Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-03
The Latest Happenings of a Per-
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets. at tho Hotels. in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Tut in Abbreviated Form for tho Edia-
cation of Readers of tho virginian-Pnot
Tho Movements of People Snap
Shots at Events in Which tho Public is
Interested.

a discharged sailor. in an impudcht
manner, commanded 81 police officer to
help him carry package Thursday.
The officer refused and this so cxasper-
ated the sailor that he cursed and
abused the officer. for which he was
arrested. Yesterday he was fined 81
for disorderly conduct. He refused to
pay, but when he got In the cell he
pulled out money and paid, and then
said he would leave the United Stutes.
There were plenty of fresh water fish
In the market yesterday.
Mr.. j. l.. Whtehurst will enter at
once upon the duties OF driver of the
steamer Palmer.
One of the principal features of the
l.yceum Will be II half-hour concert in
the rotunda each night before the en-
tertainment begins.
1t is said that the lady who was
struck by the street car THURSDAY
night is much worse off than was first
thought.
MIR. Jesse c. Balm announces that he
has opened the rental business at 30S
County street.
The Portsmouth Junk Store adver-
Uses for old papers and antique furni-
ture. See ad.
Attention is called TO advertisement
OF John a. Morris in to-days issue.
Miss Harriet Roundtree. of Camden.
~. 80 10 NiSltIllS lIltHQS Ill the CITY.
Inc only business In the Mayors
court yesterday was two disorderlies.
They were fined So each
The broken pavement on County
street. near Washington street. was
liked yesterday. 1t will save more than
one person from being hurt.
a heavy fog hung over the harbor
yesterday morning. causing much de-
lay in travel.
Attention is called to advertisement
of house for rent No. 4l5 Clifford street.
Work on the Y. NJ. c. a. building
time.
There will be an order OF the RidgeIy
travelling Indemnity Company estab-
llshed in this city as soon as sufficient
names can be secured. 1t will be under
the auspices OF the L. o. O. II.
The Related Picnic" which was
given Thursday night Mt the home of
MIR. Robert a. Hutchins was n great
success. The young ladies of the Court
Street Baptist Church were in charge
of the affair.
Vice President st. John, of the Sea-
BOARD Air Line. returned yesterday
from his New York trip. II is definitely
stated now that he will not go to the
Grand Trunk System of Canada. MS
was reported.
The venerable Mrs Mary Ann
thompson. relict of the late II. ]. II.
ihoihpson' is. thought to be in eXtrcmiS
AT the residence of her son-in-law. Mr.
w. b. Johnson. Mrs. THOMPSON is In
the SD year of her age
MISS Minnie Mills. of Onancock. Va.
is visiting Miss Martha Porter on
Washington street
MIR. Christopher Stoalies. of Mathews
county. died at his residence in Ma
thews ON Thursday after short III
ness In the 56th year of his age. MIR.
Stoakes has II number of relatives in
TINS section. Some CT them will attend
the funeral to-day.
Robert Wright colored. was commit
ted to the county jail yesterday for 80
days for running into II wagon belong
Ing to Nelson Hodges.
Three colorcd lunatics were taken
from the county Jail yesterday ana were
carried to the asylum,
There were 2l births in the city dur
ing the month of October.
Attention is called to ad. OF II. A.
Long.