Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-18
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
Gossip aud Events in which Our People
arc Interested, Chroniclcd In Concise
Form a Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented TO Our Readers Fresh Evey
Morning Snap Shots of our busy City.

This office acknowledges an invitation
10 be present at the third anniversary
banquet OF the Portsmouth Hook and
Ladder Company. which takes place
Friday next at the City Hall.
Silas Washington, colored, is in the
county jail where he was placed yes
Minerva Young, an old colored woman,
In Berkley last Sunday morning
Attention Is called to the advertise
onent of grocery store for sale.
The Easter Carnival was repeat ted
yesterday afternoon at IIlks' Hall to n
large audience.
Rev. George w. Wray, of Newport
News, was in the city yesterday, and
conducted II funeral He returned home
last night
Miss Nellie Brown. of Newport News.
Is in the city on visit To relatives.
one week to-day the primary will be
held.
The schools will all omen again TO-
DAY. There Will be no more holidays
until Memorial Day.
AN attempt was made to enter the
residence OF l.. c. w. Page in Park
View Monday night The family were
awakened by the noise made by the
TIMER and frightened him off.
Mrs. Eddie Ball of Newport News.
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ten, returned home yesterday.
The Virgnian- Pilot representative
acknowledges the receipt of an invi-
tntlon To attend the third anniversary
OF the Hook and Ladder Company.
Mr.. o. II. Edwards announces himself
as candidate for the position of Keep
er of Cemeteries. and requests the aid
of his friends
Mr.. Jesse c. Main announces himself
rs candidate for the position of High
Constable.
Mr. Samuel w. Hodges announces
himself rs u candidate for the position
of Street Inspector and solicits the aid
of the voters.
p. Lansing Raymond, of New Jersey.
brother of Mrs. DR.. Joseph a. Guthrie.
OF this city, has invented q car door
which is said TO be one of the best me-
chanical devices OF the kind yet made
dor freight cars.
Rev. L. j. Shpman. of Roanoke. Va,
arrived yesterday morning. He will be-
gin series of meetings ut the South
Street Baptist Church. The meetings
Will continue for ten days.
The secretary OF the Portsmouth Y.
M. c. A., Mr.. Stubbs. is in Richmond
attending the funeral of n relative
The meeting of the Portsmouth Chap
Ter, United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, which was to have taken place
this month, has been postponed until
further notice.
Mr.. John l.. Watson left the city yes
terday afternoon for Washington, d. c..
where he will spend several DAYS.
President John Shelton Williams, of
the Seaboard Air Line with his secre-
tary, Mr.. a. w. Weddell, was in the
city yesterday morning He spent the
time at the Seaboard offices in confer
cnce with Vice President st. John
Yesterday Mr.. John c. Nicmeycr sold
house and lot on Green street,
Brighton. for Mr.. William Mex Wood
house. trustee. y colored building and
loan association, which was the bcncn-
ciary under the deed, bought the prop
er.y for $50.
In the County Court yesterday Alex
Mason, colored. who attempted to rob
Lizzie Day on the highway. near Berls-
ley, recently, WIS tried and given a six
months Jail sentence.
Contractor John w. Jones has been
awarded the contract to build two
county schoolhouscs. one in Scottsville
and the other in Prents Place Both
buildings are 10 be duplicates of the one
destroyed by fire in Prentis Place re-
Gently. and are to- be completed by Au-
gust LIST. Both are to cost $4,000.
called meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society OF the Court Street
Baptist Church will be held this after
noon at O'Clock in the lecture-room
of the church. All the ladies of the
church are requested 10 attend, and
those who have the self-dcnial en-
velopcs will please bring them in. The
collectors will also please bring their
money in at this meeting.
The foundation OF the new hotel has
been dug four feet on Court street.
Tho Fifth ,,.II
Board of Improvement at the ward
meeting Thursday night as we'll as
Councilman.
There Is not case of contagious dis
ease of any kind in the city, except
measles.
There was n scrappinE match uDtown
last night over politics
The Sanitary Inspector and his as
sistants started yesterday To make q
lot inspection of the entire city AS far
as they have gone Mr. Murden says the
city is In splendid condition.
There was Il colored marriage ycster-
day afternoon at Justice Pecds office.
The parties left we'll satisfied.
Quite number of people went down
to Old Point last night to german.
Politics were warm last night Par
ties of n dozen or more were standing
around discussing the merits of each
candidate.
ment of ID. T.. & T.. C. Dempsey, in
which they tell you all about what they
can do.
The April meeting of Portsmouth
Chapter United Daughters of the Con
fedcracy has been postponed until fur
Their notice.
Rev DIR. Dunaway preached last
night nj the Park View Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr. w. b. Savage will preach to-
night