Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-11
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARp ON THE STREETS
Gossip and Events in which Our People
are Interested, Chronicled In Concise
Il Form-A Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Readers Fresh Evoy
nIorningLsnap Shots of Our Busy City,

The musical entertainment ana conf
etly, "Why We Never Marry" which
was to have been presented at Wright
Memorial Sunday school room Thurs
day night, but was postponed on ac-
count of the inclement weather, Will
take place tomorrow (Monday) night
at s o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Brighton
M. e. Church will give Chinese party
at the residence Of Mrs. Sam Russ
Tuesday evening, March 10th, at s
O'Clock for the benefit Of the church.
The county school teachers We're raid
yesterday for February. There are
eighty teachers in the county. OF this
humber thirty are colored.
A colored school teacher named Fan
ny Conway tainted and fell in the
courthouse yard Yesterday. She was
attended by DR.. Claud and was after
wards removed to her home. near the
Soundhouse.
Mr.. stribling Marshall and bride
have returned home from their bridal
trio.
The Brandt Company offers special
prices In shirts, hats. shoes. etc, for
Monday. See their list OF prices in adj
Hertisement.
Abram Brown, long. tall mulatto,
who spends more time in Jail than he
does out, was committed for thirty
days yesterday in default of q fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Slmcoe lost by
death yesterday their infant son. Sam
uel Henry, aged one year and seven
place this afternoon st o'clock frcin
the residence. No. 400 County street.
The funeral OF Mrs. Annie Dill, who
died at her home in North street,
Scot!sville. Friday. took place privately
in the family plot near the Village.
The lady leaves several children. She
was the wife Of Mr. j.. a. nill.
j. S. Crawford has received from che
factory Il set of pulpit furniture for the
Methodist Mission Church in Brighton.
The set consists of pulpit stand and two
chairr OF handsomely carved oak, up
pretty.
The body of the six-months' .old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs James NJ.
Jolly, Margaret King. was sent to
Brunswick county yesterday for inter
ment. The child died Thursday even
ing at the parents residence, 301 Efiing-
ham street.
.Messrs. G. NJ. Reynolds & Co. sold
at auction yesterday the lot at the
northwest corner OF Pearl and South
streets to H. l.. Stafford for $3.50 a lot
at the southwest corner OF South and
Sherwood streets was bought by w. S.
Langhorne for s370.
Mrs. Margaret Powell, OF Isle of
Wight county, who has been visiting
her sons in Primers Point and Port
Norfolk for some time. returned to
her home yesterday.
Mr.. e. M. Crary, H. S. N, pay clerk.
returned yesterday from Philadelphia,
where he accompanied the body of his
late wife, which was inferred at her old
home.
Mr.. Leake Creekmorc a well-known
resident of the county, died near Great
Bridge Friday evening, aged eighty
three years.
The New York Clothing Company
offers special inducements for Monday
and Tuesday in mems hats: also in
chldren's waists in white and colored
handiwork See their advertisement.
Mr.. Emmett Deans tells you that he
has pretty beats and pretty rings in
eerge numbers. If you need any call
En him.
Messrs Anderson & Thompson are
applicants for your spring paperlng.
See what they have to say in their
advertisement.
The Circuit Court and Hastings
Court wi! both be in lsession Mon
Day
The City Council will elect n clerk
next Tuesday night. There will be a
number Of applicants for the posi-
kion.
IA number Of trees have commenced
10 put forth little leaves.
Mr.. James Jenkins, Of Augusta, Ga.
D. large cotton merchant in that city,
was in the city yesterday.
By reference to our advertising col
nrnn 1t will be seen that Mr.. J. Edwin
Hanrahan announces his candidacy for
the position Of Street Inspector, sub
5ect to the coming Democratic prI-
hnary.
There will be a musical and literary
entertainment Tuesday night at the
fesidence Of Mrs. Beazley, in Park
View, for the benefit OF the Park View
q NJ tok A ~ a. ya tfe1S,
The same, with program, will appear
Tuesday morning.
Candidates should announce them
selves now, so that the public can
know who they are, and in doing so
they should select the paper that is
most popular.
II the lady who advertised for a sit
nation under "a" will call at this office
) she will learn something to her in
terest.
There will he a union meeting Of all
che colored Baptist preachers at the
Fourth BAPTIST Church, corner Of
Green and Race avenue. this afternoon
| at 8 O'clock. All the colored preachers
from Norfolk are invited to be pres
4 ent.
9 Mr.. Charles Williams. of Baltimore.
Is in the city. He came to attend the
Funeral OF his aunt.
There will be rehearsal Of aye
& Uclocas. All taking part are kindly re.
!, uuested to be present on time.
II There Will be a special service at the
< Fourth Street Baptist Church this az
terfoon for men. women and children
Il pn1y. Evangelist Garland will talk
,kbout responsibility. The meetings will
3 continue during this week Preaching
every night, and Bible reading every
afternoon.
"a splendid program has been arranr-
Is I'd for the Bonnet Party which will