Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-22
THE FRESHEST
LOCAL MENTION.
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People aro
Interested. Chronicied in ConciseNorm-
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.

Judge Thomas Holden, of Delaware
Park. was in the city yesterday. He
Is connected with the Seaboard Air
Line.
]. S. Crawford writes that he is en-
route for home, but that he will not
reach here before Sunday. the Goth.
He will visit the Red Sulphur Springs,
Natural Bridge and other places on
his route.
Attention is called to ad. of w. N.
White in this issue. He tells all about
shaving, etc. See ad.
Now that the dog catchers are giving
CANNES Il rest they are getting to be
nuisance again.
A gentleman desires house with from
TOUR to six rooms, in good locality,
with modern conveniences. See adj
An attempt was made to enter .. l..
Williams house Monday night, but
the parties were run off before they
succeeded.
a colored excursion left here yester-
day for Littleton, N. c. They returned
at late hour last night.
All three of the fire companies have
made arrangements to attend the
Firemen's Association.
Don't forget the Independents picnic
to-day. There will BE three boats.
All the preachers are returning
home. BY the end of the month they
Will all be back again.
A negro excursion left here Monday
morning for West Point, and returned
yesterday morning.
The convention will meet at New
port News tomorrow. a large num-
Der OF Maynard supporters will go
down.
Mr.. Edward Broughton, q member of
the fire department and Miss King,
daughter of MI. Charles King. will be
married at z. m. to-day
Miss Frances Mclean and Miss
Margaret Dempsey returned home last
night after n weeks stay at Mr.. A. ].
Roach's cottage. ut Ocaen View, also
short stay at Buckroc Beach.
Miss Alice Williams returned yestcr-
day from months stay at Mountain
Lake, Va.
The talk of raising the price of tele-
phones has created howl in the COM
n4lnity.
House 1902 Dlnwiddic street is ad-
vertiscd for rent. See nd.
Mr.. f. d. Gill left for New York yes
terday on business.
Mr.. Ambrose Lindsay. Sr., left last
night for the Paris Exposition.
A mixed excursion from Roanoke
Rapids arrived at IL: 80 O'Clock yester-
day. 1t brought some 900 people.
The engagement Is announced OF
Miss Martha Harvey Gun. of Boydton,
Va, to MIR. William ii. Dorm. MIR.
Dorm is now with the Alcatrez Paving
Company. at Erie. Pa, and is also O
member of the firm of Dorm Bros. OF
this city. Mr. Dorm formerly lived
here.
Mr.. Ted kiley. of the battleship
Kentucky, Is home on n short leave
of absence. Mr.. 1tiley left the ship at
Boston. The kentucky Will accompany
the Alabama on the trial trip OF the
latter next week.
Miss Nellie Gnrges. of Washington,
ID. c., Is visiting the family OF Mr.. u.
V. Gaskins. No. 500 Court street.
The Sam Gordon Club (colored), of
this city. gave an excursion to Garys-
burg and Littleton, N c., yesterday,
carrying about 500 passengers
An excursion train bringing about
900 people from Roanoke Rapids, N.
c., arrived yesterday about / o'clock.
In police court yesterday George
Smith and VIM. Carver, colored boys,
for lighting, were fined 81. ~ white
man was fined 81 for drunkenness. but
didn't pay.
Miss Mamie Holmes. OF Washington,
D. c.. is the guest of Mrs. Chas. Il.
Friedlin, in Ii street. Park View.
There was a scrapping match outside
the navy yard gates last night. None
of the parties were hurt.
On account of the rain yesterday
afternoon there was no game of ball.
Another attempt will be made to have
the game.
1t is said that the Hawk, which is
undergoing repairs at this yard. will
be turned over to the Ohio Naval Re-
serves.
There will be a large colored excur-
sion in to-day from up the Seaboard
Air Line.
4 good timer can find employment
by applying as directed in ad.
~ Democratic club will be organized
on Thursday night. August 30th, at
Elk Hall (old Oxford HaiD.
Mr.. y. Brandt. of the Brandt Com
pany, left last night for Spring Lake,
N. j.. to spend Il few days.
Mrs. Jacob Kaufman has gone to
Philadelphia and New York on bust
ness.
Miss Mamie Robertson, of Richmond,
Va. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Clar-
ence D. Freeman, of North street, Park
View.
There will be no services tonight at
the First Presbyterian Church, the pas
tor being out the city.
Misses Lucele and Sadie Anderton
have gone to Washington, d. c., to
visit friends.
Rev Mr.. Farland will leave to-day
for tie Blue Ridge Springs. He will
be gone for two weeks.
Mrs. Mary Howard. wife of Rev. John
Howard. of Elizabeth, n. j. is in the
city visiting her father. Capt. l.. II.
Hoagland. on South street. near Mid
die.
Mr.. John Sykes. living on Bart street.
while out driving last night with Mrs.
Sykes ran into a hole on the east side
of Water street. in front of the city
)siiit ANU smashed one OI INC WucciS pl
the buggy. Matters might have been
serious had not Deputy Sheriff Hoof
nagle ran out and caught the harse by
the bEidle. preventing him from run
ming away.
license was issued yesterday for
the marriage of Thomas Madison Treat
10 Miss Nora Sellers, of Norfolk county.
THE OLD DOMINION GUARD.
The physical examination of the
members of the Old Dominion Guard
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