Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-28
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People nro
Interested, Chronicled In ConciseForm
ADaiiy Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Frcsi, Every Morning
snap Shots of our Busy City.

Central Sunday school will so on 4
picnic to the Soldiers Home to-day.
The Zion Baptist Church will picnic
at Delaware Park to-day. a picnic
from Roanoke Rapids will also be
there.
There will be an excursion in from
up the road to-day.
The steer that was advertised for
yesterday was found through the adj
vertisement, and was returned TO the
owner.
Two negro women named Florence
Brooks and Rose Jenkins got in n dihl-'
Guilty, which led to blows. Some ugly
language was used, for which they
were fined $40 each, in default OF
which they were committed to jail.
The new members Of the council
Will so into office next Tuesday night
There Will be n vacancy from the
Second Ward. Mr. f. Q. Cain. who
was elected and qualified, will not &c
able TO serve. BY that time he will lie
u resident of Florida.
1t will take three weeks to finish the
ferry slip in Norfolk.
MIR. Bob Deans was taken sick while
on duty at the ferry, and had to go
home.
A lady tainted in the street yester-
day from the heat.
Yesterday morning a negro man
while taking horse to have him shod
was kicked on the les and hurt quite
badly.
Mr.. Lindsay Pugh is quite sick at
his home on High street.
A small shanty on Pine street
caught on fire yesterday morning. 1t
was put out without much damage.
st. Johns Sunday school went to
Delaware Park yesterday. They car
ried the S. y. l.. Band with them.
The Portsmouth Rifles carried n
large crowd to Ocean View yesterday.
a number of worlmen had to knock
off yesterday on account of the heat.
A mad dog was killed on Chestnut
street yesterday
a nice house in good location is Of
fered for sale on easy terms. See ad
and address as directed.
The time for the residents of the
First Ward to connect with the sewers
has been extended from the LIST of July
until September LIST on account of the
plumbers all, being busy.
The streets should be sprinllled be-
fore they are swept. and there would
not be SO much dust flying.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
school will picnic at Virginia Beach
on July 10th.
A pension of sis per month has been
granted by the government to Mrs.
Kate M. Smith, OF this city.
Mr.. Momingo Lawrence. OF the navy
yard watch force, is confined to his
home in County street by sickness.
The excursion given by ST. Johns
yesterday was in all respects an en-
joyable affair. Several hundred people
attended the event, returning about
1880 o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. James A. Clifford, formerly of
Portsmouth, now representing the B.
i. Sturtevant electrical supply house
OF Boston. was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Bion Sale and children, who
have been visiting MIR. and Mrs. Il. A.
Frledlin, at the Madison Hotel, have
returned To their home in Ora
N. j.
A license was issued yesterday for
the marriage of Benjamin l. Deans
and Miss ELENA Rose Belcher both of
this city
An open air concert and lawn party
Will he given tonight at the corner
of Washington and Clifford streets
for the benefit OF the altar fund OF
st. Paul's Church.
Mrs. Charles Parker. of Franklin,
Va, is visiting her brother. Mr.. Chas.
Daughtrey. in Washington street.
Miss Julia Gregory daughter OF
Judge Gregory. of North Carolina. is
visiting Mrs. C. L. Phillips. in North
Dlnwiddie street.
There was considerable excitement
In baseball circles last night
Deputy Sheriff Abbott returned from
Richmond without his prisoner. The
man that was arrested was not the
man that was wanted
Mr.. W. Ii. White. a stevedore for
the Bay Line. was attacked while on
his way to Park View last night by Il
raccoon. He succeeded in driving the
vicious little animal off after a lively
fight.
On Friday night. TIE Goth, there will
be lawn party given at the residence
CT MIR. j. b. Pendle;on. for the benefit
of All Saints Sundayschool. Park
View
The Hurdy-Gurdy man made consid-
cradle noise on High street last night.