Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-12
Portsmouth, The Beautiful City
BY the Sea.
FOUND HERE AND THERE
Tho Latest happenings in tho City
and County Presented In Concise
Form For aho EdiGcation OF vir-
siuian-Puot Headers Hero ana
Elsewhere Gossip For People
who Desire TO Keep Posted.

Three DRINKS paid the regulation 81
ind costs in the Police Court yesterday
morning.
Hanson Brown and Floyd Bolding
were charged in the Police Court yes
terday with assaulting Zip Bright, who,
however. did not push the case. but &C
knowiedged having received satisfac-
ton and asked that the warrant be
Quashed. This was done.
MT. John II. Burroughs, who has been
employed at Port Royal as a brass
,finisher." arrived home from that place
yesterday morning.
The u. S. S. cruiser Raleigh Is ex-
pected to reach New York Saturday.
Misses Bertha Lucas. Maggie Mackey
and Sadie Campbell. of Wilmington,
Del. ore visiting Miss Lucille Anderton,
of South Portsmouth.
Yesterday in the Hu5tings Court,
Judge A. S. Watts presiding. the case of
Alexander CULLEN against Mccarthy G.
Flynn. for alleged violation of contract
came up. The plaintiffs place the dam
ages at $4,000.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of lost satchel
In this issue a gentleman advertises
for three rooms for himself and wife.
See "ad."
The remains of Mr.. Richardson were
forwarded to Wilmington, Del. yester-
day morning.
The Board Of Supervisors met yes
terday. There was no business trans
acted except the allowance of bills.
Grimes Battery will be inspected Fri
day night. The company will turn out
in full ranks.
Miss Emma McCracken, of Philadel-
tives and friends.
The revival services at the different
churches are meeting with consdera BILE
success.
The number of applicants for the
vacant position on the police force con-
tinues to increase.
The item in reference to the ferry
oppraisement. which appeared in the
Virglnian-Pil of yesterday, was the
talk of the town.
To-day is the last borrowing day. We
will probably have some good weather
now.
Yesterday morning negro en-
gagged in driving q delivery wagon came
nenr running over an old coored
woman who was crossing the corner of
South and Washington streets.
The funeral of Mr.. John Washington
Spring was conducted at the grave In
Cedar Grove Cemetery yesterday morn
ing. Rev. r. Il. Beadles. of Central NJ
e. Church. officiating.
a colored woman named Jennie
Thomas fell down n pair of steps on
Scott street yesterday and wrenchcd
her hip.
The ladies of the Memorial Aid AS
ISOLATION are requested TO meet at the
residence of Mrs. Dr. ]. Hatton. Court
street, on Thursday afternoon. April 10,
at 4:30 o'clock. The president and vice
president of the junior association are
particularly requested to attend as i'm
Dortant business will be brought before
the meeting.
Attention is called to ad OF Sewer
Committee. in which they request all
persons who wish to apply for the po-
sition of chief engineer of sewer house.
to leave application at Council Cham
her by Friday. 14th. at p. IN.
Rev. l.. r. Wright. OF Norfolk. will
preach at the South Street Baptist
Church tonight at s o'clock.
The Virginian-Pilot Office VIII be
moved Friday morning to the new
building, where all news can be left
Tho little Princeton's beat the Vir-
ginia Slashers at baseball yesterday
The score was Q to o in favor OF the lat
ter. Codd and Cherry were the battery
for the winners. while Miller and Kirk
performed the same service for the Lit
tie Princetons.
''Jim" Tucker for stealing n clock
from and abusing one Mile Brown,
was arrested yesterday by County OFF,
Ger j. e. Hutchinson and lodged in the
county Jail for a hearing to-day.
Mrs. Ann Hall. an aged resident of
this city, who has been quite ill., has
sufficiently recovered to be out upon
the streets.
See notice OF black aigrette lost
last night.
Lieutenant Albert Epps. of the Old
Dominion Guards, now at Savannah
Ga. has been summoned by wire TO at
tend the funeral of his father-in-law
Mr.. Robert Morton and is expected "a
arrive here over the Southern road to-
night.
Master Robert A. Gallagher one of
the Virginian- Pilots route bows ves-
terday passed successful physical and
mental examination at the navy yard
He will enter the coppersmith sh6p as
an apprentice.
DR.. Steele lectured before n very an
preciative audience last night Mt Mon
umental M. Il. Church. He fully sus-
tanned his reputation as a highly in
teresting and eloquent speaker.
improvements are going on at the
county Jail. A new steel cell is heinz
put in for the reception of prisoners
who come in late at night and those or
q refractory nature.
THE CHARGES NOT TRI1E