Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-08
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People arc
Interested, Chroniclod In ConciscForm
Daily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.


three thousand dollars (sS,Oo0) that be-
ing the amount of policy held by her
on Mr.. Scott'S life.
Attention is called to add of Graphic
phone for sale.
Memorial Day falls on the 25th in
slant; number of lots in the ceme-
teries need attention. They should be
looked after by the owners SO that the
cemetery will look all right on that
day when so many strangers will be
out there.
Mr.. Samuel Haume has gone to Ohio
to visit relatives. He will remain sew
ersl weeks.
There were five shots fred in quick
succession on Green street Sunday
night aout 9 o'clock
Both the Hastings and Circuit
Courts were in session yesterday.
Tomorrow will be pay day for the S.
"A. l.. employees and Thursday for the
Navy yard men.
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter the new assist
ant rector of Trinity 2. E. Church
preached his first sermon Sunday
morning to a good congregation.
Jerome Walker was arrested for as
-sanltinE- q Woman, on being searched
n pair of brass knucks were found on
him for which he was assessed 500 in
che Mayors Court yesterday.
The Board of Supervisors and Council
oOsAA HiCCl lO-utSt Vic ut I.OU Inc Otner
at p. m.
Attention is called to add of w. T.
Claud &; Co., in to-day's issue.
Attention is called to add of A. H.
Martin. clerk of Norfolk County Court
IN reference to a piece of land.
Messrs. c. w. King and D. p. Hooks.
OF Tidewater Lodge No. &C I. o. o. F..
William Etherdge. of Old Dominion
NO. 8, left yesterday for Hot Springs.
va, to represent their respective lodges
at The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
which convenes there for 2 days this
week Mrs. Seaborne also went to re-
present the Daughters of Rebekah.
Curtis. pitcher, of Portsmouth team.
Robbie Myers catcher of this city
and pitcher Jordan also of this city,
nave signed contracts to play ball with
Quincy of the Florida League.
rev. MIR. Booker commenced a series
or meetings at his church Sunday
night. Services will be held nightly.
a car load of oars that came from
North Carolina were shipped North
yesterday.
Doctor Byrd received a telegram yes
terday announcing the death of his
mother which occurred at Temperance
!atfe, Accomac County, yesterday. The
poctor left for home via New York &.
Philadelphia railroad steamer.
SiAtS-oHe persons connected them
selves with Monumental Church Sun
day moring. Twenty of them were bap-
1iZed. They were all converts from n. re-
cent revival
1t Is said that the man Snead who IS
wanted for burglary, has the third wife
in this section.
ut is thought that 1t will take six
months to get the ferry ready to run
the quicker trips.
MI. DOOoldcnp
erlntendent of the Pullman Car Com
pany Tor this section. was I'm the city
yesterday making arrangements for
putting Pullman cars on the new sys-
tenn of the S. A. l.. to Florida and Wcst
Indies
The Virginian- Pilot acknowledges the
receipt OF All iia.iittation to -be-present
at the Forty-seventh Anniversary ban
quet at Armory Hall on Friday the 18th
instant
The Portsmouth and Norfolk Co.
building Association will a their meet
ing on the 10th declare a dividend of
Q DER cent
The Bloomington and Decatur Clubs
OF the Central Baseball League, I'LL
I,o,s, nave both laid claims to out
iielder Lonsley Of the Portsmouth Club.
secretary Hutt yesterday forwarded 10
PRESIDENT N. c. Young, his side of the
question, and it looks as if Portsmouth
has the best claim 20 the player.
There Will be no set toasts Mt the
banquet of the Independent Fire Com
pahy friday night. all the toasts Will
DC o. the informal kind and of course
the responses will be imDromptu
The oiice drag net lest night caupb,
tfree Grunks and three DRINKS and
disorderlies.
Coleman. the new pitcher signed by
ror'sn.outh was expected to leave Ma
sen, OHIO. yesterday morning If he did
O'clock.
The bicycle rack of Mr.. Leon Hall at
the Bal! Park shows how popular tSe
wheel is in this citv.
The w. c. T. l.. will meet this nf.cr-
noon at half past three O'clock. with
Mrs. Jobscn CTS South street. A FIJI
attendance is requested
The new engine. No. COZ on the s. A
~. went out last night for the frs;
time with lie passenger train. col
will so out this morning.
FOR want of quorum ;here wa, no
meeting OF Tire Hoard OF Hsal.,l la;f
night. '''''
Substitute CTcer Jesse Dlrss arrest
Cd negro in the city Yesterday who is
wanted in the county for stealing
money fer which he sold fish
Attention is called to add of /, who
wants rooms. '''
y white sailor was arrested las,
night for walking down High stree;
with his arm around two nero wa
mems neck.
There will be a meeting of the Ports
mouh Us held this afternoon q, $50 -;
tn residence Of the PRECEDENT. Miss Wiz.
ginia Watts, No. 30S D.nwiddie stree.
Nervous Headache Cured
SneediIy No danger by Hicks Capu.
d.ne is md 2bc Ut drug stures