Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-18
We're fined SIS each yesterday for hold
ing communication with persons in

Ing communication with persons in
| jail.
Mr.. James p. knight announces him
self for the position Of Keeper OF Gem
eteries. See I'D.
Your. attention is directed to the no.
tice in this issue over the signature of
Mr.. Thomas P. Cooke, chairman Of the
Democratic Executive Committee Of
Western Branch, In which he states
that Tuesday evening. at $3.50 o'clock, is
the time, and the school-house, corner
South and Goodwin streets. the place for
holding meeting to elect two dele
gates to the State Convention.
Rev. r. d. Garland Will fill the pull
pit of the Fourth Street Baptist Church
to-day, both morning and night.
Richard johnson, colored, was fined
SIS last night for recklessly shooting on
the public road yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Waterfield of Owens Memo
rial Church, will preach a memorial
sermon of Neal Dow, the father of
Prohibition, for the w. C. Il. U. at his
church this evening. Miss Lee G. Cook
will sing at that service one of her
sweet solos
Substitute Officer Harry HIS arrest
ed two negro women on the d3rncr OF
King and Court streets last night for
insulting two ladies'.
The charter for Blacksmith'6 Union
arrived last night. A meeting will be
held Monday night for organization. All
blackSmithS are requested to be pres
ent.
A good farm horse is wanted. See
ad.
The funeral of Mr.. Charles Schrier
will take place tomorrow (N1ondaV
afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late
residence
A furnished room, with or without
board. can be had by applying as d.
rected.
There will be an ice-cream festival
Monday night at the residence of Miss
Evelyn Page, No. 204 Fourth street. for
the benefit of Epworth League Of
Wright Memorial Church.
The funeral of John Lee Reynolds
will take place this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from the residence Of Mrs. John
Hundley. No. 42S Fourth street
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Boyd G. Pope in this issue.
Miss Ethel Herbert has gone to West
Norfolk to visit college friends.
Miss Lucy c. Bowden, of Whining
ton, N. c., will make Portsmouth her
home, and will live with her brother.
Mr.. VIM. N. Bowden, at No. III Din
widdie street.
Mrs. Ella Stewart, OF Washington.
d. c., and Miss Laura Graves, of
SmithheId. Va, are in the city, the
guests of Mrs. c. c. Johnson. No. 619
South street.
About so men were discharged from
the construction department OF the
navy yard yesterday. Fifty-one of
them were painters.
Near Churchland, carly Friday morn
ing, burglars entered the residence of
Mrs. Rele Bidgood and succeeded in
carrying away a quantity of wearing
apparel and other goods. a colored
man named ED Harris has been ar
rested on suspicion OF having commit
ted the crime. and he is now in jail
awaiting examination, Justice Bunting
having committed him.
Messrs. G.. w. &c ]. J. King and T. c..
Sykes, Portsmouth merchants. sued E.
p. Chamberlin in the Corporation Court
OF Norfolk yesterday for the value of
goods sold to n party now dead. who in
his lifetime managed liquor store. the
license for which was obtained In the
defendants name. jury rendered n
verdict for the defendant. Messrs.
King sued for $3.50 and Mr.. Sykes
$3.50.
Before Mayor Baird yesterday. Mr..
l.. P. Slater, recently elected clerk of
the Council, qualified. and will enter
upon his duties at once.
Mr.. William Ethcrcdgc, one of our
well-known and highly esteemed citi-
zens, passed the 69th milestone of his;
life yesterday. He Is hale and hearty,
and his friends wish him many birth
days.
Thirty men will be called in the yard
Monday to work on the new wet dock.