Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-18
Miscellaneous Happenings COnden-
Sed For Virginian-PiIOt Readers.
MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
What IL Going ON I'm nt.d Around
Portsmouth nnd Suburban CONS
munifcs Gnthcred, siitcd md
Hold in Ecw words-The Pnsf, the
Present and tho Future Revealed.
Related and Forcshndowod.

The streets looked deserted yester-
day. But few people were out amt none
except those whose business called
them out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll d. Deans and
wife will leave to-day for Mathews
county To spend ten days.
Quite Il number of people went down
to Virginia Beach yesterday to see the
effects of the storm.
The Mayors Court docke; yesterday
was composed of three trunks and two
disordcrlies. The DRINKS paid 81 and
the disorderlies So.
All outdoor work in the yard was
suspended yesterday on account of the
weather.
Mr. c. II. Culpeppcr and his father,
Richard, are spendin>s two weeks AT
Ocean View.
All the furniture in Hotel Ports
mouth will be sold at auction to-day.
beginning at O'Clock.
The Baltimore boat had rough time
coming down the bay Wednesday
night She rolled and pitched crossing
the Horseshoe and made nearly every
body sick.
There will be n colorcd excursion to
I.aw"cnccvlle on sunday. y big pro-
tracted meeting is being held there.
Tho mail train carried out quite a
number of people yesterday.
Miss Nellie simmons, of Richmond.
- who has been visiting in the city, re-
turned home yesterday.
There was but few fish in market
yesterday. What few spots We're there
sold for 81 per dozen.
Tho Misses Kate and B!sse Hope
left yesterday for Branchvilc To visit
the family of Mr.. James.
Miss Matte Brown. Of Philadelphia.
is in the city visiting the family of Mr..
n. i. Oppensillcr. on Chestnut street.
To-day is the 10Th anniversary of the
big August storm in 1879 which our
people well remember, when trees were
blown down and houses were unroof-
ed.
The School Board will hold an adj
3ourned meeting tonight To elect IL
principal of the Fifth District School.
Yesterday morning "a horse attached
to n truck ran off Sparrow's Hill bridge
and went into the creek. He was got
ten up with considerable difficulty.
a negro woman VINO was arrested
Monday in the county on n charge of
insanity, was yesterday dismissed from
custody. il being decided that she was
drunk and not crazy.
The newspaper men had juicy time
chasing around after items yesterday
In the rain.
An attempt was made to rob Il small
store. kent by n colorcd man on Pine.
Street, Wednesday night. The thief fail
ed To secure an entrance.
AilSS Jdit htllll, III SDulna lnnlO0
county, who has been visiting friends
In South Portsmouth, returned To her
home yesterday.
The police and fire departments were
paid yesterday for the first half Of
June.
The storm continued all day ycster-
day with undated fury. Signs. fences.
window blinds. etc. were lying all
around the streets. The tide made well
up in IL number of yards near the
water.
Mrs. George Wonnycutt has return
Cd from Montgomery White SULPHUR
Springs, where she fas been for a
month
Mr.. Edward Broughton, manager of
the Portsmouth baseball team. dcsirea
the NirGinian-Pilot to state that only
two innings were played with the New
town club at Delaware Park Conse-
quently there was no game. but tina ,
the party who brought the score 10 this
Office, did 1t knowing that what he
stated was untrue.
Two ,colored tramps We're arrested
yesterday. one for begging on the
streets. and the other for trespassing on
the old Emerson min property
Mrs. NJ +. Daughtrcy is visiting tho
family of DR.. John II. Leigh. at Clark
villc. Va.
y special communication from Naval
Lodge, No 100. \. T.. and \. NJ. will
be held this evening ut s o'clock for
work in the first degree.
The fire alarm system was out of or
dcr yesterday morning. bat was soon
repaired.
y telegram was received from Will
mington. y. c. announcing the rcmov-
al of quarantine against this section
ana the removal Of the health officers
inspection.
The excursion which came in from,
Wilmington. ~ c., Tuesday night re-
turned last night. They have had q
stormy time ever since they have been
here.
Notwithstanding the storm the ferry
boats were kept running all dav yes-
terday. but could not be kept on sched-
ulc time.
Two well-known white mon were
fned s. each Yesterday for dsorderlv
conduct on the street
Attention is called 10 advertisement,
OF row-boat for sale See ad
Postmaster Burroughs received n fol
eGram from Baltimore last night an
nouncing the death OF Mr. George Nc
kiel. relative of his. whose remains
VIII be brought here to-day.
Mr.. c. w. stores gives notice that
nc will take orders for q limited num-
Der of peaches to be delivered next
"A lost setter dog is advertised for
See ad.
MAY COME TO PORTSMOUTH,.
II mas been definitely settled that the
Sonlhern railroad has bought the At
iaHtlc ana Danville railroad and tina: