Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
Matters Personal and General In.
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In which our People aro
Interested, chronioied in Co, els Form :
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

The Virginian-Pilot acknowledges
the receipt OF an invitation to be pres
ent at the fourteenth annual conven-
3 ton of the Virginia State Firemen's
Association, which meets in Richmond
on the 25th, Goth and 9th of Septem-
Der.
A new eight-room house is offered for
sale cheap. For particulars see adver-
tisement.
Don't fail to visit Emmett Deans
bargain counter tomorrow morning
he will have special to reduce stock.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the Brandt Company. They
have much to tell you.
Attention is called to the advertise
& ment of Browns Bazaar, in which they
sale on Monday.
The Uniform Rank Pythians will
leave for Detroit next Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. VIM. channell, brother of Mr..
Luther Channel, the County street
furniture dealer died yesterday morn
ing in Franklin. Mr.. Channel, has been
connected with the Camp Lumber
Company for quite a number of years.
His funeral will take place this after
noon.
MIR VIM. Scrimminger. who resigned
the position OF foreman of blacksmith
shop in the yard n few months ago on
account of his health, left last night
for Camden, New Jersey. to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Walsh. He will remain
there some time.
Mr.. w. d. Lynch offers for rent
house on Dillingham; street.
a dwelling, No. 1918 Washington
street, is offered for rent.
An elegant residence on High street
is offered for sale. See ad.
A special meeting OF the Chambers
Fire Company will be held at o'clock
4 Monday night to consider an invitation
r-s-. ~
tion in Richmond. September 262S. A
full attendance OF members is request
ed.
The members of wildey Encamp-
ment. /. o. o. F., are requested to at
tend special meeting to be held Mon
day night at s o'clock for the trans
action of important business.
The Washington Streets defeated the
Park Views yesterday in a holly con-
tested game of ball, the score being 10
to O. The batteries were Monel and
s. Wright; Schmoele and King.
Georgia Lee. i colored woman living
in Water street, was arrested last
night on complaint of Banks Newton.
charged with stealing 81. The woman
and her house were searched without
ted for a hearing Monday morning.
The remains of Mr.. James III. Glenn
ents will arrive to-day on the Wash
fnGton steamer
be scarce unless some comes here.
The rain OF the past two days has
not. ex tended further than Suffolk. The
peanut and cotton crop have been cut
short one-half, and If 1t does not rain
coon it will he lost.
The Southern Bell telephone poles
are disappearing from off High and
Crawford streets very fast. The
Southern States company should imi-
tate their example.
county yesterday morning by the po-
Tbe lovers OF the finny tribe are
having q big time after them now.
The Independent picnic on Wednes"
day promises to be pleasant affair."
Go and help the boys to raise some
funds.
Justice Peed requests a statement to
be made that 1t is impossible for the
county officer to be everywhere. and
that IL shooting is done off the cars 1t
is the duty OF those in charge of them
to report the same. while they have
failed to do so.
2. rfetsssssrf has left left the city
for a five weeks stay In Greensville
: county, Va.
Mr.. Adolph Rapp. of Port Norfolk,
had u narrow escape from drowning
y Friday afternoon.
Hon. Joseph T. Lawless was IN the
city yesterday.
A negro named John Edwards, whose
mind is demented, was bound over to
keep the peace yesterday.
Rev. II. r. Beadles and family have
returned from Madison county.
Mr.. Harry p. Hart. a Portsmouth
young man, arrived home yesterday
from Philadelphia. He will leave in n
chief engineer of the steamer Arichusa.
Mr.. P. Bunting is sick ct his home
on King and Effingham streets.
julius Branch, who was arrested
yesterday for stealing whisleey and
getting drunk, was fined So and costs
by. the Mayor Branch disclaimed any
ss knowledge of having taken the whis-
( key. as he was too drunk to know
what he was doing.
Charles Boyd and Henry Josey,
charged with stealing a buggy robe
/; from Mr. c. H. Brown, were dismissed
& in the Mayors Court yesterday.
Mr.. r. l.. Deans, q collector on fine
ferry. is confined to his residence, on
County and Chestnut streets by sick
ness.
A negro boy stole under a country
cart In the market yesterday and
+ slipped two watermelons out and made
AZ off with them. The robbery was not
found out until he had gotten too far
Z To 20 after him.
IS The virginian- Pilot Office receives
daily complaints about the ferry
schedule, with the request that they be
pubiished, but the writer's do not want
their names used. To all such we re.
for them to the Iessees or Ferry Com
niittee.
MI. NJ. w. Dennis, Jr.. desires the
paper to state that it was not ne that
was capsized in the river and came
near being drowned. 1t was Mr.. r. L.
4 Dennis.
Mr.. Edward King cut his hand very
Y badly With q cleaver Yesterday while