Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
Inland AROUND PORTSMOUTH
4 cathsret on tho streets. at tho Hotels. in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Pat In Abbreviated Form for the Edih-
cation OF Readers OF the virsinian-riiot
The Movements of People Snap
Shots at Event. in Which the Public is
Interested.

MUSE VINO mas spent SeVeral WeehS III
; the city. will leave for her home to-
morrow yjalth Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company.
The condition OF Mr.. Robert Ailison
was very little improved yesterday.
The matinee of East Lynne was
grand success yesterday afternoon.
The December term of the County
Court will begin on Monday. There
Will not be much business done.
The remains of Mrs. Burden were
forwarded to King William county yes
terday for interment
a small colored boy was found hair
frozen at Armstrong; Mill yesterday
morning. He was carried to the sta
ton house. where he was thawed out.
There was a regular free fight in
Sweet Canaan yesterday morning be-
tween some colored men, and more
than one got black eyes.
1t looks like 1t is impossible to get Il
meeting of the school board. Three at
tempts have been made this month.
There was n slight fall of snow yes
terday morning, but 1t did not amount
to much.
An aged colored woman was badly
burned at her home yesterday morn
ing on Race avenue. She was attend
ed by DIR. George Carr. The woman
was sitting on the side of her bed
when she fell over, knocking lamp
down and setting her clothing on fire.
The flames were extinguished by her
daughter. who was in the room.
+ There will be an examination OF APP
sprenticeS tomorrow There are ten
places to be filled, and there are TWEEN
ty applicants for the same.
s The public schools will be closed on
Friday until January I'd. The children
are looking forward to it with consid-
cradle interest.
Attention Is called to ad. of house
for rent.
takers will enter suit against the
parties who interfered with the funeral
the other day.
& Miss Mollie Davenport, of Annapolis.
Nd, who has been visiting in the city.
returned home yesterday.
Attention is called to ad. of draughts
man who wants n position.
Attention Is called TO ad. of Levy &.
Jacobs, in which they tell something
to your interest.
Emmett Deans announces in his ad.
that he has full line of holiday goods.
and at prices not to be beat His dis
play of dressed dolls are the finest ever
shown in Portsmouth. His store is
full of useful as well as ornamental
articles for Christmas.
Browns bazaar will have special
sale OF dolls this week.
Attention is called to adj of the New
York Clothing Company in today's is
sue.
Mr.. George w. Bell secured license
in the city clerks office yesterday to
be married to Miss Mamie b. Tay-
lor.
Miss Daisy Eastwood is seriously
street.
While riding in Glasgow street yes
terday morning two gentlemen, whose
names could not be learned. collided.
Both were thrown and badly shaken
up. One of the wheels was wrecked
S Division Passenger Agent H. p.
Smith, of the s. A. L.. also AIR. Charles
H. Gattis, city passenger and ticket
agent of the line in Raleigh, were in
the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. e. Donaldson, superintendent of
the Pullman Palace Car Company at
Richmond, was a caller yesterday at
the office OF the S. a. l.. Railway in
this city.
Mr.. n. S. Leard. one of the Sea-
boards travelling passenger agents,
was here yesterday from Hamlet.
Mrs. Thomas Moore, from Columbia.
s.. c., is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
o. Emmerson Smith. in Court street.
Miss Elizabeth Warwick, from Lit
Teton. N. c., is visiting Miss Bette
Ashton, In London street
4 Miss Ellie Murdaugh LeJeun and lit
tie daughter, Ellie, start for Pensacola.
Fla, tomorrow to join her husband,
Capt. John A. LeJeun, who is stationed
at the navy yard there.
Mr.. Lewis Marshall, who has been
visiting his son, Capt. r. c. Marshall.
In Middle street, has returned to his
home at Orange court house.
Miss Staples, daughter of Mr.. VIM
Staples, of New York, n former Ports
mouth boy, arrived in this city yester-
day on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Manning. on North street
Mr.. James burroughs. n former
Portsmouth boy. but now a resident of
Iowa, is in the city, the guest OF Mr.,
Samuel Burroughs, on Washington
street,
Mr.. william scrimingeon. master
of construction aud repatr
depar tment, left yesterday Tor Phi.adel-
phia on business concerning the de
partment.
MISS Goldie Bailey. of 900 Fourth
street, has returned from Richmond
after brief visit among friends, much
pleased with her trip.
The nachinists and their helpers
were working overtime on the Frolic
last night.
Attention is called TO the ad. of r. 70.
King, in this issue, in which he Offers
special Inducements TO housekeepers.
Mrs. Alice II. jenkins and Miss Annie
Barlow. WHO have been spending sew
eral months In Europe. We're eXpecyed
20 arrive yesterday i'll New York Mr..
Richard Cox Barlow went to New Yorl.
TO meet them.
Mr.. r.. ID, Brooks advertises q house
for rent.
Emma Land and Willie May WINS.
coiored women, will have an oppouu-
nifty of explaining to Mayor Baird to-
morrow morning how they came to lie
Shrcttling each other last night. In