Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
CHRONICLES
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Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
The --latest Happenings I'm tho City
and County Presented 1" Concisc
Form For tho Ediacation of vir-
gininn-PiIot Readers Hero ma
Elsewhere Gossip For People
who Desire 10 Keep Posted.

The DRINKS paid 81 each, and the dis
orderly paid S. and costs.
Miss Matte Miller, of Manchester, is
q In the city visiting friends.
49, Yesterday morning q large New
foundland dog attacked @ colored man
4 on Green street and bit him quite bad
tly. The canine had to be forced away
before it would let the man alone.
Yesterday morning a vicious horse
tied in front Of the market house bit n
S colored man who was passing on the
(. shoulder. making n painful wound.
Two gentlemen can secure good board
4 In a private family in Il nice location
by addressing wv. W." at this office.
Mr.. Emmett Deans informs our read
ers that In few days he will open u
full line of the latest and most sea-
eonable goods, and that the prices will
be in keeping with the times.
Il MT. John ]. King has gone on a trip
: to Boston, Providence. New York. and
( other Northern cities. He will be alb
sent several days.
A series of meetings will be COM
menced at the South Street Baptist
Church on the fourth Sunday in April.
The ferry employees do not know what
kind of schedule they are going to
work, and will not know until Saturday
morning. when the new lessees take
charge.
Mr.. r. A. Hutchins informs the tax
& payers who are delinquent tina; If they
do not want their names to appear in
the delinquent list they must come
y forward and settle, as the list will be
sent to the Council at the April meet
ing.
Mr. w. H Merchant of the New York
World. paid this office call yesterday
y He did work for the World from the
S. S. New Orleans during the war
J. with Spain.
Captain Edward Dorr. OF Baltimore.
In, i, aTttx
& look the field over with a view to in
vestment.
There will be a pounding for the poor
at Monumental NJ. l.. Church to-day.
between the hours of and G in the aft
ernoon, and between and in the
evening. All donations. whether of
money or provisions, will be thankfully
received. There will be a committee In
the parlor of the church to receive
them.
To-day Good Friday there will be
services and an address at st. Johns
Church. at 1850 a. M: morning prayer
and sermon at II n. M; evening prayer
and address at p. M.
Sam Bailey, the man who was so Sc
riously stabbed several days ago by
the colored woman, Abbie hughes, is
up and about. He has passed the dan
ger line.
Mr.. Emmett Deans has returned
home from New York. where he went to
buy fine stock OF spring goods.
The funeral OF Mr.. John II. Cherry
took place at o'clock yesterday after
noon from the family residence, near
Deep Creek. the Rev. i. w. Mitchell
officiating. The nterment was made in
the family burial ground.
Acting under the grade established by
the new Navy Personnel bill, an ex-
animation will be held shortly ut the
navy ward here for warrant nachin-
lists
The Dolphin came out of the dry dock
yesterday. She will await the order of
the Secretary of the Navy.
The Sylph, the Presidents yacht. is
eXpected to leave the yard to-day
The city Is entirely without rock or
bricks a number of the streets are
badly in need OF repairs and nothing
can be done until material arrives.
a number OF the churches will be
handsomely decorated for Easter.
A. midnight tonight the ferries
change hands, and the boats will begin
running all night
Whose got a alg?" Is the familiar
cry on the streets among the small
boys. Picking Is largely INDUCED in by
them
Attention is called to the card of w.
j. Rountree In to-days issue
Hon. ]. T.. Lawloss. Secretary of the
Commonwealth was called home from
Richmond last night by the extreme III
ness of his mother. He will return to
Richmond rs soon as her condition i'm
proves
The employees OF the ferry whose
duties have required them to remain
on duty from a. M 10 ~ p. m. and
from 1890 n M TO p. M, say that they
now prefer to remaining on % hours in
succession rather than break the day
Rev. T. G. Skinner, Of Berklcy. will
preach at the Fourth Street Baptist
Church tonight.
DR.. Hugh f. Parrish IS in Baltimore.
where he went for professional treat
ment.
Two men, each about GO years old,
had dispute in the navy yard yester-
day morning and agreed to settle their
differences at the west gate ut 10
o'clock. which they did In n rough-and-
tumble fight. Then they went back TO
work.
The names of those who are said to
have paid 10000 for the Cooke proper
ty al the foot of High street. have not
yet become known publicly
Wright Memorial NJ e. Sunday
schoo! room was crowded last night
with people anxious to hear the Old
Folks Concert which was given by
some of the best talent in the two
cities. The receipts from the same
must have been quite satisfactory. The
people were. enthusiastic in their praise
OF the entertainment.
officer Hoofnagle last night run in n
man who had made himself obnoxious
nlcltle to get nights lodging. At
least that was the tale OF woe he had
to tell.
Messrs. C. w. Hudgins & Co.. adver
tise fine creamery butter for % cents.
md all others groceries in proportion.
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