Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-10

b a. Parker on east side Crawford street.
. The building will be 10 feet wide by 100
4 feet long by 40 feet high. 1t will be
y covered with corrugated iron.
To-day will be payday for the work
tngmen in the navy yard.
& On account of the failure to return
r. vouchers for money paid, the Seaboard
Air Line has adopted the eplan of no.
tifying parties to whom money is due
and require them to call and collect the
same.
Mr. J. ]. Dashiells, Keeper Of the
q Cemeteries, is quite sick at his home,
No. 104 Holiday street. It is thought
that he received a slight stroke of pa
ralysis.
Little Berta, the oldest daughter of
Mr.. Edward Overman, fell while play
ing on the plank walk near her home
In Cottage Place and broke her right
arm at the elbow. She was attended
+ by DR.. A. A. Bilisoly.
Sal Inc Mayor dismissed the case of Wal
ter Carey, charged with striking his
brothers. wife; the affair having oc-
Cured in the county.
The Will of the late John III. Hume
3 was admitted to record in the Hustings
Court yesterday. He leaves his entire
estate, valued at $4,000, to his wife,
+ executrlx.
There was decided drop in the tenn
perature yesterday.
Mr.. V. r. Gates. an evangelist, who
is connected with the Disciples Church
In this city, was married in Macon. Ga,
\ few days ago. He arrived in the city
Wednesday night, and will live on
Green street. .'t'
Mrs. Howard Hoge, State Treasurer
of Womans Christian Temperance
Union, will deliver an address at the
Port Norfolk NJ. E. Church Sunday
I. night at 1880 p. m.
High Constable A. l.. Hnrrell OF Nan
semond county, who has been spending
g few days with his mother in this city
left last night for the North with his
bride.
Miss Cathrine Hall. of Augusta. Ca,
who has been visiting Mrs Thomas, in
Park View, returned to her home yes
terday.
J. E.'Evans, colorcd. was sent to the
county jail yesterday for six months for
assaulting and threatening to kin sam
uel Cohen, a merchant on County street
extended.
The Prentis Place schools are all O.
Is. again; they are being held in the
\ Chestnut Street Mission building.
The warm weather for the past few
days has caused the buds on some of
the trees to swell considerable
a number of farmers are taking adj
vantage OF the pretty weather and are
breaking up their lands, getting them
rendy for the potato crop.
- Shad are coming in more plentiful
now, and are getting much cheaper.
The entertainment given by the
PORTSMOUTH gymnasium scholars
Thursday night was quite q surprise to
the public. who never had any idea
that the boys were so we'll trained
The street force went to work yester-
day and put down the pavement I'm
front OF Hotel Portsmouth
The visiting Congressional Commit
tee, who will reach here this morning,
Will not be very favorably impressed
with the condition of our streets. cspe-
cially the paved ones.
The funeral OF Mrs. West. wife of
Capt. John T. West. superintendent of
Inc Norfolk county public schools. who
dled suddenly In this city Thursday n IT.
ernoon, VIII take place this morninr.
at Mount Hope Church. In the county
1t Is expected that the new theatre
IN this city will be opened Easter Mon
day, April 18TH
a lady in Park View yesterday af
eernoon TOOK some laudanum to case a
made quite sick DR.. McMurran was
sent for and relieved her.
Hon. II. l.. Maynard arrived In the
city last night. He will be with the
Committee on Public Buildings to-
day. ~
A committee has been appointed from
the three lodges of Odd Fellows in this
City to select n suitable place to build
an ODD Fellows Hall. They will exam
Inc Central Church and see If 1t can
DE used for that purpose. and will re-
port some time soon as to what they
have done.
A force OF men will work tonight
Oh! night on some Of the railroad
bridges.
An entertainmcnt was given last
might at Glum Hall, Scottsville, for
s the benefit of Central Mission.
Mrs. Birmingham advertises In this
Issue that she will sell long-stem car
nations to-day for 25 cents q dozen
MIR. James Jackson, a prominent
merchant of Atlanta, was in the city
q for short while yesterday.
& A party Of ladies and gentlemen from
+ this city and Norfolk had an oyster
roast at Atlantic Club house at Ocean
View yesterday.
Mrs. L. Whitson left yesterday for
Back Bay. Nansemond county, to spend
( a week.
5555 The s. A. 7. employees were paid yes
I terday for the month OF January.
sssssA society to be known as the Temple
i Builders OF Central Church was or
5ganized yesterday afternoon. 1t Is
q composed Of young ladies entirely, who
Will raise funds to help build the new
1 church.