Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
FRESH cLEAn AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory Of the Happenings
OF n Day Briefly Told, Though
small Mono the Less Interesting
D. and Important-Inform For
Those VINO Seek TO Know and Un-
ders,nnd what is Going on Among
tho People.

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day.
was stopped yesterday, 1t being consid-
cred dangerous to public health.
The case of Ben Mccoy, who muir
dered a woman near Norfolk Il rev
weeks ago, was continued until the Oc-
tober term on account of important
witnesses being absent.
Rev w. f. Fisher will exchange pull
pfts with Rev. G. *. Hobbs, of kemps-
-ille, this morning. and will fill his own
pulpit at night.
See what r. S. Brooks has to say
about lots, etc. Call and see him.
w. c. Nash tells you that this will be
the last week that you will have Il
chance to get more clean goods at cost
price, and he will close his inventory by
that time. See list of prices.
A large party from Richmond VIII
arrive here to-day. A number of them
will go to the watering places, and
others have friends with whom they
will spend the day.
Mr. j. p. Carr asks you IL you have
trouble in finding what you want in the
drug line If so, call at his place of
business and he will save you money.
This is cut price week at A. j. Phil
lips, so look out for bargains Call
early and secure them before they are
picked over.
Kew. MI. I-TOCtOf Jul vi VIC IVY =.
HIS pulpit will be filled to-day.
A colored cook for Mrs. Martin, on
Green street was badly burned yes
. terday by carelessly handling gaso-
line stove. She was attended by DR..
Troy.
Four small boys. not more than S
years old. were padding around Union
Bridge Creek in n boat which turned
over with them, and all four came near
finding n watery grave. a colored man
in a boat rescued them. but not before
the last one was nearly exhausted.
Mr. Alonza Shaw, OF Washington d.
c., Is visiting Mrs. Matte Lester. No.
$50 South street
Miss jamie Johnson, of Richmond, re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. T.. Briden has returned to
Richmond, having recovered from his
recent sickness.
Quite a number Of people will leave
town this week for the different sum-
mer resorts, and some to country
places.
A committee has been appointed by
the workmen at the S. a. L. shops to
see what arrangements can be made
about carrying the men backwards and
forwards to the shops, unless they re-
ceive better treatment than they have
lately from the Portsmouth Railroad.
1t is said that negotiations are going
on the north side of North street, from
Middle to Crawford, including the oys-
ter houses.
The Board OF Supervisors of the coun-
ty Will hold their annual meeting on
Monday at 1 o'clock. The board will
then organize. Mr.. c. r. Nimmo will
be elected chairman.
Rev. Mr.. Beadles will resume his SER
mons on Christ tonight.
Yesterday morning some unknown
person entered the residence of Mr..
Miller. on County street. and stole
everything that was on the rack, etc,
and made his escape.
Grimes Battery will leave the Ar
mory Tuesday morning in time to catch
the o'clock train for Ocean View.
where they will go into camp for two
weeks.
The boarders at Hotel Portsmouth
are gradually securing other places to
board, the hotel having 10 close to have
extensive repairs made.
Messrs. John II. Hall, Geo. l.. Neville.
Jr.. and Samuel Neville will leave here
Monday for Texas. where they will
engage in the cotton business.
The annual examination of teachers
for the public schools will be held Au-
gust 3rd. Quite n number of new ones
will take 1t.
A mad dog was killed in the rear of
tHG jail ytShtlQdE lIlOl1llnb ny olilttT
Diggs. Another dog that had been bit
ten by the mad dog was killed by Sub
Btitute officer Hodges.
All the teachers who went To Roanoke
to the normal school will return to-
morrow.
Miss Eliza Bernard. OF Roanoke. Va.
Is visiting Mrs. b. j. Megginson, No.
b12 Dillingham; street.
A large snake was killed on Queen
street Yesterday. Where he came from
no one seemed to know, unless he
dropped off a cart load of hay.
See what VIM. Fl. Mills has to say in
regard to men wanted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Sunday School Association
will be held this afternoon at 1870
o'clock at Central Church. An excel
lent program has been arranged for the
occasion.
An excursion from Weldon came in
over the s. A. l.. Railroad yesterday
They returned again at night.
Mrs Orlean James, of Branchyille,
Va. was in the city yesterday on the
excursion.
Rev. j. w. Beadles will begin a Sc
ries of meetings at Olive Branch
Church on the second Sunday i'm Au-
gust.
Mr.. James c. Proctor has returned
from a ten days trip to Mathews coun-
sty.
Miss Nellie Walters, of Richmond,
who has been visiting in the city. re-
turned TO her home yesterday
Two of the Port Norfolk cars have
arrived and will be made ready for
service by Tuesday. They are very
Handsome.
DR.. e. p. Beadles and wife. from Dan
vile. Accompanied byscol. W.T.. Saun-
SerH OF Athens Ala arrived in the