Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-11
The Latest Happenings Of a Per-
sonal and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered ON tho Streets, Mt the Hotels. in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
rui in Abbreviated Form Tor tho Edn-
cntion offenders ftho virginian-rnot
Tho Movements OF People snap
Shots ut Events in Which tho Public is
Interested.

yesterday morning negro servant
OF Mrs. Luther Whitson stole ST. from
her and LEFT the premises and has not
been seen since.
The funeral of Miss Rosa l.. Lee,
whose death occurred on Saturday
night last in Norfolk county, will be
held at 1880 O'Clock this afternoon
from the Park View NJ. Il. church, OF
which she was II member.
Mr.. l.. a. Coulter. state secretary of
the y. NJ. c. ~. addressed the congre-
cation of the Court Street Baptist
church Sunday night at the conclusion
of the regular service in the interest of
the local association.
Mr.. l.. ID. Mcclure. of IL Court street,
is improving very slowly. His father,
Mr. 10. Is. Mcclure, of Crittendcn, Ky,
is Sill with him.
Mr.. Il. ID. Gill returned Sunday morn
ing from a flying trip to New York
City.
Mr.. Tom Reed. OF Columbia, S. c..
spent Sunday with his father, Mr.. w.
Il. Reed. of this city and returned yes
terday- to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott of Annapolis,
Md, who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. ii. Stokes, at Queen and
Crawford streets, returned last even
ing to their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich Hatton have
moved to their new home on Swimming
Point. Their former house hi Middle
and Glasgow streets will he occupied by
MIR. and Mrs. Legrand and family.
Mr. Stribling Marshall. who has been
Ill with typhoid fever for several weeks
past is now able to sit up and is rap
idly recovering.
Mrs. Cora Norton wife of Mr.. w. s.
Morton. of Park View, who has been
critically i'll, is reported as much inn
proved.
The City Council viii hold an ad-
journed meeting tonight.
The public schools will close for the
holidays on the 2ist.
The committee on the rcorga nization
of the Sons of Veterans Will meet to-
night to formulate plans for reorgan-
i2ation.
The board of supervisors will meet
today at o'clock.
There was large congregation al
the Court Street Baptist church sun
DAY night.
The meeting OF the Missionary So
cicty at Wright Memorial NJ. Il.
church Sunday afternoon was we'll at
Mr.. Coulters address on rs Sin In
sanity?" Sunday afternoon was listen
cd TO by quite a number of people
The members of the school board
will meet Friday night to allow the
teachers salaries.
Messrs. BLAND & Daughtrey have
dissolved partnership in The show bust
ness. Mr.. Daughtrey will continue the
business.
Sunday horse attached TO a buggy
in which lady and gentleman were
riding ran away on the shell road and
threw both out and left them in the
road. The horse continued his hight.
They had TO walk hcme. The horse
was caught and returned to them Just
as they reached the city.
Mr.. A. IL. Warner. attorney, offers
number of sloops for sale For par
ticulars see I'D.
Miss Mary Short, of Wilmington. n.
c., arrived in the city Sunday on n
visit to friends.
Sunday Mr.. Alexander advertised FOR
lost red setter dog Before O'Clock
that morning he was returned TO the
owner. The same day n class pln
lost was advertised for and returned TO
the owner.
The Portsmouth VS. will meet to-
night at O'Clock at the home of Miss
Maggie Dempsey. No. 6o3 Dinwiddie
street.
The fair committee of Portsmouth
Lodge. B. r. O. T., at a meeting last
night set definite time for the open
ing of the proposed Elks' fair. Jnnu-
airy 10 will be the opening day but no
place has as yet been definitely decided
on TO hold it, The committee will hold
an important meeting "Wednesday
night at o'clock at 3l5 High street, 1T
which all members of the committee
are requested to be present.
The members of the Retail Clerks
Union are requested to attend n meet
ing Thursday night at room 2O6. Ro-
senbaum building.
The Young Ladies' Aid Society of tho
Fourth Street Baptist church viii have
an entertainment tonight at Gao IIarri-
son street.
The w. c. T. u. will meet this after
noon at $3.50 with Mrs. Mallory Moore.
Clio Dinwddie street.
Mr.. Patterson. chief electrician of the
Portsmouth Street Railroad is con
fined to his home on account of copper
poison caused by having some copper
wire stuck in his hand