Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-29
Miscellaneous nj u Happenings Conden-
{ sedFoIYiFglnian-P Pilot Readers,
i. M MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
whats Going ON in AMI Around
Z B. port.Inonth ana suburban Con.-
mnnt,os Gathered. siftcd md
Told In Few Words-Tho Past. the
pres- nj aad tho En,nrc lsevcaisd,
Heintcd md Foroshaduwod.


stage yesterday afternoon In front OF
Hotel Portsmouth a piece of timber reli
: and barely escaped striking two babies
on the head.
The condition Of Mr.. George Crismond
still remains critical. There Is but NJ
tie hope OF his recovery.
a A young lady who married an Eng
lishman in August complained TO the
Mayor that her husband had deserted
her and gone off with wife No. l, who
heard OF his marriage and came AFTER
him.
2 Some one made 3 raid on number
OF door mats OH Dillingham; street Iues-
day night. Yesterday the furniture
dealers sold quite q NUMBER 70 repiaeo
the stolen ones.
Tho excursion via the G. & o. road
TO Washington Sunday night will be
well pa tronized by Portsmouth people.
4 A young lady who was just learning
to rido u wheel fell and hurt herself
quito badly on Dlnwlddie street yes
lterday.
The truckers say that vegetables did
not show the effect of the frost much
yesterday but they could not tell I'M
til the sun shone on them.
Z Fires will soon be in order. II yoii
need coal, consult our columns anu you
will find the names OF several refable
dealers there who will be glad TO serve
you. ies
Yesterday wound up the baseball sea-
son. 1t was not so profitable as wished
Tor. but 1t has afforded much amusc-
ment to a number Of people.
The work on st. Paul's Catholic
Church Is progressing very slowly.
September goes out tomorrow. ana
soon the wintry winds will be felt.
There was Il heavy frost yesterday
morning. This is the earliest frost for
IL great many years.
There have been twelve marriages in
the city during the mouth Of Septem-
ber-six white and six colcred.
DR.. JOSEPH Grlce and mother have
returned from the Blue Ridge Springs
where they have been spending several
weeks.
"a, It is said that n well known hotel man
IS negotiating for the purchase of the
Irwin property on South street. corner
OF Middle, with the intention Of putting
up Il hotel there, with several stores un-
deriit, and should he do 40 the stores
have all been engaged.
j. c. Codd s; Bro. gives notices that
they will have the first pork hams Of
the season for sale at their stall In the
city market on Saturday.
Mr.. Pix Codd has the smallest turn-
out that has even been seen on our
pounds.
The fire ladies who went TO Roanoke
will return home to-day and to-mor
row.
The work OF putting another story on
Hotel Portsmouth will be commenced
as soon rs the staging around the build
ing Is all up.
Ing Mr.. Il. S. Anderton's family for
several weeks, returned to her home in
Cherryton, Eastern Shore of Virginia
yesterday.
The delegates to the Baptist Assoca-
ton who have been stopping in this
city returned home last night.
DR.. Franklin Pierce. of Isle OF Wight
county, was IN the city yesterday call
ing on friends.
Miss Genevieve Gordon, of Richmond
who has been visiting friends here for
the past two weeks. left for iler home
yesterday.
Three DRINKS, one white and two col
tored, lined up before the Squire" in
the Police Court yesterday, and all of
them seemed satisfied with the judy
ment of the court. which was a dollar
and costs
George Wilson, colored, was charged
In the Police Court yesterday with hav-
ing assaulted his wife. Mary. The case
was not made out, and George was dis
charged.
stonewall Camp. C. W, of this city,
lis called out by notice elsewhere in
this issue, to attend the funeral OF Mr.
Leroy G. Goodwin this afternoon
Mr.. Cnas. II. Brown yesterday at
public auction bought the Clark prop
erty on the corner of King and Water
streets. paying therefor the sum of
$500. Mr. John G. Niemeyer was the
auctioneer E
! There will be an excursion from up
the Tar River road to-day.
& The Chesapeake and Ohio boat did
mot reach Portsmouth last nigh, until
8 o'clock onsequently both mail and
papers were late.
r. "A tailor or talloress can find employ.
ment by referring to our Advertising
column.
IS Miss Jennie Myrlck, OF Nansemond
county, Is visiting In the city.
~ Sheriff White, OF Perquimans county,
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
with four negro prisoners en- route for
the Raleigh penitentiary. He lodged
them in the Portsmouth Jail until the
train was ready to leave last night,
and then took them off.
al Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
jment OF new house for rent. Sec ad-
vertlsement.
The Portsmouth Rifles met at the
sArmory last night, when several re-
cruits were enlisted. Measurements
: Tor uniforms, caps, ETC., were taken,
and the company will soon be ready
{ to be mustered into the service of tine
Stare, Lieutenant Parrish will go to
.lR7ichnond on the seventh to be ex-
.amined.
DAUGHTERS or THE coNFEp-
ERACY.
Annual convention OF the Daughters
Sof the Confederacy of ths s.ite Will be
4 he.d IN the room OF stonewall Camp,