Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-23
in i! AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on tho Streets. Mt the Hotels, in
ceantinE Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Pat ia Abbreyiated Form for tho Edih-
catsen Of Readers of the virsiniau-piiot
Tho Movements of Peoplo-snap
shots At Events In which tho Public is
Interested.


Il city OF the death of Morris Cherry.
aged ~ years, son of MIR. George and
4 Laura Cherry, formerly of Portsmouth,
y put now residents of Wilmington, Del.
e MIR. George Halstead. ministerial
student, is home for the holidays.
All the young men of this city who
Z nave been OFF to college, have returned
home for the holidays.
The Seaboard Air Line shops shut
8 down yesterday Mt noon until Decem-
Der 18th at a. m. This will give those
z Who want to leave the city an oppor-
tunity to do so.
~ Attention is called to ad. of Jessie G.
Balm In to-day's issue.
Miss Minnie Cuthrel, of Baltimore,
arrived IN the city yesterday TO spend
the holidays.
ployed in the family of Mr.. Meah H.
4 j acohson, in County street, was arrest
ed yesterday charged with stealing half
Of q WOODEN blanket. Mary confessed,
I and said 1t was the only thing she ever
stole in her life, but the police records
contradict her She will be tried Mon
day morning.
Miss Bruce Campbell Nicholson, of
: Baltimore. is the guest of Mrs. a. II.
5 Lindsay, inSPark avenue, Park View.
BY reading Emmett Deans adrer-
ltisement you will not go from home to
buy your Xmas goods. He has full
supply of all kinds of articles for pres
erts and at price to suit everybody.
He has q few Of his handsome dressed
I, dolls left, which will be offered at a
great reduction. He calls special atten-
tion to his 10-cent counter.
Mr.. A NICK. Griggs. local editor of
the Portsmouth Star. left yesterday.
via the Southern Railroad for Atlanta.
Ga. TO visit his parents.
Some of the freight cars that come
I'm yesterday had snow on top of them.
Mr.. B. B. Warren and wife Will. in
: few days have been married 81 years.
They are both getting we'll advanced in
years.
81 None of the courts will be in session
Again until January.
The Puck children who made them
4 selves quite popular with the children,
will leave this morning for Harrison
burg, Va.
$ There will be several marriages this
week.
"A small colored boy, named Elliott,
accidentally shot himself through the
< leg yesterday while fooling with a flo
bert rifle He was attended by DR..
Attention is called to ad. of plano for
q GALE.
Mrs. Martha ]. buckingham, Of
Montgomery county, Va. is the guest
OF her son, Mr.. r. T. buckingham, on
" washington street.
There will be a prayer and praise
meeting Christmas morning at 6
Il O'clock at Central M. L. church.
The children's Christmas festival In
Trinity church will be held on Friday
afternoon, December 2Sth.
Zion. George r. Cabell, Jr., and wife,
of ,Danville, Va. are in the city to
Spend the holidays.
Hon. J. II. Baird has gone to Balti-
more to remain until January 9Th with
\ his daughter, Mrs. Wythe Parks.
Mr.. Eugene w. Whsnant returned
from Blacksburg yesterday TO spend
S his Christmas.
Attention is called to ad of H. Good
fnan, in which he tells you about what
Z he Will sell you tomorrow so cheap
that you cannot help buying.
Attention is called to ad OF mare for
--f5allee. ~
Underwater Lodge. I. o. o. r., WIN on
january list move back to old Odd
Fellows Hail.
Magnolia Camp, Woodmen of the
& World, yesterday paid to Reginald
Armstead $4,000, that being the amount
due him for policy held by him on
EhaD. G.. Armsteads life.