Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People arc
Interested, Chronicicd In ConcIseForn
Daily Diary OF Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City.

Misses Kim, Trotman and Carney,
of Churchland. have issued invitations
TO tug party TO he given this after
noon.
large pledriver was launched at
Immerson's wharf yesterday morning
Mrs. Thomson. wife OF the Rev Ar
thur c. Thomson. OF Trinity Church.
is on n visit to relatives in Elltton. Va
George IL. Smith. general passenger
agent OF the Queen and Crescent, at
New Orleans. was in the city yester-
day on business.
number of the painters in the
yard Knocked off yesterday afternoon
TO attend the funeral of Mr.. White
Mr.. White has been an employee of the
paint shop for years. and they knocked
off through respect for him.
The County Court will be in session
the balance of the month.
An excursion went from Suffolk to
Delaware Park yesterday. The train
started from this city. and several per
sons from Portsmouth went on ii.
Owens Memorial carried a nice
crowd to Phillpot's Wharf yesterday
on their picnic.
Miss Ernestine Dew, of Park View,
is visiting ut Mt. jackson. Va.
Some unknown person entered the
residence of Mr.. w. j. Rogers on We'd
nesday night and took some money
and went Off with it. Suspicion points
to n certain person.
The dog catchcrs have caught 80
dogs in three days. Nineteen of them
have been killed; the others were re-
deemed
Mr. Joseph Reynolds. who has been
I'll at his residence. 1870 Henry street.
the past week. is improving.
There are various speculations in re-
gard to what Will be done with the
12mmerson property that WAS recently
purchased.
Mrs. Tilley Fass and Mrs. Lily Phil
lips. of Brooklyn. n. Y. are the guests
Of Mr.. Isaac Fass. on Washington
street.
negro boy named James Reed was
committed to jail yesterday for six
months. He Is one OF the boys who
have been stealing door bells around
the city.
Alonzn Taylor was sent to Jail for
Six months for stealing telephone wire.
Tailor IIoofnaglc has about nine
small coored boys confined in jail.
All of them are serving six months
each.
Dame Jones. colored. was committed
TO the county Jail for beating his wife
and trying to kill her. The woman
was unable yesterday to appear
against him.
Mr. l.. c. Brooks and wife left last
night for Lime Kiln. Md, to spend
some time.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of an elevator that is offered for
sale.
In another column Mr.. II. =. Watson
offers the occupancy of the house No.
1lO Court street, with Inducements to
right party.
Mrs. J. w. Truitt, who is in the Pro-
testant Hospital. Norfolk. is reported
as being somewhat better.
Miss Kate Reed. of Baltimore. is Wis
itinG the family of Mr. w .. Hope.
w. l.. Jefferson was fined $50 in the
Mayors Court for running a wagon
without q license.
Police Yesterday that he had been
He said he was asked the time and
when he pulled his watch out three
men iostled against him and his watch
was taken.
There were three excursions in yes
terday-one over tho Atlantic and Dan
VILE. one the Norfolk and Carolina
and another on the Scahoard Air Line.
The rain yesterday was very heavy
and lasted for some time.
The rain yesterday afternoon knocked
the game of ball in the head al League
Park. the weekly shoot of the Ports
mouth Gun Club had to be postponed
and nil outdoor sports were abandoned.
Washington street, from County to
High. is almost as bad in n hard rain
ms the other two blocks between High
and London used to he. 4 larger sewer
is needed. 1t 1t impossible in rainy
weather.