Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
PORTSMOUTH AND
NORFOLK COUNTY
what virglnian-Pilot Rep
resentatives Hear Daily.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Movements of PEOPLE I'm Whom
tho Average Reader is Inter-
estcd Happenings In Lcgai-Bus-
sncss, Religious nnd Social CIR.
c,c.-A Forecast of Future
Events.

Farragut Post. G. A. r., will install
officers tonight and have their annual
campfire.
The January term of the Hastings
Court begins to-day.
Rev. c. l.. Corbett, of Marlonville,
va, Is In the city on a visit to his
father. Mr.. James Corbett, on Wash
ington street. He will preach tonight
at the Park View Baptist Church.
The Green Street public school will
not be opened to-day. for the same
reason that 1t has been closed for the
past two days.
The next holiday will be on the 10Th
of January, General Lees Birthday.
A delightful party will be given this
evening by the Misses Maggie Sullivan,
Annie Colosanti. Sarah Pace and few
more of South Portsmouth's charming
young ladies. at the residence of Miss
NJ Sullivan, 400 Second street.
Yesterdays Baltimore Sun says: 1.-THE
barge Thomas p. Strann, Jr.. finished
loading 400 tons of rails yesterday at
z Sparrow's Point for Portsmouth, Va,
and the barge Caroline went under the
s derrick to load 500 tons of rails for the
same port. Another barge is about to
reach the Point to load 1000 tons of
steel rail, also for Portsmouth"
A car of molasses for the Norfolk
Distributing Company, which left New
Orleans Saturday night. December 3lst,
via the Seaboard Air Line, arrived in
Portsmouth Tuesday night, having
made almost passenger train time.
Mr.. l.. S. Allen, successor to Mr..
I. j. Anderson, as general passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, arriv-
ed here yesterday, and at once took
: charge of the office Mr.. w. M. McCon-
nell has been appointed to the position
4 made vacant by Mr.. Aliens promotion.
Wilmington IN CD Messenger: MIR.
Victor T. Boatwright. who is true
Z blue Wilmington boy. has returned to
h Portsmouth. Va. where he now works.
! He was accompanied by Mr.. c. c..
Graves. of Portsmouth, who has been
in the city the past two days as his
guest"
Tuesdays Wilmington IN. c. Mes
senger. says: MRS. and Mr.. w. S.
Hewlett have returned to Portsmouth,
Va
DR.. N. w. Ferebee. medical inspector
in the United States Navy, who has
been ordered to the Naval Hospital in
y this city, arrived yesterday He will re-
lieve Medical Director Cleborne Satur-
day.
Dr. William Schmoele left las. night
ferS Philadelphia on business of I'M
portance. He will be gone about two
weeks.
Mr.. Claude Markham left last night
Tor Washington. D. c.
Mr.. Willie Riddick, receiving teller at
the Bank of Portsmouth. is confined to
his home on account of sickness.
Mr.. H. B. Wilkins tells you that he
!. has Just received two car loads of
fresh mined coal. and asks you to cali
and see him.
K Mr.. Willie Daughtrey a we'll known
young man. will, about the 9th instant,
open a first class hat store.
Workmen have commenced to put up
the Iron Orders and columns in the
Catholic Church.
Miss Mollie Linnehan. of Washing
ton. D. c., is in the city on a visit to
friends in South Portsmouth.
Mayor Baird Will return home from
baltimore to-day. He has been spend
Ing the holidays with his daughter.
crazy negro chased a number of
girls yesterday
Mr. Rosser Rrownley, who has been
IN the employ of the Citizens Heat.
-t1tgfrt md Power Company for the past
four years as an electrician. has left
that company to accept n position in
the navy yard Master Lee Vaughn
has been employed by said company.
n Newport News Telegram: Mr.. h. Il.
fSmfth contractor for the new Jail. left
yesterday for Portsmouth. He will re-
turn via this city and Denbigh.
~ Ocean Council Royal Arcanum, in
stalled its newly elected officers last
night.
y Captain Chris Gill and a companion
sof the Hydraulic Fire Company, of
alexandria, Va, visited the city yes
< lSTuay. ImleI FREDERICK WterSdOrf eS-
stcorted the gentlemen about the CITY.
They left last night.
AZ Justices Rustic, Rutter and HAYNES
have held a commission of lunacy on
: Mr.. VIM. Bouldin, at his residence on
s Paradise Greek, and the commission
decided unanimously that he Is n luna
tic, and ordered his removal to the
asylum for the insane as soon as pos
sirle.
Mr. ]. r. Cuthrell. who, for the past
ten days has been visiting the family
OF Mr. w. II. Baxter, in Petersburg,
has returned home.
Messrs. w. & j. Parker ask you II
you have tried w. & J Parker's Eurc-
ka flour, and IL not, why not, as 1t is
the best on earth.
Julia Harrell. colored. was landed in
the county Jail yesterday by Constable
Anderson on a charge of stealing sweet
potatoes from Samuel Shepherd. on
! Western Branch. Justice Haynes will
hear the case this morning at O'clock
Mr.. Joseph O'Connor's family have
moved back from Philadelphia, where
they have been living for three months.
EVENTS TO-DAY.
Chambers Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, volunteer flremen.'
Farragut Post No. 1. G.. A. r.
Atlantic I,odpa No % Il ne ID