Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-25
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And Around Portsmouth.
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snnp Shots of our Busy City.

There was great rejoicing here when
the people opened the Virginian-Pilot
and read the exclusive announcement
that our townsman, Hon. III. May
$ nard. had received the Democratic
nomination at Newport News to repre-
sent this district in Congress-.
The Rev. Mr.. Riddick. pastor. assist
ed by the Rev. Josiah Elliott, OF Nortl,
Carolina, is conducting a successful
revival meeting in the Baptist Church
at Deep Creek.
The Rev. A. G. Thomson. rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, Is spending
MS Summer vacation in LOudon coun-
~. He expects 10 be absent a month.
The services in Trinity tomorrow will
be conducted by the Rev. Charles j.
Holt. of New York city.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter assistant
minister of Trinity Church. is expected
to return next Tuesday from his sum
mer vacation.
Rev. II. b. Egglcston will reach
home tonight with his family. who
nave been spending the Summer in
Louisa county.
Rev. w. +. Fisher goes to Gloucester
to-day to assist in a meeting.
The order for the banner will be
given right away and as soon as it
arrives 1t will be spread to the breeze.
~ small house belonging to Miss
Cutchins, on South street extended
caught fire from lamp exploding, but
little damage was done.
DIR. l.. Augustus Bilsoly has nearly
finished examining all the members of
the Old Dominion Guard.
This is pay day at the yard. Bust
ness Will be benefited by it,
There will be but one more week of
The Backsmiths' Union will have
some men ut work on an anvil during
the parade on Labor Day.
Rev. Mr.. Hines has gone to Pen
Mar, Md, to spend two weeks for his
health.
Yesterday morning small child, not
more than years old, attempted to
run in front of an electric car while
IL was running al IL good rate of speed.
The child would have been knocked
down and killed but for the presence
of mind of gentleman who saw the
little ones danger and jcrkcd il from
the track.
1t will take about three years to
complete the Improvements that are
to be made ut the navy yard.
Mr.. Hiram plummcr and family re-
turned Thursday night from the noun
tains. where they had been for several
weeks.
This has been an unusually quiet
week.
Mr.. N. f. Richardson and family
have returned from RockbridGe Alum
Springs.
a mule stuck n piece OF glass in his
foot on High street yesterday. 1t re-
CURED pair of pinccrs to remove ii.
w. T.. Turner, the man who was
brought from Richmond charged with
jumping board bill, says that he was
drunk, but the gentleman whom
IN ha mo.
He got his his trunk and then asked
them to change IA $50 bill. They could
not. He said he would return in few
minutes. but failed to turn up. lie
had II ticket to Philadelphia.
The wind blew the pres stand at the
baseball park down yesterday after
noon and carried it some distance.
The people are asking how can n
Norfolk merchant pay fcrriaSe and
send coal to Portsmouth for 80 cents
less than Portsmouth merchant.
a number of persons tished off the
Port Norfolk bridge last night. Some
were quite successful.
Two negro men had cutting match
on Chestnut street last night. One of
them received several ugly gashes
across his hand. When last seen he
was en- route to squire.
MIR. Ira S. Wilkerson and family have
returned from the Variety Springs.
Mrs. Con- Irwin is having four two
story stores built on South street, be-
tween Middle and Crawford streets.
Mrs. Lovey Ntzhugh, went North last
night after Fall and Winter stock
The Virginian-Pilot received many
congratulations yesterday on having
the result of the nomination in cXclu-
sive,y The public know how TO APP
preciate such things.
The Brandt Company announces a
: special sale of collars and shirts. See
ad. and you may find just what you
want.
their checks yesterday. but they hope
that they may get them this morning
Attention is called to adj. OF c. w.
Hudgins. in which he calls your at
tention to the fact that this is pick
ling season