Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-17
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People are
Interested, ChronicIed In ConciseForla-
Daily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Renders Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

netts new building, where they will
have plenty room to do the best of
work. See ad.
John Cutchin. the o-year- old son of
Mr.. VIM. II. Cutchin. of Prentis ave
nue.. Prentis Place, met With painful
accident Wednesday evening by stick
Ing wire nail through his foot. The
nail was extracted after considerable
trouble. The boy is getting along
nicely.
Misses Rosa ana Eva Cutchin, of
Gloucester county, are visiting Miss
Grace Cutchin in Prcntis avenue, Prem
tbs Place.
Tidal Wave Masonic Lodge, of Port
Norfolk. ran an excursion yesterday to
Delaware Park. The party consisted of
100 persons. every one of whom en-
joyed the trip.
An excursion from Lewiston. N. c..
Is expected in over the Seaboard Air
Line this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. w. S. Morton. of Park
view. VIII leave tomorrow morning for
Pen Mar to spend two weeks.
There arc number of regular dodgers
on the docks at night. They stowe
themselves away and If n new conner
intrudes' they are made to feel that
they are trcspassers and soon leave.
Mr.. John Baird, son of Mayor j. It.
laird. arrived home yesterday. Mr..
laird was pay clerk in the United
States Navy and has just returned
from Manila.
There was n big excursion in the city
yesterday from the James river section
An attempt was made on Wednesday
night to enter the residence of Mr. John
j.. watson. Hatton street Park View
The burglar was frightened off.
The funeral of MIR. VIM. c. Wheeler
VIII take place this afternoon at c
o'clock from 5o2 North street.
The article yesterday in regard to
allowing policemen 10 wear shirt waists
caused much comment. The men take
favorable to 1t, but how the Commits
sioners view 1t is something else.
officer Edward Goodng, of the Sea-
BOARD Air Line. caught two tramps in
box car Wednesday night In max
Ing them come out one of them. n mu-
latto. showed fight. The officer had TO
draw his pistol to protect himself lie
finally landed his men in the county
Jail.
a letter received from Capt w. II.
Barnes. deputy clerk of the County
Court states that he is improving very
SLOWLY from his recent sickness.
The italian merchants in this CITY
closed their places of business yester-
day and went to Norron; to attend
memorial exercises.
Mrs. c. i. Lassiter. of Richmond,
has returned from Bcaman's Station
and is stopping in the city with her
parents.
Miss Mabel Pollard. of Port Norfolk,
Is in Philadelphia spending two weeks
During her absence she spent some
time at Atlantic City.
The careless use of firnnrms by coll
ored people in the county is causing
much trouble. Another colored person
was shot yesterday by n woman care
lessly using II pistol.
MIR. James McAIurrow of Mobile
Ala. was in the city yesterday.
Nothing has been done so far as out
side appearance is concerned towards
making quicker trips on the ferry.
Nearly seventeen months have passed
since the lease began.
Three MAD dogs have been killed in
Scottsville this week. The people are
getting frightened.
The staging around st. Paul's Catho-
lie Church Is nearly all down.
Mr.. Herman Plummcr has gone to
the springs to join his family.
n Masonic lodge from Port Norfolk
gave an excursion to Delaware Park
yesterday. The crowd was small
a colored child named Mary VIII
mans was badly burned yesterday by
pulling kettle of hot water over on
herself. She WAS attended by DR..
France.
Miss Hattie Powell, of Williamsburg
Is visiting friends in the city.
The Portsmouth Boilcrmakers and
Iron Shipbuilders will on Labor Dav
parade with white caps. with the mi
tials of the order on them. They will
have boiler on wheels in the parade
and Will drive rivcts while passing
through the streets
A rumor was currently circulated last
night that there had been some ono
shot on the edge of the city. INQUIRIES
from all the magistrates and county
ofiicers failed to throw any light on the
subject.
Miss Mary Whisnant, who has been
visiting relatives in Virginia and North
Carolina, left for her home in Wis
consin last night via the Norfolk and
Western Railway.
The rain last night was worth hun
dreds of dollars. The storm was n
severe one.
Miss Bertha Hart, of Boykins. Va.
IS visiting Mrs. Charles w. Tucker. on
High street.
Mr.. S. B. Hutchins and family re-
turned last night from Mathews coun-
ty, where they have been spending
some time.
carpenters lien was filed in the
clerks office yesterday by C. C. John
son & Bro. on the Irvington building.
young married couple wants two
furnished rooms and board in a pri-
vate family. See ad.
''i 'boiilS, cliutl IuIHlSHtu OF UNI
furnished, are offered for rent. See
ad.
AS soon as sufficient funds have been
raised banner bearing the names OF
the president, Vice President and NOM
fnees for Congress will be stretched
across High street.
Mr. James Marblehead. of Whining
ton, Dnl.. was in the city yesterday.
The rain yesterday afternoon inter-
fered with the game of baseball that
was to have been played for the bere-
flt OF St Paul's Catholic Church.