Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS
Gossip and Events In which Our People
arc Interested, Chronioled in Concise
Form-A Daily Diary of Happenings
Presented to Our Renders Fresh t:vey
Morning Snap Shots of Our Busy City.

Information has reached this city
that the Virginian-P Pilot was in error
when 1t stated Wednesday morning
that Janey Richards. colored. of this
city, had been shot and killed in Phil
adelphia. She is alive and well. so a
letter from her states, received here
Mrs. w. a. Turner and son. Alvin,
and sister. Miss Rosalyn Lamb, of An
napoMs, Nd, are the guests Of Mrs.
Nolan. on Middle street.
Karl 2. Wood qualified in the Hus-
tings Court yesterday as administrator
for his father. the late ii. G. Wood, al
so as guardian of his brother, Emory
Wood.
Albert j., the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius p. Batten. living at
Rose avenue and London streets.
Scottsville, died Thursday night at s
O'Clock; aged 10 months and days.
The meetings at Monumental Church
are going on nightly and are we'll at
tended. Many conversions have result
ed from this series OF meetings.
The Fifth Ward Pleasure Club will
have their regular monthly social Mon
day night.
Mr.. w. j. Rogers, of the Portsmouth
staff of VirGnianP Pilot, Is confined to
his home on Washington street by sick
ness.
Simon Washington, colored, the man
who shot Minerva Young, is in the
county jail on Il charge of murder, the
woman having died from her wounds.
Mayor Mccoy sent him to the county
grand jury for indictment yesterday.
The ladies of st. Johns Society will
give a supper at Pythian Castle We'd
nesday, 25th. for benefit OF the church.
The attention of the stockholders of
the Riverside Land Company is called
to the notice of n meeting soon to~he
held.
Sec card of Mr.. Tom Hume Offering
himself as a candidate for the Office OF
City Auditor.
Mrs. Emily Jackson, mother of Mr..
visiting. She will be gone for about Il
month
There will in all probability be
game of baseball next Tuesday after
noon between the Portsmouth Club and
the Artillery School team of Old Point
The little son of Mr.. VIM. y. Guy, the
popular mail carrier, Is quite Sick at
the Guy residence. on Dinwiddie street.
Politics in Portsmouth are growing
warmer. The combined efforts of the
~ candidates will unqucstionably be
the means of polling very large vote
In the primary.
Ir the Hastings Court yesterday Mr..
Charles T. Bland, of counsel for Mr..
Reshctsky In the civil suit of Crockin
VS.. Rcshefsiy, determined by a judg-
ment in favor OF the plaintiff Thursday,
moved for IL new trial OF the case on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dcnce. Tuesday next. at II o'clock.
was the time set to hear argument on
the motion. Mir. p. j. Morris is with
Mr.. Bland in the defence. and Mr.. T..
G. Irving represents the plaintiff.
Mr.. ]. Edward Johnson. a member
OF the Council from the Third Ward,
is sick at his residence on F,fhngham
80 -.
Inonia.
Mr.. j. ]. Dashiell has n card in this
issue in which he notifies the public
that he is a candidate for recollection
for Keeper of the Cemeteries.
Yesterday morning police officer re-
turned from Raleigh. y. c., where he
mad been with Pat" Singleton. the
colored escaped convict. whom he cap
tured here. Singleton was easily rec
oCnized by the authorities. who will
make Il strong attempt TO hold him for
80 yeare term given him.
The types, by some "hocus pocus."
made the name of DR.. Joseph Grice,
one of the nominees for Council from
the First Ward. read "Dr. James Cain"
cIr. w. I. Claud will leave the city
this morning for Richmond. where he
goes on business. He will return We'd
nesday next.
A reception was given at the resi-
oellce VI NIT. anu AlrS. Murdoch, on
Third street, Thursday night in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs Shields, of Roanoke.
Every one enjoyed the singing and
mandolin duets by Miss Colasanti and
Fantone: also the rccitations by MIR.
Wormslcy.
Mr.. w. G. Pilkinton, formerly of
Powhatan county, is now a resident of
Norfolk county. He is an attorney at
law in Norfolk.
a lady left a spectacle case. which
she found in the Lyceum Theatre Mt
this olfice. Owner can have same by
calling.
The ladies OF the Earnest Workers of
Central NJ. L. Charch will serve lunch
at the City Hall to-day from II o'clock
to 2.
Capt. Thomas II. Lumpkin. of Circle
willie, Ohio. was In the city yesterday.
Miss Agnes I'oinGcxtcr. of Richmond.
who has been visiting the Miss Katie
and Annie Rucin. Of the county, re-
turned home last night.
At midnight last night there had not
been an arrest made by IT, police.
MRS. MARY MLEAN DEAD.
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