Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-22
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movemcn,~ or rcop,c In whom
til" Average Reader !. i"'cr-
.st"a happening. Il" L.c.ni-I ,ns-
mess, Religious nnd Social CIR
cics Forecast or Future
Events.

his route tomorrow. lie has been
wrestling with Il severe case Of The Strip
Tor the past TWO weeks.
Rev. X. $. Coupiand, of Covington.
Ky, will preach at st. Johns Church
this evening at O'Clock. Mss Oliver
Will sing Dudley Bucks Fear Not, Ye
. Israeli
The remains of Miss Mabel Freeman
were sent to Washington, d. g. last
night. where they VIII he Inferred to-
morrow
Mr.. Irving H. Roscnbaum connected
with the Brandt Company. will leave
to-day for n two weeks trip To his old
home. Poughkecpsic. n. Y. On his re-
turn he Will visit the large cities.
Mr.. John Z. West qualified in the
County Court yesterday as executor of
the late John T. Foreman, in bond Of
81 900.
Yesterday Joe Elliott oolored. was
arraiGned in the County Court on the
charge OF felonious assault. He pleaded
guilty to simple assault and was SEN
fenced to Jail for three months
The position OF leadingman rigger
in the steam engineering department
of the navy-yard has been filed by
the selection of Mir. II. c. Rayncr. an
employe of the equipment department
Information was received in Ports
mouth yesterday afternoon Of the death
of Mrs. John j. Carr. which occurred
in Washington, D. c.. yesterday morn
ing. The remains will be brou ght here
Monday and Inferred in Cedar Grove
Cemetery.
DR.. II. d. Walker and wife, of Frank
lynville, n. Y. are visiting relatives ON
Holiday street. Park View
a liberal reward will be paid at this
office for the return OF a pair of eye
glasses with gold chain attached. which
were lost either in the navy-yard or on
the street car.
The Mayors Court failed to furnish
an item of interest yesterday
The little son Of Mr. Neil Ballentinc
OF Green street extended. had his hand
badly mashed yesterday afternoon
while playing duck on davy" with
several of his companions
The electric cars Of the Portsmouth
Street Railway Company are being
equipped with electric head lights.
Pine wood has advanced to $l.25 per
quarter of n cord.
The Fire Department of Phoebus are
about to engage in n fireman's carni-
val. a handsome trumpet is to be
voted to the most popular command in
the jurisdiction ana the mdenendent
copany of this City is in receipt of an
invitation to be present Tuesday night.
the oath instant. The invitation saws
that the night in question has been set
apart particularly for the "Indepen-
dents"
DR.. Hugh Parrish was on the streets
OF weeks. he having been confined to
his home by the ever prevalent grip.
The evening Sunday services at cen
tral Church will. until further notice.
being at o'clock. instead of $50 rs
heretofore.
Sixteen thousand dollars worth Of lots
have been sold at Port Norfolk and
Pinner's Point since January LIST of This
year Nearly all this property win
shortly be improved.
I
capitalist largely Interested in Port
Norfolk. is spending several days in
this section.
Salem Times register: Mr.. j. Harry
Chairman, one Of The avowod candi-
dates for Commissioner of the Reve-
nue. in this county. is i'll with the grip
n portsmouth. Va. his friends will be
sorry to learn. \ letter from him this
mcrning announces also the critical
1iiress or l. s Wife but h says nc hopes
T. be here again III n few days.
Only trivial cases appeared in the
County Magistrates Court yesterday
aud last night.
N TIE SIX months from last April to
September thcgc was paid oct in the
raw yard he tum of 100000. ana Gur-
Ing tie las. au2rtar from September TO
January lst the pay-rolIg reached Si25-
coo and from January l. 1898, to Jan-
nary ]. 1899. the rolls reached the onor-
nous sum of SlS0o.00O. I'll Of which was
paid 20 men living in Portsmouth, Nor
Dix and vicinity. There are. includin.;
c'aH'7s. ne-;]y > 800 men employed
ee"e VAS not = single name on the
Station house alate up 10 q it;e hour
las. night.
The young man who feu from Mr..
afffnimer's awning frame ana hurs
h.s.wrist and elbow quite badly. is sur-
ferins mueh psir
capta.n 5. T. Hutchins is very i'll at