Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-14
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LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
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Daily Diary of Happenings Presented
toour Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

COUSIN, MIS-. w. IL. Harreli, on WASH
ington street, returned home Yesterday
Rev. x. II. Watcrlield has gone to
Princess Anne county for three days,
to assist in n meeting.
~ water pipe is burstcd on the corner
oil Firth and Randolph streets. and the
streets are flooded in that vicinity
Mcssrs. Jake Codd and Charles Old
have returned from their trip to New
York and Manhattan Beach
Inc NorlohN and Western piers are
attracting much attention in this city.
~ great many are opposed to them
street sweeper is what we need
for the paved streets. They could be
Kept SO much cleaner.
The funeral OF old man Henry Carter
Sunday was the largest colorcd funeral
that has eve been seen in this city.
~ horse attached 10 Il country wagon
ran away OH South street yesterday
anu smashed up things generally.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of lost links. See adj. for descrip
ton.
Josnrl Sand ~. rolorcd. was sent To
the county ia'l Tor three months or
stealing Clothes from workingmen on
the corner Of Pear! and County streets.
Rev. NJ S. Colona preached two
thoughtful sermons at Central Church
Sunday.
Mr. w. II. Noel has returned from
me mountains of Virginia. wheia he
mas been spending several wceitS
Rev. ". r. Fisher left yesterday Tor
I1anviiie' to assist in a protrActcI
meeting. lie Will go from there to Bu-
chanan.
Mrs. ]. Grin Edwards was overcome
with the heat at Trinity Church sun
day night ana had To- be carried home.
Shc was much better yesterday
Mrs. Irene Ethcrcdge is spending the
month of August mt Pen Mar.
Mrs Armand presided at the organ
Mt the Court Street Baptist Church
Sunday.
Rev. Carl Il. Grammcr preached sun
DAY night to large congregation at
Trinity T.. T.. Church.
There will he an excursion To tho
Cnpcs Wednesday night.
one OF the Workingmen ut the Sea
board Air Line shops who lives ON
Race avenue. had his foot badly mash
cd Saturday by piece of iron falling
on II.
There is a general complaint about
the street cars stopping on the cross
Ing interfering with people crossing
from one side the street to the other
The trash Pile mt the foot of Craw-
ford street, near q. l.. Williams
stables caught on fire yesterday and
made quite n lively blaze for awhile.
The independent Fire Company hose
cart went down ana put IL out.
Mrs. Samuel Il. owens ana dnugh-
ters who have been visiting NIr. and
Mrs Samuel Il. Richards. i'm Port Nor
folk left for their home in Manchester
Sunday morning, being called very nm
cXncctcdly by telegram.
The City Council will hold an ad-
5ourncd meeting tonight. There will
be considerable business done:
Mrs. w. II. Rem and sister accom-
panied by Miss Florence Hawks. left
Saturday for the mountains of Western
North Carolina
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
mcnt of an cight-room house for rent.
Call as directed.
Attention is called To tho ADVERTISE
ment OF Allen & Jarvis. in which They
offer several houses for sale and rent
In different localities.
The Weather Bureau docs not
promise any relief from the present
hot spell. except some showers which
may cool the air some.
The hot weather Sunday had its Of
feet on the churches. 1t caused the at
tendance to be much smaller than
usual
Don't forget the trolley ride and
lawn party at Primers Point tonight
under the auspices of the Woodlnen
Of the World Camp.
There will be n game of ball This af
tcrnoon at 1870 o'clock
quite II number of people will 30 to
Mathews county on the excursion to-
morrow afternoon ana return Thurs
day night.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Miller, of the Mary
land Casualty Company, ana Mr.. Viii
liam NJ. Miller. president of Inter-
national Syndicate of Baltimore Md.
are visiting Dr.. George IL. Can. in
Court street.
The Virginian-Piot received several
phone messages from house Keepers
yesterday thanking them for calling
the attention of the authorities to the
slop-pail nuisance.
The colored man who sells ice at
NJ. & NJ Gains store sold 1000 pounds
Sunday. and could have sold more, but
he ran out.
a coored man named John Wilson
fell out from the effects OF the heat
Sunday and was considered in n crit
zeal condition.
The Misses Maggie and Katie Brady
returned to their home in Petersburg
after pleasant stay here with rel
atives.
from the steam engineering depart-
ment OF the yard Saturday, night for
ten days. Twenty-siX. who had been
out for ten days, went back 10 work
yesterday.
There was quite an elaborate enter
tainment at the residence OF Mr.. Isaac
Fass Sunday. The entire day ana a
large part of the night was pleasantly
spent.
Mrs. ". j. Rogers and children Will
leave tomorrow for Gloucester coun-
~. to spend two weeks.
Mr.. Clyde II. Smith and wife will
leave for Gloucester county tomorrow
to spend two weeks
a police officer was informed Sunday
night that an attempt would be made
10 ROB an uptown grocery store. The
party claimed to have heard some
darkies planning the job ana informed
the officer. y strict lookout was kept.
but no one came.
Mr.: H. l.. Lash will return this morn
ing from Ann Arundel county. Md.
with his family. who have been visiting
there for several weeks.
Tidewater Lodge. No. 6s 7. o. o. F..