Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-20
Matters Personal and General In
Ii
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
gossip nnd Events in which our People are
Interested, ] hronIcled in concIseForm-
"a oaiiy Dlary of Happenings Presented
10 our Readers Fresh Every Morning
snap shots of our Busy City.

ne thermometer uiu hoe 90 -
s SesterIay as it was on some o'hei oays
during the week.
Don't forget that Thursday is eiectioh
day. Come out and vote for the con
stitutional Convention, is what the
committee asks you to do
A number of the members OK the
Knights of Columbus will go to New
port News to-day on the tug PIEDMONT
81 to organize a lodge of that order there.
The Democratic Committee Snould
call q mass meeting and get the people
interested in the election
Nothing has been done IN reierenGe
\ TO taking some steps about pubic
building PROMPT action is needed at
once.
Eighteen teachers of the Second Dis
trict School left yesterday on MONEYS
launch for Lake Drummond
"A party of gentlemen will go TO Lake
Drummond to-day on Moneys launch
These excursions are getting quite
Miss Dlla Bluefield. of Camden coun
sly, N. c., Is in the city visiting rela-
tives.
The announcement on the bulletin
board yesterday morning of the burn
ing of st. Mary's College at Belmont,
y N. c.. caused quite stir in the COM
immunity. A dozen or more OF Ports
mouth boys are at school there. None
ofsthem We're Injured.
The farmers say that not one-third
enough rain fell, but that little did
4 much good.
The May term of the County Court
( begins Monday. There are quite num-
beriof cases to be tried.
"A mad dog was killed on County
q Street yesterday. lie was suffering
Y from the rnbbics badly.
IA Portsmouth lady had her pocket
book snatched out Of her hand Friday
& In Richmond while iostlng through the
crowd.
NorfollS's Memorial Day will be Tues
day. the 22d, md Portsmouth's on the
9th. The Portsmouth Rifles will go
4 over to Norfolk and take part in the
EXERCISES.
Mr. Mountney has resigned the super
j naapaeAGy ofJS5e street railroad to go
: to ChicHsu 70. - ~
An application will be made Monday
fors3 q license at Columbia Park for a
beer saloon.
There were four converts at Wright
81 Memorial Church Friday night and
quite a number of applications for
i prayers.
The Peanut Club will reorganize with
y q smaller membership In few days.
Mr.. Jacob Myers. father of Mrs.
Adolph Brandt, will leave Monday for
the North. where he will spend the
summer.
IS Miss Bertha Brandt will leave Mon
day for New London. Conn.,. to resume
her studies In vocal and Instrumental
music.
There was the largest shpment of
berries made yesterday of the season.
All the Portsmouth people who went
4 10 Richmond have returned home.
& sS Mr., w. j. Rogers is back from Rich
u1ond. where he spent one day.
The Brighton Methodist Church will
; be dedicated to-day. Rev. A. Coke
4 Smith will preach the dedcatory SER
mon.
n Rev. Herbert NJ. Hope will remain in
the city for few days longer and
assist Rev. Mr.. Booker in his meeting.
"a horse attached to a wagon loaded
with berries ran away yesterday and
tered tsert+ if-every direction
There will be two prominent mar
rinEes this week. Society people are
4 iooiing forward to it with great deal
fs0f pleasure.
/ "A negro boy who was leading a horse
tobe shod yesterday had his foot badly
nnshed by the horse jumping on it.
- All the peach trees around the city
Ire loaded down with fruit.
The Portsmouth ball team will go to
e newport News next week and play with
l4thnt team three days.
One white drunk and disorderly was
made TO pay So in the Mayors Court
Yesterday morning.
Il The case of the Harrison Transfer
Company, who We're arrested and fined
Bor doing business without n license
8 was transferred to the Circuit Court.
Rev. j n. Amiss was in the city yes
feter6ay. He called upon a number of
his old friends.
The funeral of Mr.. Thomas Nee will
stake place this afternoon at 4 o'clock
from st. Paui's Catholic Church
u. Police officer Arthur Culpepper is off
Ion his ten days vacation
Miss SfsSie Owens who has been viz
IEitipg Mrs. Morgan on Washington
Il street left for her home Thursday.
ss| tile Irene Shaw. daughter of the
sSIate q j Shaw. is quite sick at her
IS home on Washington street
Z ttention is called to the advertise
sraleTitS of r.. s. Brooks in this issue.
Read In another column of three big
ecialSs offered by Emmett Deans, to
Il p PLACE Tomorrow (NIonday)-s
sfss aprons and table damask.
$3.50 n important meeting of the Junior
"a felnoIiai Association will be held at
s. AZ Court street Tuesday afternoon
s mt S. Q'clock. All members are requested
to be present to make ARRANGEMENTS
FOR lcinorial Day.
4 RI w. e j.. Thomas who was severely
q recently on a railway In Berkeley.
ss e 4. sslaaIarovin nicely, so say his physi-
wagon load Of STRAWBERRIES the
{ aperty OF Captain Henry Bunting. of
otfoll nc county, met with mishap yes-
fday " ftefnocn ut the corner of Iiirh
ISs: ford streets. The left hind
81 the vehicle came off. dumping
ia tl tic.;t ton Of the load In the street,
q II ;e b were ruined.
~ l5,tse 1glli Mr.. Michael a, l.. Irwin.
gent emar Of this city.
al O IL ~ Gem marian at Belmont. will
y y fiied 70 tSe Ss,rcisthood.
I, bird TO tile advertise
ss 4 Gibson. in which