Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-20
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People are
Interested, Chroniclcd In Concise Form
ADaiIy Diary of Happenings Presented
10 our READERS Fresh Every Morning
snnp Shots OF our Busy City.

concerts each night.
John Coleman and John Stiff have
been arrested, charged with aSsaulting
Randall Butt in the county with a
club Rumor says that Butt died from
the wounds.
When the County Court adjourns for
the term it will adjourn until Septem-
Der.
Officer Arthur Culpepper shot a dog
supposed to be mad on Griffin street
yesterday.
Commander a. Dunlap reported as
equipment officer at the yard yester-
day. relieving Commander N. e. Niles,
who goes to the Nashville. on the Asia
tic station.
Quite a large crowd went with the
Port Norfolk and Primers Point Sun
day school to Soldiers Home yester-
day.
Mr.. w. II. Peters and Capt. w. II.
Murdaugh left yesterday for a short
stay at the Buffalo Lithia Springs.
Mrs. Clifton ]. Hall has gone to
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs to spend
a. month.
Mr.. Cecil Gabbett, general manager
of the Georgia and Alabama division of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.: G. S. Allen. agent at Raleigh. N.
c.. of the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
was in the city yesterday
Hon. Joseph Purnell. United States
District Attorney for the Indian Ter
ritory, passed through the city yester-
day.
The only business In the mayors
court yesterday was two DRINKS and
one disorderly conduct. all OF which
were fined
Mr.. Wade Codd seems to be in hard
luck. Sunday morning his place Of
business was burned out. and yester-
day he lost by death a valuable horse.
Mr.. Joseph Anderson. OF the firm of
Anderson s; Thompson, has gone to
Salem, Va, on a visit.
a horse ran into an electric car in
Middle street yesterday and smashed
some windows all to pieces.
There will be an excursion in this
morning from up the Tar River.
A white man who attempted TO Jump
off an electric car before the conductor
could stop 1t was thrown violently to
the ground and bruised up considcra-
bly,.
The fishing party who left here in
the tug Joseph Clark returned last
night pleased with their trip.
Yesterday was another one OF those
extremely warm days. which make out
door work disagreeabe.
Attention is called to ad. of New
York Clothing Company. in which they
announce n great reduction sale of
chldren's wash suits. straw hats and
underwear, as well as all other grades
OF goods.
Mr.. Walter T. Pope has an extremely
I'll daughter at his residence on Wash
ington street.
Wednesday night was the hottest
night OF the season. A number of peo-
pie sat out on the streets all night in
chairs, while others went down to the
water front to get air
The hot weather is having its effect
on news items, as we'll as other bust
ness.
There was n lively scrapping match
in the meat market yesterday morning
about o'clock between a white man
and colored one. The cOlored man
was badly used up before being sepa-
rated.
a negro wash woman named Fannie
Miller. while carrying her clothes
nome yesterday. was overcome by the
heat on Chestnut street She was nt-
tended by Dr. France.
An aged colored man named Peter
sawyer received a stroke of paralysis
yesterday on the street. and had to be
carried 10 his home in Lincolnville
MIR. Charles II. Durham has returned
from trip to New York and Connecti-
cut. Mrs. Durham remained in Con
necticut.
A meeting OF the Grand Lodge Off
GERS or the X. OF p. has been called for
tonight in Norfolk. Business of i'm
portance demands their attention
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, of the South Street
Baptist Church. will join his family in
the mountains next week
The Board of Health on their tour
vi iiSPcStioii w cuneSuay round the city
In good condition. a general cleaning
up VIII be ordered. and a number Of
carts VIII be put on to remove the
debris.
Portsmouth and Norfolk teams Will
play In Norfolk this afternoon and in
Portsmouth Tomorrow
wilson Briggs was arrested in the
county yesterday for stealing clothes.
horse attached to Norfolk de-
livery wagon gave out on Middle street
yesterday.
According to the weather report the
weather is hotter in the North than il
is here.
The Hastings Court will adjourn for
the term to-day. There will be no more
court until the September term. exccnt
one day in August. when the couri
will sit one day to allow bills. etc.
There was s;crapping match ycstsr-
day afternoon between q white and
colored man. Both of them were badly
Mrs. Hubbard. mother of Mr.. Alonza
Hubbard is critically i'll over tho death
Of her son. Fears are entertained that
she will not recover.
The condition of the gentleman who
was cut in the fracas Wednesday af-
ternoon was considered very faVora bic
yesterday. He is doing nicely.
The case OF Edward Mitchell. charged
with cutting woman on Griffin s
farm will come up in the County Court
for trial.
The. case OF Annie Hall, charged
with killing n man, will come up on
the soth. Mr.. w. II. Parker has been
appointed by the court to defend her.
Some painters helpers will be called
In the yard this morning.
Mr.. WIN. Schmoele. proprietor OF the
Portsmouth Tea Store. closed his place
OF business yesterday on account OF
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