Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-31
HAMPTON.
The Pythian Bazaar is Proving a
Success in All Respects.
Tho Ladies Who Arc at tho Booths-Neu
10. q. A. NJ. Council to be Instituted
To-night-Colorod Crabber Drowned
Phoebus Post omco Robbers Have Not
Yet Been Captured.
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Hampton. Va. May 3O.-The Pythian
oazaar continues to be the big
attraction OF this section, and
crowds throng the new Pythian Castle
nightly. The beautiful booths are pre-
sided over by the following prominent
ladies':
LunchJMrs. Mugler, Mrs. Parker,
Miss Kittie Hope and Miss Matte Beal.
Iced Observation-Disclosures Ida Rees and
Ruth Dexter.
| Cream and Strawberries-Mrs. +. c..
Rees. Misses Matte Richter and Carrie
Beal
What Not"-N1esdames ". p. Holt
and T. ]. Haskins.
Cake-Mesdames L. r. Burbanks and
w. l.. Ellington.
ice Cream and Cake-Mrs. George NJ.
itlchter Misses Addie Richter. Annie
Munden and Gent Wallace.
| Cigars-Mrs. Frank Couch and Miss
Sallie Garrett.
Phonograph-Mr Robert Holt.
with such galaxy of beauty and
energy combined the bazaar will %
on record as the most successful event
OF this Kind ever held in this section.
NEW J. o. U. A. NJ. COUNCIL.
The members of the newly ORGANIZED
lodge of Junior Order OF United Amori-
can Mechanics are anticipating a good
Time Tonight, when Peninsula Council
NO. l25. VIII be instituted. Grand Or
GAMER Nicholson will be present and
eoiuucI the ceremonies contingent up
on the institution of the new council.
The lodge has rented quarters in tho
magnihcently furnished Pythian Castle.
ana VIII hold their weekly meetings I'm
TINS place. Tomorrow night the work
OF instituting the council will begin at
O'Clock. There are tnirty-uwo candi.
dates for initiation and a large num-
per or the members Of the two councils
from Newport News are expected 10
witness the ceremonies.
COLoRED CRABBER DROWNED.
Benjamin Giles. an aged coIored man
was drowned in Hampton Roads Mt an
carry hour Tuesday morning. Gates
wis employed by Mr.. james McMina
men as "craibber.' Monday evening
ne lett home going out in the water in
small boat on one of his JOURNEYS
TUESDAY morning other fishermen found
the vessel in which Giles had set sail
loaung around In the roads just off the
wharf at Old Point. 1t was being
broken In two pieces. An investigation
soon proved that Giles had been drown
ed. His remains were recovered later
on by a searching party, who dragged
In the water in the neighborhood of
winch the boat had foundered C;iIes
was about GO years old and was a man
wei known among other watermen.
ne hau oeen on the water most of his
NE ana on several occasions encoun-
tered very narrow c4scdpe for his III.
he was known as an honest. upright
coiored man, and was liked by his en-
ployer. The remains were taken TO his
nome from which the funeral services
were held to-day.
PHOEBUS PCSrOFFTCE ROBBED.
The police have not yet found the
robbers who broke into the Phoebus
po5tofiice Monday night and stole about
$50 worth of stamps
The robbery was committed some
time between ~ and o'clock Tuesday
morning, as everything appeared to be
right when Postmaster Charles Welsh
passed the office shortly after - O'Clock
returning from a sociable which he had
attended.
The robbers entered the building by
smashing in the rear door. They ran
sacked the letter boxes and private
mall and going to the stamp case. re-
lieved 1t of the stamps which it con-
tained. Just below this box were about
S'UO worth of stamps, but the intruders
failed to modest them.
When Postmaster Welsh went to tbc
office Tuesday he discovered tho roar
door smashed In. and upon an investi-
gatIon 1t was found that the Office mad
been robbed.
DOCTOR BENNETT SHOW.
DR.. Bennett, we'll known In this sec
ton as the Quaker Doctor, and who
spent several months at Norfolk and
Portsmouth. Is here. He gives n free
show nightly at Court house square be-
fore large crowds. and is selling much
of his goods.
SEWER WORK PROGRESSES.
The contractors who are putting the
sewer system for Hampton now have
three gangs Of laborers at work. n gang
of about twenty-five working from the
bridge up Queen street toward ARMS
toad avenue; gang on King street.
working from Union street southwark
to Hampton wharf, and another gang
Of about twenty-five is at work on
Armistead avenue.
struck at several places, necessitaing
the working of two or three hand
pumps. The earth. also. is of such n
nature along this route so far THAI
heavy timber has to be driven down tho
sides of the trench in order to prevent
the ground caving in. This is.ehe same
great difficulty that was experienced in
Newport News when the elaborate
sewer system was in course of erection
in that city.