Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-21
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip ana Events In Which our People AFRO
Interested. Chronicled In coneiserorm-
ADaliy Diary ofIIuppcnings Presented
to our Headers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our busy City.


The Rev. Chas. j. Holt preached ut
both services in Trinity Episcopal
Church Sunday to large audiences. The
Rev. MIR. Bell, of Baltimore, occupied
the pulpit in the First Presbyterian
Church morning and evening.
An instance of rctributive justice was
seen yesterday in High street. y frisky
young dog was worrying a horse. maxi
ing savage onslaughtS ut the animals
heels in an effort To bite him. Finally
a well directed kick landed doggie in
the gutter. lie had his brains dashed
out.
The stock and fixtures of G. II. We'll
ton Il Co., No. POS High street, will be
sold next Monday morning ut auction.
AS announced by advertisement in an
other column the sale begins at 10
O'Clock and will include everything con
tanned in the store.
Miss Page Cawthorn has returned to
her home. in Essex county, after spend
ing month with relatives ut Port Nor
folk.
Mr.. John Cratz chemist at the navy
yard, has returned from spending his
summer vacation in Ohio.
Mr.. Garland Pecd is spending u week
in New York City.
Miss Ethel .Fricdlin who has been
the guest of Miss Clara CHATTER. in Bal
timore. has returned to her home. in
Park View, accompanied by Miss
Mrs. w. n. Bowden has returned
lake Lake Chautauqua where she has
been spending the last month.
Master Willie Mcdonald has returned
to his home, ut Primers Point, after u
two weeks visit to Richmond.
Mr.. Frank Wyatt has returned home
from an extended stay mt his summer
home in Shenandoah Valley.
ID. NJ. King master machinst of the
second division of the Scaboard Air
Line. was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Miss Bessie Hope is visiting friends
in Baltimore
MIR. NJ 7. Mayo is confined to his
home by Illness
The Rev. DR.. ~. Z. Owen told enter
tainingly of II sermon recently delivered
by him in the Caverns Of Luray.
The recent rains having broken the
monotony Of % degree weather. local
weather sharps are prophesying a
continuation of moderate days and
cooler nights.
Mr.. William o. Murray. of Washing
ton. ID. c., who has been on a visit to
his parents. MIR. and Mrs. j. j. Murray.
of Prentis Place, for few days, re-
turned Sunday evening to Washington.
An item which appeared in the Tues
day issue OF this paper, stating that
Capt. X. T.. Deans, collector at the
ferry. WAS Ill at his home, was in
accurate. 1t is not Captain Deans but
his son. r. +. Deans, Jr., who is i'll,
MIR. w. II. Mccoy. of New York city
is visiting relatives in Cottage Place
Mrs. McCoskcy and son, of Cottage
Place. have gone to Wilmington, Del,
to spend the balance of the summer.
Miss Hattie Carr and nieces left Sat
urday for AN extended trip to Shaw's
Springs, Littlcton, n. 6.
Farmers report that corn. late pota-
toes, spinach, kale ana all growing and
new crops We're much helped by the
recent rains.
MIR. Joseph Saunders returned this
morning from an extended visit 10
Washington and the Mountains of Vir-
Ginia
An excursion train of six cars car
ried several hundred colorcd folk from
Norfolk to Delaware Park yesterday.
An excursion is expected from Koa-
noke Rapids this morning. The train
will leave here on the return trip at S
O'clock.
Mrs. Alice Creole and children, of
Henry street. South Portsmouth. are
visiting relatives in Plymouth, n. c.
commemorative Attorney r. G. Bar
low is i'll with fever at Sweet Chaly-
breate Springs. Mr.. Barlow went To
the Springs for a few days recreation,
but on account of his sickness was un-
able to return ut the time he intended
His condition is not thought to be
serious.
home. in Court street, by sickness
Hon. Harry IS. Maynard will take his
friends down to the Congressional con-
vention. to he held at Newport News on
Thursday, on the ferry steamer Norfolk
County.
a colored fisherman caught a mann
moth king or horseshoe crab at Hitches'
mill and brought it to town to place
1t on exhibition The crab was about
two feet in length.
Sallie Scott, colored woman. sick
and possibly insane, was committed to
the county Jail by Justice Rustic yes
terday She will be examined as to her
sanity.
Dr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Culrepper
returned yesterday from IL two weeks
trip to the White Mountains.
The w. G. L. II. will meet this after
noon at O'Clock with Mrs. Becky
Grant 622 Bart street.
Miss Mary Curling has returned from
a visit 10 relatives in Wallaceton.
Mrs. Lovey McHugh ana Miss Nc
Hugh returned last night from the
Mountains of Virginia, where they have
been for several weeks.
Attention is called to advertisement
for sale or exchange of thoroughbred
English setter puppies.
Mr. Charles T.. Shelton, manager of
the Hampton Roads Development Com
pany. returned on Sunday from n bust
A4cSo IT'D through SounWeSt virginia.
Inc Portsmouth US will meet to-
night at S:15 o'clock at the home of
Miss Bessie Smmonds, No. 1912 Din
widdie street.
The w. c. I. u. Will meet this after
noon at O'clock with Mrs. Beckie
Grant, 622 Clifford street.
The ladies of the Park View NJ T.
Church Will hold a lawn party tonight
on the church lawn
The Misses Maggie Reedy and Annie
Colasante, who have been spending
aaVeral weeks in Pot n..,....--- y I.' 't,