Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-19
4 Compilation Of Miscellaneous
News Matter in Condensed Form.
FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT
A Daily Directory OF the HRppcnings
OF Day Briefly Told, Though
small None tho Less Intcressing
md Important InformnttOn For
Those VINO Seek TO Know mud Un-
derstnnd what IN Going OH Among
the People.

The funeral of Mr.. VIM. ID. VIII
loughby will take place this afternoon
at o'clock from the residence oil Mr..
Anderson Gwynn, No. GA Dillingham;
street.
The funeral of little Harriet Elizabeth
Burroughs took place at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon at the residence of
MIR. VIM. Wright, No. 613 Dinwiddie
street. Bishop Funston conducted the
services.
DR.. ]. Plummer Baldwin received
shock from a stroke of lightning which
struck a. tree in his yard Monday af
ternoon. lie has entirely recovered
from the effects
A car on the Port Norfolk railroad
Jumped the track yesterday. 1t inter-
rupted travel for awhile.
Unless some one does something to
the Scottsville bridge soon there will be
a suit for damages by some who have
to cross there quite often.
The colored excursion that went to
Richmond on Monday returned home
last night. They had a tough time OF
1t.
Captain ]. w. Outten and family will
leave to-day for n Southern trip.
The funeral OF MIR. Herman c. Me
meyer will take place this afternoon at
o'clock from Trinity p. E. Church.
The rain Monday afternoon and Mon
day night was general. Reports come
damage done by the wind and lightning
colored man was fined So yesterday
for hitting crippled boy with his fist.
Mr.: John L. Watson has gone out the
city Tor n few days.
Joseph Mitchell was fined So yester-
day for assauting a small child.
a meeting of the City Council has
been called for tonight to hear the
Finance Committees report. Perhaps
the ferry appraisement will come up for
consideration.
Captain w. II. Barnes, Deputy Clerk
OF the County Court. was out for
short while yesterday. He will leave
to-day for Mountain Top in hopes that
the mountain air may be beneficial to
him.
The street force was busy yesterday
cleaning out the drain pipes on WASH
1ngton street, so that some of the water
can be carried off whenever n hard
rain
1t is said that the wind blew one of
the heavy coaches over at Primers
Point Monday afternoon.
Bids for the purchase OF several beats
at the navy-yard will be opened to-day.
There will be n large excursion in
from up the Seaboard Air Line on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Sallic Dodd has returned from
n weeks visit to Cleveland Springs, in
North Carolina.
Mr.. Charles Birding n guard at the
penitentiary in Richmond. who has
been home on n sick leave will re-
turn to Richmond to-day.
Mr.. T.. S. Anderton, High Constable,
offers for sale several articles. includ-
ing an iron safe, horse and buggy; also
carriage. See ad.
The Port Norfolk railroad has suf-
fered from all three OF the recent
storms Several of their cars have
been crippled.
The Portsmouth street railroad has
-tiHaer consideration the taking out of
patent on the lovely humming bird
car which they are running contrary
to the city ordinance.
The Board OF Supervisors will meet
next Monday for organization and to
transact such business as may come
before them. They will not have any
meeting in August.
Yesterday morning n drunken negro
man insulted a white lady, who re-
fused to allow him to put away some
wood for her. There was no man
around and the negro was slow in
leaving.
The Portsmouth Water Company
have about 5000 yards more of their
main to lay before they reach the res,
ervoir on Goodwin street. Then there
will be no complaint about the water
pressure.
The truckers have nothing to ship
nSN except tomatoes. canteloupes and
swNh potatoes.
1t was rumorcd last night that Jim
Carey. a wellknown colored man, was
one of the three who were drowned.
but this was not true Carey is still
alive.
Mr. w. S. Hamburg. of this city,
leaves this morning for Great Bridge.
Va, TO attend the Eastern Virginia
Christian Sunday School Convention.
There Was considerable wrangling on
the cclored excursion to Delaware PARK
on Monday. Several of the parties who
went received cut heads. &c.
The Picnic Committee of the Inde-
pendent Fire Company on Monday
night presented the two young men
who won the cake at the cake-walk.
Rev. Mr.. Beadles Will give n fishing
trip to his Bible class TO Cobbs Island
on the tug Reliance on Thursday. tho
Goth They will start at a. IN.
Willie Jane, infant daughter of Mr..
j. Waller. died yesterday at their resi-
dence, corner Cooke and Holiday
streets. The remains will be taken to
Boykins ,his morning for intcrment.
Mrs. Adolph Brandt will leave i'll a
Few days for Atlantic City, New Jer-
scy, when she will spend some time.
An excursion from Durham came in
yesterday afternoon. They will remain
over until tomorrow night.
Mr.. X. II. King calls your attention
TO the number IL. and says that 1t IL
not unucky. See advertisement.
Worltmen were engaged last night in
putting a new safe in the Bank OF
Portsmouth. This was done to keep
from interfering with business.
a colored man and two boys were
drowned off the hospital yesterday.
They were all from Portsmouth.
All the attractions were at Primers
Point last night Each and every car
up to late hour carried crowds. who
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