Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
The Latest Happenings of a Per-
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets, at the Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Put in Abbreviated Form for tho Edit
cation of Readers of The virginian-rilot
The Movements of reople-snap
Shots at Events in Which tho Public is
Interested.


Portsmouth Street Railroad Company,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. c. G. Williams Will speak at
Glenn Hall tonight on the issues of
the campaign.
The Portsmouth Lyceum will open
November 5th. under the auspices of
Messrs. Bland and Daughtrey Mabel
Page will hold the boards for the
week.
1t is said that well-llnown market
huckster will shortly we'd Norfolk
county lady.
Mr.. r. d. Guy is quite sick at his
home in Queen street.
The Republican meeting will be held
at ST. Joseph's Hall tonight.
The young ladies connected with St
Paul's Catholic Church have raised n
sufficient amount of money to pay for
one altar in the church and are work
ing hard to get enough for the other
two.
A heavy fog hung over the harbor
Tuesday night and yesterday morning,
causing much Inconvenience to travel
by boat.
The electric lights being out Tues
day night caused much inconvenience
to the stores and Offices. whose only
means of light is by them.
The bloomcr entertainment last
night Mt DR.. George Carr's residence
was grand success.
Miss Cora Mcdonald. OF Gloucester
county. is in the city visiting friends
in Park View.
a gentleman, while at work at tie
Munroe Hotel yesterday. got n guam
tity of cement in his eye. which gave
him much trouble. 1t was removed
by DR.. Culpepper.
The meeting ut Central NJ e. Church
is stll gong on. The attendance night
~ Is good and the interest is una
bated
Invitations havo been issued to
Halloween Entertainment to he given mt
the residence of Mr.. w j. Rogers in
honor of Miss Bcthune, OF Boston ana
Miss Lee. of Baltimore.
colored man named Henry Will
lianis had his hand badly mashed yes
terday while lifting Il piece of heavy
timber at house that is being built
in Park View. He WAS attended by
DR. Wilkins.
In the Hastings Court yesterday an
order of publication WIS entered in the
suit of Eader King for divorce from
Caroline King. The parties are col
ored.
There is a hustling going on for the
two vacancies on the police force. The
applicants viii he numerous
Mrs. G. II. Williams, who has been
Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j.
Whit. Ashton. in London street. has
returned TO Jacksonville.
Mcssrs. John Bunte and w Scrim-
Geonr, Jr., of South Portsmouth, have
been granted patent for improve
mcnts for hose clamps.
The Portsmouth Gun Club had their
regular shoot Yesterday afternoon
Some OF the scores We're good.
The S. \. l.. Band will give a concert
mt the Lyccum on November 18th.
The Portsmouth Rifles did not arrive
M any conclusion last night about their
fair. Only a few members of the COM
rany were present.
Mr. Willie Boyle of Atlanta. is Wis
ting friends in the city.
Mrs n. w. Stevens OF shiloh. N. g.
Is visiting her son aud daughter. MIR.
and Mrs. c. S. stevens. 7l9 county
street.
Grace King. white woman. who
lives in Rogart's Row. was arrested
Yesterday for dsordcrly conduct. for
which she will answer this morning
Mr.. Harry White last nicht presented
the Portsmouth Rifle Company with
full roster of the company as it was
when mustered out the United States
service in 1888 after the Spanish war
and as II is In 1900 when mustered into
the State service. II has a soldiers
memorial and the United states flag
and an eagle and ON each side is The
picture of the officers.
The negro Albert Mann who is n
noted thief was tried last night hy
Justice Peed for stealing a bicycle and
was given IL months in the county
jail.