Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-13
Matters Personal and General In
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
Gossip and Evonts In Which Our People
are Interested. Chronicled in Concise
Form A Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Readers Fresh Evoy
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.

position of clerk of the Council tonight.
Master Garland Culpepper will give
a graphaphone entertainment at his
Il home. No 2o1 Dinwiddie street, to-
morrow afternoon from to 6 o'clock
for the benefit of the Junior Epworth
League OF Monumental Church. Ad-
mission. five cents.
There was e large attendance of the
legal Fraternity present at the opening
of the Norfolk County Circuit Court
yesterday.
People should be careful to see that
their doors are securely fastened before
night to prevent robberies.
The docket in the Police Court yester-
day morning was not interest. 1t
contained nothing but "drunks" and
"dlsorderlies'' The total amount as
sessed was sci
Ben Jordan. colored, was lodged In
the county Jail Sunday by Constable
Carmine on the charge OF stealing iron
to the value of $40 from MIR. Il. r. Bal
lentine.
Miss Jennie Jewell. of Scranton. Pa,
who has been visiting in this city for
two weeks returned to her homo yes
terday.
The new Democratic club in the
Fourth Ward Is increasing in member
ship.
Those who got up early yesterday
morning were quite surprised to see
SNOW on the ground.
There was a large attendance at the
Park View Rosebud Society meeting
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Dyson will give q soiree tonight
at Maupin's Hall.
Yesterday afternoon man with a
cart ran into a buggy and cut one of
the wheels off. which caused the horse
to run away, throwing the man out,
hurting him quite badly, and wrecking
the buggy.
The Boardof Supervisors will hold
their regular monthly meeting this at
-ternoon at o'clock.
The members OF the Court Street
Baptist Church raised $500 yesterday
toward sending n missionary to China.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of owner wanted for hog that
was found on Isaiah Sharp's farm.
Mr.. d. B. Roulette, of Abbyviile. S.
c.. was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
The members of the. Carpenters and
Joners' Union are requested to meet
tonight ut the hall at 1880 o'clock.
There will be musical and literary
entertainment tonight at Mrs. Beas-
leys, See advertisement.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment OF Emmett Deans.
A lost pocket-book, containing $64,
is advertised for. The finder will re-
ceive reward by returning the same
as directed.
The City Council will meet tonight
1t will be an important meeting.
There were several scraps" in the
suburbs Sunday afternoon. Justice
Pced disposed OF some of them yester-
day. &
The early arrival OF the Northern pa
pers Sunday was greatly appreciated.
The newsdcalers were benefited by the
same.
There will be an entertainment to-
night at the residence OF Mrs. Russ. in
Brighton, for the benefit of the Metho-
dist Mission Church.
There will be a meeting OF the Y.
w. c. Il. u. Y's at the home OF the
president No. 318 Dinwiddie street, at
4 p. m. All young people are cordially
invited to be present.
officer Hoofnagle yesterday arrested
James Hodges. colored, for the county
authorities Hodges is implicated In
the robbery of Mrs. CARROTS house at
Port Norfolk about three weeks ago.
Sunday morning. about 0 o'clock, n
young married lady living In the coun-
ty, near the city limits, took laudanum
with suicidal intent. a physician was
sumoned, and through his efforts the
lady's life was saved.
There WAS cutting scrape on the
ferryboat Sunday morning. One of the
parties received several cuts.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of Guys Cafe. which is open day
and night The place Is neat and tidy,
and everything Is in good condition.
All the plans for Central's new
church Will be completed this week.
Rids will then be asked for to build the
same.
Wright Memorial Church has pur-
chased Il new library containing 400 new
books.
MIR Edward Overman is preparing
pans for the new parsonage OF Mon
umental Church, where the old parson-
age now stands.
The March meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. a. will be
held this afternoon at O'Clock
The first full rehearsal of Princess
Ponnie' will be held in Elks' Opera
House this evening at O'Clock. Every
one who took part in the former pro-
duction are especially invited to be
The Naval Congressional Committee
has POSTPONED indefinitely its trip TO the
navy yard in this city. for the purpose
of Inspecting the works, The commit
tee was at Newport News Saturday af-
t,rncon. and were to have come here
afterwards. hut instead returned at
once to Washington.
The attendance of pupils OF the Nor
fnlk county public schools is said 10 be
excellent There are eighty scholars in
ali--hfty whtse and thirty colored.
z The Baptist ministers Conference
EwcnI to Virginia Beach yesterday
morning,
There WAS an overlooking congrrra-
9tion of the Fourth Street BaEtist
Church Sunday nj sht. Evangelist Car
sfan1 preached Il powerful sermon on
s'Aci eptance." and made q profound I'M
a5nCssion There were q number OF pro-
sfegsion s OF faith. The meeting will con-
5stinne during this week. Bible reading
IA 3 rs and preaching at 7:45.
"A L the regular meeting Of Tidewater
\ Lodge No. e6. I.AO. O. r., last night
Past Grand G. w. King was elected