Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People arc
Interested, Chroniclcd in ConciseForm
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Snap Shots of our Busy City

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will leave for Richmond with her sis
ter. Mrs. William X. Haysom, to spend
the rest of the summer.
The collier Saturn was given dock
trial yesterday to test her machinery.
THE trial is understood to have been
satisfactory. 1t is not known on what
late the Saturn will leave.
There are always n number of vehi-
Ties standing in front of the western
entrance to the market-house, COM
pletely blocking it up. People frequently
have to walk to the corner and enter
by side door. 1t is a nuisance and 1t
s stated that the Clerk of the Market
mould not allow it to be done.
Mr.. Mac. H. Beale left yesterday for
franklin. Va. to spend a week or ten
ays with friends.
A drunken white man, in getting off
car yesterday, fell and skinned his
ACE quite badly.
Mrs. w. H. Woody and family. of
Richmond. accompanied by her sister
Mrs Jas. e. Thompson, OF Cottage
Place. are spending the balance OF the
GUNNER up in the Alleghanies.
A gentleman who has just returned
from the Paris Exposition says that 1t
does not compare to the Worlds Fair
In any respect.
Fergus Jones, the virginian- Pilot
Cottage Place route boy, has accepted
a position with Mr.. r. S. Brooks.
A drunken marine. in attempting to
cross the Seaboard Air Line trestle
early yesterday morning, fell through
and hurt himself quite badly.
There is evidence enough to prove
that the young man Bryant. who is
wanted for shooting out the car win
dow. is the man who did 1t.
A number of melons that weighed
sixty pounds each were offered for sale
in the market yesterday at 40 cents
each.
Communion will be administered in
the Methodist and Episcopal Churches
to-day.
Rev. ]. w. Mitchell has returned TO
the city from his vacation.
There will be two marriages for this
week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Portsmouth and Norfolk County Meth
odist sunday School Association will be
held this afternoon at Park View
Church.
Mr.. Charles Old and Mr.. J. Leon Codd
leave this afternoon via Old Dominion
Steamship Company for New York.
They expect to be gone about week
or ton days.
Attention is called to Anderson &
Thompson's adj. In which they offer
special sale of books. etc., to make room
for fall stock.
Emmett Deans makes an announce
ment in another column that he Will
have n clearing up sale Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday. Read his nd. and
see what he has to say. Don't miss this
opportunity to secure q bargain.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment OF the Brandt Company, in which
they advertise mems sack suits in every
fabric and style represented. Special
attention is called to their shoe depart
ment.
Mr.. James Atkinson, a former Ports
- I'D lat JtFf 70 a rrf
city yesterday from California. They
are en- route to their home, in Raleigh.
~. G. Mr.. Atkinson is engaged by the
Elks to bill entertainments for the Win
ter season under their auspices In all
the prominent cities in the United
states.
Some unknown person-ReAbed- Mr..
Henry Bunting, who lives near Olive
Branch. Norfolk county. Of four sets of
harness Friday night. The county con-
stables are on his track.
Dr. Griffith Maupin, Of New York, is
at home on a visit to his mother and
family.
Miss Emma Deal, of Deep Creek. has
gone to East Radford on visit to
friends.
There is a bad hole on the corner of
Crawford and County streets that needs
Attention.
There is an abundance of ice in Ports
mouth and no prospects of there being
an Ice famine.
Potatoes have taken quite jump
Since the truckers have finished ship
ping.
Rev. w. r. Fisher will leave to-mor
row for Essex county to conduct
meeting there. He will return in time
to fill his pulpit next Sunday.
Mr. Maynard's friends are not leaving
q stone unturned to secure the nomi-
nation for him and to elect him.
A colored child swallowed a piece of
apple peel yesterday on the street and
came near strangling to Death
The employees Of the yard and Sea-
board Air Line shops will both be paid
this week.
A chicken thief was run out of Mr..
Williams lot on Harrison street Friday
night.
Rev. r. T. watcrfeld will occupy his
pulpit at Ovens Memorial NJ. IL. Church
to-day. The night service will consist
OF a study In hymoiogy. Several fami-
liar hymns VIII be sung by the choir
and congregation, directed by our we'll
known chorister. Charles II. Sturte-
want: short talks by the pastor on the
subject and authors.
a family quarrel was aired in the
Mayors Court yesterday. All the par
ties were discharged with the exception
of one. who was put under Il 500 bond
to keep the peace
Mn. a. T. Richardson and family
have gona to Rockhridge Alum Springs
for two weeks.
The yirginian- Pilot yesterday receiy-
ed q letter from O. l.. Williams. OF this
city, who at the time he wrote was In
Z London. lie mad o rough time on the
trip in q heavy storm ard four dnvG
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