Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-05
Miscellaneous Happenings Condan-
ss8dFor 5Virginian-Pilot Readers.
!: MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
what IS Going ON In and Around
Poris.nouth nnd Suburban CONS
q NANTES Gathered, aiftcd mud
Ioid in Few words-rhe Past, tho
AZ Proscn, ma tho Failure Revealed.
Iielnicd aud Foreshadowod.

10 VINO mas -DecIl SIGN IOIs liic puSl NcSHi
was upon the streets yesterday.
Captain j. D. Jerrill. of Sumpter, S.
Il, C., was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. John r.. Walton is quite sick at
+ Ibis residence, corner of Clifford and
Court streets.
One Of the cars of the Portsmouth
= Street Railway Company yesterday af-
Il ternoon ran over MIR. Joe O'Connors
u dog, "Gyp," and SO badly mangled II
7 thatiit was necessary for Officer Hoof-
q nagle to shoot the little animal to put
1 1t out of its misery. 1t happened on
] High street.
\ Mr.. Clyde West and mother returned
yesterday morning, after two-months'
visit to New York and Washington.
y Mr.. Macon Orion. a Portsmouth boy.
{ now residing in Bridgeport, Conn, is
in the city for a few days. visiting
friends and relatives.
& 5 Mr.. Joseph Anderson, of the firm Of
Anderson & Thompson. left last night
: for New York., to purchase Christmas
goods.
Samuel Yancey was arraigned in the
\ Mayors Court yesterday upon charge
3 of stealing a pair of shoes. His case
< was continued
sd. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Deans and
Miss Annie V. Edwards, of Holland
Va, left last night for n trip to Balti-
& more, Philadelphia and New York. by
Bay Line.
A meeting of the Woman's Union
Missionary Society of Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Berkeley will be held this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock with the
Fourth Street Church Society.
Mrs. Harnett D. Godfrey is quite
& Sick Mt her residence, in London street.
Mrs. j. Wynne has returned home
from New York.
j. w. Holland. of this city, has been
appointed a ship-keeper in the yard.
MIR. James Atkinson. of Raleigh, n.
c., formerly OF this city, who Is
travelling for the HaInes Fireworks
Company, was in the city yesterday. He
is en- route for California
MT. and Mrs. John J. King left last
4 might for New York, Philadelphia and
z bridgeport. Conn.,. on pleasure trip.
"Esther-or the Power OF Beauty"
will be the subject of DR.. II. L. John.
1 sons lecture this evening mt o'clock
3 mental M. e. Church. A silver offering
will be received at the door,
Some one set fire to n quantity OF
4 wood that had been cut and was piled
4 up In the woods near Columbia Park
3 Tuesday night. and prevented the cars
, from going further than Centennial
Point, on account Of the fire crossing
& the track.
II Rev. Mr.. Waterneld. of Owens Me-
mortal, is assisting the pastor in
B protracted meeting at Deep Creel, and
Will preach Thursday and Friday
nights.
Quite number who have been in
New York attending the celebrations
returned home yesterday via New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk rail.
road
w. j. Rogers, Jr., returned yestcr-
day from Washington where he had
s been to attend the Dewey celebrate
gentleman. named Martin, while at
e work Tuesday on n building in Park
view. struck the thick part OF his hand
{; with Ratchet and cut it off, from
which he came near bleeding to death
& He,was attended by DIR. Culpepper.
The steam fire engine Virginia, which
/, has just been brought back from the
i LaF'rance Company's shops, where she
I WAS rebuilt, will be tested this after
noon.
Some one is stealing our papers from
subscribers porches, etc. and unless
they desist they will be caught and
4: dealt with according to the law.
There We're five DRINKS before tho
4 Mayor yesterday. All of them paid 81
and costs.
There was a killing frost in the coun.
\ ty yesterday morning.
l& The School Board will hold thcir
1 regular monthly meeting tomorrow
night
Quite n number Of people went over
I; to the Fair in Norfolk yesterday mr.
ternoon. They report the races as be-
II ing fine.
~ The washington excursionis.s return
I, ed yesterday morning about 10 O'clock
1, tired and worn out.
4 Mayor Beadles, Of Boykins, brother
4 of Rev. r. T.. Beadles, was in tho cit,
yesterday. He returned home last
night via S. a. l..
"A colored man made application yes
kerday to the Mayor for warrant
3charging six men of robbing him of
3d. lie says that he went into a place
4 on Green street, where these men were
I and laid down and went to sleep. He
wanted the Mayor to make them tell
who robbed him. His request was MOI
{ granted.
sii y Don't forget the rehearsal tonight OF
1.-THE Little Hussar'' for the benefit OF
4 the city hospital under the direction OF
4 MRS. j. B. Shipp.
81 Mr.. Richard Keer, OF Cottage Place
q has taken the premium for the Nncst
y Leghorn fowls exhibited at the State
y Fair in Norfolk. He won first prize al
y 1.-THE Inter State Fair in 1897.
n The new ferry boat Will make n spir
& down the river in a day or so, and vii
B be put on the line between the two
cities.
Miss Jessie Quinn, Of Newport News
/ BIS visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulcur
ran, OF South Portsmouth.
"A negro man attempted to snatch {
& pocket book from a lady last night OF
County street, but failed in the Mt
& tempt.
Ss Al stenographer can find employment
I by ,answ ad. in this issue In tn,
want column on Norfolk page.
" The willing workers OF the Fourth
Street Baptist Church will not NEE
next Friday night at Mr.. NIoody's, a.
was expected.
.SsS DR.. w. f. Fisher will 20 to Appoma.t.
J fox next Monday to assist If, a protract t.