Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-20
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
Tho Lntest Happenings I'm tho CITY
md County Presented In Concise
Form For tho Publication of Eir-
Ciuinn.Pilot Readers Esero md
Elsewhere Gossip For People
Who Desire TO IS ccp Posted.

Mr. S. NJ. Edwards is now n special
policeman for Western Branch District.
Judge VI. \. PortOck having appoint
ed him to that position yesterday for
duty at Primers Point
y colorcd man. Mark Sawyer on trial
in the County Court for larceny. got II
Jail sentence of six months.
by reference To the front rent ads
it will be seen that 4 good stand for Il
saloon is on the market.
Miss Hattie Dushanc, of Spottsyl-
vania county, who has been visiting
Miss Eugena Gray, left for her home
yesterday morning.
Mir a. W. Moore. who fell from his
stand in the vegetable market Tuesday
and received rather painful injuries, is
Still confined to his home
Lieutenant George 5. HutchinS and
Sergeant Walter X. Bennett. who are
in the city. Will leave for Savannah this
afternoon to reioin their company, the
Old Dominion Guard. They say that
the Guards viii arrive on the morning
Of the 2Sth at 10 o'clock.
A warrant was sworn out in the
Police Court yesterday for the arrest
OF a colored man for the larceny of Il
rooster.
Mr.. w. r. Mullen of No COZ Queen
street. who has been confined to his
home with grip. is improving.
CdpNdll InOIlliS Layton, OF lSull!-
more. was in the city yesterday.
The United States collier AbarcRda
will sail from here for Samoa on the
25th instant. She will go by way of
the Strait of Magellan.
The farmers say that there will be
too many Strawberries this season.
Every patch is white with blossoms and
unless some of them are killed off the
market will be glutted in one week after
picking begins.
The city of Cincinnati has been given
one of the guns from the Spanish
now in the park al the navy-yard. and
Admiral Tarquhar has received instruc-
tions to ship the gun to that city.
The Rev. II. i. Eggleston, pastor of
the Court Street Presbyterian Church.
left the city yesterday afternoon for
Eastern Shore to attend the meeting of
the Norfolk Prcsbytery, which is in
session ut BAY View.
Yesterday morning Robert Edwards,
the sclf-confessed burglar. was taken
TO Crewe. this State, for trial for house
breaking. The same charge stares him
in the face in the Norfolk County
Court.
Cards have been received in this city
inviting the recipients to the marriage
of Mr.. Stephen Cowley Pettus to Miss
Nellie May Kirkland. of Forrest, Miss.
Mr.. Pettus is Il grandson Of Mr.. Steph-
en- Cowley, who formerly resided in
Portsmouth
Next Sunday afternoon All Saints
Episcopal Church of Park View will
be opened for religious services.
Yesterday was the thirty-cighth ami
yersary of the nnvy-yard
Kendall Williams. Il white boy, was
taken to the Laurel Rcformatory yes
terday morning by n guard from that
institution. His mother is i'll ut Il hos
n ic I'm
consequently the boy had no one to
pay attention to him.
The Virginian- Pilot representatives
have received an invitation TO attend
the banquet TO be rendered the Old
Dominion Guard at Armory Hall, Fri
day evening, the 2Gih instant. at S
o'clock.
An Ice cream festival will be given to-
night at the residence of Mrs c. L.
Daughtrey. No. 90 Washington street.
near South. for the benefit of the build
ing fund OF st. Paurs Catholic Church.
1t will be an enjoyable occasion.
A colored man named Hodges was ar
rested last night by officer Arthur Gull
pepper on the charge of stealing cloth
ing from n Chinese laundry.
Mr.. Edward Bailey has lost his skip
jack row boat. See his ad.
Last night at Maupin's Hall many
young ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a
german.
The Park View Hobos beat the Little
Yales at ball yesterday by a. score Of
il to 7.
Members OF the Chambers Fire Com
pany will find a company notice else
where in this issue.
The song recital to be given by Mr..
William Richards on May ID at Court
Street Baptist Church for the benefit
OF the new Park View Baptist Church,
promises to be Il great success.
There Is mail ut this Office awaiting
"Cash."
a movement was started yesterday
among our athletic young men to or
Eanize q flrst-class baseball team to
represent the city.
Tho annual meeting OF the Fourth
Street Baptist Church will be held to-
night in connection with the PRAYER
meeting.
The Rev. r. r. Bcadles at Central
NJ. T.. Church last night preached n
powerful sermon. There was an i'm
ncnse congregation present and nine
Teen persons profcsscd conversion.
The meeting Mt South Street BAPTIST
Church last night was deeply interest
ing. Several professed faith in Christ
and many asked for prayer.
PROPERTY SOLD At AUCTION.
Mr.. John c. Nicmeyer yesterday sold
ut public auction in front of the court
house. the following property:
House and lot No. 212 Crawford
street; purchased by p. j. Lyons for
$3.50.
House ana lot No. 21o Crawford
81 800
Three lots on Nelson street. between
Sixth and Seventh streets: purchased
by II. C. Cassell for 1870.
House and lot on Second avenue
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