Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-24
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in which our People nre
Interested. Chronlclod in Conclsororm :
ADaiiy Diary ofHappenlngs Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
SNAP Shots of our Busy City.

Another severe rain and thunder
storm broke loose yesterday morning
at 2:45 O'Clock, and tile srain fell In
torrents. For an hour the streets look
ed like little creeks, the water In them
was SO deep. No damage was done.
Rev. w. Il. Fisher is attending the
Appomattox Baptist Association. lie
will return tonight and will leave to-
morrow for Gloucester county, to hold
meeting.
Rev. w. 4. Snyder will preach Sum
day morning at the Fourth Street Bap-
fist Church. Rev. ]. p. Essex will
preach at night.
MISS jamie Salder, of Margueretts-
Vile, N. c.. is in the city visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Dickinson, Jr., left
yesterday for the Greenbrler White
Sulphur Springs. where they will spend
several weeks.
the county Jail. His case will be heard
by Justice Rustic.
There will be about twenty-five
Pythians who will go to Detroit. Some
leave Saturday and some Sunday.
Mrs. John w. Beaton has returned
from Surrey county, where she has
been spending some time.
Ihe conduct of n number of half
grown colored boys who hang around
the corner of Green and Queen streets
Is outrageous at all hours of the day.
1t would be well, 1t is claimed, for the
officer on that beat to visit this point
quite often.
MIR. Clyde II. Smith and wife will re-
turn from Gloucester county to-mor-
row.
If it was not for the heavy rains we
have some of the paved streets would
fare common, for they are seldom
swept. They are tickled once and a
while.
All Democrats are requested to join
the club that will be organized next
Thursday night. Tomorrow will be
payday at the yard.
large party of ladies and gentle
men went down the river yesterday
morning on n sail and fishing Nfrolic.
Mr.. Il. l.. Hutchins, deputy City Col
lector. is confined to his home on ac-
count of sickness.
Smith, the High street shoe dealer
had large sign on cotton In front of
his store door yesterday which took
up one-third of the sidewalk. An off,
Ger made him take 1t in.
A bicycle is offered for sale. See ad
Many bicycles have come to grief of
late by riding over broken glass on
High street. The Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company comes in for most of
the blame for the frequent puncturcs
as 1t is said that in removing their tel
ephone poles the glass knobs. on which
wires are strung, are allowed to fall
In the street. where they are broken
up by passing wagons.
Mr.. II. N. b. Elenor has returned
from visit to Blue Ridge Summit. Va.
The Rev. DR.. II. Il. Garrett will as
sist the Rev. Charles r. Herdon in con-
Quoting n church meeting at Water
ford. Loudoun county, beginning Sep
TENDER I'd.
The Portsmouth Baptist Association
will meet in Suffolk, September 2Sth
and Goth.
Mr. H. N. b. Ellenor, wife and son
returned yesterday from n most enjoy
able trip to the mountains OF Virginia
and Gettysburg. MIR. Ellenor reports
overcoats in demand in that section,
compared with this. the thermometer
figuring at 81.
With a terrific crash an electric light
at the corner of Bart and Court streats
fell to the ground this morning at 6:30
o'clock
The Rev. r. r. Eggleston, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, will fill
his pulpit next Sunday morning and
night
A colored child three years old, who
died yesterday at No. IA Scott street,
was buried at the expense of the city,
the mother not having the means to
procure burial for 1t.
Mr.. II. G. Williams. president of the
Portsmouth Street Railroad Company,
Is still in the city. He is confident that
his road, will be speedily finished and
put In shape for service.
Arthur Smallwood has again gone
back to Jail for thirty days. This
youth is quite Il slick thief. and will
no doubt wind up at the reformatory.
A young steer, led by n colored boy
by rope, got on rampage in Water
street last night, and attempted to get
into Pearson's cafe. Police officer
Broughton got hold OF the animals
tail and in this way diverted his at
tention from the cafe, but the steer
turned on the officer. charged him and
put him to flight. Two policemen and
half a dozen citizens finally roped the
steer and tied him.
An agent is wanted 70 take charge
of a good selling, reliable article. See
adj
Attention is called to ad. of room
wanted by two young men.
Mr. Leslie Davis returned from Glou-
cester county yesterday, after spending
several weeks there.
Some English puppies are offered for
sale or exchange. See ad.
The Sharkey and Fitzsimmons prize
fight will take place tonight at Coney
Island. The Virginian-Pilot will fur
nish bulletins of the same.