Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-17
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People arc
Interested, Chronicicd In ConcisoTorm =
ADaIiy Diary of Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.

returned home on Sunday.
In Police Court yesterday morning r.
III. King was fined $40 for cruelty to an
imals; and Joseph Alien for ass;tulting
Arthur Caswel with a brick. $40.
Mr.. Samuel Hamme has returned
from an extended visit to relatives in
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Rev. j. u. Essex, of Carrsviile,
was in the city yesterday for the pur-
pose OF attending the Baptist min
ters' conference.
Mr.. b. Berkeley. superintendent of the
Third Division of the Seaboard Air
Line. was here yesterday on business.
DR.. r. NJ. Butler, OF Atlanta. Ga,
and Il. III. Weston, president of the
Merchants and Farmers Bank, of CO.
lumOia. are here as the guests of Mr..
L. c. Williams.
~ new bridge will shortly be built
10 replace the present one across
SCOTS creek at Scottsvillc.
Five converts were received at Cal
vary Baptist Church, Scottsville, Sun
day. They Will be baptised on the
ed
1t is reported that q contract has
been given out by Mr.. w. S. Johnson
Tor the erection of nine new houses in
Hose and Queen street. Scottsvillc. The
structures will cost from $i,j00 10 81. 500.
Mrs Rosa Lee. of ScottsvIlle. has re-
turned home from II visit to friends in
Isle of Wight county.
The Rev. DR.. j. w. Bull, pastor of
the West End Presbyterian Church,
Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday morning oc-
cupied the pulpit of the First Prcsby-
terrain Church in this city and preach
ed thoughtful and eloquent sermon
DR.. Bull and wife arc guests of Mrs.
I:ggleston. Mrs. Bulls mother, at 400
Middle street.
a car of the Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Newport News electric road backed in
to car of the same line on London
street Sunday. breaking the headlight
OF the rear car.
a marriage license was issued in the
city clerk S Office yesterday to Miss
Susie l.. Heath and John C. Bclote.
Three small boys We're arrested yes
terday for scattering paper. &c, from
trash box. They will be made an
example Of
Tho negro James Allen, who struck
Cnarles Caswcll in the face with
brick, nearly putting his eye out, was
lined so yesterday by Mayor Baird.
a horse attached to L. r. Barks-
dale's delivery wagon ran away yester-
day and came in contact With a fence
rail, putting one of his eyes out.
Joe English. white man at the
county jail who was sentenced to 10
months in jail for housebreaking. was.
at the solicitation Of the sheriff and
numerous friends. The man bears n
good reputation and has two small
children with no one TO look after
them.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of w. III. Faircss. who tells YOU
tnat he has Il number Of household ar
ticles To sell, as he intends to leave
the city to live.
James Hutchins returned yesterday
from FLORIDA TO stand his trial, but his
case was continued until October.
a private picnic went to White Lilly
farm yesterday on Il picnic. Among
the party were some ladies from Rich
mond.
a portion of our local was miscar-
ried Saturday night. which cut our To-
cal short on Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Bcadles Bible Glass have
decided on Thursday as the day whe,,
they Will go on their annual fishing
frolic.
There was q large attendance at
the County Court yesterday. The
docket is quite large
Mr.. Codd carried $1,000 insurance on
his stock and Si,500 Oh the building
which was destroyed Sunday morning
by fire.
=, A little white child named Arthur
Thomas was bitten by vicious dog
yesterday morning on South street.
The authorities should require all own
erS of dogs to muZzle their dogs when
In the street
One OF the Virginian- Pilot route BOYS
had his coat badly torn Sunday by n
dog while delivering his papers.
There will he n game of ball this af-
ternOon between Norfolk and Ports
mouth clubs.
a heavy fog hung over the harbor
Sunday morning. 1t is something un-
usual to have fogs this time of the
year.
Miss Estcll Fanney. of Gates county,
North Carolina. returned home yester-
day after spending ten days with
friends in the city.
Mrs. Hedgpeth. of Roland. y. c.. is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Humph-
lett, on Dillingham; street.
Messrs. James II. Barrett and Chas.
w. Hatton. of New York, who have
been visiting Mrs. s. II. Barretts fam
lily, at 727 Clifford street, have return
ed home.
There will be an excursion to Phil
not's Wharf. in Mathews county. on
July &c. 1900. for benefit OF Owens Me-
mortal Church
The colored people connected with
the Fourth Baptist Church ran an ex-
cursion to Emporia Sunday, which was
largely attended.
Tho Seaboard Air Line Band went to
Carthage. n. c.. last night. 1t will re-
turn Wednesday night
Mr.. II. o. Davis is very Ill with typ
hold fever at his residence on Clifford
street
The Portsmouth "Y.s s" will meet to-
night at S:15 O'Clock at the home of the
president. Miss Virginia Watts, No. sos
Dinwiddie street.
Mrs. w. Nj. Tiley has gone to South
ampton county to spend the summer.
Tho thermometer went up to 96 yes
terday.
Miss Gland Toou.i.. 30 Dh;,o.so,r,.;o
arrived In the city yesterday on brief
visit to relatives
There were seven murder cases be-
fore the Norfolk county grand jury