Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-17
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Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
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Gossip and Events in which Our People
are Interested, Chronicled in Concise
Form-A Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Readers Fresh Evey
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.

Mr.. r. Howard Garrett, choirmaster
of st. Johns Church. has resigned his
position.
The Rev Mr.. Farland announced at
st. Johns Episcopal Church Sunday
that Bishop Randolph will visit that
church for confirmation at the morning
service May 9th.
Tonight at o'clock at the residence
OF Mr.. r. A. Hutchings, No. 1909 Wash
fngton street, there Will be n Spider
Chase" for the benefit of the Young
Peoples Aid Society OF the Fourth
Street Baptist Church. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
MIR. Claud r. Culpepper was reported
yesterday as being in a very serious
condition and his friends were apprc-
hensive. His illness was very sud-
den.
The meeting at Monumental NJ. f..
Church was q very Interesting one in
deed. There were ten conversions Sun
day night. all men. Much interest is
centered in these revival services
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. browne, of
Providence. r. l.. who have been
spending the winter with their daugh-
ger. Mrs Arthur w. Veazey, Cooke and
Leckie streets, Park View, returned
homo Saturday.
Saturday, night Ellen Conway and
Charles Butt had some words. Conway
pulled out knife and cut the Butt
woman several times. She was arrest
ed and was locked up in the county
jail.
The ladies of ST. John's Society Will
give n supper at Pythian Castle April
25th for the benefit of the church.
Information was received here yes
terday of the death of Mrs. Serena
Coffman, who died at the Western
Asylum, in Staunton, on Saturday last
She was buried yesterday. Mrs. Coff-
man was from this city
The Daughters of the Confedcracy
nave arranged for n lecture In the lee
ture-room OF the Court Street Baptist
Church OH April oath for the benefit of
the jeff Davis monument. The subject
will be 1.-THE Capture of j. Wilkes
Booth"
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of e. N. Grant, in which he an
nounces himself as n candidate for re-
election to Clerk of the Market
Emmett Deans Will offer special
prices in colored and black underskirts,
beginning to-day. Don't fail to cali
and secure bargain. Read his adj
Vertisement in another column.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment Of Mr. Joseph F. Weaver, in
which he announces himself as n candi-
Date Tor election to the position Of
City Treasurer.
;. No liquor licenses will be granted in
the county until April BOTH Those who
fall to apply In time will have to wait
later.
The new cars for the Port Norfolk
railroad will be here before the baseball
season opens.
The brick pavement in the buck
sters' market is badly In need of re-
pairs. 1t is dangerous and should be
ATTENDED to at once.
Easter was n beautiful day All the
churches were we'll attended both morn
Ing and night. The special music in
Some of the churches was excellent.
Ihere were several egg hunts and
rollings yesterday
The eXcurslonists who went to Rich
mond returned about 1880 Sunday
might, tired and tagged out
The schools will all open again TO-
morrow
four marriages will take place within
The next week In this city
me entrance to the Lyceum will be
completed by Thursday in time for the
opening that night
Several persons were baptized nj tho
Court Street Baptist Church Sunday
might. 'A"S
The case Of James Hutchins. charged
with shooting Mr.. Shaw, was continued
until the May term.
MFR. A. b. ellis. the news dealer. &c
street.
Jett Hardy and Ben jackson were
given thirty days each In the county
jail yesterday for stealing a suit of
clothes. -
Robert e. Stores, OF this clty has
had his pension raised from So to s17 n
snonth.
Miss Emily Bunting has been spend-
ing Easter In Suffolk.
The negro Lee Edwards, who was
arrested Saturday. charged with rob
Ding L. B. Jones store was identified
as the man who pawned the watches
at the Enterprise Pawnshop I'm Nor
folk
Port Norfolk Is to have a knitting
mill, number of local capitalists hay-
Ing arrived at that conclusion. Nearly
all OF the capital stock has been sinh
scrined. said a gentleman yesterday IN
response to query made in reference
TO the factory.
The w. c. T. u. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock with the president
Mrs. Mallory Moore. $40 Dinwiddie
street
THREE DOGS POISONED.
On Sunday last several gentlemen
from the city who have valuable bred
dogs had them out walking with them
In strolling around they visited the
Naval Hospital. While In there the
dogs picked up some meat which had
naI gaI t~osa