Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-21
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip ana Events in Which our People are
Interested, Chronicicd In Concise Form =
Daily Diary OF Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.

Wednesday night some one entered
the house of MIR. William Grant. on
Bart street, and stole $40 in money and
made his escape.
Thursday night at IL o'clock some
miscreant set fire to the barn of MIR. j.
l.. Jones. Il well-known farmer rcsid
Ing at New Mill Creek. The barn and
its contents. including farming implc-
mentS and one mule, was totally de-
stroyed. The loss is about $500. The
property was uninsured.
Harrison Hodges, colored, was locked
up yesterday, charged with stealing Il
watch from John Shepherd. who lives
on Virginia street. The watch has been
recovered ana Hodges is in Jail await
Ing an examination.
EX-President X. Cur2on Hoffman, of
the Seaboard Air Line. was in the city
yesterday. lie was warmly welcomed
by his old acquaintances.
Mrs. Lulian Spiers, of this city. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Walter Ed
wards. In Berlin, Va.
Mrs. John Hume and family leave to-
day for Sweet Chalybcatc Springs, Va,
where they Will spend some time.
Mr.. NJ. II. Harrison, editor OF the Bed
ford City Democrat, was in the city
yesterday and called at the Nirginian-
Pilot office. lie has been ATTENDING, the
Attention is called To the advertise
ment of house for rent in another col
unin.
y horse attached to n delivery wagon
from Norfolk was overcome with the
neat yesterday 1t was some time be-
Tore he could he sent home.
"Oh. for more rain" is the cry OF the
FARMER, for everything is burning up.
When will This hot spell break up is
something that the people are anxious
to know?
An excursion came in from off the
Iar RIVER road yesterday morning ana
returned last night.
Announcement IS made of an cxcur-
sion that Will come from Littlcton. n.
c.. on August 10th
Tho fire 1T tho Seabonrd Air Line
shops on Thursday night did not
amount to anything. Nothing but
some waste was burned.
~ party OF ladies and gentlemen went
down the river on tug yesterday on
fishing frolic.
The Vrglnian- PHO, Office is bcsicgeA
with persons every day who are hnx-
ious to learn Of the China situation.
Mr.. Jerome L. Williams Is seriously
III at his homo in brighton
The smoke from the burning swamp
is terrible. especially at night ana early
mornings IT looks like fog. Small
fragments of reed fail all over the
city.
Rev. Mr.. Eggleston will leave Mon
day for Louisa county To join his fam
lily. He will be absent for month. his
congregation having granted him leave
OF absence
There is Il plank lying Mt tho corner
OF Middle and High streets that is in
the way of all vehicles. ana why it was
,elt there no one can tell. Several
horses have SHED at it and came near
breaking busgies. 1t should be re-
moved
negro woman. whose mind is un-
balanced attempted to kin herself yes
Serday by drinking carholc acid at her
nome. ON Race avenue. Or. Claud was
sent for and relieved her rs much as
possible.
Cant 7. w. whisnanrs family left
yesterday FOR Tolkton. n. c.. 10 spend
the balance of the summer
~ double bed room is wanted by two
The Misses lIclcn and Maud Ilimer
ana Miss liculah Grub of Whining
ton D"i,-+.+e-t-l-a- -=-,4-.s.- nf-AIr md
MIS-. Charles Russell i31 County street.
Attention is called to the scaboard
Real Estate Company's al. in which
thcy ollcr Inducements FOR homes.
The ferry lessccs are having consid-
cradle trouble getting oak piles for
the repair of the Norfolk Slip. and the
rebuilainE of the Chestnut street slip.
In Berklcy Lumber dealers report
great scarcity OF desirable cut Tim
Der.
Bascom Taylor was fined $40 in police
court yesterday morning for assaultiny
Lizzie Daily.
The ferry steamer Superior has Just
come from Co!onna's railway. where
her hull was reprinted, ana is lying at
the High street wharf awaiting a visit
from the inspector of vessels. The
superior will not so in service FOR some
weeks