Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-08
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People are
Interested, Chronicled In Conci Sc Form
ADaiIy Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.

w 1856 All COlOESO, were
in police court yesterday morning
charged with diSorderly conduct. The
arrests were made on complaint OF
Becky Carter, whose case seemed to be
that she had been ''burlesqued' by the
Wises. The charges were dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Il. Taylor lost
by death yesterday their infant son,
George Emmett. at their residence, No.
$50 Lafayette street.
DR.. Joseph a. Guthrie. OF the u. S.
N. is confined TO his home on account
of sickness.
Mr.. John Steele. travelling represent
alive of the Fairbanks, Morse e Co.
Railway supply house of Chicago. is
visiting his family at Swimming Point.
The firm Of VIM. Schmoelc. Jr. sta
TONERS. will supply the fourth medal to
be awarded to the children in the pub
lie schools. This gives medal for each
school district to be given to the pupil
passing the best examination in the
district.
Work Will be commenced on the Elks'
Hall at once. Mr.. Phillips Will fit his
half up for Offices then the Old Oxford,
as 1t has been known for years, will be
n thing of the past.
Three months have passed and there
IS no prospect of quicker trips on the
ferry. and 1t is hardly potable that we
Will have any this year from the
amount OF work that Is TO be done to
get them.
Dog taxes will be due In a few days
Then war Will begin on all CANNES on
whom no tax is paid.
Perhaps there are some who are un-
aware that the ordinances require all
persons living in the first ward to con-
meet with the sewers by July LIST of this
year. A failure to do subjects to Il
fine.
a mattress caught on fire in house
on Green street. near North. yesterday
from q spark that popped out of a fire
place while the woman of the house
was ironing. II was put out without
much damage, except to the mattress.
More laborers have been taken on at
the S. a. l. shops to work on the i'm
provements that are going on there.
There Will he two excursions in from
off the S. a. l.. and n. 81 c. r. r. next
week.
small colored boy came near being
drowned off the bridge at Port Norfolk
yesterday. He was sitting on the rail
lost his balance and fell overheard. He
was picked up by some men who were
fishing near the bridge and who went
to his rescue.
Around the fish market needs atten-
ton. A little lime would improve the
smell.
The school children are counting
the time before school closes, which will
be but one week
small colored child, who lives with
her parents on Race avenue. drank
concentrated lye yesterday and came
rear dying. She was attended by DIR.
Jarrett.
The tent services are attracting con-
siderable attention. At the evening
co i'm No &c
good is being done.
Hon. Frank Martin, OF Memphis.
Tenn. was in the city yesterday. He
called mt The Virginian-Pilot office.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment OF two double tenement houses
for sale. If you want big interest on
your money address as advertised.
Mr.. e. w. Owens offers for rent n
five-room house on County street. with
water. at $500 per month.
Look for the Hook and Ladder Co.
excursion ad to morrow, and see the
pleasures offered.
Little 1thel Skeeter, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Skeeter, is seriously
Ill at the residence of her parents, No.
1907 Washington street.
Mr.. Charles o. Noodey was on the
streets yesterday for the first time In
several weeks.
report will be made on the anti
splitting law next Tuesday night: also
on the application of the Port Norfolk
Railroad to be allowed to run down
High street from Water to Middle
street.
Miss Matte Morgan of Matthews
county. Is visiting in the city.
Any one wanting information In re-
gard to the pony and buggy that was
advertised for sale can get the same by
calling on Miss Matte Deming. Cook
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house.
1t Is said that the force In the yard
will be increased very soon and they
hdll work fourteen hours a day.
No. 120 won the picture that was
rallied at M. B. Daughtrey's store last
night. Father Brady held the lucky
number.
Mrs. Matt1e Brown, OF Philadelphia,
Is visiting Mr.. Dave Appenseller. corner
OF Chestnut and Columbia streets.
City officers who were elected last
month are required by Jaw to qualify
for their positions by June Goth Ger
tlficaltes of election are to be obtained
from the Clerk of the Hastings Court.
Applications of O. II. Edwards, Mary
IL. PSwell. Susan V. Veale and VIM ~
foreman for Confederate pensions were
passed upon by the Hastings Court yes-
kerday, and will be forwarded TO the
auditor OF the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bagle. Of Brooklyn. are
khe guests OF Mr.. ]. d. Cadmus. on
Harrison street. Mr. Bagle is master
mechanic OF the Atlantic Coast Line
railway.
Saturday. the 9th inst, will be OBJ
served by the Portsmouth VS. as flower
day.
All persons having either flowers or
fruits to be distributed to the poor VIII
please leave same at Miss Matte Bret
t!ngham's. No. 1905 D.nwiddle street..
The funeral OF little George Emmett