Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-23
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People are
Interested ,Chroniolcd In ConciscForm-
ADaiIy Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Renders Fresh Every Morning.
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.


Portsmouth Memorial Day will occur
on Friday Of this week.
Attention is called TO the advertise
ment of l.. l.. Dash!clls, in which he
says he Will run free excursion to
Hampton Roads Beach every evening.
For particulars call at his office.
The fans went wild with delight over
the twelve inning game at Newport
News.
Quite n number OF persons went over
to Norfolk yesterday afternoon to at
tend memorial services which took
place in the afternoon.
There will be no more meetings this
month.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday
against a. ToxaneX. n tailor, charging
him with having in his possession n uni
form belonging to Il member OF the
Portsmouth Rifles, for which he can
give no account
The remains of little child named
Holland were brought from Suffolk
yesterday. and were Inferred in the Oak
Grove Cemetery.
1t was cold enough yesterday morn
ing for frost.
The meeting at Wright Memorial still
continues.
A tent meeting will be held on the
old Jail lot beginning on June @ y
noted evangelist will conduct the same.
On Thursday, May "a. there will be n
social and literary entertainment given
at the Prentis Place Mission Quite Il
number of the best talent of the two
cities has been engaged and n good
time may be expected by all who at
tend.
The case of John Pcnet. who was
charged with disorderly conduct, was
called in the Mayors Court yesterday
mo Inc
oath.
Six DRINKS and dsorderlics lined up
in the Mayors Court yesterday morn
Ing. and were appropriately fined.
The three young boys of whom men
tion was made In yesterdays issue rs
having thrown bricks at residence In
South Portsmouth were arraigned In
the Mayors Court yesterday morning.
Two of them were fined 81 and costs
and one 81 and costs.
The pavement on King street between
Middle and Court streets is badly In
need of attention. II the Street Com
mittee will visit that locality they will
make no mistake.
Mention was made in yesterdays Is
sue of man named David Lane. who
swore out n warrant for Michael Ken
ny, whom he charged with stealing SlOO
In the Mayors Court yesterday the
liter was satisfactorily adjusted and
the case was dismissed
All the schools in the county will
close on Friday Cor the session of 1900.
The funeral of Mr. Vincent Tabb will
take place this afternoon at o'clock
from Sl3 Court street
The railroad Car Journal for Nav
states that Mr.. W. Il. Reed. superin-
tendent of motive power of the Sea-
board Air Line, has been nade one of
the judges of the Paris Exposition
Mr.. George Barrett. who has been at
tending school In New York is at home
on visit to his parents
Mr.. II. NJ. Boykin. of Richmond gem
eral agent of the Seaboard Air Line. is
In the city.
Mr. b. +. Adams, OF StarrviIIa Ga
and eight young lady teachers OF that
place arrived here yesterday. They arc
--on--their- May-to--Na sAinate;.- for
weeks visit. Mr.. NJ. Il. Clements. for
merry OF portsmouth, representative
OF the $. a. L.. is with them.
The police think that they have coma
up with the negro who has been rob
bling q number OF offices around tho
city. Ills name is Charles Sanford
knife was found on his person hclonr,nt-
to ono of the parties; a bicycle also.
The Laies' Aid Society OF Central Mis-
sion VIII give lawn party In Cottage
Place, l. street extended. Wednesday
afternoon and night. Come and helm
the ladies. P
Mr. c. l.. Igler president of Lodge No
81, Brotherhood OF Boilermakers ma
Iron Ship Builders OF America. has pona
TO Richmond to represent the above
BODY as delegate to the convention ~
the State Federation of Labor.
Rev. w. A. Snyder is in the citv on
visit. ="
Mr.. Charles Gibbs will return fro,,
Baltimore to-day. where he has bcen
on business.
Tomorrow will be election day: ro
ana vote for the convention.
The banks closed n half day YESTERDAY
IN honor OF Confederate Memorial Day
in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry I<ofke. OF Rides
burg, Pa, are visiting friends in port..
mouth, Va
A man named Flynn fell through tho
Gosport bridge last night and sprained
MS leg. He was attended by DR.. r. r.
Robertson.
A negro boy was arrested last nipn.
Cor stealing n deviled crab.
Eight machinists will he called IN tho
steam engineering department today.
Miss Hattie Parker, of Newport News
Is IN the city on n visit to friends.
The portsmouth Rifles carried fifty
men to Norfolk yesterday TO take Dart
IN tho memorial services
The regular revival tonight at Monu-
mental Church will be on the line of n
song service. The public is invNed.
The Thomas Jefferson Democratic
Club will meet tonight at s o'clock at
tbs corner OF South and Chestnut