Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-28
Matters Personal and General in
and Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON TIE STREETS
Gossip and Evonts in Which Our People
nre Interested, Chroniclcd In Concise
Form a Daily Diary of happenings
Presented to Our Readers Fresh Evey
Morning Snap Shots of Our busy City.

unreasonable" and "X. Y. H." Please
call for 1t.
Grand Chancellor Bland, of the
knights of Pythias. will visit Church.
land Lodge, x. of p, on the afternoon
of the 18th of April.
Mr.. Charles Birding, a guard at the
Virginia penitentiary. will leave this
afternoon for Richmond, having in
charge six prisoners, all from Ports
mouth The men have terms ranging
from one year TO life sentence, the lat
ter by reason of the third conviction for
petit larceny.
A platform wagon, good as new. is
advertised in this issue.
Rev. w. G. Starr, ID. D., will preach
ut Lambert's Point next Sunday at IL
n. m. at Churchland at $3.50 u. IN. and
at Port Norfolk at night
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment of the New York Clothing Com
pany. in which they tell you that they
have received their entire spring stock
of clothing and furnishings.
About three hundred delegates to the
Epworth League Convention will arrive
Sunday and Monday from Boston.
The advertising sociable at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Jack King, on High street,
Monday night was quite n success.
Mr.. Mownelle won the first prize, Il
Bible. and Mr.. Jack King the second,
one of Longfelow's works.
Some of the local dealers are doing
quite atnice business in selling photo
graphs of Cotton and his captors.
Rev Charles Corbett. who has been
confined to his fathers home on Wash
ington street. for about ten days, was
put yesterday.
Fort Nelson Chapter OF the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution will.
on Tuesday. April Sd. at Iclks' Opera
House. give an entertainment to pro-
4ttrA 1r o,,a 1.I0 n1x,
preserve the historical records of Nor
folk county. Mr.. Livingston Barbour.
famous for his character impersona-
tons. will be the attraction.
The Portsmouth VS. met yesterday
afternoon at sos Dinwiddie street. Quite
an interesting meeting was held.
Judge r. r. Prentis will convene the
County Circuit Court this morning.
Mr. Louis G. Phillips will in the near
future remove to Newport News, where
he will follow his chosen profession
the law.
Mr. Frank busch. OF Norfolk, has
stopped the work on his building at
High and EfIinghnm streets. After
raising the old brick building six feet
for the purpose of making IL store of
the lower floor and two family flats
above. he finds that the old building is
I'VE I'VE feet over the building line on
Dillingham; street.
To-day. March 2Sth, 1900, is the third
anniversary of the largest fire this city
has ever been visited with The fire is
fresh in the minds of our people. the
burned district covering an area of
three squares. in addition to the de-
struction of st. Paurs Catholic Church.
Mr.. Samuel Armstrong has sold to
Wilson and Britton the tug Dauntless.
She will be used for trucking purposes.
The price paid was $500.
Major James f. Crocller is i'm receipt
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commanding First Brigade Virginia
United Confederate Veterans, vice
BrIgadier-G General Theodore S. Garnett,
promoted to major general, command
ing Virginia division.
In the Hastings Court yesterday
Judge A. S. Watts sentenced John
Smith. aiias Hawkins, the man who
robbed Wainwrights oyster-house. to
the penitentiary for term of seven
years. He has been there twice and
this. the third conviction, means Il life
sentence.
Mr.. w +. Christian, of the passenger
department OF the Seaboard Air Line,
Is confed to the house by an attack of
grip.
Information reached this city yester-
day that our wel-known Fourth Ward
citizen. Mr. Michael Dolan, had been
married to a young Baltimore lady in
that city.
1He .leNC uSeu ltSt IlBHl ny INCN.
r. Griffith, who is assisting Rev. Il. II.
Waterfled at Owens Memorial M. Il.
Church in revival meeting, was THE
Mission of Human Life" IT was very
Impressive. These meetings are inter-
esting.
Revival services are In progress at
Monumental Church. Rev. e. II. Raw
lings will conduct these services at
present unassisted.
Large crowds are attending the re-
Viyal meetings at Court Street Bap-
list Church. The meetings will con-
tlnue all this week. The Rev. Mr.. Por-
ter will preach.
Rev. r. f. Beadles, of Capron, va.
was in the city yesterday on q visit TO
his son. Rev. II. b. Beadles.
Mrs. r. L. Gary, president of Rebe-
kah Assembly OF Old Point, is here Wis
Ting Mrs. T. G.. Parker, Of County
street. and Mrs. Seaborne, Of Cottage
Place.
Mr. H. G. Williams, president of the
Portsmouth Street Railway Company,
Is in the city. lie will be here for
several days. He is looking fairly we'll
after serious illness
There was no docket in tho Police
s Court yesterday morning
The baseball park will he finished this
Meek and turned over TO the owners.
me team Will report here April 10th
Miss Elmer Savage is confined 10 her
home. on Serpell avenue. Primers
Point. with spinal meningitis.
The Bell Telephone Company is plac
ING telephone poles In Pinner's Point.
preparatory to putting telephones
s through the town.
MSS Mr.. Charles t. Harper. OF Port Nor
fix. has been quite sick at his home
( for several days.
Mr.. w. w. Richardson, who was
4 stricken with paralysis some few weeks
a ago, has so much improved as to be
e II IN fn fnl a