Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-30
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snnp Shots of our Busy City.

ttiiSGQ " 1OuI Ill the county
jail.
The flag will be hoisted today on the
S. y. l.. buildings In honor of the open
ing of the road TO Florida and the West
Indies.
Mr.. A. S. Hodges advertIses his
house, corner Chestnut and South
streets, for rent.
Mr.. II. w. Barnes, of Roanoke. for
merly in the employ of the Norfolk &
Western railway. has come here to
take position as rate clerk in the pas
senger department of the .Seaboard Air
Lire railway.
Mr. L. NJ. Darden, supervisor of the
census for this district. will meet the
Portsmouth enumerators today between
the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. at the
Office of Mr. j. w. Leigh, High street.
Grimes Battery Will go TO Berkeley
today at p. M to participate in the
memorial exercises in that city
Mrs. McNurran. mother of DIR. Nc
Nurran and Lon George, will return
from Kentucky shortly and will again
reside here.
Mr. Goodrich Hatton will shortly
move to the Balm residence on Swim
ming Point.
This is n national holiday, but, not
being observed as a State holiday the
banks will not close. as they only close
on such days as the State recognizes.
u
York Clothing Company in today's is
sue.
All the schools give holidays in honor
of Federal Memorial Day.
There was n great demand yesterday
10" the NirginianPilot. Everybody
wanted to read the account of the
eclipse.
A horse attached to a wagon ran
away yesterday afternoon on London
street and split the contents of the
wagon in the street
Attention is called to ad. of lost
watch. Return rs directed
There was matinee of the May festl-
val by number of children under the
direction of the Sisters of Charity yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Carrie Hartlaw. OF Baltimore,
who has been spending some time in the
city, returned home last night
Monumental NJ. e. Sundays school will
picnic at Virginia Beach. They will
take car from the Berkeley wharf di-
rect for the beach
a desirable lot on Court street IS Of
fercd for sale. See adj
Mr.. Richard Hanthan, OF Philadel-
ph!a, an attache OF the Ledger of that
city, was in the city yesterday lie
paid the Firglnian-Pilot n social call.
The members of Hannah Newell Post
q. y. r. are requested to meet this
WI Hvtii Ut - C.pth III take part In
the Federal Memorial Day exercises.
All other posts are requested to unite
with them
Mr.. ~. ]. Phillips is considering the
proprieiy of putting Offices i'm one-half
OF Eiks, hall, commonly known as Ok
Owing to some disarmament nj
days.
The Washington eNcurslonists will all
return today. They have spent their
tine very pleasantly here.
The railroad party will leave for an
excursion over the S. a. l.. system
through to Florida today.
the school board will meet Friday
night. The commencement exercises
VIII be mapped out and committees will
be appointed to attend them
The Offices in the Commercial building
VIII soon he ready for occupancy. Some
are already occupied
To-day Is Federal Memorial Day. APP
propriate services Will be observed. The
program as published yesterday will be
carried out.
More cars are needed on both the
street railroads.
The South Street Baptist Sunday
school will go 10 Bucltroc Beach today.
The uniform companies, X. of p. will
give an excursion to Richmcnd today
Via the G. e O. railroad.
Tho Baseball League will meet I'm Pc
tersourg today The resigna ton OF Mr..
Cunningham Will be presented.
Tnere Will be two games of ball to-
day. one in Norfolk and one in Ports
mouth. The morning game will be In
Portsmouth.
\ SINAI! white boy while riding a BIZ
cycle en- London street ran into the
himself quite badly.
Twelve young ladies' and one youth
viii graduate from the High School
,.ext month.
The rostonlce viii only be open for
one hour today, 1t being a legal holi-
y ncgro woman tool, laudanurn vcs-
teHGAy on Race avenue and came near
dy'ng. she claimed to have drunk it
for raregorc.
NJ. Charles Birding. . guard from
10 pt2i'entiary. arrived home yester-
n,.iy en- ten days Through to his fam
NJ reed. son OF the superintendent.
81 motive power Of The S. \. L.. has
oeen nut in Mr.. Royals place as mas
Yer mrfl'Aist or sa'i road. MIR. Royal
gees to Tamna. Tla.
IRE ertefta'n'rSnt o; Mrs. Harrolrs
IN f9iH View, last iiicht was wei AZ
,f"del |; was a dec.ded success in
every ycs.t t.
lice Wa reconciliation party las.
r's''t ~ ITa@ha~A street.
f. aeret as ;aken party o Lake
ViuN'nF e'e'T a}y ;h's wcet. ard
l'nS sr7'a"f~r - every cav for IKE
y r.cc ,he Wet.
: te@tr cf r,nirg c,or,,~aars erc.,,
7'n9 'T7o II the rity Yesterday. T1ev
Nad W aad then returned n.