Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-13
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People arc
Interested, Chronicicd in Concise Form
a Daily Diary OF Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Iusy City.

Mr.. VIM. p Russell, n well-known
citizen. is quite i'll at the home of his
sonin-law. Mr.. John Mulcurran, in
Henry street. South Portsmouth.
The Third Street Baptist Church, col
ored. gave an excursion from here yes
terday moIning TO Delaware Park
About 1000 persons went down to the
park ON train composed OF ten
coaches.
DR.. II. Il. Butt has recovered suGi-
GENTLY from his recent illness to be
able to sit up in bed for awhile yes ter
day.
The rain came yesterday afternoon
and did much good everywhere.
Mr.. Thomas Savage, one OF the ferry
deck hands. came near cutting one of
his fingers off opening a can of I've. He
will have u sore hand for some time
Mr.. VIM. y. Mott. representing the
New York Tribune, was in the city yes
day on business with the S. a. l.. lie
called in at The Nrginian- Pilot Office
and spent some time.
a negro boy stole some money from
u negro woman named Fannie Collins
yesterday on Columbia street and went
on the picnic.
a large colorcd excursion went to
Delaware Park yesterday.
a colored child was hurt quite bad
ly yesterday by falling off one of the
picnic cars while standing on the plat
form on High street.
The members of st. Paurs Catholic
Church will go to Delaware Park to-
day.
The Portsmouth team will not play
until Thursday. the Petersburg team
having gone to pieces.
The tent meeting closed yesterday
afternoon. Rev MIR. Smith left last
night on the Bay boat for baltimore.
Mr.. Henry Klein said Yesterday that
the rain would do much good. but that II
came 200 late. The potato crop viii be
small, and not n half crop will be made.
Miss Carrie Watkins. of Petersburg,
VINO has been Speeding some time in the
city. returned home yesterday.
The funeral OF Mrs. Flood took place
yesterday afternoon from ST. Paurs
Catholic Church.
The school children arc all happy over
The prospects of their vacation, which
will he on Friday.
y run away horse Yesterday created
some excitement on Middle street. No
damage was done.
The funeral Of Mr. Samuel T. Hand
Sr. Will take place this afternoon AZ.
$50 o'clock from his laie residence. cor
ner of King and on nu. Streets.
Mrs. Funston vlfa III re- -ha1 f,ilrs.en
Trinity's former un, we'll
known in this .'itr rt- w- II
Butt. in Crawford s.r..- s Funsta.
arrived by the Chasaf ANA pnIo
Monday nigh; from Caroline county.
and be in tho city for abou, ten DAYS.
Mr.. T.. y Thorn auI bride are in he
city. tho guests az Nr. and Mrs George
G. Cummings Mr. Thorn is "a we'll
known railroad man of Baltimore. hnv-
ing his headquarters with tho passenger
department of the Baltimore ana Ohio
Railroad.
John c. Niemeyer. auctlonecr, sold Mt
public auction Yesterday three lots II
land: One on southeast corner Race
avenue and Washington street for
Sl.S00; one on cast side WashinCton
street. near Race avenue. for S75o and
one on Race avenue, near WASHINGTON
Street. for $50. amounting in all TO
$500. The Calvert Building Associa-
ton was the purchaser
Edward Guntcr, negro from this
cg;y who Is serving term in the peNi-
tertiary. made his escape from the
guard yesterday while at work on n
rock wall outside the enclosure Gunter
is a bad negro.
There was no meeting of the Board
of Norfolk County Supervisors. owing
to lack of quorum.
See advertisement Of convenient five
room house on Washington street for
rent
Miss Iccschler. Of Richmond. is Wis
ftng Miss Lottlc IIutchins, on Dinwld-
die street
\ leathcr-iop buggy is offered for
sale. See advertisement.
plasterer can find employment by
applying as directed in advertisement
The colorcd eXcursionists did not re-
turn until late hour last night.