Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-05
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON The STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People arc
Interested, Chroniclcd in ConciseForm
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our busy City.

The regular weekly shoot of the
Portsmouth Gun Club will take place
this afternoon at O'Clock at Column
bia Park.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season.
Unless the party who took three
towels. cake of soap and soap dish
from this Office returns the same their
name will be published. They were
seen when they took them.
Misses Laura and Ida Turner. Of
Savage Crossing. Nansemond county.
are sepnding this week with their
brother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Turner. on Glasgow street
There Will be Il lawn party at Pin
ncrs Point Friday night. July 6th
given by the recently organized sun
day school, the proceeds of which are
10 be appropriated for the payment OF
the organ. Go and patronize the wor-
thy cause.
There will be large excursion down
OH the S. A. l.. on the 9th instant.
Miss Maggie Malone. of Washing
ton. d. c., arrived here yesterday on
visit TO friends.
Tho usual 4th of July stands on the
streets were conspicHously absent yes
terday.
youth named IIundley. who has
been clerking for ID. L.. Hodgesden. has
the typhoid fever. He was sent to his
home In Mathews county yesterday.
The Nirginan- Pilot yesterday after
noon was besicged with people who
were anxious to hear from the conVen
ton.
Twenty joiners will be called in the
yard this morning TO work on the col
licrs.
The ferry steamer City of Ports
mouth went on the line between Nor
folk and Portsmouth yesterday.
The harbor was full of small boats
yesterday. The occupants were after
the finny tribe, and some of them were
successful. but others became disgust
ed and went home.
Fully one-half the people OF Ports
mouth were out of the city yesterday
on pleasure bent.
The School Board will hold its
regular monthly meeting tomorrow
night
appoint all of his committees next
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Flora White Clare. of Camden.
N. j., is here on a visit to her mother.
on Washington street.
A kitchen caught on fire yesterday
morning on King street from n horse
pepper. 1t was put out without turn
ing In an alarm.
A small boy named Peterson was
bitten by dog on Court street yester-
day. His leg was torn in several
places.
About two thousand persons attend
ed the baseball game yesterday, and
sweltered under the rays OF the sun,
but they rooted from their heart.
The only excursion that came In yes
terday was attached to the mail train.
Messrs. Niemeyer and Slater. asses
sors, will put in the assessment OF
property in the court on Monday next.
Several sailing parties went down
the bay yesterday and returned after
night.
a Sunday school class from Scots
VILE Baptist Church picnicked at Co
lumbia Park yesterday.
The Hastings Court will convene to-
day. There are several cases TO come
before it.
A horse attached to a country cart
I and ran away yesterday, and threw
the driver out, hurting him quite
badly.
There were no courts In session yes
terday, it being legal holiday
The dust is terrible. The street
sprinkler could have been used yester-
day to great advantage, but it failed
To come out.
Vice President st. John and General
Superintendent McBee left last night
Tor Jacksonville, presumably on bust
ness connected with the Florida Cen
tral and PeninSular connections.
TWO DRINKS who fell into the tolls
tuesday night spent the glorious
iourth behind the bars awaiting an in
terview with the mayor. 1t was all
the police dragnct brought in within
the past "a hours.
Mr. G. 7, Williams. formerly of the
general managers office, but now in
Inc company's services in the South.
returned 10 Portsmouth yesterday on
a visit.
The ferry steamer City OF Ports
mouth. which has been on, of commits
sion Tor week past being repainted
mas resumed the run between Norfolk
ana portsmouth. She relieves the Nor
foik county. All the boats were deck
sd out In flag regalia yesterday in
honor OF the national holiday
guile unusua for the 18th of July
there was TO alarm Of fire yesterday.
Mat the IS months old son of Mir.
~ j; Muiycy, was Frustrated ycstcr-
day by heat.
Mr.. Euler. living in Rivervicw o =.
nue., Park View. had his hand lacerat-
en- iast nisht by the explosion of n
Ei'.ht hrc crarkcr. DR.. Jarrett was
summoned to dress tho wound