Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-14
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People arc
Interested, Chronicled In ConcisoForm-
ADaiiy Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Headers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our busy City.


left last night for Asbury Park to
spend a week. From there Mrs. Dun
ham will go to New Haven. Conn, to
visit relatives.
1T was thought that Mr. George
Crismond could not live through last
night.
Misses Nellie and carrie Lassiter, of
this city, are spending the summer
with relatives in MurfreeSboro, n. G.
Mrs. Alice Jenkins and Miss Annie
Barlow left last night for New York,
whence they will sail for Europe to
attend Inc Paris Exposition.
Tn" Regent and Secretary of James
Monroe Council, Royal Arcanum, yes
terday paid over to the widow and
children of the late Vincent c. Tabb
the sum of $4,000, for which amount
MIR. Tabb's life was insured in the Ar
canum.
~ number of Portsmouth "rootcrs"
went ever to Norfolk yesterday after
noon TO see the game between the two
cities.
Major j. f. Croc5er will spend the
month of August at the Green Bricr
White Sulphur Springs.
Those W ho desire to see how much
their property is assessed for can do
SO by going to the court house. If they
feel agrievcd they can appeal to the
court any time in the next three
months.
The Portsmouth Gun Club We're un-
able 20 lave their regular weekly shoot
W 'tA HpbS ca ittOUlll VI tIlc HcttN y
rain that afternoon They will shoot
next Thursday for both trophies
~ little negro boy attempted to
snatch 2ocket-book yesterday morn
ing from small child who had been
sent 10 a store on County street
The city could improve the interior
OF the market house by using n lit
tie paint thcre-it is badly needed
Mr.. ]. c. Mccoy ana c. 7. Mccoy,
OF Deep Creek, left yesterday for South
Mills. n. c., to attend the funeral of
their Grandmother. who died there on
Thursday.
All the Sunday schools have had
their picnics for this year, and out the
number there is but one that did not
come out behind.
Fair and pleasant weather is prom
iscd us for to-day by the Weather Blu
rcau.
Some entcrprisng man with n wagon
could make money laying potatoes at
the prices they are now selling and
retail them from door to door around
the city.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment oi j. =. Carr. in which he calls
attention to his pure blackberry juice
prepared for medicinal purposes. See
nd.
A wen-known young man while
wrestling with companion, fell yes
tcrday afternoon and injured himself
qritc badly.
1t is said that tho work of building
NIt llcW uDfhS il1t Terry houses NJ
the foot of High street will he com
menced by August list.
All the stone front of the new Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank will be
up within thirty days time.
Mr.. Harry Brandt will about Sep
furnishing, hat and shoe Store under
the Monroe Hotel. He will also CON
meet merchant tailoring with 1t.
y number of the lIlks VIII return
this morning from Atlantic City, New
Jersey The others Will be back to-
morrow.
There will be small increase in the
force i'm the yard to-day. AS soon as
the plans for the new houses that arc
to he built are ready there will be n
large increase.
Mrs. Hester Stubs. of Boston. is
visiting Mrs. Maudc Cupeppcr, In
PrcnIis Ilace.
Mr. Andrew Boone, who has been
WORKING at lie 5. a. L. shops for some
tine. has resigned 10 accept a very
lucrative position in Savannah. Ga.
Capt. john Sharratt still continues
Ill at his home in Cottage Place
1t IS more than probable that the
Norfolk and Portsmouth clubs will go
matter will bc settled by Monday. If
they Go we may expect some good
playing
The; Norfolk County Court will be-
Thart.
Is quite a large docket
People should he careful how thcy
leave their door-n:ats and flowers out
on porcheS after they retire. Quite q
number have been stolen lately
Help the route boys along again to-
day. They appreciated the efforts
made by some of their customers in
that direction last SATURDAY.
Some one stole Mr.. Jarvis (of the
firm of Allen & Jarvis) bicycle from
in front of their Office n few nights
ago and nothing has been heard from
1t.
a colored workman on the dock fell
overheard yesterday afternoon and
came near being drowned.
MIR. b. f.. Howell and wife will 70
to Eastern Shore on Monday for the
The % lots sold at Pig Point to a
E. l.. Dashiells and not Daehiell. as
published yesterday
There should be crowd at the Base
ball Park this afternoon. The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
players.
MIR. Joseph Anderson. of the firm of
Anderson & Thompson, will go to
Salem next week to spend a short
while.
The City Ferry Committee will prob
AMY meet on Monday night to recon-
mend some one to take an account Of
The running of the trips between Ports
mouth and Norfolk.
Mr.. A. ]. Phillips returned yester-
gay from Baltimore, where he had
peen on business.
Mr. T. j. Martin. of Savannah. Ga.
was In the city yesterday on business
connected with the Savannah Nets
me police Will begin on Monday talk
ing the DOG census. All who have dogs
upon which no tax has been paid will