Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-17
Miscellaneous Happenings COnden-
sed For Virginian-PiIot Readers.
MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
What Is Going On In End Around
Portsmouth mud Suburban Cons
munttcs Gathered, Siftod and
Told I'm Few Words Past, the
Present and the Future Revealed,
Related mud Forcshndowcd.

Inc VIM yesterday kept DOtn laulcS
and gentlemen chasing after their hats
all day. 1t was with considerable diff
Guilty that they could be kept on peo-
pies heads.
1t is said that Captain c. r. War
rcn, commander of Grimes Battery,
Battery. will at the next meeting of the
company tender his resignation. The
company meets next Monday night.
The Fire Board met Tuesday night to
take UP some matters concerning the
department. but without transacting
any business adjourned over until next
Monday night
Mr. Henry Buff will occupy the store
adjoining the hotel entrance instead of
the one that was intended for him.
a tree at the corner OF Bart and
Green streets was blown down yester-
day afternoon and fell on IL house on
the opposite corner.
The ferry steamer City of Ports
mouth will have a thorough overhaul
ing MS soon as the Norfolk County is
finished. y gentleman who is at work
on the Norfolk County says she is the
best boat of the kind he has ever
seen.
Mr.. S. Il. IIu,chins and family will
return from Mathews county to-day.
They have been spending some time
there.
Mayor raird requests the Virginian-
1ilo; 10 state In positive terms that no
thought uf AN attempt to lynch the
negro. Slnlin. lnInrcu nm 10 Senu MIN
20 Norfolk, but for the reason stated
yesterday.
The tide ut tho yard went over the
walk way leading TO the spar shed. II
viii probably be higher this morn
ing.
Quite Il number Of men in the Con-
Struction Department of the yard were
1urloughcd for six days Tuesday night
n draueht horse, belonging to Mr..
charles X. Nash. came in contact with
lfr inn 10. ,.g.
Court street and was killed. The same
wire also touched tho arm OF the
driver and shocked him.
Mary y. sullivan ana others trans
fcrrcd to Milton j. Elliott. lot. with APP
purtcnances. G5 feet west of Second
street north side of Lincoln; sl.55O
County Constable Osborne arrested
Jim Harris colored. ut Primers Point
tuesday for disorderly conduct on one
of the cars of North Portsmouth Elcc-
trlc halfway The prisoner was hand
cuncd and placed on IA car to be
brought to the county Jail, but on the
way TO town. while the car was Mt high
speed. he jumped from tho car and es-
capped. Osborne and Constable Linchan,
as soon as the car could be slowed
down, went back along the track and
made an Intellectual search for Har-
ris. but could not find their man.
There are four murdercrs in the
Norfolk county Jail.
Miss Nellie BloomburC. who has beon
visiting In the city, returned to her
home in Brooklyn. ~ y, yesterday.
Attention is called To advertisement
OF Il. X. Barksdale. in which he tells
you all about how TO secure Il good
lunch.
Doctors Parish and Hatton on Tues
day removed two small tumors from
a lady name Bond, who lives ut 6lO
jefferson street. and she is now doing
well.
Miss Josephine Adelotte is quite sick
at her home. No. Jos County street
with Typhoid fever.
Mr.. NJ. NJ Crockn has gone north TO
purchase goods for his new furniture
store. which he will open about Sep
TENDER LIST.
The regular weekly shoot of the
Portsmouth Shooting Club will take
place this afternoon ut Columbia Park
Those who want to buy furniture at
reasonable prices should attend the
sale at Hotel Portsmouth to- morrow
The white man who was arrested
charged with stealing five watches
from Il store at Primers Point had n
hearing Tuesday night and was honor
ably acquitted and was discharged
from jail.
The two white mon who had n scuf-
fling match in a boarding house In
South Portsmouth were fined SO each.
1t seems to be definitely settled that
the principal of the Fifth District
school will be elected on Friday night
The friends of both candidates claim
that they have secured sufficient
number Of votes To elect their man.
notwithstanding the Indictment
weather Yesterday eight coaches filled
with people went on the Seaboard Air
Delaware Park in the morning and
three coaches left at 30 o'clock. They
returned just after dark
Mr. r. ID. Clements, manager for W.
G. Nash's dry goods business, left last
night for Atlantic City. n. j., on a
ten days furlough.
Mr.. james II. Land. a well known cit
1zen. who has been in the employ of the
Seaboard Air Line rs a Waterman Cor
some time, is seriously i'll.
Rev. Mr. Waicriicld left yesterday
for the Eastern shore of Virginia for
n two weeks holiday
Mrs. Charles II. Wclton and child
nave returned from Nansemond county
after pleasant stay of several weeks
MIR. John Parker, Of Detroit. Mich
who is considered the crack shot of the
West. will be in Portsmouth to-day and
VIII shoot with the boys this after
noon. He was il 1854 n member of the
international carsmen's Association
ana rowed in Il four cared race which
won n regatta in 1881.
The game of baseball at Delaware
Park yesterday between the Ports
mouth ana the Newtown Clubs was
won by the Newtown boys.
The game of ball that was to have
been played to-day between the Ding
Pats and the Atlantic City team in
Norfolk League Park. will not take
place. as the park has been engaged to
other parties.
Attention IS called to the advertise
ment NJ John L. Watson in this issue.
Mr.. John II. Lewis, former citizen.
but now a resident Of Washington. D.
G.. is in the city. lie is the guest Of
DR. J. NJ Jarvis IN C.rauford s,roa,