Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-11
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
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strawberry crates and quarts.
The clerks on the third floor In the
seaboard Air Line building will cross
bats with the clerks on the second floor
at Columbia Park Saturday afternoon.
The Musical Association of the First
Presbyterian Church will give n May
Queen Festival in the chapel Thurs
day, May 18th, at s d. M
Two DRINKS was all that claimed the
attention of Mayor Baird in the Police
Court yesterday.
MIR. Lee Vaughn, with the Citizens
Light, Heat and Power Company, while
ascending n pole ut the corner of Craw-
ford and County streets yesterday, had
The misfortune to have his foot hook
give away, causing him to fall to the
pavement. a distance of about twenty
feet. bruslng him quite painfully.
A small white child was thrown out
OF g carriage on Court street yesterday
afternoon by bolt coming out the
axle and causing the front wheels to
leave the body. The child received
cut on the head. from which the blood
flowed freely.
The Park View Baptist Church will
be lighted by electricity. The fixtures
have all arrived and are being put up.
Messrs. j. w. Butt & Co. have pur-
chased pair of donkeys that are not
larger than Il good size dog. They will
use them to u delivery wagon.
Miss Belle Magee. of Richmond, ar
rived in the city yesterday on n visit
to relatives in South Portsmouth.
1t has been rumored for several days
that the ST. Elmo Hotel had been pur-
chased by n we'll known enterprising
young business man. Rumor says that
he paid $4,000 for it, but no one could
verify the same.
A party of young ladies from Will
mington. r.. c., were in the city yes
terday afternoon. They were ell route
North on n pleasure trip
The ladies OF Central Church have
sl,100 on hand which they will pay to-
ward the purchase money for the lot
for their new church site.
There was n large crowd on High
street yesterday afternoon to see the
Eks parade. Some of he costumes
were very funny.
The picnic season will start early
this year.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Mulvcy threw opcn the
doors of his new res taurant on High
street yesterday. He has Il neat, tidy
place.
Mrs. L. l.. Dyer desires to inform the
public that she can be found at 720 King
street. near Dillingham;.
y negro chicken thief was chased for
some distance Tuesday night by n
county officer but he succeeded in MAX
ing his escape minus his boot.
n number of delegates to the South
crn Baptist Convention left yesterday
for Louisville. Ky.
The workingmen at tho Seaboard Air
Line shops will go to Delaware Park
to-day on picnic. There will be two
trains-one at $50 and another at 9:3n.
Tho Independent Fire Company will
give concert corner of Washington
and South streets this evening from 6
10 o'clock.
Portsmouth was we'll represented at
the ball game in Norfolk yesterday
The meeting at Monumental NJ f.
Church VIII continue all this week.
There has been no conversions thus far
The members Of the Independent Fire
Company are requested to assemble at
their engine-housc this evening in full
uniform for parade and banquet.
WIN. Webb, colored. was released
from the county Jail Tuesday and was
returned yesterday on a charge of hav-
ing stolen two suits of clothes from Mr..
Williams
The Old Glorys were beaten at base
pail yesterday by the Little Princetons
by a score of II 10 S. Batteries: Kirk
and Miller: Brothers and Davis.
The Doswell-1lill assault case was
continued In the Hastings Court yestcr-
day until June.
Mr. Joseph johnson. father Of Mrs. |
Henry Shannon. who has been seriously
Ill at his home, in East Orange, Is re-
ported to be convalescing.
Attention is called to r j.. Kings
"'Ntl Aio'iHtll III io-CdNS issue. See
ad and learn what he has to say.
On account of soma unavoidable cir
cumstanceS DIR. George Pced did not
leave for Havana. as was stated n few
days ago. but he has the matter under
consideration. but does not know lust
exactly when he will leave and will not
until he returns from WASHINGTON.
whittier he will 20 soon
The proposition TO complete the new
opera house is well received by Ports
mouth people.
Miss Dyson's dancing class enjoyed
soirce at Maupin's Han last night
Two DRINKS and one disorderlv con-
Quot was ali the slate at the station
house showed last night w to n late
hour.
To-day is independents" day and to-
morrow is Chambers" oay
There was some talk last night among
tho young men of organizing a hoat
club for regatta purposes PROPOSE
ton 20 purchase the outfit Of a similar
club IN Philadelphia has been submitted
ana IN" BOYS are awaiting a reply be-
lore taking further action.
Sec advertisement of Biloxi & Brit
tnHham in this issue.
Inc Terriers" and the "Sauer
krauis" played baseball yesterday and
the former ate the latter up to the time
of Il to 8.
Two nhaetons in good order are adj
Nertised Cor sale. See "ad'
The boilermakcrs and iron shp-build
efs gave trolley party to Columbia
ark last night. They carried a fair
crowd, who danced TO their hearts
content
Four rooms on lower floor Of housc
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