Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

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The annual conference OF the Court
Y Street Baptist Church will be held at
: 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr. E. p. Nash purchased the old
A Thomas property on Washington street
yesterday, $500 being the price paid.
If the party who sent q postal. card
i TO this Office yesterday, signed One
4 Who Knows" will send his name or
3lcall at the office he will learn some
Mining to his interest.
The roof of the Courthouse is in need
I of repairs. Yesterday during the rain
Dat leaked in several places, which
came through into the Council cham
Il Der. IS.
The Prentis Place car, on the Ports
mouth street railway line. had to be
flowed to the power-house yesterday
morning. caused by the motor burning
I put.
The sewer pipe on the corner of Mid
die and Columbia streets will not carry
4 the water Off that runs down to that
point The sidewalk is flooded several
Inches deep. Something will have TO be
3 done to relieve it.
Al small sloop. slonded with oysters,
got: caught in the fog Friday night and
ran into a buoy near Craney Island,
and sank The two colored men TOOK
to their slsiff and managed TO get
ashore after considerable trouble.
EsI Drained necessarily from midnight
Friday until Q o'clock yesterday morn
E ing.
The warm weather yesterday caused
turkeys to sell Very cheap.
Z There will be no meetings OF any
Kind this week.
The case of walter w Nee will not
{l,e heard until after Mr.. Nee comes
fronIthe hospital.
s postmaster Burroughs, II. +. Butt.
Jr.. and, r, r. Irwin returned from
sWashingtonsyester morning via tho
| Norfolk and Western railroad.
1 Old Dominion Council. I. Q. H., VIII
install officers tomorrow night and
/ then have q banquet. All members are
requested to intend.
Attention is called to the advertise
1 mentf Of r.. f. Rose. in which he offers
q four new houses for rent.
& The washington boat did not get in
yesterday until a late hour, on account
OF the fog.
Mr. w. T. Claud, agent for the Fra
iternal Building, Loan and Investment
b Company, asks you to consider, and
that you had better not let an oDpor-
4 tunity pass to subscribe to the stock
r ofsthe said Fraternnl Building, Loan
and Investment Company, or you may
regret the same.
ssss The members of Stonewall Camp, c..
iV.,S9wlll attend religious services to-
might at, Central Church Rev. Mr..
BeadIes will preach on the Life and
y Character of General Lee"
The opera of Little Hussar.n which
was presented al the Eks' Hall Friday
night by Mrs. Ship, will be repeated
q Tomorrow night at the same place.
Judging from the hit 1t made the first
night there will be a crowded house at
the second rendition.
The coming of Rev. G. B. StrlclSler
\ to the Presbyterian Church to-day has
5Jbeen looked forward to with consldera-
& BILE interest. Mr.. Stricklcr is consld-
Z cred one of the best ministers in the
Virginia ,Presbytery.
The BARRIERS of this city give notice
: Through the columns of this paper that
z beginning with tomorrow night and
hereafter their shops will be closed ut
/. 8 D. m. all the week and u sharp Sat
urday nights. The public should make
) a note Of this.
A house on bingham street, near
Brighton bridge with six rooms. is ad-
4 yertised for rent. See add.
Any one desiring a house can find n
comfortable one by applying at II Din
4 widdie street.
More men VIII be called in the yard
tomorrow. Cards were sent out last
night
The funeral Of little Dudley Scott, son
& of Mr.GWalter Scott, Will take place this
4 afternoon at 3 o'clock from the corner
s of Middle and Columbia streets.
rs Fred. Harris. colored. was tried in
the County Court yesterday on a
charge OF highway robbery and was
L acquitted.
g. "A negro boy attempted to steal n
chicken in the market last night but
s failed In the attempt.
"A steam pump Is advertised for sale.
y DIR. Ames. of the United States Navy,
was In the city yesterday. fIe was
warmly welcomed by his former
friends .S9
"A Attention Is called to the advertise
! rnent Of lost pocketbool1 either in Nor
q foil or Portsmouth!
ss Last night about 0 O'Clock n negro
h woman came over froca Berkeley. When
she reached ,the dock on this side of
Is the river her screams could be heard
I! two tsblocks off: She had fallen over
:; board IN the Berkeley dock and had not
recovered from the shock.
49, (,
FUNERAL OF MRS. BROOKS.
The funeral Of Mrs Mary Brooks
81 noky place yesterday afternoon from
lytke Court Street Baptist Church, and,
fconsf dering the heather the. attend
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