Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
in AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on tho Streets. at tho Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Putin Abbreviated Form for the Edih-
cation of Readers of the virginIan-Pilot
Tho Movements of Peopie-snap
Shots at Events in which tho Public Is
Interested.

sentative of the Fairbanks Morse Rail-
way Supply Company, and accepted
responsible position with the Virginia
Iron, Coal and Coke Company, with
headquarters in Bristol. Tenn. Mr..
Steele Will shortly remove his family,
now residing in Swimming Point, to
Bristol.
Mrs. Northrop, who has been visiting
her son, Mr.. VIM. Northrop. in Court
street. left last night for her home in
New Haven.
Mrs. r. b. Park, of This city, left last
night on an extended visit to relatives
in Scranton and Athens Pa.
Miss Pearl Bates. of this city. has re-
turned from visit to Philadelphia.
Taylor Hunt, an escaped colored con-
Wet from the North Carolina peniten-
tiary, was committed to the county Jail
on Tuesday to await the arrival of the
North Carolina authorities. He was
arrested in Berkeley.
Miss Edna Weisdorf won, the UNI
breila at Mr.. w. b. Daughtrey's that
was given for Christmas. No. e. was
the lucky number.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Bunting died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr. r. B.
Powers, APT Clifford street, yesterday
morning after an illness of four years.
Funeral notice later.
DR.. F. II. Hancock has been appoint
ed medical examiner for the new coun-
Gil OIL tiOy0l ATCanuTn winch VIII De IN
stituted at Primers Point some time
this month. Mr. Harry Kemp. deputy
grand regent of the Royal Arcanum, is
working in this city for the order.
Owing to a death in Rev. r. f. Sea
dies family the Christmas tree at Cen
trail church, which was to have been
given tonight, has been postponed until
next Thursday night.
The Portsmouth football team de-
feated the Norfolk team on Christmas
day by n score of 5 to O.
Miss Minnie Cornell, of Washington,
D. c.. who has been visiting in the city,
has returned hume.
Rev. r. +. Beadles and wife left yes
terday for Richmond. having been call
ed there by the death OF Mrs. Beades
brother, Rev. DR.. Collins, which occur
red yesterday morning.
In q barroom at Butt Christmas
night there was a fight. during which
negro named Tom Perkins was shot
in the neck by an unknown negro, who
made his escape. Drs. Charles l.. Gull
pepper and o. C. A. Bindewald dressed
Perkins wound, which Is not serious.
The Norfolk and West India Fruit
and Trading Company's steamer San
TUT arrived here yesterday morning
from Jamaica. bringing 17,Vu0 punches
of bananas and 800 barrels of oranges.
Most of the fruit was sent South over
the Seaboard Air Line. Some of 1t was
taken by local dealers.
The Methodists of the city will unite
in a watch night service, TO be held in
Central church. The services will be-
gin at 1890 o'clock next Monday night.
DIR. j. C. c. Newton, the pastor of
Owens Memorial M. E. church, will
conduct the services.
A. II. Evans, the Waterman at the
Atlantic Coast Line. who was arrested
charged with stealing from ,ne ware
house. was bailed yesterday for his APP
pearance on Friday. Mr.. j. S. Craw-
ford becoming security.
Mr.. A. B. Butt, cashier of the Peo-
pies Bank. is in receipt of a handsome
photograph showing Bishop Funston. a
former rector of Trinity church. and
family on the porch of the Episcopal
residence in Boise. Idaho. The photo
grayph is a particularly good one of
the bishop and Mrs. Funsten.
Mary Henderson was arrested yes
terday and carried before Justice Rus
tic charged with the theft of a watch
from John Hodges. She was sent to
Jail for ninety days. Two other negro
women arrested as accessories were
dismissed.
DR.. ]. H. Hancock. while showing
some small children how to shoot fire
works on Christmas day. had mis- hand
badly laceraited by the explosion of one
of the crackers. He was attended by
DR.. Corbell.
About 200 men were discharged and
furloughed last night from the con-
struction department.
The store of j. r. Scott at Primers
Point was robbed Christmas night of
large amount of clothing. etc. The
thief effected an entrance by breaking
out glass in the front of the store
The s. A. J.. employees at the shops
resumed work yesterday.
Gertrude Walker. the negro woman
who was charged with stealing SIS
from white man, was discharged
from custody yesterday, the case not
being proven.
Justice Nash held a special session of
his court yesterday afternoon to hear
civil case.
The Virginian- representatives
pairing their local for the afternoon
and giving it to one of the deckhands
he lost 1t in transit and last night 1t
had TO all be rewritten again. This will
be an excuse for any matter that is
left out.
All the S. A. L. clerks who went
home to spend Christmas have return
ed home.
Mr.. Harry Kemp has 43 names to pre-
sent at the next meeting of Ocean
Council, Royal Arcanum. He intended
to run the number to such size that
she will be the largest council in the
South. ii
information has been received in
this city OF the death of Morris Sands,
aged:}2 years. son of Mr.. George and
Laura Cherry Sands. Mt Wilmington,
Dell Mr.. and Mrs. Sands were former
ly residents of this city. where they
have both friends and relatives
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Fourth Street Baptist Sunday
school will give their Christmas enter
tainment Thursday evening at s