Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02
LAMBERT's POINT.
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED BY
OUR REPORTER YESTERDAY.


| afternoon and learned from the presi-
dent. Mr.. Bowling, that the mill is
| now in a position to give constant en-
| ployment to one hundred girls from
the ages of Ii to 20 years, and that
| wages Will be paid them while they
are under instruction. The seventy-five
| additional knitting machines purchased
| some time ago are on the way here
| and are hourly expected to arrive.
| When these machines are put in posi-
| ton they Will enable the mill to COM
| pete with any similar establishment
| South in turning out work. and will
greatly facilitate it in filling the larg
est amount of orders for hosiery. The
| stockholders have arranged TO erect
about twenty-five houses in close prox-
unity to the mill, which will be rented
! to tenants who are employed in the
| factory at from S. to 81 per month.
MIR. Bowling expects to have within the
| next two months between $50 and 300
| hands regularly employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Gray, of Thirty
| fifth street, will leave to-day for Rich
| mond on visit to Mrs. Gray's mother.
who is sick at her home in that city.
Miss Bailie Lester contempla tes
opening private school in the viii
lage as soon as she can secure a house
to be utilized for that purpose. 1t
will be n school for boys and girls
who may desire a good common school
education. She will have n primary
department for small children which
will be under her personal supervision.
She expects to get house in the next
few days, and will make the announce
ment by advertisement in the Virgin
ian-Pilot. Miss Lester is a competent
| teacher.
Miss Jessie Tooker, daughter of Cap
tain Winn Tooker, of Thrty-ninth
street, has returned. from a three
weeks trip TO Long Island, N. Y,
where she spent Il most pleasant va
cation the home her nd fo har
and her sister, Miss Edna Tooker.
MIR. John Little and his two daugh-
tiers. Misses Emma and Gertie. left
yesterday on ten days trip to South
Mills, n. C. They will be the guests
of friends while there.
Mrs. Walter Shackelford, of Fortieth
street, who has been confined at her
home for the past six weeks with a
serious illness. is rapidly improving.
She is now able to go about her room.
Mr.. James NJ. Dickinson, of Myers
avenue, received n letter yesterday
from his brother. Mr.. John w. Dicken-
son, a prosperous farmer of Richmond
county. stating that one of his cows
had given birth to three well-developed
calves. and that they were all living
and doing we'll. This is n most re-
markable instance, and MIR. Dickinson
says it is the first of the kind he has
ever known.
Masters Richard and Floyd Rowland.
two active and enterprising youths.
have embarked in the ice business,
and are serving daily (Sunday except
ed) the citizens with this indispensa-
BILE article.
Miss Edith Payne. of charlottes-
vile, Va, arrived here yesterday
morning from Lancaster county, where
| she has been Sojourining II month with
her schoolmate. Miss Irene Blakemore.
Miss Edith is the guest of the family
| of her cousin, Rev. John w. Carroll
| Miss .Illlfn iris of IDinVCi1nia n
| ty, n cousin of DIR. II. r. Drewry. is
| visiting Mrs Kirecofe, of Pocahontas
avenue.
Sanitary Inspector Ferguson desires
the Pilot TO notify residents
that weeds and grass are not garbage,
and must not be put in front of their
premises, but must be either burned
or carried away after being cut down.
Mrs. Annie Newcomer, of Lawrence
avenue, has returned from protracted
visit to Roanoke, accompanied by
Mrs. Fitzgerald, who will spend several
weeks here as her guest.
Master Hugh Whitehurst, son or
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney II. Whitehurst
OF Thirty-ffth street is spending a
pleasant sojourn with his aunt, Mrs.
Robert Gmbert. of Princess Anne
county.
Quite a number of the residents on
Bowden's Ferry road We're startled by
| the screams of woman about 4
to their doors and windows they saw
a young white woman bareheaded and
shoeless rushing down the street cry
ing: They are numbering me-" When
opposite Justice ID. Loper's office San
itary Inspector Ferguson ran out and
caught her and, with the assistance or
the Justice, carried her to her home on
| Thirty seventh street. On inquiry us
10 the cause the Virglnian- Pilot re-
porter learned that the unfortunate
/ 4 4
and that after being so adjudged her
sister gave bond for her safekeeping,
! and had her brought to her mothers.
| The poor girls mind Is almost totally
| impaired and she ought to be sent to an
asylum. 1t was some time after she
| had been taken home before she was
quoted.
Mrs. Ora Webb and her sister, Miss
| Hettie Nuckols, of Clifton Forge, Va,
| who are the guests of their relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. IL. Worrock. of Myers
| avenue and Thirty street, will
leave Monday for Newport News on a
visit of two weeks to their brother,
Mr. James Nuckols and also TO
| friends.
| Mr.. George Il. Pinkham, of Forticth
street. left on the Old Dominion steam
er last night for New York City. from
whence he will go TO Corona. Long
Island, on n visit to his sister, Mrs.
/ NJ. r. Soaring, and for the benefit of
| his health. lie will be absent from
| home about ten days.
! Mr.. James Price, OF Thirty-s seventh
| street, late an employee in the finish
! ing department of the Powhatan Man
t ufacturing Company. will shortly en-
bark in the oyster business.
| Mr.. William Stott. who has been very
! i'll at his home. on Fortieth street. is
rapidly convalescent.
Mr.. Walter Timberlakc. an employee
of the Powhatan Manufacturing Com
pany has resigned.