Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-10

Miss Laura McCabe. of Richmond,
Ma. is in the city visiting the family
of Mr.. Ills Butt, in Court street.
Mr.. y. Il. Woodail, of Danviilc, So
Letting freight agent of the Southern
Pac!iic railway, WAS i'll the city yes
. terday visiting friends
The employees IT the navy yard VIII
be PAID to-day for tic last half Of July.
Charles King. colored. was fined So
yesterday TOR disordcrly conduct on the
streets.
The case of Chas. o. Holt, charged
with emhcaalcmcnt, was called in the
Mayors Court yesterday ana nj the re-
quest uf "a e; counsel, WAS continued UNI
II to-momcw. MI Holt was offered
hiil in tho stun Of $500, but UP Ia u late
hour had no. been able To give IL.
The fire at Al, Xandcr & Powclls store
did not 90 as Huch damage as the
water did
Mrs. Wiliam e. Saunders and daugh-
Itcr. Miss Nli9rl loft yesterday even
inc On an c%tnndrd trip through East
orn North Carolina. embracing Eliza
bcth civ. Hartford and l;denton
The Soalrard Air Line is having the
lni IL The re pf l,indsay's stables I'LL
od up with de- That came ont of the
docs ai The too; of columbia street.
switch WIS drc'sad ont a few days
s,r. p. i. i,sieailn will celebrate his
iltll0tffN ~ ifi- y ilFNt ~ NriiAp H'US' ~
Ocean Wow to-day. number Of per-
sons have l,au invited ia be present.
The pur, wouih Gun club viii have
their REGULAR wreiIr shoot this after
noon at Co!anbia Park.
Mr. T.. 1hawps0n. .lr.. VIII leave in a
few days Tor panaccn Springs. \. c..
in homes that ,he change of climate
may hc hcnpnoial To him.
Mr.. Crawford Nicmcycr. who has
been spending his summer vacation
wi;h his parents in this city. will leave
Tor his home ia 81. Louis in few
DAYS.
The scaboard Air line is preparing to
build some t>vo or three hargcs for the
company's use on the Nicely wharf, on
Water street.
About dozen families who fed on
account OF the yellow fever have re-
turned 10 the city again. some OF them
gave up jobs To 80 and have not been
able to ret them back.
The funeral of MIR. William Catten-
head will take place this afternoon ut
o'clock from his late residence. See
announcement.
y well known merchant said to the
NirGinian Pilot representative yester
day: 81 admire the way in which your
paper has kept people posted on the
yellow fever II has had its effect in the
past two or three days. find that bus
mess has improved considerable, and
people have gotten over their fright.
MIR. a. H.. Martin. clerk of the Nor
folk County Court. will leave to-day
for Greenbrier White sulphur Springs
to spend month or more.
There has not been a. marriage Ii
conse issued in the city since the yellow
fever scare started.
An attempt was made to enter the
residence of Mr.. II. +. Warren. on Lon
don street Tuesday night There was
no one a home at the time. Quite a
crowd gathered around and helped
search for the burglar. but failed 10
find him.
Mr.. ". n. White will leave here on
Saturday night for Boston to attend
meeting q the American League of
Whcclmcn Of which he is II member.
Captain George Wainwright and-wifc
will leave here tomorrow for Boston.
The Captain goes in the interest OF
his oyster business.
One family i'm South Portsmouth was
SO badly frightened by the yellow fever
scare that they went OFF. leaving the
dog ana chickens in the yard and Il
canary bird hanging in the porch. Some
nciEhhors took them in charge.
An attempt Was made 10 enter the
residence OF sir. Jackson. IN Cottage
Place. Monday night. The parties were
driven off before they succeeded in get
ting in.
The bids Tor paving; and grading
streets In The Fifth Ward will be opened
tonight. when the contract will b.
awarded and the work will be pushed
to completion. When this work is COM
rleted it viii make this thriving ward
siili more desirable as a place OF resi-
GencC.
two-seated carriage. in which there
We're three ladies and one gentleman,
lost n wheel Yesterday morning near
the ferry entrance The occupants were
thrown out. but the horse stood still
srNB 4tssaNs met
The ladies connected with ST. Johns
Church had q lawn party last night for
tho benefit Of the church.
Captain John T. Brady will be able
to he out on the streets this week.
Mr.. John G. Nicmeyer yesterday sold
at auction the stock OF groceries. etc,
in q. store corner of High and Queen
streets
Tive 12-inch rifle guns. thirty-six feet
long. was shipped over the Seaboard
Air Line to Fort Morgan. Ga.
Mrs. S. G. Bryan is quite sick at her
home. in Cottage Place: also her son
Ernest.
There was not an item OF interest at
the police station last night.
Drs. Hope. Parrish. Hatton. Grice and
terday and conferred with the Board of
Health. But little was done. They will
go down there again to-day.
Mrs. r. S. Brooks and children will
return tomorrow from Gloucester
county. where they have been spending
some time.
Hiss Nellie Jackson. of rotocase. n.
C.. is in the city on 4 visit 10 friends.
Mr.. :. T. Hutchcns Will leave this
morning for Mathews county to join
his FAMILY, who are sojourning there.
AN ACCIDENT.
Yesterday during the ball game be-
tween the Portsmouth club and the
Athlefics MI Edward Hronrhrnn WIS