Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-06
One OF the iock-gamc sharpcrs was

IcdcntOn. n. C.. yesterday 'itt
Miss Alice G.. Reed of South Ports
r,o,,th mas gone to baltimore 20 visit
friends.
vicious dog Yesterday morning IN 20
lumbia street; The wound WAS cdu'ei
ICED by DR.. Robertson.
Two ladies want to rent TWO OF
three rooms for light housekeepinS'
See ad.
In one or two days our city will be
in splendid condition and it should be
we'll TO keep ii SO.
The School BOARD will elect teachers
for the school year OF 1899 and 1900 Fri
day night. The principal fight will be
made in the election of principal OF nc
Fifth District School. Messrs- Jake
Codd and Joseph Sanders are the two
most prominently spoken OF Tor the
position.
Communion will be administered i'll
most of the churches to-day.
a little black bug has taken charge
of the field now. They are death to
the army worm. None can stand when
they are around.
Miss Belle johnson. Of Northampton
county. is in tile city on q visit.
The army worm has made is appear
nil the lawns ana shade trees one lot
ancc in the city. They arc destroying
on Washington street they have ruined
entirely.
There are more stray dogs running
around the street at night in Ports
mouth than any city in the country has.
They are dangerous.
The Improvement BOARD Of the Fifth
Ward are having that ward put in
good condition.
The new ferryboat will be fitted ont
here. If the lcssccs had let her remain
in Boston 10 be fitted out il would have
cost them s., 900 more money to get her
here. as 1t would he September and the
gales would be on.
The Ding Bats. Jr., and the Dixies
will cross bats tomorrow afternoon.
Friday night was the hottest nigh; of
the season. = number Of people slept
in their porchcs in order that they
might catch n breath of air.
Politics are waxing warm. The poll
ticians are not leaving stone un-
turned.
The street cars jump the trolley off
every time they pass the corner Of
High and Court streets. and frequently
the pole gets caught in the wires and
dragS them along.
The installation was burned off one
of the wires in front of the NirEnian-
Pilot office FRAY night. which caused
1t to fall to the ground, endangering
human life.
mess considerable. Our railroads feel
1t as we'll as anybody else.
Yesterday morning two small colorcd
boys were fooling around a watermelon
sloop, when one OF them slipued over
board and came near being drowned.
High street needs a good sweeping to
be in keeping with The balance Of the
city. Where dirt and trash has been
deposited il has been scattered all
around. which makes the street and
Confidence is being restored now since
the reassuring bulletins that have been
issued
There are more people off on . sum
mer vacation than ever was known be-
Tore at one time.
MIR. H. l<irn ans, family left last night
for Sweet Chalybea;e Springs 10 spend
month.
Mr.. w. II. Rodman is In New Jersey
Mr.. John ~ Griffin is at the White
Sulphur Springs
Mrs Johnson OF South Portsmouth.
left yesterday for the O!d Sweet Springs
TO spend Il month
The colored minister from bruce left
for his home yesterday. lie was minus
money, watch and ring He viii be
more careful about his company when
he comes to town again
Rev. Mr.. Waterheld has returned
from Princess Anne county, where he
had been assisting in a revival.
DIR. Hugh Parrish returned yesterday
from an extended trip North for his
health. He seemed to be greatly i'm
proved.
The Rev. DR.. TAYLOR will preach at
the South Street Baptist Church both
morning and night. Rev Mir Mitchell
being out OF the city Or. Taylor is
agent for the Baptist Orphanage at
Salem.
Yesterday was tho warmcst day on
record for this summer, the mercury
reaching 90 degrees, being degree HOT
ter than any previously recorded
The Portsmouth Street Railway 7,
II. Mountney superintendent. was fined
20 ior running llat-wheel cars. They
took an appeal
Miss Leila Deans has gone for n two
weeks stay with friends in Suffolk.
Mrs. Emily Deans ana children have
gone TO the sea shore to spend the rest
of the heated term
The Health Department have discon-
tinued charging for permits to leaveI
the City. Permits win ne given on APP
plication.
1t was rumored yesterday that Mr..
I. l. Guy had been run into at the toll,
gate and was badly injured. There is
no truth in the rum0r
There is gang OF negroes who con
gregate in Il lot on Washington street.
near County, about four nights in a
week. They halloo and make night
hldeous until long after midnight. This
is nuisance. and it should not be toll
Grated.
Miss Mary Mcars ana BESSIE Jones,
of Park View, left yesterday for an ex.
tended visit to Suffolk and vicinity
The ladies connected with Central
Church Mission will have a lawn party
in Cottage Place Tuesday night
The funeral OF Marion Melville Fen
tress will take place this afternoon at
a O'clock from the residence, 7ls Fifth
street.
MISS Emma WILLIAMS, OF Portsmouth.