Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-19
CHRONICLES
OF INTEREST
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
By the Sea.
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scholastic year will be selected
a committee of ladies from the Me-
mortal Association will be at the Ma
sonic Temple this morning from $50
TO p. M, to receive flowers for deco
rating the graves OF Confederate sol
Giers.
Mary Walker, Il colored woman, is in
Jail. charged with the larceny of Il gold
watch, the property of n lady living i'll
South Portsmouth. She will be given
a hearing this morning.
Lieutenant j. G. Cresop, Il. S. NJ
recently ordered to the receiving ship
Franklin at this station, will not do
duty there. but the order has been re-
voked and he will be attached TO the
yard as aide to Admiral Farquhar.
The gunboat Vixen babe the yard
ndieu yesterday morning and dropped
down in the lower harbor, where she
anchored.
Grimes Battery will assemble at the
Armory this afternoon ut 1880 o'clock
TO take part in the Memorial exercises.
Captain Edmond Il. Connaughton, or
philadelphia. was in the cityffor a few
hours yesterday en- route home from
the Confederate Veterans reunion at
Charleston, S. c.
Mr.. Clarence Johnson, aged sc years,
is critically i'll at his residence on Ran
dolph street, near Fifth.
Grimes Battery will go to Berkeley on
May 30th. to take part in the Confed-
crate Memorial exercises. which take
place on that date.
A large excursion will come from Raj
eigh to Delaware Park on June 9Th.
They expect to bring a big crowd.
The Seaboard Air Line band Will give
nm open-air concert Oh the court house
green this afternoon from 3 TO 4 O'clock
one hour prior to the beginning of the
Memorial exercises.
, The Uniform pythians have appoint
ed n committee to consider the advisa-
blity of giving pic-nlcs ana excursions
during the summer months.
The public schools gave holiday yes
terday until Monday morning, in order
that tho children might take part In
the Memorial exercises.
Yesterday morning a small coloreA
boy fell overheard off the logs at foot OF
Court street and came near being
drowned. n colored man in boat,
who had been grabbing, came along In
time to catch him as he went down the
second time.
A colored man was badly bitten by n
dog on King street yesterday. The
man was walking along the street when
the dog ran out and grabbed him. Own
ers of CANNES should be required to
keep them In. Our route boys are fire.
quently annoyed by them.
The street sprinkler passes up and
down High street once or twice n day
and puts a few gallons of water on
the street and In a short while they
are as dusty as ever.
The Hook and Ladder Company have
decided to have n parade on the 25th
They will have the Scaboard Air Line
band.
Miss Nettie Middleton, of Newport
News, is in the city spending a few
days with friends.
Quite number of people will go to
Washington Sunday night To be pres,
ent at the opening OF the Peace Jubi-
lee next week. Portsmouth. as usual
wlll be well represented.
There was no docket in the Mayors
Court yesterday, not an arrest having
been made.
The county magistrates are cxpe-
riencing a rather dull tm0 There is
but little crime Of any kind being COM
mitted.
The Kings Daughters will serve cake
and cream all day long to-day in the
Office adjoining Hotel Portsmouth on
Court street. The proceeds VIII 20 to-
wards the hospital fund
The people on Washington street In
front of whose houses new telephone
poles have been erected, are kicking
terribly.
Next Thursday Will BE- election day
in the county in some Precincts. The
canvass is waxing warm, especially in
The Deep Creek district.
Atlantic Company. No. /, L. r. *. OF
T.. has received an invitation request
ing the company to attend the Jubilee
in Washington next week.
There were three conversions at
Owens Memorial Church Wednesday
night. very effectng scene was a
son leading his father "a The altar,
who was afterwards happily conN crted.
Mr.. Peter y. Johnson and fami.v left
last night for Baltimore, 10 be present
at the closing exercises OF tho Balti-
more School OF Pharmacy. Ills son win
be one of the graduates. and Mr.. John
son feels quite proud Of the honor con-
ferred on him.
This is Memorial day. Turn ont in
large numbers and show tho people
that You have not lost your interest.
There Will be TWO names presented
TO the council for election ac meme
Der of the council for the Second Wal.
TO fill vacancy for that ward.
Rev. Mr.. Spooner, who has been as
sistng Rev. MI Waterficld in his meet
ing, preached his last sermon las.
night.
An attempt was made TO enter the
residence Of Mr.. Thomas Watson. in
Brighton, Wednesday night, but they
were frightened off before the succeed
ed.
Messrs. Allen & Jarvis offers s. re-
ward to any person who will locate 4
chest of tea that was stolen from Al
len & Jarvis store Saturday night.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of Allen & Jarvis in to-day's is
sue. See what they tell you.
Carpenters and painters are In de-
mand in this city. There is more work
going on than was ever known before
NJ. J.. Collins. colored, offers himself
through these columns as a professions
al nurse.
Messrs Levy & Jacobs tells you that
often times you hear the rennrk That