Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-05
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip aud Events In which our People are
Interested, Chroniclcd in ConcisoFoym
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.
It was cool enough yesterday for fan

Tt was cool enough yesterday for fall
overcoats were seen during the day.
There will be n game to-day at Lea
que Park between Norfolk and Ports
mouth. This will be the last game with
Norfolk for some time next week. The
Richmond boys will be here for three
days.
An effort will be made to get up an
interest in Columbia Park again this
summer. 1t is said that Il vaudeville
show will be run there later on.
1t was rumored yesterday that
young couple living on South street
has eloped but it was untrue.
III the pavement in the Huckster's
market is not fled soon an accident is
1il<ly to occur. and the city will be held
responsible for damage. Then Il suit
VIII follow.
the Portsmouth Street Railroad are
completed and will go on the line to-
morrow.
Mr. VIM Wood, of Richmond, is in the
city the guest of Mr.. Thos. eleanor, in
Park View.
Attention is called to add of Clemy
Good in which he tells you he will have
at his stall to-day spring lamb and
veal
Doctor Joseph Guthrie has received
orders TO convene n board of Medical
Examiners on the Sth instant, at the
yard.
Rev. r. f. Beadles has been selected
as orator on the occasion OF Confcder-
ate Memorial Day.
Mr.. X, A. BAN was appointed by
Judge a. s. Watts in the hustirgs court
to-day n commissioner in chancery in
place of Louis c. Phillips resigned.
An effort is being made by several
young men TO organize Sea Shore
Club for the purpose CT building a COT
q - nd J.,
boating and swimming and other sum
nlcr sports.
Fraternal and Benevolent organlzn-
items ci Il is city. are .rI To send ~
this Office weekly. interesting notes Of
what is going on that they may be pub
lished each Sunday. so that the general
public may be informed in that dlrec-
ton.
There were no new entries at the
county or city jail last night. and the
magistrates of the county are complain
ing Of the dizziness in business.
Nothing has been learned definitely
OF what the Council will do with the
request of the Police Commissioners
Tor three more policemen
There has been no fighting in the
Portmonth Baseball Park this season.
and Messrs. Brady and Butt are deter
mined that rowdyism shall have 10
place there. They want 1t understood
that toughs and drunken men are NOT
sueS'red as Patrons and Will not he al
lowed TO enter the grounds
At the First Presbyterian Church
sunday night the pastor will preach The
''Td OF series of doctr,nnl sermons
subject. 'Sanctification as Taught in
the Scriptures"
me Little Washington Streets defeat
Cd the Portsmouth Juniors. yesterday
by score of 10 to >. The batteries were
Mcneil and Elan. Sykes and Hutchin,
The Portsmouth Street Railway Com
pany has received thrcc new cars. and
superintendent Louis M1untney expects
TO have at least two CT them on the line
tomorrow.
An elaborate program is being gotten
up-tef-the- entertainmcnt of the mem
pers or Atlantic Lodge No. "a X. of 2.
next Thursday night.
Capt. f. V. White ana wife will loove
to-day for Macon, Ga, to spend several
weeks with Mrs. Whites relatives.
Mrs. Buttlngham advert!ses fresh
carnations for to-day at % cts. a doz-
en-.
Both of the Portsmouth Hook. and
a.uouer horses are in the hospital. They
are suffering from lameness
me young Portsmouth's and the Fly
Always played ball yesterday. the for
mer winning by a score of Ia 10
Montauk Tribe No. 55 I. O. r. NJ
conferred degrees on several candidates
last night A large attendance was
present.
The Catholic Bazaar was we'll at
tended again last night
Pete" Weckbecker. manacor of ,ho
portsmouth baseball team last niche
got wire message from pitcher p. n
Coleman that his terms had hnan a.
copied and that he would come ON nj
once from Mason. Ohio. where he now
is. He has fine record.
MONDAY night in their hall on South
street, the independent Steam Fire En-
sihe Co., NO. will meet In annual SOS
sion and elect officers and paid men fer
the ensuing year.
Grand Chancellor Chas. II. Bland YES
Ierday forwarded the proper qanors 10
Manchester for the institution Of n now
Pythian Lodge numbering "a members
which event will occur Monday nirht
To-day at League Park in This civ
portsmouth and Norfolk play tho los,
OF the first series of games of Tho sen
son. Richmond comes Monday ro,. ,hral
days. ''i'ee
On the Eleventh OF this month naxt
Friday. the employees OF tho g.
board Air Line in this city will give q
picnic at Seaboard Air Line Par,, NJ
Delaware on the Nottoway river.
The commencement exercises or tbo
graduates Of the Portsmouth Prblic
High School will this season he hel1 In
the Lyceum, and those Interested are
proud OF this fact.
III.