Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-08
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
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Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

turned suffering from illness, and that
her condition is such as to cause her
family some uneasiness.
VIM jackson, colorcd. committed to
the city Jail several days ago for u
term of six months. charged with wife
beating will he given a re-hearing
probably to-day, before Mayor Baird.
This concession was granted Johnson's
wife, who plead for his release yeSter-
day in Police Court.
The cases of Joseph Hall, charged
with attempted felony, and of d. Sen
ator. charged with doing Il merchants
business without n license. We're con-
tinued in Police Court yesterday morn
Ing until to-day.
Smith Burfort. colored. for break
ing into residence in North street.
Park Place, and stealing Il suit of
clothes and watch belonging to
Richard HaSkinS, was tried before JUS
tlce A. II. Hawks yesterday and held
for the grand jury.
The Mayor will probably grant Will
liam Jackson. charged with wife beat
Ing, n new trial.
ID. Senator doing business without
license. and Joseph Hail. fenoy had
their cases continued by the Mayor
Miss Katie Il. O'Brien left last night
for New York to spend some time with
relatives in that city.
Rev. T.. II. Rawlings. of Monumental
NJ. Il. Church. left last night for n two
weeks visit to New York State.
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Kim left yester-
day for the Blue Ridge Springs. Later
on they will visit the mountains OF
New York.
Miss Ida Thomas has returned home
after having visited friends and rela-
tives in Baltimore, Md.
Miss Una Harrington, of Baltimore,
Md, formerly of this city, is visiting
Miss Beulah Moore, in South Ports
mouth.
The Hook and Ladder Company will
elect delegates to the Firemen's .Asso-
citation at their meeting next Monday
night.
Four gentlemen went down to the
Western Branch bridge Monday night
and caught 60 fine trout.
Yesterday about o'clock n negro
woman walked the residents of County
street up by screaming murder &c.
II was found that she was beastly
drunk.
~ small colored boy fell down a
hatch hole of n schooner yesterday and
hurt himself quite badly
The funeral of Miss Mabel Hawkins
Will take place this afternoon at 4
O'Clock from the Park View NJ. Il.
Church
Now is the time to clean up your
premises and put them in hrst-class
condition in order that sickness will
have nothing to feed on.
Mrs. Charles II. Friedlin has re-
turned from three weeks stay in
Mathews county.
MIR. Junius Persons. of Southampton
county. was in the city Yesterday
Miss Alice Brady. of Petersburg. Is
in the city on visit.
Mrs w. e. Moran and her two
daughters, Alma and Christine. of
Richmond, are visiting the family of
Mrs Luke Thayer.
The independent Fire Company will
mic nd
Home the latter part of this month.
Mrs NJ. p. Claud and children, are
spending the month of August in the
mountains. MIR. Claud will join them
The family of j. A. Collins, who have
been spending the summer at Ocean
View, have returned home:
Mrs. Richard E. Ball. OF West Min
of her uncle L. Il. Trotman. No. 2O2l
North street.
A number OF persons are suffering
from the prickly heat. which annoys
them very much.
Mr.. A. IF. Martin. Clerk of the Nor
folk County Court, left with his family
last evening for Mountain Lake. Va.
Mr.. Martin will be absent about
month.
The Rev. e. II. Rawlings, pastor OF
Monumental NJ. T.. Church, has gone to
Chautauuua Lake. N. Y. for his sum-
mer outing. Mr.. ]. p. Stubs. supcrin-
tendent of the Y. NJ. c. a.. will con-
duct the mid-week services at Monu-
mental tonight
c. d. Benbow. general manager of
the Pinehurst railway, n short road
running from the Seaboard Air Line to
Pinehurst Inn. n. c., was among the
callers at the Seaboard general Offices
yesterday. Travelling Passenger Agent
r. V. Peterson and w. y. Clements
were also here.
To- tt.4 Af t1,A Dol
last Car Company. of Chicago called
upon q number of Seaboard Air Line
officials yesterday with a view of inter
esting them in the Rodgcr car, which is
an invention for the rapid distribution
OF ballast on railways. 1t is probable
that the Seaboard Air Line will invest
in number of these cars in order to
handle the output OF the big rock
crusher being erected near Henderson
Miss Pauline r. Levy accompanied
by Miss Title Fass. of New York. left
last evening to visit Mrs, II. January
in Suffolk
The Alexander had a dock trial yes
terday.
The Hawk went i'm the dry-dock for
repairs TO her bottom.
a negro man stole 500 cigarettes from
J.. Privott yesterday and made off with
them.
A horse ran away in the navy-yard
yesterday and smashed UP things gene
rally.
Some workmen were engaged yester-
day at work on n house near the old
baseball park. II was SO warm that
they pulled off their pants and put on
overalls and hung the pants up. In
their pockets We're watch and some
money. Some one came along and
stole thedm.
The regular weekly pigeon shoot
will take place at Columbia Park to-
morrow