Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-19
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People are
Interested, Chroniclcd In Concise Form =
Daily Diary OF Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our busy City.

city.
On account of the meeting of the
State Bar Association at Old Point the
County Court was not in session yes
terday. Judge Portlock and many OF
the members of the bar attended the
meeting.
The British steamship Specialist,
which has been taking on cargo for
several days past at the London street
wharf. sailed yesterday for Liverpool
~ license was issued yesterday for
the marriage OF MIR. George Quincy
Brown to Miss Sarah +. Dunn. the
ceremony to occur last night at the
brides home in Park View.
Mr.. c. w. Murphy. travelling passcn-
ger agent of the Southern Pacific rail
way at Savannah. Ca, was here on n
business mission yesterday.
Fifty-n!nc marines are expected to
leave the navyYard for Washington,
thence to proceed to san Francisco to
sail for China. orders for the men to
start upon their long journey are cX-
pectcd daily.
Mrs. n. G. Randolph. chairman Of the
Central Committee of the jefferson
Davis Monument Association. has ac-
knowlcdscd the receipt of Il check for
$50 from Mrs. VIM. Ii. Stewart. treas
urcr of Portsmouth Chapter United
Daughters Of the Confcdcracy. The
Portsmouth chapter was one of the first
~ Ntiiti liiie lbMtttS llIlS worthy OD-
ject.
The Baptist Church at Northwest,
Norfolk county, will he dedicated to-
day at II o'clock number of the
BAPTIST ministers of this city and Nor
folk will attend
Mr.. James Todd. accompanied by his
mother. left yesterday for a two weeks
stay at Grccnbriar White Sulphur
Springs.
Judge Watts yesterday refused to
grant a license 10 Thomas Copetti to
sell liquor on Water street. between
Queen and London.
a white man was locked up for beg
ginS on the street.
The iiags of the ferry boats were half
mastcd yesterday through respect to
Captain John Sharrctt.
The court room Is being whitewashed
by the prisoners from the Jail.
at meeting in Roanoke OF the Viz
Einia Teachers League. prof. Willis
Jenkins was elected president and Win
Ston Parrish vice president
Mr.. John G. Beloc. OF Norfolk, and
Miss Susie Heath, of this city, were
married Tuesday night. The officiating
clergyman was the Rev. J. w. Mitchell,
pastor of the Fourth Street Baptist
Church.
y lawn party will be held in Park
View every night this week for the
benefit of the church.
The street sprinkler Is but little use
In this city. II never comes around
more than two or three times n day.
a large snake was killed on Glasgow
street yesterday, near Court. Just
where he came from no one could tell.
n number of the pastors In this city
will so off on their summer vacation
next month.
The Public Property Committee has
not yet decided upon what rccommen-
II 10 49,, I'll
in regard To the fitting up of offices for
the city officers.
Portsmouth VIII be we'll represented
on the excursion To Luray next week.
y fishing party will leave this morn
Ing at : o'clock on the tug Clark. They
will return some time after dark.
picnics are about over The weather
is too warm for thcm now.
An ice cream plant is offered for sale.
The owner cannot attend to II. See adj.
If the public wants good baseball
they should attend the games more
than they have. Otherwise they cannot
be kept up.
The funeral of Captain John Sharrett
will take place this afternoon ut >
o'clock from his late residence. on High
street extended.
Mrs. y. G.. Williams has gone to
Mountvale 10 spend the summer.
The only business at the Mayors
Court yesterday was two drunks, who
were fined 81 each, and two disorderles.
who paid s. each.
An excursion from the county came
to town yesterday and went down to
Old Point and Soldiers Home on a spe-
cial steamer.
y horse attached to a cart backed
overheard at the foot of Crawford
street Yesterday morning.
Mr. G. W. I'udgins will return this
morning from Mountain Lake, where
he has been for three weeks.
The Seaboard Air Line Band returned
from North Carolina yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. John w. Woodman and daugh-
ter have gone TO York. Pa. to spend
the summer
A COW was killed on the shell road
Tuesday night by an electric car on the
Port Norfolk railroad.
Miss Carrie White has left the city
10 spend five or six weeks with Mrs
s. w. Glass at Roanoke. Va.
The Portsmouth Gun Club will have
their regular weekly shoot this after
noon at Columbia Park.
The Masonic excursion was largely
attended last night. No one but
Masons and their wives were allowed
TO go.
MIR. r. Il. Davis who was reported
I'll, is much improved.
Little Miss Emily Deans has gone
to Newport News for few weeks stay
with relatives.
attention is called to the advertise
ment of George \. Tabb. City Treas
urer in which he tells all who are de-
linquent In their State taxes had bet
ter come forward and settle before
their names are published.
Atr. l.. n. Lee. formerly of the Hotel
portsmouth. but recently of Peters
Durs. has returned to this city with
the intention of making it his future
home.