Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-27
CAPE CHARLES.
SOME
ME- HAPPENINGS ON THE
EASTERN SHORE.
Especial to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Cape Charles, Va, March2G.-The Re-
publicans of Northampton county met
in convention in Eastvillc the 23d Inst.
to elect delegates to the district and
State conventions. The district con-
vention. embracing the counties and
city (FrederckSburg) of the First Con-
gressional District, will be held in Cape
Charles Monday, April 9th. Following
were elected delegates: C. a. Mclin-
ney, S. w. Davis, J. C. l.. Byrnes and
Levi Wright and the following dele
gates were selected to the State con-
vention: j. II. Wilson, Frank Hoskins,
G. A. Mckinney and Clarence G..
Smithers
Resolutions were passed as follows:
First-Endorsing President Mckinley
and his Administration.
Second-Endorsing Clarence G.
Smithers for delegate to the National
Convention in Philadelphia.
Third-Endorsing Hon. George e.
Bowden for National Committeeman.
Fourth-Endorsing Hon. Park Agnew
for State chairman.
SCHOOL EXCURSION.
Prof. w. T.. Dickerson. of the Cape
Charles High School. returned from a
recent visit to friends and relatives in
Norfolk and Portsmouth. While in Nor
folk he partially arranged with Cap
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk steam
CT Old Point. to run an excursion from
Cape Charles to jamestown on "Vir-
ginia Day" which occurs in April. The
object of the excursion is primarily for
the benefit of the pupils of the school.
in that they will be the more indelibly
impressed with the locality, scenes and
incidents in the colonial days, especial
ly those which cluster around historic
old jamestown. the first English set
Element in America
ILLUSTRATED SKETCHES.
The Cape Charles Light. owned and
edited by Mr.. John w. Carroll, is en-
sagcd In the commendablc work of
writing up. from week to week. the
public institutions of the town. giving
dates and reliable data. These sketches
to-cngravings, and will be continued
until the theme is exhausted. Bio
graphical sketches of the more promi-
nent citizens will also have due con-
sideration in these write-ups.
BREVITIES.
Mr.. w. X. Lindsay. .one of the recent
proprietors of the Northampton Hotel
here, will. in n few days locate in Nor
FOLK as the representative in Virginia
of the Pettibonc Manufacturing Com
pany of Cincinnati. The company
les. as well as for many of the uni
formed secret societies.
The Misses Mckinney. accomplished
Of Postmaster G. A. McKin-
ney. have returned from a pleasant
visit to Norfolk. They crossed the bay
to hear the entertainment of Sousa.
The New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk steamer New York has gone
off her run between here and Norfolk,
and Is now on the ways" in the latter
city. having her color changd from red
to white, which will be in harmony with
her new and elegant sister the Penn
sylvania. the fastest steamer af1oat in
these waters. which has already achiev-
ed the distinctive title of being the
Queen of the Chesapeake Bay"
MIR. Tyler. of the drug firm of Gar
rison & Tyler. has returned from Rich
mond. where has stood q most credit
able examination before the State
Board OF Pharmacy. receiving his crc-
dentials as a licensed pharmacist under
the laws of Virginia.
Mr. Harry Heck n former Norfolk
boy. les now in the drug store here OF
Garrison &; Tyler. learning the business.
HI is a young man of sound morals and
plea sing mancrs. and will advance rap
idly in the science of compromising
drugs.
Mayor NJ. TT. Stevenson. Samuel Cos
tin and Judge John Goffigan have re-
turned here from baltimore. They were
the accredited delegates to the Grand |
Lodge meeting of the order a. o. u |
W.. and acquitted themselves hand |
trip, and spent one day In Washington. |