Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-16
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People nre
Interested, Chronicled in ConciseForm
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

MT. anu MIS-. HOWELL. OIL OuSSeX COun
ty. are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
George l.. Booker in Randolph street.
Miss Mary Rose Lyons, of South
Portsmouth. returned yesterday morn
ing from Mt De Sale Seminary, near
Baltimore.
mouth have been invited to act as pail
bearers at the funeral of the Rev. Green
Shackelford. of Houston, Va, whose
remains will be inferred in Norfolk to-
day.
Mrs. j. L. Swindelle and family left
for indianapolis yesterday, their home,
after "a pleasant visit to Mr.. C. A. Nc
Lean.
Miss Poythrcss, OF Richmond, and
Mrs. w. Il. Howard, OF Pulaski City,
Va. who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. C. Dorst. In Primers Point,
have returned home.
Mrs. Mary Il. Neville and daughter,
Ruth of Houston. Texas. and Miss Es-
telle Cardwell also of Houston, are
visiting the family of Mr.. c. l.. New
lille. in London street
A large handsome arc light light has
been put up at the entrance to the Ly-
ceum Theatre
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of a range for sale. See adver-
fisement.
There Will be quite number of pic
mics next week. Methodists. Baptists
and Episcopalans will go out on their
annual outing.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
Telaying the pavement in the buck
ster market.
Miss Carrie Martin, of Lynchburg. is
visiting in the city
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of f. L. Dashiell's, in which he
tells you how to get a home easily.
The Virginian-Pilot representative re-
ceived quite a number of compliment
tary expressions yesterday in regard to
the Twentieth Century edition. Every
body thinks that it was grand sue
cess.
The Portsmouth and Norfolk base
bail teams will cross bats on this side
of the river to-day at o'clock.
a runaway horse knocked Il small
colored boy down yesterday on Queen
street and bruised him considerably.
A colored boy was bitten yesterday
by n dog on King street. The dog was
running at large. The City Council
should pass an ordinance requiring all
dogs to be muzZled that are allowed to
run the streets.
The shouts of the school children
could have been heard some distance
yesterday when the school closed.
Quite number of Portsmouth root
ers went to Norfolk yesterday to see
the game of ball.
A number of the public school teach
ers will attend the summer normal
school this summer.
The two negroes. John Smith and
Dave Hargroves. who were arrested
with n quantity of brass In their pos
session. of which they could give no
account, were discharged from custody
yesterday on account of no one claim
ing the stuff. They remained In Jail
ten days.
A negro named Henry Jones was
fined S. yesterday for stealing a pair
of shoes from II. o. Pearson.
Mrs. W. L. Boyle who has been visit
ing Mr.. James Cadmus' family In South
Portsmouth. has returned home after
spending n few weeks.
Mr.. e. w. Stone. of Atlanta Ga.
has succeeded Mr.. Leckie Hatton as
manager of the Portsmouth office of
the Southern Bell Telephone Company.
Mr.. Abe Aohen. of Baltimore. who
has been visiting friends in this city,
returned home last evening.
Mr.. ]. b. McBee. Jr.. formerly of the
general superintendent Office of the
Seaboard Air Line. lis visiting the fam
lily of his uncle. V. f. NcBee, in Client.
Mr.. Dick Parrish returned yesterday
from Hot Springs. Ark.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of business for sale.