Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-27
The Latest Happenings Of a Per-
SonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Rathorod on tho Streets, at tho Hotols. in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere, and
Put In Abbreviated Form for tho Edln-
cation of Koadors orthe yirsinlan-rilot
Tho Movements Of People Snap
Shots at 1:vonts in Which the Public is
Interested.

The venerable MIR. w. G. Hervey,
Sealer OF Weights and Measures, was
reported as being in Il dying condition
yesterday.
Jackson Williams, charged with muir
der. had his trial continued in the
County Court yesterday until the sec
ond day Of the January term.
The ferry steamer Norfolk County
broke down at 2:15 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and the Superior is doing
service between this city and Norfolk.
Mr.. Samuel White, president of the
Pennsylvania Bridge Company, spent
several days in the city last week look
Ing over the work the company is
erecting in the navy-yard. He left
Sunday night for Washington.
Mr.. Karl Z. Wood chief clerk in the
yard masters office. Scaboard Air Line
In Richmond, was here yesterday on
visit.
Rodney Sepia. colored. was sent 10
the county jail yesterday to await ex-
animation on n charge of stealing cab
Dage. The charge was made by Elvin
Cromwell.
The Rev. r. Il. Garrett, pastor of the
Court Street Baptist Church. preached
special sermon Sunday night on the
"Prodigal Son." The discourse dealt
with the first phase OF the parable and
day, when DR.. Garrett will tell of the
'Prodigals Return"
The Portsmouth street railway cars
sustained two slight accidents yester-
day, one of which was the kind rail-
road men call Splitting a switch" A
County street car got In difficulties at
the Effingham street turnout. one set
of trucks turning into the switch while
the other staid on the main line, MAX
ing straddle. 1t took some time to
get matters Strengthened out Later
two cars came together near the ferry
and smashed their tenders. No other
damage resulted.
The remains OF Mrs. Ballard, who
died on the Deep Creek road Sunday.
were shipped yesterday to Monroe
county. w. Va. for mterment. via Nor
folk and Western railroad.
G. c. Haynes has been appointed col
lector at the Norfolk county ferries to
succeed Collector Fuford, who has re-
signed. Mr.. Haynes appointment goes
into effect December l. There were
many applications for this position.
Sam Ragland was sent to Jail for
three months by Justice c. W. Rustic
yesterday on the charge of selling jew
elry without a license
At the Monumental Methodist Church
Sunday afternoon gospel temperance
mass meeting was held under the au-
spices of the ''Y.'s" and the w. c. II. u.
Vi tHiS CITY. ATTRACTIVE music ana ten
minute addresses We're delivered by
ministers representing the various de-
nominations.
An entertainment will be given by
Mrs Clayton Boyd. of Paducah. Ky.
tonight in the lecture room of the
First Presbyterian Church. She will be
assisted by her little daughter Connie
who is said to be n wonder. There will
nlso be several others from this city
who will take part.
The voting on the benediction stole at
st. Mary's fair will close Wednesday
night Then 1t will be decided who ii
will be given to.
Miss Henrietta Williams. of Roanoke.
who has been visiting in the city. left
via Norfolk and Western railroad yes
terday afternoon.
The Portsmouth football team ex-
poets to carry off the IaHrels Thanks
giving Day.
number of people will go to Rich
mond Thursday to see the university
team and the Tennessee team play
football.
a colored woman named Luter was
arrested Sunday night for stealing a
bicycle from Northrop C Co, bicycle
dealers.
Rodney Sopia was committed to the
county Jail for stealing $40 worth of
cabbage.
There will be no meetings until Fri
day night. when the School Board will
meet
The meeting OF the b. Y. p. u. In the
Court Street Church lecture-room last
night was very interesting.
The Brady Club had an interesting
debate last night on the subject
whether 1t would be well for Norfolk
to be connected with Portsmouth by
bridge or otherwise?"
Henrietta Gary. colored. was arrested
yesterday by County Constable Aims
worth charged with threatening to cut
q woman with whom she had quarrel
She WAS com nlitfaa for exn1nInn ION