Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-24
The Latest Happenings of a Per.
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on tho streets, Il, tho Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Iu. in Abbreviated Form for tho Edit
cation OF l;cadcr, the virginian-rilot
Tho Movements of People snap
Shots at Events in Which the Public is
Interested.

ue junior iootDali eleven VIII meet
FOR practice tonight at the foot of
Courl street.
AIR. c. y. Woolmann, of Peachtree
street. Prcnts Place, left last evening
tor Philadelphia 10 attend the funeral
OF his brother-in-law, Joseph s. Hobbs.
y telegram announcing MIR. Hobbs
death was received by his relatives
here yesterday
Six civil cases on the police docket
constituted the only business before
Mayor Baird yesterday.
Mrs Ellie Knott Thompson of
Washington. ID. c.. is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Charles T.. E'riedlin, in Ii
street, Park View
Lieutenant Commander Jas. c. Gre
sap. u. $. N, who was recently ordered
TO the navy yard. has taken residence
No. II. DeBree Place, Client. for the
Winter. He has had n previous tour
of duty at the yard and has numerous
acquaintance and friends in this city
and Norfolk. Mrs. Cresap will be well
coined by the ladies OF Trinity parish
in Portsmouth, and the members OF
the Fort Nelson Chapter of Daughters
or the American Revolution, of which
she was charter member and vice
regent.
w. X. Nible was yesterday appoint
cd by Judge Portlock as a special po-
liceman, with jurisdiction over the At
lantic Park Cemetery.
Guard Richard Wingfield, of the
NSchttdi I>uI:ltlc Asylum, was
here yesterday and took several men
from the county Jail to the asylum.
The committee of Portsmouth Lodge
OF Elks having the matter in hand are
already arranging for the annual me-
mortal services. or Lodge of Sorrow, to
be held in December.
DR.. II. a. Wise, Republican candi-
date for reelection to Congress, ar
rived from Washington yesterday
morning and paid a visit to County
Clerk y. ri. Martin. Arrangements
are being made for the Doctor to speak
here on Friday night.
The wind blew the dust in every di-
rection yesterday. and still no street
sprinkler made its appearance.
Some of the fruit trees have COM
menced to blossom again.
party of ladies and gentlemen will
enjoy n hay ride to Deep Creek to-
night. On their arrival there they will
have dance in tho hall.
An aged colored man. commonly
known as Uncle John. who claims to
he le2 years old, was Knocked down
yesterday by colored man who was
driving a wagon. run over and badly
hurt. Uncle John was crossing the
corner on Queen street when he was
struck.
The delegates from the Medical So
cietv left yesterday for Charlottesville
20 attend the meeting of the State So
ciety. which convenes in that town to-
day.
a small rowboat was found bottom
up off Port Norfolk yesterday. 1t is
thought that some one who was in the
boat may have been drowned
There will be Il big time at the John
w. Daniel Club tomorrow night.
Speeches will be made by some promi-
nent Democrats.
The Cay Manhattan" company play
In Richmond tonight and here to-
morrow night.
There are 1850 men employed in the
yard. The possibilities are that after
the election there will be an increase
The colored peanut vendcr at the
postofilce ran away yesterday morning
and was married.
Attention is called to ad. of c. w.
Hudgins in this issue
Miss Helen MCGUIRE of St. Paul.
MINI, IS in the city on visit to
friends.
Anyone wishing good board can Sc
cure the same by referring TO our ad.
column.
Mr. Thomas Cross and bride returned
last night from their bridal tour. which
they spent in North Carolina. They
went TO the home of the groom on Lon
don street
superintendent l.. II. Davis gives no
tice to the patrons of the ferry that tie
Norfolk Berkeley ferry steamer VIII re-
sumo running into the Chestnut street
dock. Berkeley, at sos Il. M. on Thurs
day the 25th inst.