Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-03
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LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People are
Interested, Cbroniclcd in Concise Form
ADsily Diary of Happenings Presented
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receive a reward.
House No. At jefferson street is ad
vertised for sale on easy terms. See
advertisement.
Two silver spoons that were either
lost or stolen. are advertised for. see
advertisement.
house on River View avenue, in
Park View. is advertised for rent See
advertisement
Attention is called to advertisement
In this issue of G.. w. Mooney, in which
he tells YOU that he is prepared TO carry
lake parties on excursions of any kind.
Mrs. DR.. Charles Culpepper has re-
turned from Richmond, where she had
been visiting.
Home raised beans were offered for
sale yesterday in the market. Potatoes
{ will soon be in the market
The Virginian-Pilot rcpresen alive de-
sres to return thanks to Mr.. Henry
1ilrn for kind remembrances on yester-
day.
Mr.. William Codd is confined to his
home on Chestnut street on account OF
sickness.
Mr.. y. II. Lindsay has zone to Balu-
more for medical treatment.
The tent meeting at the corner Of
High and Washington streets will begin
this afternoon ut 3 O'clock and will con-
tinus for ten days.
II there is not some limit put to poles
that are going up around the city.
Portsmouth streets will resemble
forest.
The truckers say that berries are not
worth shipping, they are selling SO
cheap.
Some time during Friday night some
enc stole II fishing pole and line, with n
hin fish htched to the line, from in
front Of Mr.. G. NJ. Reynolds store on
High street.
All the S. \. L. clerks and those who
went with them to Richmond returned
last night
There Will be another big excursion
down the S. y. L. on the 18th instant.
Owens Memorial Sunday School Will
picnic at Virginia Beach on June ).
The Portsmouth baseball team will
play At home the first three days of
next week.
Scmc of the census enumerators are
getting tired of their job and would like
to be out OF 1t.
Spring chickens still command n good
price in the market.
There will be three meetings OF the
Council this month.
This being the first Sunday In the
month commun on will be adminstercl
in number of the churches.
y number OF teachers Of the public
schools went to Lake Drummond yes
terday. Some OF them had never been
there befsrc.
Yesterday morning small colorcd
boy was gored by II COW that was
driven down Columbia street. He was
no, hurt very badly.
There is an ordinance that prohibits
the throwing of glass on the streets,
and still persons Will p rs ST in doing it,
Yesterday three different parties pune
tured wheels which ran over glass.
Rev. Joseph Ii. Smith. OF California,
/, 4. IL
High and Washington streets. Will
preach this morning at Central Church
a II o'clock, and Al the tent at > p
m and p. IN. Song service at 1880.
The Rescue Fire Company, a co.ored
organization from the county. VIII cafe
brate the tenth anniversary Of the Ccm-
pany on Monday ntsfTt.
Mr.. William Whee!er,a retired enGi-
neer from the United States navy, who
has been quite i'll at his home on North
street. is somewhat improved.
A colored man named James Jones.
employed at CASTS woodward had his
hand badly cut yesterday By coming in
contact with a saw.
A drunken man went to sleep on
Wcagland's wharf yesterday and rolled
overheard. He was ished out by col
pred man who was In Ii boat lying in
the dock.
The large open cars belonging to the
on the line to-day.
The failure OF the Hebrew congrega-
ton to come up with the purchase
money for Central Church Will delay
the work OF commencing work on the
new church q little while longer 1T
was hoped that work would he begun
and gotten well under way this sum
mer.
The time OF holding the Methodist
Sunday School Association has been
changed from the fourth Sunday to
the first Sunday in the month. Consc-
quently it will be held to-day.
The ladies of Central Church made
$50 off the Independent banquet.
a negro man was shot ut while try
ing to steal some chickens ut Mount
Herman Friday night. IT could not b.
learned whether he was struck or not.
Mr.. Henry wilkins, census enumera-
Cor for the First ward, has resigned
the position on account Of sickness.
Some of the attractions OF the Ports
mouth Hook and Ladder excursion Will
be the full moon that night, a fine band
of music for dancing, two and e-half
hours at Old Point or two hours on the
bay. The excursion will take place
Tuesday, June 18TH.
The District Baptist Young Peoples
Union will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock wish the Park Avenue Baptist
Church. Norfolk. a fine program has
been arranged for this meeting.
The Revs. u. s. Farland and A. c.
Thomson have returned from The Diu-
cesar Council in Lynchbura, and viii
occupy their puirits to-day ia St
Jehns anal Trinity Episcopal Churches,
respectively.
III, ard Mrs. ". G. Cuipcpper enter
taipei al their cottage. nj Wilioughby
Eesch, last week tbeir friends. Mrs
Adrian RiadiciS and daughter. of Rich