Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
; Gossip and Events III Which our People arc
Interested, Chronicled in Concise Form
Daily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Headers Fresh Every Morning
snai shots OF our Busy Ciiys

worked with different magistrate.
The condition Of MIR. Minton. who
was SnOt about week ago, was con-
sldered critical yesterday.
Attention is called TO the advertise
inent OF h. l.. Dashiell. in which he
offers two beautiful lots at Port Nor
Toll FOR a song.
~ lady living at Port Norfolk who
has been under the weather for some
time, came to the city yesterday. got
fatiGued and fell on the street. She
was put on car in charge OF IL friend
and sent to her home.
a lady who is attending the Waver-
~ camp meeting. writes word that the
meeting promises to be Il glorious one
and much good will be done.
Rev. Mr.. Wateriieid is assisting in
meeting at Princess Anne this week.
Rev. Mir. Beades is in Madison coun-
ty attending a meeting.
The ladies connected with the Port
Norfolk Baptist Church made SIG on
their concert. which was doing we'll
considering the number OF entertain
mentS there were that night.
MIR. A. j. Phillips will return from
Baltimore to-day where he was sum
moned on business.
Police Officer Geo. Hutchins' wife is
quite sick in Mathews county, where
She is spending some time
The dog catchers are not so success
full as they were ut first. The owners
OF the dogs are keeping them close.
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Fass yesterday to some of his New
York friends was n decided success
The wind was splendid.
Mr.. Harry Tabb. formerly with II. o.
Pearson, will in a few DAYS omen q
first-class lunch room.
The remains of Mrs. George Pritch-
ard were taken to Kinston, N. c.. yes
terday. from which place the funeral
took place in the afternoon.
The School Board will hold their Au-
gust meeting tonight There iS hiit
little to be done.
Another large steamer came in yes
terday and landed at the old Nicely
wharf, which was recently purchased
by the Senboard Air Line She will
be loaded with an assorted cargo.
Several new clerks have been en-
ployed at the High street depot of the
Scaboard Air Line to take the place
of those who went back to Florida.
a number of Indies and gentlemen
visit the Gypsy camp near Chimney
woods every afternoon.
Mr.. Charles T. Durham has gone to
New Haven, Conn.,, to see his wife, who
is visiting relatives there.
The public hydrant corner OF South
and Dillingham; streets. is out of order.
II causes much Inconvenience to own
ers of teams in that section of the
city.
Much complaint is made about the
bad conduct of n crowd of boys who
gather on the corner OF Dinwiddie and
County streets at night and make un-
usual noise and are not very choice in
the language they use.
The clerks in this city from the Old
North State were very much interest
ed in the North Carolina election yes
tcrday Frequent calls were made
through phone to know If there was
any news.
Yesterday n negro girl in rolling n
carriage up on the crossing on High
street threw the baby out and bruised
1t quite badly about the face. The &C
cldent was done through pure careless
ness.
Rev. George e. Booker married Mr..
Fripp and Miss Stores Wednesday, and
not Mr.. Rawlings. as was stated.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany began yesterday removing their
wires from off the poles on High street,
and in few days the poles will all be
taken down.
Two out of the five Methodist minis
tiers are out the city at this time.
Mr.. Leo Parker has secured posi-
ton as clerk in the car service of the
Seaboard Air Line and entered upon
his duties August list.
Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock the
Independent fire bell struck two. a
number of people thought that there
was fire. Cross wires caused 1t.
The negro James Knight who tried
TO rob Lands money drawer. was com
mitted yesterday TO search up his re-
cord.
Miss Willie Locke has gone TO Crit
tenden Springs for the rest of the sum-
mer.
isaac Cuffee was arrested yesterday.
charged with stealing So from Lucy
Wright, who claims that Cuffee took
1t out of her pocket-book.
The schooner Mary Vandivcr Is dis
charging q cargo of crushed stone at
the navy yard. The schooner Alverda
IS. Elzey is discharging coal.
Capt. Bell, master of tugs of the New
York navy yard. was at the navy yard
yesterday, having come down on the
tug Wampatuck.
Robert G. Davies secured license in
Norfolk county clerks office ycster-
day to marry Jessie Minor.
The tug Apache will probably leave
to-day for New York. III tow of the
wampatuck. which arrived from New
York Wednesday night. The Apache,
as has already been stated, will be
converted into n transfer vessel to
carry ammunition and stores from
iona Island to the Brooklyn navy yard
Mrs. w. L. Leigh and children left for
their home, in Baltimore. last night. ac-
companed by her sister, Miss Myrtle
Pablo. who will spend some time with
them.
There will be n musical entertain
mcnt at Mrs. Fl. r. Lees, corner of
Glasgow and Rose streets. Friday
night, August 3D. for the benefit of Port
Norfolk Baptist Church.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment of young man wanted. For par
ticulars see adj. column.
Portsmouth is again ahead and the
umpire did not help them.
Two members were initiated last
night in Grice Lodge. ]. O. 0. f. There
was large attendance of members and
the meeting was an enthusiastic one.
w. T. Daughtrey & Co. have secured
the contract to furnish the members of