Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-20
NEWS OF A DAY.
Nightly Park Entertainments to
be Given Next Week.
Methodist Churches Will Inaugurato Novel
Means of AInuscments Prominent Citi-
zen pend-To Improve Ferry Service
News in Small Space.

Beginning with next Friday night,
tie 18th instant. the combined forces
OF the TWO Methodist Churches on this
sidc of the river-Chesinut Street
Church and Liberty Street Church
VIII inauGurate at South Norfolk Park
a series OF entertainments that Will
Lar suTpass nEthins of the kind ever
attempted in this section before.
The Berkeley Street Railway Com
pany nave generously donated the use
OF the park, which is u most spacious
ana beautiful pleasure ground at the
terminus of the road. TO accommo-
date visitors from Norfolk and Ports
mouth cars Viii connect With every
ferry boat. and the transportation ia
cilities Will be first class.
me series of entertainments will
continue every might for from ten DAYS
10 Two weeks. extending over the
Fourth of July. on which day there
VIII be grand. ail-day. open-air car
nivai. with an old fashioned patriotic
Fourth of July celebration, speaking.
fireworks. music. &c.
Every night refreshments will be
served at popular prices, and during
me entire continuance of the carnival
the park and grounds will be under
the absolute control OF the church peo-
pie.
PROMINENT CITIZEN DEAD.
MT ). n. Brutal, an esteemed cit
izen. died Monday afternoon al $50
O'Clock after about ten days illness of
typhoid pneumonia ut his home on
FRANKLIN avenue. Oakdale. The de-
ceased was 81 years old. and leaves n
wife and two small children. He was
we'll liked employee OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. with
which company ne had been employed
about twelve years as telegraph oper-
ator He was member of the Bro
al a..
meht OF the new lessees. The reason
funeral VIII be conducted from the res
luence this afternoon ut $3.50 O'CLOCK
with Rev. Paul Bradley officiating
me interment will be in Magnolia
cemetery. Berkeley Lodge of Masons
NJ, turn out at the grave in n body.
10 IMPROVE FERRY SERVICE.
Messrs Lancaster Williams, Mr..
ODER, of Baltimore. and Messrs. T. 7
wool and l.. NJ. Tilley met Saturday
ana examined into the condition of the
Norloik county ferries on the Berkeley
sue. RMS review was at the County
supervisor Il. NJ. Tilleys request. The
condition of the property was found
very unsatisfactory, Practically no i'm
proVementS having been made since
the property went into the manage
nent OF the new lessees. Th reason
given Tor not running 12-minute trims
was that the condition of the Dronertv
would not permit The result of tbe
inspection is not known, but IT ia
thought. however, that the lessees were
impressed with the necessity of doing
something Immediately.
NEWS IN SMALL SPACE.
MT. p. a. Ellington is here on a visit
10 MS daughter. Mrs. II. Glemminc on
the corner of Main and Liberty streets.
Rev. Mrs. r. T. Savage, of Eliza beth
CITY. n. c.. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
h. a. Wingneld on Main street.
Mr.. Culiey Capps and sister, Miss
jamie. were the guest of the family of
Mrs. George Marshall yesterday.
Mrs. w. II. Hancock is quite sick n =
her home on Berkeley avenue.
Mrs. W. Il. Snow has returned from
Petersburg. where she has been spend
ing several days with her husband.
MISS Luna Ives left yesterday to
spend several weeks with Miss Young
OF Philadelphia
Street Public School will take place
Friday.
There Will be tug party to the Capes
Today, to be given by about fifteen
young ladies and gentlemen. The party
" fseFeaaea N eii,.u.
r. Marshall. OF Main street, and Mrs.
oscar Morrisette. of Aiontlant avenue.
Miss Julia Cockey, of Eastern shore
Is the guest of her brother, Mr.. J. III. T.
Ccckey, on Eighth street.
Mr. f. p. Martell, n former machine
foreman OF the Tunis planning mills has
accepted a position with Michigan
lumber firm. and will leave next week
for the latter place.
Mrs. II. l.. West and little daughter.
Ray, arrived Monday evening from
FIanktown. Va. where they have been
spending several weeks with her father.
Rev. George II. Ray. D. d. She was
accompanied as far as Berkeley, and
left yesterday morning for Richmond.