Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-01
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People ARC
Interested, chronlcled In coneiserornn-
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Renders Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

Mr.. c. II. Williams and bride have
gone to their new home at Jacksonville,
Florida
The work of tearing down the Y. NJ.
c. a. building will be commenced to-
day. All the furniture, etc., was re-
moved yesterday.
MIR. r. 1. Cheatham, assistant general
freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line
at Atlanta, Ga, was in the city yes
terday.
The negro Robert Bryant. who was
arrested charged with stealing pair
of shoes. was discharged, there being
no evidence against him.
A party was fined $50 in the Mayors
Court yesterday for carrying concealed
weapons.
Mrs. A. H. Jenkins, Miss Annie Bar
low and Mr.. j. w. Corbett of this city,
have arrived in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Monumental Church wants
choir leader. See ad. for particulars.
A sail boat is offered for sale. For
particulars see ad. as directed.
The thermometer crawled we'll up
yesterday. notwithstanding there was u
good breeze blowing.
The last summer month comes in to-
day. It is usually a very warm month.
The public schools will not open on
Labor Day. as usual. this year. They
will open the next day, which will be
September 4th.
The City Council will meet Tuesday
night. There is quite n large amount
of business to be done.
Rev. Frank Hall was in the city Sun
day and preached to his old charge. He
received a warm welcome. He left
again Monday night.
The School Board will hold their
regular monthly meeting Friday night.
The Seaboard Air Line clerks will be
paid to-day for July.
III Il. Il
High street yesterday morning struck
q pile of stuff that is being used in
concrete at the Catholic Church, ana
cut himself quite badly.
Burglars made several attempts to
enter residences on Washington street
extended Monday night. but were frus
trated in their attempts on each occa-
sion.
Mr.. Martin. late auditor OF the Sea-
board Air Line. will leave this week
for his former home, In Raleigh, -. z.
The concert last night for the benefit
of the Port Norfolk Baptist Church's
seating fund was n decided success
financially.
~ stenographer advertises for a sit
uation In want column on page 3.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Williams, of Baltimore, is
visiting relatives on Crawford street.
Rev. A. G. Thomson will return this
morning from Essex county, where he
has been conducting u meeting.
Miss Hattie Miller, of Richmond. who
has been visiting in the city, returned
home yesterday.
party of young ladies went crab
bling yesterday. On their return home
one Of them fell overheard. Her cries
for help We're heard some distance She
was saved without any injury except n
wettinE.
The little girl Dorothy O'NeilI. who
n 70 II
Jaw. Is said to be improving.
Maggie. the bright and interesting lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. IT. C.
Riddick. is i'll at their home in Park
View.
The Misses Maggie Recdy and Annie
Colasanti, two popular young ladies of
South Portsmouth, will leave this
morning to spend n few weeks in
Washington, Baltimore and Petersburg
visiting relatives and friends.
colored woman, who did not give
her name. was found wandering in
Fourth street yesterday afternoon, APP
parently demented. She was taken
charge of by Police officers Dillsbury
and Cadmus. to whom she said that
She belonged in Norfolk. The police
men took her to the ferry and sent
her back to Norfolk.
The Hudspeth liner Springwell is
loading pig-iron at the Seaboard Air
Lines export pier. The vessel Is about
ready to sail for Rotterdam
The Independent Fire Company will
decide at called meeting next Tues
day night whether or not to attend the
State Firemen's convention in Rich
mond.
Miss Nora Carter, of Louisa county.
Is the guest OF Mrs. Willie A. Murray,
in Cottage Place.
Mrs. II. p. Bunting and children left
last night on a visit to Mrs. Bunting's
sister. Mrs. George Purdie. in Atlanta,
Ga.
Tile committee recently appointed by
the Portsmouth Board of Trade to see
the officials of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad relative to resuming reg
ular trips to Portsmouth by the COM
pany's steamer, will meet the officials
IN Norfolk to-day.
Mr.. II. NJ. Boykin, general agent of
the Seaboard Air Line in Richmond.
and w. P. Taylor. traffic manager of
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac in Richmond. We're in Ports
mouth yesterday on business.
Atlantic Company, *. of p. No. 1,
will decide tonight whether they will
go to Detroit in body or not.
Attention is called to the advertise
rnent OF city clerk announcing that
bids will be received until Monday.
August 9th, for the cellars in Bogart's
Row. See adj.
Mr.. A. ]. Phillips received telegram
yesterday requesting him to come to
baltimore last night on business. He
left on the steamer at night.
DR.. Norris. of Charlottesville. Va, Is
visiting Col. VIM. II. Stewards family,
on North street.
FIVE MURDER CASES.