Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-28
miscellaneous Happenings Condan-
/: sad For YIlglnlan- pllOtReadars.
II MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
what 1. Going ON I'm and Around
sPortsmonth ana Suburban CONS
n,uniios Gnthsrod, siited and
Told in Few words-The rn.t. tho
Present and tho Future Irevcaied,
Rented mid Foroanadowod.

THIS afternoon. /.
Crimes Battery expects to carry
about forty-fiye men to Washington.
They have decided not to carry their
guns with them.
Mr.. .. II. Cherry Will enter upon his
duties as a special county officer to-
day.
Mr.. M. j. Mulvey offers two fine
driving horses for sale. See lad.
A grocery store in Park View. doing
good business. is offered for sale. See
lad"
Noah's Ark odvertiscs two improved
houses and lots. with barns. etc, on the
old Deep Creek road, for sale or ex-
change. For particulars see "ad." and
call as directed.
Two communicating rooms, furnish
ed or unfournshed, can be secured by
applying at 522 County street.
Tho regular weekly shoot of the
Portsmouth Gun Club will take place
to-day. lSs
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee meets to-dight.
A negro man was run out of a lot
on Court street Tuesday night. The
occupants of the premises shot at him.
Colonel *. r. Griffin left yesterday
for Southampton county. to attend the
reunion of the Confederate veterans OF
that county, which takes place to-day.
He Will be absent several days.
( The air felt very much like frost
went down to forty-nve.
Cotton spent his first night after
sentence had been passed as though
he only had Il short time to serve out.
a small oyster boat, filled with oys-
tiers, sank just off The North street
wharf yesterday morning. She was
loaded too heavy and began making
water and sank In a few minutes. The
boat and oysters will be Il total loss
Mr.. Charles Partin, a. carpenters
mate In the u. S. navy, who he's been
mt Manila for more than a year, Is ex-
pected home to-day. MIR. Partin had q
severe case of the tropical fever, which
unified him for service any longer.
Albert He yes. the negro who was
charged with setting fire to ]. NJ
street, on the night OF September 18th,
was examined before Mayor Baird yes
terday and was discharged. Mr..
y Hroughton not being able to fully iden-
tify him.
Mr.. e. Thompson. Jr, left yesterday
afternoon for Richmond, to attend q
meeting Of the State Executive Com
mittee.
In the County Court yesterday C. w.
Coleman, Judge George d. Parker and
NJ. S. Newberne were appointed n COM
mittee tn examine the records of the
County Clerks office.
Joseph Stebb!ns, Jr.. qualified In the
County Court yesterday to practice law
Attention is called to lad" Of j. p
Carr, In which he tells you how to
keen healthy through the Winter
Mrs. w. B. Wilder and son, Fred,
left last night, Via the Washington
steamer, for New York. TO attend the
Dewey celebration.
A fine Jersey COW and two colts are
offered for sale in to-day's issue.
The Fall opening OF the Little Mill
merry Store Around the Corner" on
Ora IVfOrl " IN rlo 70
day and tomorrow. See "ad."
The ordinance In regard to tcle-
phone and telegraph and electric light
poles, which requires that they be kept
painted and the names of the COM
pany owning them be painted on them.
shall be enforced. The Mayor instruct
ed Chief lyman yesterday to notify all
the companies that their poles must be
painted within ten days or they will be
fined for violation of the ordinance.
The Portsmouth, Pig Point and New
port News Railway, Hotel and Ferry
Company will make application at the
next meeting of the Council, so it is
said, for the use of the south side of
High street from the city limits to the
river, for the purpose of extending Its
line through the city.
Mr. John a. Milligan is expected to
arrive homo this week from his ex-
tended Summer outing.
Inc Portsmouth Gun Club will have
It's regular weekly shoot at Columbia
Park this afternoon.
MIR. Heber G. Cassell is in the city,
having returned from Arkansas, where
nc is engaged In building railroad.
The boot-blacks of Portsmouth will
IN the future wear badges so that peo-
pie VIII know that they are regularly
registered. The police department has
determined upon this policy as being
the best for all parties interested.
Miss Nellie Howell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin f. Howell who has
been so seriously III for the past month,
or longer. with typhoid fever is slow
1y. improving.
MIR. George Crismond is critically Ill
at his home on Clifford street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Port
Norfolk Baptist Church will serve a
supper tonight at Hooper's new store.
Tickets on the cars will run from II
a. m. to IL p. m.
A party OF seventeen ladies and gen
tlemcn from North Carolina will ar
rive here Saturday night Ell route to
Washington.
N4A1iss Maud Matthews, of Baltimore
arrived in the city yesterday on visit.
" A: company OF, North Carolina Guards
arrived here last night on the Sea-
hoard ntr Air Line, arid left last night via
2 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad steamer for New York, to take
paT5.in the Dewey celebration.
t.a5Three connecting rooms, suitable for
glisht housekeeping, is offered for rent
Sec advertisement.
There will be game of ball at Co.
3lumbia Park this afternoon.
2PoRTsarorTTH A HEALTHY CITY
~ Portsmouth is one of the h.althisst
I cities In the State. Up to this dale
there has. been but twelve deaths In
& Se.ntemper and more since September
18th up to last night.