Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-23
What Virginian-PilOt Rep
reSentativeS Hear Daily.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
2he Movements of People in Whom
ested-HappcninEs In Legai--Bus-
mess, Religious nnd SocinI Cir
cIes-A Forecast of Future
Events.

to his nome 1Or the past lew DAYS WIN
grip, reported for duty yesterday.
Two DRINKS, a man and woman.
were fined 81 each in the Police Court
yesterday morning.
A colored family club has been or
ganized at Primers Point to take In
hand the question of the promotion of
health among its members.
Mr.. Il. n. Grant, clerk of the market,
who has been Ill for some time has
entirely recovered and Will resume his
duties next Monday.
Monumental Epworth League will
hold Its regular weekly meeting to-
night. An excellent program has been
prepared for the occasion.
Miss Nellie Jackson. OF Elmira. N.
Y, is In the city on n visit TO friends.
This Is her first visit to the South.
Mr.. Green run a chicken thief out OF
his yard in Prentis Place yesterday
morning.
Workmen VIII begin very shortly put
ting the slate on the roof of st. Pauls
Catholic Church.
The month of March has been unus-
-ually- healthy so far. There have been
but few deaths.
Several shots were fired in rapid sue
cession in the suburbs at an early hour
yesterday morning. They could not be
traced to any person or cause.
Dressed chickens sold for 81 pair
and upwards yesterday. Country peo-
pie can make money raising them at
the prices they sell for now.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. and
will be appropriately observed by the
Catholics and Episcopalians.
Mr.. Herman C. Niemeycr is quite sick
at'his home on Swimming Point
Mr.. Robert Boggs, an old Portsmouth
boy has returned to his old home after
IN absence of twenty-eight years. He
will remain here IL he can find employ
ment
Tho Southern Sto+os Ta1onhoro Cow,
pdpy Is putting up an aerial cable con-
tanning fifty wires. This cable will en-
able the company to remove many of
the wires from tho poles
Yesterday morning n horse attached
to n bakers wagon belonging to Zip
Ter, the baker. in Norfolk. came dash
ing up High street ut rapid speed and
came near running over several per-
sons.
The second quarterly conference of
owens Memorial Church will be held
tonight.
The employees of the navy yard will
be paid tomorrow and Saturday for
the first half of March.
A negro named John Stiff was
brought over from Berkeley yesterday
by officer Sykes. He was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail for buying stolen
goods.
Captain e. W. Owens will assemble
the Portsmouth Rifles at the armory
next lhurSuay nlBnl, the aotn instant,
for reorganization. Fifty signatures
have been affixed to the petition to the
Governor.
Mr.. John C. Parkerson, VIII went to
st. Vincent de Paul Hospital last week
to have tumor removed from his
ing exceedingly we'll. His physicians
speak in splendid terms of his forti-
tude.
A lot belonging to Carrie s. Ether
edge and other was transferred to Sam
uel Lasting and Others trustees of the
Cheora Comfy Chesed Synagogue. lot
on east side of Washington street, 81
feet north of Columbia; $1,000.
The evidence In the suit OF McCloud
VS.. Foster Black and others. in the
Circuit Court, was concluded yesterday
and argument will begin to-day.
The choir OF Court Street Baptist
Church are rehearsing nightly the
music TO be sung on Easter Sunday
The choir OF this church has gained
quite an enviable reputation for rem
dering music of very high class on
Easter Sunday, and judging from the
music being rehearsed by them ut this
time, this reputation will be fully sus-
tanned.
Capt. Isaac Miller died yesterday Mt
his residence on Centennial Point
Capt. Miller was well known here as an
experienced pilot. He was n member
Of No. 16 lodge K. OF p. of this city
Notice of funeral later.
The Portsmouth Street Railway has
resumed regular schedule on its Park
View extension. They promise that the
line will not be again discontinued.
A marriage license was issued In the
clerks office yesterday to David George
Johnken and Miss Jerusha White.
Mr.. A. III. Lindsay. Jr., Is quite sick
at his residence in Pork View
Captain Chas. 7. Bland one Of the
Virginian-Pilot representatives in this
city. is III Baltimore. to remain until
Saturday.
A pair OF gold spectacles which were
lost In the county, Is advertised for
See ad and return as directed.
There are but four persons living in
the city now who had sons in the war
between the States.
There was a double marriage at the
county Jail yesterday. The parties
were all colored. Rev. Mr. Ferebee.
colored, performed the ceremony, and
the parties all left we'll satisfied
Four white boys were arrested last
night on the suburbs. charged with an
moving an old colored man. They were
carried before Justice Alnsworth, who
let them off with Il reprimand.
1t Was rumored last night that n
well-hnown young man, employed In
q grocery store on Crawford street,
was married yesterday afternoon to n
lady in Western Branch. The party
found last night, hence tho report
Gould not be verified.
Mr.. e. 9. Anderton adyertises for a
yellow collie dog belonging to him,
which was lost on Tuesday,
The funeral of Captain Isaac Miller
Will take place tomorrow (Friday) af-
teypoon at $3.50 o'clock from his late