Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
OF MATTERS oFiNTEREsT
notes OF siore Than Passing Notice.
Conoiseiy written That Much HIny
30 said In Little space Condensed
News for Those who Read QuIohIy
and Those who Have No Timo 20
spare 10 Learn what rs Going ON
in the city ana Surrounding Soc
lion.

Mr.. Joseph r. Burch, father of Mrs.
T. P. Gooding, OF this city. died at his
home. Landover, Md, last Sunday
morning. Mrs. .Gooding left by the
Washington steamer to be present at
the funeral.
Senator Maynard left for Richmond
yesterday afternoon, and Mr.. Charles
T. Bland will leave this morning at 1870
via Chesapeake and Ohio.
will have their annual Christmas tree
tomorrow night.
There is considera BILE ice formed for
at least a half mile out in the bay.
The boys have had fine sport for sew
eral days skating.
Mrs. o. ". jackson, of Gloucester
county, who has been VISITING frtuIIus,
left for home yesterday
The virgnian-Pilot representatives
acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
tion to attend the banquet OF the Pea
nut Club. which will be given lo-Inor
row night ut Maupin's Hall.
A boiler in the kitchen OF Mr.. a. c.
Fredlin burst yesterday morning and
went through the roof that gentleman
barely escaping being seriously injur-
ed. The noise was heard several blocks
away.
There was a small fire near Bowers
Hill yesterday morning in little shan
( ty occupied by colored people. The
house was entirely consumed.
The city employees were paid yestcr-
day for the last half of December
Mr.. Joseph Anderson, OF the firm Of
Anderson e Thompson, returned yes
terday from Salem, where he had been
spending n week or so with relatives.
Attention is called to advertisement
of Pearson's coffee.
Mr.. c.. r, Welton gives notice clse-
where that he has moved TO POS High
4 street.
Mr. John w. Gay advertiscs for
position of band sawyer. See al.
Mr. Emory Wood, a clerk at the Sea-
board Air Line, went to Richmond
yesterday to spend several weeks with
his mother.
Attention Is called TO advertisement
OF Emmett Deans, In which lie tells
you that everything Is marked down TO
prepare for stock taking. Read the list
Of prices OF a number of articles that
can be found elsewhere
Sue Edwards, n white woman. who
has just finished 81 term In the county
Jail. was fined a dollar and costs in
the Police Court yesterday for drunk
enness.
A young white man paid So in the Po-
lice Court yesterday. he having been
found guilty of charge of drunken
ness and disorde.ly conduct.
Aaron Mason, the colored man who
stole Mr.. C. D. Grimes overcoat, was
sentenced to the city Jail for period
-es- six--ranptlas -pesterdax- Mayor
Baird.
DR.. r. H. Parker and wife have gone
to Connecticut to be present at the sick
bed Of Mrs Parker's son. who Is criti-
caliy Ill.
The former Spanish cruiser Reina
3 Mercedes is yet at the navy yard and
after an expenditure OF $4,000 in rails
ing her near Santiago, 1t Is probable
the old hulk will be sold as junk.
Owing to the continued serious condi-
tion of Cornelia Hobbs, who was shot
by her husband Christmas day, Justice
Tlllotson yesterday continued the eX-
animation Of the case for ten days.
Hobbs is in the county jail, very re-
pentant man.
Portsmouth "fans'' want to hear
something encouraging about that pro-
po0eu V 1IctS ue UI UdS6Udll C.uDS.
Justice II. p. Bunting last night sent
two parties to the county Jail to serve,
respectively. thirty and fifteen days.
The first was William Smith, colored,
who fired a pistol indiscrImnately in
the public streets of the county, and
the next was Lizzie Vincent, coiored,
who "sassed," "cussed, and abused
County Constable Osborne.
The banquet OF the Peanut Club will
take place tomorrow night In Maupin's
Hall. 1t will be served by Mr.. III. O.
Pearson, who is member OF the club.
Mr.. George s. Bell was elected K. of
r. and S. of Seaside Lodge No. so. K.
OF r., last night, vice Mr.. j ohm A. Scott.
resigned.
Mrs George G. Mountcastle. Of Wash
1ngton. II. c., paid brief visit to her
brother. Mr.. c. w. King, and family.
New Years day. She left in the even
Ing by Washington steamer for her
home.
Miss Adele stanhope, of Philadelphia,
who spent the holidays here with
friends. returned home last night, ac-
y companted by Miss Alice Jones.
elmer Etheredge, a young man en-
gagged IN riyet heating in the nayy-ynrd.
z fell through the hatchway Of one Of the
& vessels lying at the yard yesterday and
( received injuries internally, which are
thought to be serious. The young man
lives in South Portsmouth.
Police officer John Long, who is con-
Z fined to his home by sickness. does not
Improve as rapidly as his friends would
]. like to see 49,
SC., r. Welton has removed to 2oS High
y street, where no will be glad to sec his
n koyuner patrons.