Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-30
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
sc latest Happenings in tho ar,
ana County Presented Ia Couct..
FORM For tho ratification of VIZ
gininn-PiIoi Hcnders I;erc mao
Elsewhere Gossip For rco;,
Nno Desire 10 Iaccp Posted.
ruo young bIoods. one from Norfolk.

y' young bloods. one from Norfolk
iic other from Portsmouth. Were
pefore Justice Haynes Tuesday
ttr riding ON the sidewalk IN thu
They were let off with COSTS
lohn {. Nieneyer viii sell at
.tc,ion on Wyduesd y. April 5,h,
ler OF lots on the plat of the
portsmouth Land Company. The
located on Lindsay avenue,
she'll road ana ELM street, and
S feet. See add.
Improvement was reported yes
the condition OF MIR. Herman
ser. who has been confined to
-i;ce Mt Swimming Point by i'll
The past ten days.
ale Eoss Evans arrested n ne
Dolphus Williams at Deep
esday on suspicion of his be-
II North Carolina for house
Winston Parrish, principal OF the
District School, was taken quite
yesterday morning, and was
to dismiss his school. Mr. Par
lelt the school suffering with Il Sc
chill.
numontal NJ. f. Sunday school
'9is have Obligated to raise n suf-
e fund to heat the church with gas.
e money viii be raised by next fall
he negro Sam Baily, who was so
hGa'y cut by Abbe Hughes Monday
. Afternoon. s,ill has a fighting chance for
recovery.
Tie American Fcrtiizlng Company's
ca8c OF blocking UP Lincoln street will
% called in the Mayors Court for ex-
airN0tion this morning.
ihe unknown negro man who was
found drowned Tuesday afternoon was
hurled yesterday by Messrs. Scott
Sons & Co.. in the almsh0use cemetery
Miss Bette Miller. of Richmond. who
has been visiting friends. returned to
her home yesterday afternoon.
Fir. Sherwood. auditor of the Sea
hoard Air Line, has zone out the city
for n few days
'rhe Ordinance Committee Of the
Council has taken no action ON resolu-
tons requesting them To take in con
slderation the requiring Of all gates to
residences and other places to open
ftem the inside. and not on the street
rs they now do
The work of laying the sewer pipes
from Bowers Iiill 10 Portsmouth is pro-
crossing nicely. The company expects
TO have them all down by June LIST.
\ chimney on fire on Columbia street
came near bringing the department out
yesterday.
The "old folks concert" at Wrlght
Memorial Church Tonight promises to
be an excellent entertainment.
IL is more than probable thGt within
the next two weeks he contract
for building the y. NJ. c. y. building
Will he awarded.
Mr., Richard Cox will begin shortly to
tear down the property recently pur-
chased Of him on High street
Alr, ". +. Hines. well-to-do farmer
Of SOUTHAMPTON county, was in the city
yesterday on business.
There is n sign at each street that
the Seaboard Air Line trest!c crosses in
the city, forbdding people from cross
ing over 1t, yet there are people who do
not heed the warning.
Miss Nancy Fere bee of Baltimore
who has been visiting relatives in this
city, returned home yesterday.
If YOU want hot cross buns for to-
morrow send your order to II. II. Mules
bakery and YOU will be supplied
All the schools give n holiday from
this afternoon until "Wednesday.
a co10Fed CrHZy- -tie7ifian- created CON
siderable excitement on County street
yesterday afternoon by chasing n num-
Der Of school children with II stick.
The Portsmouth Gun Club have elcv-
en- application for membership. and
will have the first shoot of the season
to-day at their park, near Columbia
Park
Attention is called to the advertise
ment Of j. c. Codd & Bro. in to-day's
issue. in which they announce that they
will have ut :hcir stalls in the market
mutton and veal.
Lent ends tomorrow. and next week
the gay season will begin. There will
be several marriages and n number of
entertainments.
The Junior O. ". A. NJ will have a
sociahlc and smoker Tonight nj their
hall. The members nre specially re-
Quested to be present.
The sick woman picked up on the
street in helpless condition was sent
TO the almshouse yesterday.
Joseph 4. Smith an apprentice in
the steam engineering department. OF
the navy-yard, has been promoted to u
drauchtsman OF the first class
Master Willie Il. Sykes and Claud
Ripley have been appointed messengers
In the construction and general store
Keepers department Of the navy yard
Candidates for the position Of Magis-
trate are numerous in Western Branch
district. of Norfolk county.
1t Is said that the Cooke property. ad-
Joining the ferry, is about to change
hands AT any rate. those occupying
the little stores fronting Water street
have been given thirty days moving
notice.
The remains of Caroline Dennlng
Bruce were forwarded to Weilsvlle. y.
Y. yesterday afternoon by the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk route.
Mr. John H. Terry. mn old Ccnfeder-
nte veteran. died Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock MT his residence near Deep
Creek. His funeral will take place this
afternoon and the interment will be in
the family plat. near the village.
Another option has been taken in the
Swimming Point flats. for what purpose
1t could not be learned.
Yesterday morning n negro. named
Robert Densen, struck a small white
boy, James Thomas. over the head with
handy and made an ugly cut. Den
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