Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-31
The Latest Happenings Of a Per-
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets, at the Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere, and
Put in Abbreviated Form for the Edit
cation of Readers of the virsinian-Pilot
Tho Movements of Peoplo-snnp
Shots at Events in Which tho Public is
Interested.

Mrs. Joseph Woodley and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, have returned to town
after spending the summer at their
cottage at Ocean View.
Mrs. Fannie Weymouth and grand
son, Mr. Weymouth Evans, returned
from the Mountains of Virginia We'd
ncsday night. Mr.. Evans went to the
mountains for the benefit of his health.
Miss Alexina Shannon and nephew.
James j. Shannon. have returned from
a visit to friends in Hampton, Va.
Miss Nellie Batten, from Smithfield.
Va. is the guest of Mrs. Lee Eastwood,
in Dinwiddie street.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, assistant
minister to Trinity, has returned from
Richmond.
Attention is called to advertisement
OF twenty shares of Bank of Ports
mouth stock for sale.
MIR. d. II. Ground, for eighteen years
chief clerk to former General Manager
Maxwell, of the Florida Central and
Peninsula railroad, has removed to
this city. He reports direct to Capt.
E. ". McBec, general superintendent of
the Seaboard Air Line.
The time allowed the residents of the
First Ward to connect their. houses to
the city sewer will expire on September
LIST. A penalty is prescribed for failure
to connect.
The September term of the Hastings
Court begins next Thursday.
Mrs. j. L. Pruden. of Suffolk. and
Miss Lottie Butler, of Nansemond ar
rived here yesterday with Miss Bessie
King and will spend some time as the
guests of that lady in South street.
Mrs Rosa Johnson of Littleton, n.
c.. and her niece. Miss Abel Johnson,
returned home yesterday after visit
10 the family of Mr.. II. r. Anderson,
In Dinwiddie street.
The north gate of the navy-yard will
be reopened to vehicle traffic next Sat-
urday, after having been closed for
week. during which time the roadway
has been given underground drainage
and repaved with vitrified brick.
Miss Linnie Moore's Sunday school
class in Wright Memorial NJ. e. Church
enjoyed a hay-ri Wednesday night to
Ocean View.
MIR. Charles Gibbs. of the County
Clerks Office, landed a trout thirty-five
inches in length while fishing yester
day morning at Pinner's Point Mayor
Keeling. of Berkeley. and MIR. Owens,
of Manchester. were in the boat with
him at the time and witnessed the ac-
curacy of the measurement.
John II. Driver, colored. for threat
ening the life of A. II. Parker, n col
ored huckster, was fined $40 in Police
Court yesterday. Parker sold Driver n
melon which did not suit him and re-
fused to refund the money paid for it
one cent. Parker inquired whether
Driver expected to get n horse and cart
for penny whereupon Driver got
mad and threatened to shoot.
Edward Becker, colored. alias
shorty was charged in Police Court
yesterday morning with the theft of n
dollar from Edna Healey, woman
living on Crawford street. The evil
dence was insufficient to convict and
Becker was discharged.
The Portsmouth US will give troll
ley party tonight. The car will leave
the corner of South and Washington
streets promptly at $3.50 O'Clock.
gentleman and wife desire board
in Cottage Place or Park View Sec
Mrs. e. r. Barksdale has gone to
Marion. Va. to spend some time
A party of young people. chaperoned
by Mrs. Tom Miller gave n charming
house party at the yellow Kid Cot
tage," at Ocean View, Wednesday. in
honor of Miss Annie Paul, of Rich
mond. The party consisted of Mrs.
Tom Miller. Misses Annie Paul. Alice
Bailey, Lulu Howe. Mamie Lamar,
Annie Miller, Sarah Miller, Lorena
Allen and Mr.. w. Judson Deans.
Messrs. Brady and Butt received n
telegram yesterday afternoon stating
that John L.. Sullivan would umpire
the game of ball in this city Labor
Day in the morning.
The members of Portsmouth Lodge
No. AL. I. A. NJ, are notified that there
Will be an important meeting tonight.
See ad.
Monday will be observed by the gov
eminent employees as a holiday.
Messrs. Taliaferro & Long give no.
tice through these columns that the
partnership existing between them has
been dissolved by mutual consent Mr..
Long having purchased Mr.. Talieferros
interest and will conduct the business
at the old stand where he will be
pleased to serve the public.
Mrs. w. j. Rogers and children re-
turned home from Gloucester county
last night.
The men recently suspended from the
yard will be called back Saturday. This
will give them the benefit of the hol-
day Mon6ny.