Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
Matters Personal And General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip And Events In Which Our People
Are Interested, Chronicled In Concise
Form-A Daily Diary OF Happenings
Presented To Our Headers Frosh Every
Morning Snap Shots OF Our busy City.

state Senator JeHrleS, OF Culpcper,
was in the city yesterday.
Hon. Joseph T. Lawless Is in the city.
Mr.. W. p. Stublen, formerly of this
city, who has been telegraph operator
at Emporia, has been electrician at
Savannah. Ca. for the Western Union
Company.
Mr.. c. r. Cherry's saloon, OH corner
OF First and Lincoln streets. was
robbed Saturday night Of $50 in money.
An entrance was effected through n
rear window.
A. N. Lndsay's saloon, corner of
Goodwin and King streets, was taken
charge of by the sheriff of the county
yesterday for debts.
MIR. and Mrs. Moss Ellis lost by
death yesterday their infant daughter,
Eva May, aged 6 months. The funeral
Will take place this afternoon at o.
o'clock from their residence. No. $40
Randolph street.
Rev. Mr.. Porter will give those who
| attend his lecture at the Court Street
Baptist Church tonight some informa-
tion about the Devil"
The Chambers Fire Company will
: ELECT paid officers Thursday night.
The Portsmouth and Norfolk base
ball teams will contest with each other
at League Park this afternoon.
Beginning of the month of roses.
Several early morning May parties
will go out in wagons this morning to
try their fortunes.
There was quite n crowd around both
branches of the Courthouse yesterday
getting out liuuor licenses.
The Norfolk county delegates met at
the Browns Hotel yesterday and
elected n chairman OF the delegation
for the convention.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of A. NJ Robertson, in which he
tells you that after May 9Th he will at
tend exclusively to his dairy business
and will discontinue his business in the I
market
A seven-room house on County street.
with all conveniences. is offered for
rent. See ad.
Emmett Deans offers summer wash
goods at special prices.
William Barrance, the tramp who
was ordered out the city and was ar
rested again the same day, was given
i've days in Jail by Mayor Baird yes
terday.
Thomas Smith was fined IS for as
sault and battery.
The oyster season closed yesterday
The catchers have hauled off and will
put their boats in order to run truck.
MT. L. j. Johnson of the College of
physicians and Surgeons. Baltimore. is
in the city on vacation. He will re-
turn September I'll. He is Il son of Mr.
Peter johnson, of Lincoln street. and
stood high in his class at the closing
exercises
Captain Samuel IT. Capehart. of the
Queen City, Cincinnati was in the city
yesterday in the interest of his com
mission house in that Western city
Miss Annie Simmons, of Cumberland
Md. who has been in the city visiting
Miss Annie Brown. left for her home
yesterday.
In the Hastings Court yesterday Mr.
r.. III. Mclean qualified rs the admin
1strator on the estate of Mrs. Mary t.
Mclean In bond of $500. with Chas.
a. Mclean as surety. The appraisers
are A. ]. Roach. d. T. Dempsey ana
James w. Rollins.
Rev. r.. Is. Bcadles, who has been in
the city for few days. returned TO his
home. at Capron, Va. last night.
~ Juvenile baseball team, to be
known as the lizard Knockers" was
organized yesterday. The club mem
bers range in age from 10 to IL years.
This is the morning (May 1st) for the
bellies and the beauX to '.go snailing"
and then have the snails they capture
write the names of their future hus-
band or wife written in plate OF meal
or flour. Weather permitting many
Portsmouth couples will be out bright
and early this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Hines. pastor of the Park
View Baptist Church. baptized six per-
sons Sunday night.
The choir OF ST. Johns Church have
placed on the communion table beau
tiful pair vases in memory OF the late
Mrs. T.. w. Maupin.
Margenet Estellc. aged 16 months, IN
FAINT daughter of Owen and Teresa j.
O'Connor, died at the residence of her
parents. Shell Road. near Brighton,
yesterday afternoon at o'clock No
tice of funeral in to-morrow's issue.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of c. w. Hudgins & Co, in which
he offers special prices.
Attention is called TO resolutions in
this issue, which were adopted by the
b. c. u.
r. L. Glover, chairman OF the Sewer
age Committee, advertises for bids for
furnishing Pocahontas coal for the city.
See ad.
The funeral OF Mrs. Caroline Wright
LOOMS will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock at Central Church
The regular noon-tdc prayer meet
ing of the w. G. L. u. will be held ut
the Y. Nj. c. a. rooms to-day. a full
attendance Is earnestly requested.
Mr.. w. II. Reed, superintendent of
motive power of the Seaboard Air Line.
left the city yesterday afternoon to be
gone for several days on important bus
mess
The closing soirce of Miss Dyson.s
dancing class at Maupins Hall last
night was q magnificent success. The
ladies were elegantly gowned, present
Ing charming appearance. while the
men were gallant and courteous.
Mrs. Susie Neale Is quite sick at her
residence, 5l0 High street
Yesterday the Portsmouth Juniors
defeated the Bean eaters by n score
of 8 to The batteries were Pugh and
Rogers. and Cooke and Askew.