Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-04
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
Gossip and Events in which Our People
are Interested, Chronlclcd In Concise
Form a Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Readers Fresh Evoy
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.


be repeated next Monday night. the
9th, by request. They have fine pro-
gram arranged.
Mr.. r. l.. Hutchins, who has for some
time been suffering from an acute at
tack of rheumatism, was on the streets
yesterday for short time.
Several weeks ago q colored man
took a new pair Of shoes TO one of our
Italian shoe-maGers to have the heels
changed. He paid for them and took
them away, but several days later came
back and sold the shoes to the shoe
maker. Yesterday Norris Isental rec
ognized the shoes as pair stolen from
him, and by order of the Mayor the
shoemaker had to give up the shoes
and stand the loss of the S1.50 he paid
for them besides.
Mrs Rosa Lee left yesterday after
noon for Isle of Wight county. to be
present at the bedside of her father, who
Is critically i'll in that county.
The Hastings Court will be gin the
April term Thursday.
The Hastings Court will begin the
hold meeting of the stockholders to-
day at 10 o'clock.
A delightful entertainment was given
last night by Miss Flo Martin for the
benefit of the First Presbyterian
Church.
The bidding for the Hook and Ladder
Ccmpany's banquet was quite spirited.
Central Temple Builders was one-half
cent below the next lowest bidder, and
that was one-half cent below the next
above. making only one cent difference
in three bids.
Politics are getting quite warm now
as the day draws nearer for the pri-
mary, and the candidates are getting
more interested.
The Hook and Ladder Company has
changed the time of their anniversary
parade to April 18th. instead of 18th, as
intended.
Mr., r. e. Glover left last night for
the North on some business. He will
be gone Several days.
The fire alarm struck twice yester-
day afternoon, which caused number
of people to think there was a fire.
The Kensngton Company has sold to
Mamie G. Howell two lots in Ken
6lngton for $500.
A marriage license has been issued In
the county clerks office to Mr.. Claud l..
Mcpherson to wed Miss Laura L. Mar
shall.
MIR. II. L. Maynard and wife, T. j.
Wool and wife are in New York. They
Will return the latter part of this week.
Mrs. Il. j. Reynolds and daughter, of
Chicago, are visiting Mrs w. S. Meads,
at 152 Wythe street.
Mr.. Thomas d. Thomson, of New
York. has been appointed electrician of
this yard. He will enter at once upon
his duties.
Mr.. w. A. Marburg and party of
directors of the Seaboard Air Line was
In Portsmouth yesterday. They came
In from Florida and left for the North
last night.
The training ship Essex. which has
been In Hampton Roads for several
days, came up TO the yard yesterday
afternoon. There was the usual ex-
change of salutes.
In the city during March there were
ten marriages. fly of which were
white. In the county for the same pc
Rod there were thirty-six marriages.
ten of that number only being white.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment OF Mrs. Brittlngham
Young lady desires a situation as
stenogra pher and typewriter. See ad-
vertisement.
Eight gentlemen can find comforta-
Bile board by referring to our advertis-
Ing columns
mouth VS. was held yesterday after
noon al the residence OF the presi-
dent.
DR.. Henry Shaw Etheredge, of Wal
laceton, Norfolk county. is critically
Vi at his home with pneumonia.
John Hill, the colored man who was
injured by n cave-in while at work on
u,
partial paralysis OF the lower portion
u his body, but DR.. V. G.. Culpepper
expects a recovery.
The anniversary entertainment and
annual election OF officers of Stone
wall Camp, Confederate Veterans, will
take place on Friday night Colonel
w III. Stewart has been invited to de-
liver an address. His subject will be
The Evolution of the South"
The Republicans hold cnun.v oo,,
vention yesterday at Providence, where
delegates were elected to the Congress
sionai convention. which meets in
Hampton to-day, and TO the State Re-
publican convention in Norfolk Aprll
1th. -
Officer Long ran in marine last
night for drunkenness, and Officer
Dillsourg performed the same kindness
for Willie Smith, damsel of dusly
hue.
Indie White. colored woman, was
sent TO Jail last night by Justice Peed
for It period OF three months for at
tempting to assault q woman with an
axe.
Mr. George w. Proctor one of the
watchmen In the navy-yard, Is quite
SICK at the home of his brother in-law,
MI w. w. Wright on Dlnwiddie street.
with grip.
Mr.. c. w. Rustic will go to Hampton
to-day as delegate to the Republican
Congressional convention.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Wright was
conducted n the residence of Mrs. Cox
last night at s O'clock by Rev. Mr..
R"wfr~s. The remains will he taken
70 ei'FNlk ih's morning via the Sea-
board Air Line
Last n'eht about S:45 o'clock the fire
fcetsr r'er. was called out caused by
20 sfs' l'rey 1eirg oil fire a No GEO Mid
gd'css."Fr. y SOS mt out without the
y 49, - = 7na -tment.