfeld, wife of Rev
MI. Nater!ield, is quite sick at her hus- |
bands residence on Washington street. |
Ms. Matte Sherwood. of Richmond. |
is III The city on Il visit to friends in
Cottage Place
Two cclared men, while unloading
car yesterday were Frustrated with the
heat They were removed to their
homes in Goodwin street in the county.
A littlc hoy named Simpson. whose
parents I've In South Portsmouth,
V.
Quite Il number of persons Went down
on the excursion to Old Point and New
port !: ews last night on the Chester
These excursion will be run from time
to time during the summer.
An excursion train of twenty coaches
left hero last night to bring an excur-
sion rarity from Weldon to Delaware
Park to-day. Some people will go up
from here.
Mrs. Brick Gwinn is seriously sick
at the residence of her husband,
Dillingham; street.
The funeral of Eugene +. Hyslop took
place in Oak Grove Cemetery yesier-
day afternoon ut O'Clock. II was
private. end the Rev. j. w Mitchell Of
ciated.
Seaboard Lodge No. Sc A. f. and \.
NJ, has elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: l.. II. Davis. w. NJ:
]. f. Wright, S. W.: l.. D. Mcclure. J.
w. r. S. Grant, Treasurer; w. l.. Da-
Wis, Secretary; c. +. Pretlow, Jr., S.
d.. ]. S. Miller, ]. u.
Miss Bessie Smith. of the University
of Virginia. Is visiting Mrs. j. IL. Down
ing, in Green street.
The thermometer at 2:3O o'clock yes
terday registered 30 at the signal Office
in Norfolk, which is considered
cool place. This Is the highest 1t has
been for several years. There is no
prospect of a brake or rain either.
The san Francisco came out of the
the north dock. The Mercedes will so
into the dock as soon as it can be pre-
pared for her.
a marriage license was issued yestcr-
day to Ephriam Parker and Miss Mar
garet A. Williams
While a drove of CATTLE were being
driven into the ferry entrance about
2:30 o'clock yesterday, one of the ami
mails dropped from heat prostration.
Measures were taken to revive her.
a colored man employed as n nod
carrier. nj work on the improvements
on the site of the old st. Johns Church,
fell victim TO the intense heat yester-
day. He had just put Il hod of bricks
on his shoulder and started off with
them when he fell 70 the ground com
pletely Frustrated He was taken care
of by his employers and finally came
around all right.
Several Portsmouth gentlemen will
attend the funeral of The late ]. Bell
Bigger, in Richmond. to-day.
a young white man who understands
the care OF pool-tabes is wanted at
Browns Hotel, to look after the pool
room.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of the Portsmouth Coal and Ice
Company.
Attention is called in the advertise
ment of f. r. Barksdale. in which he
calls your attention to his fine teas
See advertisement.
Miss Lena White. daughter Of Mr.. w
N. White. who has been attending the
Suffolk female school returned home
for the summer yesterday
y negro man was slightly burned yes
terday while handling some hot tar In
the yard.
Tomorrow the Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company will present each pur-
chaser OF a5 cents worth with beau