Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-16
INTERESTING ITEMS.
FROM LAMBERTs POINT AND
TANNERS CREEK GATHERED
YESTERDAY

After weeks of earnest efforts, the
Virginian-Pilot has at last secured an
intelligent and competent agent for the
paper here in the person OF Mr.. w. Il.
Trotman, q young, active and enter
prising resident, who will lend his best
energies to placing the Virginian-Pilot
upon the very best footing here. AS
soon as he can become familiar with
the names of all subscribers, which Will
only require a day or two, he will see
paper promptly every day and at an
early hour in the morning. Those sub
scribers who have failed in the past to
get their paper through negligence and
indifference of former carriers will
greatly assist him in correcting these
errors If they Will only leave their
names and place OF residence at his
store. on Thirty-sixth street, second
door from Myers avenue. The large
number of people here who have eX-
pressed n desire to get the paper can
do so now with the assurance that they
will receive 1t regularly. Mr.. Trotman
will take charge of the routes Tuesday
morning.
The gentle but copious showers of
rain that visited this section yesterday
afternoon were refreshing and were
hailed with delight by the farmers and
truckers rs we'll as by many of the
residents whose cisterns had nearly ex-
hausted their supply of water. With
n continuance of these rains for the
next day or two new life will be given
to vegetation of all kinds.
The officers and members Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
have entered upon the new years work
with a determination of accomplishing
the very best results. At the meeting
next Thursday afternoon the superin-
tendents of the various working COM
mittees will prepare program for the
fall and winter campaign. and will en-
deavor to carry these plans into sue
cessful operation. The worthy poor
will be given every attention and re-
lief when in need. Miss Elmer Com
mander. the new superintendent of the
Loyal Temperance Legion. will devote
her best energies to the advancement
of this special feature of the work in
adding many additions to the roll of
membership and in indoctrinating the
great truths of temperance in the
minds Of the young.
There will be an important meeting
of the Epworth League at the Metho-
dist Church at A o'clock this afternoon
Fifteen of the parties that warrants
were sworn out against by Officer Fer
guson Thursday, for refusing to pay
for the removal of night soil from their
premises, were tried by Justice Lopez
yesterday and judgment given for the
amounts with costs.
Miss Mamie Lopez, who has been
suffering for several days with neural
gia in her face, was much better yes
terday.
Numbers of the residents in the sec
ton OF the village near the Norfolk and
Atlantic Terminal electric road have
found that route to the city n great
freely in making their trips to and from
Norfolk.
Three large foreign ships took on coal
at the Lambert's Point pier yesterday.
Capt. T.. w. Lambert, of Myers ave-
nue.. while fishing in James river last
week. caught croaker Weighing seven
teen pounds. He says this is the
largest fish of the kind he has. ever
seen.
a letter has been received by one of
his members from the Rev. c. D. Gil
kerson. who Is spending his vacation
in the mountains, stating that owing to
the sickness of one of his children he
Is compelled to postpone the date OF
his return home. Mr.. Gilkerson had
expected to reach here last night
Mr.. William Robinson's house at
Tanners Creek Is assuming a finishing
appearance.
Mr.. Charles Griffith. for the past two
years Waterman at the celluloid fac
tory. has accepted n position with the
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal railroad
at Tanners Creek.
No two finer tracts of land can be
found in this or any other State than
is now being cultivated for spinach by
Messrs. +. and G. Shumadne and w. j.
Robinson at Tanners Creek.
The repairs to the drawbridge over
Tanners Creek are about completed.
The new schedule OF the Norfolk and
Atlantic Terminal road went into effect
yesterday and the trains are all run
ming on time.
Miss Ballentine Lester will open her
school for boys and girls on Rappahan-
mock street, two doors from Bowden's
Ferry road, Monday morning She will
teach the intermediate and primary
branches.