Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-25
The latest Happenings Of a Per-
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on tho Streets. at the Hotels. in
Counting Room, and Elsewhere. and
Tut In Abbreviated Form for the Edit
cation OF Rcaders of the vlrginian-Pilot
Tho Movement. of people-snap
Shots at Events in which the Public is
Interested.
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Garrett will spend

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the holiday week in Essex county.
DIR. and Mrs. London and children,
OF Washington. are spending Christ
maS-with Mrs. LondonS parents, MIR.
and Mrs. w. Il. Tucker, of Court street.
John Robinson and William Butler,
both colored. were tried in Justice
Feeds court yesterday charged with
stealing S3.35 from Neal Pegram. The
arrests were made by Constitutes Me
Williams and Cherry. The men went
to Jail for thirty days in default of Il
fine of 81 and costs.
Mr.. e. u. Clements will leave tomor-
row TO spend the holidays with rela-
tives in Raleigh and Nashville, N. c.
Police Officer Jesse Digs turned in
the alarm for the fire Sunday morning.
Arthur Copeland. one OF the negroes
charged with stealing a barrel of whis-
key from l.. Privitt's store a few weeks
ago. was arrested yesterday by Off
GERS Cherry and AfeWillams. Cope
land was committed by Justice G. c.
Peed for ten days. when he viii have n
hearing.
MIR. Frank Benson, an old citizen. has
Just passed his S5th birthday. lie is
one among the few who have always
resided here.
horse attached to delivery wagon
from Norfolk ran away yesterday and
smashed up things generally.
Mr.. William Matthews. OF Columbia,
S. c., was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Matthews has an idea of locating here
next year.
The football game will begin ut IL
o'clock this morning at League Park.
The last prayer meeting of the year
will be held at the Calvary Baptist
church tonight.
drew large crowds at all the churches.
Christmas eve opened with a rain,
but the sun came out later, much to
the delight of the little ones.
The S. A. l.. clerks were given holt
day from / o'clock yesterday until
Wednesday morning.
The postofflce will keep Sunday hours
Today. There will be only one deliv-
cry.
There will be early morning services
at Central NJ. e. church this morning.
Videte DENLY collected S112 for the
widows and orphans of Confederate
soldiers, which he turned over to the
treasurer. 1t was distributed yester-
day.
Mr.. Ernest Dashiells. agent for the
Seaboard Insurance Company. of
Portsmouth, yesterday paid to c. w.
Hudgins the amount of damages done
to his fixtures by the fire Sunday
morning. This is quick work. and
speaks we'll for our home company
Cdptuin JOHN lJenTtlSi Oh
Shore Virginia, is spending Christmas
with his sister, Mrs. George a. Ether
edge.
John A. Morris is advertising a clear
ing sale. See adj
There was large market yesterday
Turkeys We're plentiful and on account
of the warm weather sold for almost
any price.
Nearly all the employees In the yard
knocked off yesterday afternoon.
Postmaster Burroughs will, on Jan
uary 1st, 1901, put Substitute Carrier
John Graft on duty, as a regular car
rier. He will shorten three routes.
Miss Besse Malone, who has been
visiting in the city, returned to her
home in Baltimore yesterday.
Rev " Z -IIShni.- nd wife left yes
terday for Concord, Va. the home of
Mrs Fisher, to spend the holidays.
Misses Ida and Laura Turner. of
Savage's Crossing. are visiting their
brother and sister Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Turner. in Cottage Place.