Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-12
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People are
Interested, Chronlclcd in ConciscForm =
ADaily Diary OF Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning =
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

A correct list of the line Of march for
the Chambers Ere Co., will appear in
to-morrow's issue of this paper.
a small white boy fell from the roof
OF a house on Washington street ex-
tended in Brighton and broke his arm
The Portsmouth team will play home
every day next week. The first three
days with Hampton and the last three
with Petersburg.
At a late hour Thursday night the
order about the S. a. l.. shop men not
working Saturday was countermandcd
and the men will work half CT to-day.
The boys Gospel Army of the Y. ~
c. a. had an outing at Columbia Park
yesterday. They INDUCED in u game OF
baseball and other out door sports
until late in the afternoon and then re-
turned, much pleased with their sports
a negro woman was fined SIS in the
Mayors Court yesterday for drunk and
disorderly conduct on Water street
Miss Hattie Moore, of Northumber-
land county. who has ben visiting in
the city for several weeks returned
home yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Rawlings pastor of Noun
mental church was called to his home
in Brunswick county by telegram ON
account of the illness of his mother.
The meetings at Wright Memorial
we'll attended.
Mr.. ]. Ollie Harris has rented the
Madison Hotel and Will throw the doors
open to-day. Mr.. Harris has had con-
siderable experience in the hotel bust
ness and will no doubt make the place
popular. The visiting tlremen who will
he here next Tuesday Will stop there.
also all baseball teams hereafter that
come to the city to play.
Major c. III. Llucheimer insnector of
target practice for the U. S. Marine
Corps. is coming NeNt week to select
site for a rifle range. Persons in this
vicinity having desirable sites can let
the Major know by communication
with the commanding officer, Marine
Barracks at this yard
y bar room with fixtures. pool table
and all equipments are offered for rent
See add.
About fourteen hundred people at
tended the S. a. l.. picnic ait Delaware
Park yesterday. 1t made it quite lone
some around the city.
Mr.. Walter l.. Bilsby OF this city re-
ceived telegram yesterday announc-
ing the death Of his father in-law, Mr..
w. II. c. Ellis who died at his home I'm
northampton county
The Portsmouth Street Railway has n
force Of men a work rebonding the rails
on all parts OF the system. The start
"as made on Wednesday, and the work
VIII be pushed as rapidly as possible
to compilation. Rebonding Of the rails
VIII Improve the speed of the cars and
the comfort of riding.
On the eth day OF this month our
venerable townsman, Capt. James w
Brown. will celebrate the 94th anniver-
sary of his birth. He is still hale and
mccarthy with long silken locks as White
as snow
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the part Of the base ball rooters yester-
day on account of Portsmouth ioosinr
to Hampton.
There was big fire at West Norfolk
Lumber Co. last night, which made
quite blaze.
Mrs Geo A. Krtezer yesterday receiv-
ed (S2.0O0) two thousand dollars from
me knights of Honor. that being the
amount of policy held by her on her
husbands life.
Mr.. Willie Arlington has gone to
Baltimore to undergo an operation.
~ horse bclongingto Mr.. Sam Arm
strong ran away on Crawford street
yesterday morning and went through
Harris bar window
High street presented lively APP
pearance last night Some were waiting
to see the iircmens parade. others TO
learn or base ball and still others who
wanted to hear from the prize light.
Inc eXcurslonists returned just after
seven o'clock last night well pleased
with their days pleasure.
DR.. James NJ. JAWS is sick at his
nome on Crawford street
Mr.. c. w. Mooney has made arrange
ments to carry six different parties to
Lake Drummond in the next week or
ten days.
There was a scrapplng match on
clifford street last night. One of the
parties was badly used up
The willing Workers birthday marty
In the lecture room &c the Court street
Bardist church. was well attended los,
night. The room was handsomely de-
corated with po:ted plants. etc
Mr.. George Creekmur, Of Deem Crce,,
Lodge of Odd Fellows returned fror,
Hot Springs where he had been in al
tendance upon the sessions of Inc
Grand Lodge in the capacity Of repre-
sentative.
The union-mnGe bicycle (ncw Fa'com
that was charced OFF ut a regulnr
meeting of Portsmouth i.oGrn No. 81
International Association OF Nachin-
lists WIS won by Mr.. II. i. Plu-n,ner.
chance No 1867.
HE DEFlED ME-. HEEVi.Y.