Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
Gossip and Events In Which Our People
arc Interested, Chronicled In Concise
Form A Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Readers Trcsh Evey
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.

streel for the benefit of Wrigths Me-
mortal church.
Mrs. G. *. Dassiter and little daugh-
ter Lille. left yesterday for their home
in Richmond, after two weeks stay.
Miss Daisy Wilroy of Drioers accom-
panied them.
Miss Nettie Everett OF Laurinburg.
N C.,who has been visiting Mrs. w. ii.
Dennis of Norfolk County. returned
home yesterday morning, via the 5. "A.
l.. Her many friends made during
her brief visit will be sorry to hear of
her early departure.
Yesterday morning a truck loaded
with stone broke down on the corner
of High and Court streets delaying
street car travel just n short while.
About IL o'clock yesterday att the
corner of County and Washington
streets, a car of the Portsmouth Street
Railway Co., and the delivery wagon of
MIR. M c. Culpeper collided. the wagon
was badly damaged.
A fine pointer dog belonging to Mr..
William Jobson. was shot and killed
yesterday by officer Harry Hall. 1t
was said that the animal was mad.
The Editor of the Raleigh Times, Mr..
Nv. H. Bagley was in the city yester-
day
The condition of little Amelia Robert
son who has been so critically i'll, is
somewhat improved
Judge Prentis, OF the city circuit
court has appointed ]. Thompson
Baird, C. T. Phillips. ]. T. Dunn II. j.
Barlow and j. ]. Bilsoly, all of whom
are eX-Confederatc soldiers. to be
Confederate pension board for the city
OF Portsmouth.
The Machinists Union will have an
open meeting at Rosenbaums Hall to-
night A number of prominent speak
ers will be present. and smoker will
follow.
Miss Helen Williams. of Salisbury. N.
Hams, ZIG Crawford street
Mr.. John L. Mosley who formerly re-
sided in Park View. died on Sunday
last at his former home in Charlotte
county, where he was visiting. His re-
main were buried there.
There will be quiet marriage on
Green streets tonight, the parties will
leave on the S. a. L.
Miss Jennie Hartman. Of Lancaster.
Pa, Is visiting relatives in this city.
One elephant trainer had his ele-
plant out exercising him yesterday
The IL. Y. p. U. will have an enter
tainment at the Court Street Baptist
Church tomorrow night. Quite n nice
program has been arranged for the oc-
casion
The negro woman, Annie Smallwood.
who was shot by her husband Sunday
morning, is still in critical condition.
Doctor JANET thinks that her chances
of recovery are poor.
school teachers from Boston were in
the city yesterday visiting the navy
yard.
Attention Is called to the ad of r. IT.
Mules in which he tells you he will
have Hot Cross Buns for Good Friday.
The hook and ladder company is
making great preparations for the cele-
bration of It's third anniversary on the
goth instant.
This paper will every Sunday publish
interesting fraternity notes If those in
terestcd VIII send the same to this Office
not later than . O'Clock each Saturday
This includes all fraternal or benevolent
orga aizations in the city on county.
The iong-delayed civil suit OF the
Mack sisters, vaudeville performers
against Samuel Wasserman for alleged
vc'ation Of contract will me taken up
in the Hastings Court Friday.
Attention, machinists. See notice
elsewhere in this issue of n public meet
ing TO be held tonight in Rosenbaum's
Hall.
The Right Rev. DIR. Brown, Bishop OF
Arkansas, preached at Trinity Church
last night in the interest of domestic
missions in his diocese. He made a
splendid presentation Of his subject,
discussing it Tor an hour. He was sue
cessful in his mission here.
The latest candidate out for public
favor is well-known man in the CITY
al. n
candidate FOR the position OF Watch
man of the Confederate Monument"
The size and general appearance OF
the members of our baseball team who
have arrived in the city brings forth
favorable comment from the enthusi-
asts and lovers of the game gener
ally.
The Norfolk County Court will begin
its criminal term next Monday. There
are several interesting cases to be de-
tern ned.
"A stolen bicycle is advertised for in
this issue.
The Seaboard Air Line foundry has
been shut down to make improvements.
Work on 1t will be resumed shortly.
Two white DRINKS were run in by the
police last night.
The Portsmouth Gun Club will engage
in It's regular weekly shoot at Columbia
Park this afternoon at O'clock
The balloon man seems to be in n
hard row Of stumps. Saturday he could
not get ready in time, Monday the Ton
of the big bag busted and let him dron
short distance. and yesterday ii turn
ed over without ascending far He
says he Will go up to-day or bust the
balloon again.
Sallie Newson, n strange colored wo-
man, tainted on Queen street last night
She was carried into the house of some
colored people. where she was soon re-
stored TO consciousness.
II you arc candidate for Office ana
want the people to know it, the Viz
einian-Piiot is the place for your name
10 appear.
large number OF the delegates to
lie Republican convention, which was
in session in Norfolk yesterday. Wis
tied the yard. They were much
pleased with what they saw.