Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-14
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 Fresh Evey
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.

The fields In the county are all flood
ed, so that 1t is impossible for the
Farmers to plough.
Two double houses are advertised
dor sale. See advertisement.
Master ELLIS w. Butt went up on the
bay boat Thursday night to spend
Easter with friends in the Monumental
City
Attention of mothers and fathers is
called to the advertisement of S.. W.
Weaver. who tells you what you can
secure for your son.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment Of e. l.. Lash, in which he an
nounces himself as a candidate for the
position of Treasurer of the city.
Mrs. Hattie Thompson, of Richmond
arrived in the city to spend Easter
with friends.
Fifty-ninc members attended the
weekly drill OF the Portsmouth Rifle
Company Thursday night. after which
coat ornaments were issued to each
member. The boys are drilling hard
rial exercises next month. They also
contemplate n trip to Suffolk Memorial
Day in that city.
The contractors say that the building
boom this spring will be greater than
1t has been for years. All the contrac-
tors are busy.
The silica proved failure where 1t
other part of the city
II is hardly probable that Hotel Yer
non, at Port Norfolk. which was
burned Thursday might. will be re-
built.
This is Holy Saturday. 1t will be
strictly observed
The gay season will begin on Monday.
A number OF entertainments have been
announced for Monday and other days
next week.
Just twelve days left before the pri-
mary The candidates will get In every
lick they can in that time.
Miss Hattie Dashiell left yesterday
morning for Franklin, Va, to spend the
Easter holidays.
The egg rollings on Monday prom
ises to be an enjoyable event a num-
her OF different parties have been form
cd and Will go to Columbia Park for
that purpose.
This office appreciates an invitation
to attend the second annual ball OF
Portsmouth Lodge No. Al. 7. a. OF NJ,
winch VIII be given ut Eirn Hall on
Easter Monday night, beginning at 500
O'clock y. M. The committee is u. 7.
Reardop, w F Robertson. George II.
Little. {. d. Walden. j. n. Duffy, j. w.
Obcrs's"w, Louis Scheman and T.. A.
Buck
The portsmouth military companies
nave received invitations to attend the
carnival in Richmond on military day.
which Will be the 18th of May
ThIee other members Of the Ports
mouth hascball team arrived in the city
yesterday Bambert. Myers and Lang
ley. THIS leaves only Clark and i[ohIne
II rap1rt. and they are hourly ex-
pected.
The Fourth Ward Tammany Demo-
cratic Club has decided to submit to tho
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the names Of Messrs. Joseph u. NJ.
Joyce and John J. Hebron for Council
men and Arthur Flynn for Justice of
the Peace from the Fourth ward These
gentlemen are to be voted for at the
Fourth ward primary election, which
VIII be held Thursday, April 10Th.
tina; she may be gotten ready for her
sea trial with all the speed possible, the
torpedo boat Strinsham was placed in
the dry dock in the navy-yard yester-
day.
Mrs. Richardson and Mrs Edward
Gaskins, of Buffalo, y. Y, are in the
city, the guests of Mrs. a. L. Cherry, SIT
Fourth street.
Mr.. b. t., Newson is at his home, 1920
South street.
Miss Ella Almond of Almonds, and
Miss Olivia Mills. of Cappahosic. Va.
are visiting their relative, Mr.. C. IT,
Almond. of 81 Bart street
MIS-. Ann II. 1iall is i'll at her resi-
dence. corner Of Chestnut and Columbia
streets.
officer Henry Shannon was taken sick
yesterday afternoon and had to go
home.
Rev. Edward Carpenter has accented
cali as assistant pastor of Trinity p
~ Church. H. Will arrive here the last
of this month.
The $. A. L. received three new switch
engines this week from Rhode Island.
They are Nos. 57f, $40 and 573. they
VIII be put In service at once.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment OF c. S. Brady In this issue.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George p. Moncrief and grauddaurhtar
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Cumnjnr
who has been seriously i'll for several
days at the residence on Lincoln
street, was reported yesterday as being
IN a sinking condition
The suit of the Mack sisters against
: Samuel Wasserman for breach of con-
tract occupied the attention OF the
Hastings Court all day yesterday Tho
suit was to recover two weeks salary
alleged to be due the plaintiffs. amount
ing to $50. The jury rendered a ver,lic;
for the plaintiffs to the amount of $40
A motion for new trial Will be argued
to-day
That strange bird on exhibition in the
show window of the Booth Bros. store.
corner Of Fourth and Henry streets. is
attracting great amount OF attention.
He was captured by Police Officer Cad
mus ut Columbia Park last Satur-
day.
One drunk was the only thing up to a
late hour last night that fell into the
hands of the cops"
The coIored woman Annie Small
wood. who was cut and shot last Sun
day morning, is showing a wonderful