Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-19
The Latest Happenings of a Per.
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets. Mt tho Hotels, In
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere, and
Put in Abbreviated Form for the Edii-
cation of Headers ortho virgInian>pilot
Tho Movements of reoplc-snap
Shots at Events In Which the Public is
Interested.

Mr.. w. II. Eastwood has resigned his
position as u special laborer in the
steam engineering department OF the
navy yard. Mr.. II. y. Taylor has been
promoted as special laborer in the
same department with pay ut $3.50 per
diem.
VIM. Sledgc ana Mac Pierce. both
coiorcd, have been held for the County
Court on charge of housebrealiint.
and robbery. The men recently robbed
MessenScr's bar in King street ex-
tended.
The SANDER ease still continues to ut
tract attention. The courtroom is
crowded daily.
me oystermen were all smiles yester-
day. The cool weather will make the
price OF oysters advance
Mr. John G.. Fulford. II collector on
tie ferry, Will leave for Richmond to-
day He has been granted week.
leave.
~ wellknown real estate man will
shortly we'd
The regular weekly shoot of the
Portsmouth Gun Club will take place
tomorrow afternoon.
The firemen will leave for Richmond
this week to attend the association.
The Democrats of Western Branch
district VIII meet tonight at the school
house. corner of South and Goodwin
streets.
~ Ilulllyef Oh pttt Fellows nave gone
TO Richmond To attend the meeting of
the Grand Lodge.
TIC weather was rather cool for Il
lawn party last night, but the ladies'
III charge bravcd the weather and re-
NAMED out as long as any one would
come.
y nice looking young girl came reel
Ing down High street from Norfolk
Monday night about . o'clock. She
WAS taken care of by Il friend.
MIR. VIM. II. Noel has gone to Bos-
ton To remain several weeks He will
also visit through New York state.
Attention is called To the Brandt
Company ad. in this issue.
The lcssees Of the ferry are making
some preparations towards the build
ing of the new ferry slip.
Yesterday morning shortly after 5
o'clock II youth about IL years old was
seen coming from under Il porch half
frozen. He had slept under there all
night. He claimed that he had no
home.
y negro woman was badly cut yes
tcrday morning by another woman on
Green street with Il razor. The two
women had a row over some money
when one pulled out II razor and cut
the other on the arm in several places
The wounded woman was attended by
DIR. France.
Yesterday afternoon n wcll-drcsscd
lady was riding down Court street on
wheel when her dress got caught
throwing her off and bruisng her face
She was cared for by lady near where
she fell.
Attention is called to the advertise
mcnt of III. a. Long in this issue, in
which he tells you things that are
worth considering.
The Independent Fire Company hose
cart was called out yesterday morning
at 2:i0 o'clock 10 put out IL burning
trash pile at the foot of Washington
street.
y genuine Goa! wave matcralizcd
Monday night sending the mercury
down 10 60 degrees. about 20 degrees
below Sundays temperature.
The United States Express Company
through it's local agent. AIR. Charles
Jackson. has offered to transport free.
of charge any stores for relief funds
intended for Galveston sufferers, that
may be sent fro,L Portsmouth.
Mr.. Geo. Halstcad will leave to-mor-
row for Randolph Macon College to
resume his studies.
Mr.. Geo. X. Morrison. of Portsmouth
New Hampshire, is in the city with
view of locating here.
a good cook can secure employment
by applying at los Middle street
Miss Maud Magill, of Newport News,
is in the city on a short visit to
friends
Miss Ida Lewis. who has been with
Mrs. Bassett' millinery, in Norfolk, for
n great number of years, has connected
herself with Mrs. NJ. McHugh. in this
city, in the same business.
The ladies of Owens Memorial
Church will give a trolley ride and
lawn party at Primers Point to-mor-
row night Go and help them.
Mr.. Robert Cuthrell, n well-known
citizen, had his foot badly mashed in
the navy yard yesterday by heavy
piece of timber falling on IL. He was
removed to his home on Washington
and Glasgow streets
Mrs. Henry Shelton. OF Old Point,
and Misses Daisy Mears and Mary
Williams, OF Hampton, are visiting
Mrs. Chas. Tucker, in High street
Mrs. Emma ]. Stafford in the County
Court yesterday gave Il now bond as
guardian of Irene. Enoch and Jcancth
Stafford. a bond of $500 was given.
Gordon Jenkins. colored, was arrest
cd yesterday by officer Anderton on n
warrant sworn out by Lucy Smith,
charging him with assault. Lucy al
legged that the assault was made last
January.