Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-07
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which, our People arc
Interested, Chroniclcd In ConciscForm =
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
10 our Readers Fresh Every Morning
snnp Shots OF our Busy City

Mr.. Willie Perkins left yesterday for
Newcastle. Craig county.
The regular monthly meeting of Trim
tty Circle OF the Kings Daughters and
Sons will be held in the Baptist chapel
this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. n. {. Friedlin and little daugh-
ters. Gertrude and Christina, of Park
View left yesterday morning for prin-
cess Anne, Md
There will be no meeting of the Board
OF Supervisors this month. They will
meet the second Tuesday in September.
The number of people going off seek
Ing health and pleasure does not seem
to decrease, but rather to increase.
MIR. j. d. Harrison has gone to
Branchvillc. Va. to spend Il month.
Judge Watts will open court on
Thursday for one day and then ad-
5ourn for the term.
There will be lawn party at Deep
Creek tonight on the Methodist Church
grounds for the benefit of the NIetho-
dist Church.
The City Council will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight. ~ num-
Der of important matters will be con-
sidered. among which will be the loca-
ton of the different city officers.
There Will be u big excursion in over
the Seaboard Air Line on Friday from
all point as far as Weldon.
y number of people from Lynchburg
who came in on the excursion Sunday,
visited friends in this city.
There were six DRINKS before the
Mayor yesterday. All of them paid the
usual fines.
The two teams will play in Ports
mouth to-day. a good game may be
expected.
An effort is being made TO get up n
stock company TO start a morning
paper I'm Portsmouth. The capital stock
will be $50. COO
Miss Mamie Williamson. of North
ampton county, is in the city on a visit.
There was a large crowd at the
Mayors Court yesterday expecting that
coleman would have n hearing, but
they were mistaken.
The condition Of Captain VIM. II.
Barnes. deputy clerk OF the County
Court. who Is at the springs. does not
seem to improve much.
The people of Portsmouth arc opposed
10 the extension of the Norfolk and
Western railroad piers. as will be seen
by petition from those most inter
ested.
Portsmouth was we'll represented ut
Ocean View Sunday. Quite a number
remained all night.
Mr.. Il. S. Pollard advcr,ises for a
good house that can be rented cheap
See ad.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. White. accom-
panied by Miss Josephine Richardson.
left yesterday for Rockbridge Alum
Springs.
Miss Flo. Martin. of South Ports
mouth has gone 10 New Jersey to
spend some time.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Pccd. of this city, is
spending few days mt Pen-Mar.
Mr.. Geo. S. Hutchns. of this city, re-
ccivcd n telegram yesterday announc-
ing the illness of his wife in Mathews
county. where for week or two she
has been visiting relatives. Mr.. Hutch
ms VIII leave Tor Mathews TODAY in
order to bring his wife back home.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, assistant
minister of Trinity Episcopal Church.
oiiiciated on Sunday in Christ Church.
AieXandria. Mr.. Carpenter will spend
thlS week with friends in Baltimore
md on next Sunday will again conduct
services in Alexandria,
AIR. $. Il. Barclay is out after
months illness
captain and Mrs. T. V. White and Mr..
~. If. Richardson and family left yes
C Ie.uny TO visit Rockbridgc Alum and
GreehDfier White Sulphur Springs
The w. c. Il. l.. will hold its roo
ular noontide prayer meeting in the
Iecture-room of Central Church TO-DAY
at Il o'clock. "S
new council of the Independent Or
der of United American AIechnnics ,,.as
instituted last night at Primers Point
me work was given by Peabody Conn
Gil of this city.
Had the Board of Health had its
regular meeting last night-the meet
ing failed for lack of a quorum-Sani-
tary Inspector Murden would have 70
ported that the city is entirely free of
oil forms of contagious disease. The
health authorities are felicitatiny
themselves upon this state of things
which has not occurred before within
the year.
Miss Salie IT. Morse, of Fox Hill
Va. is the guest of the Misses Owens
at No. 800 Dinwiddie street.
Mr. barbour Jones, of Lynchburg is
the guest of Mr.. l.. S. Irving, in Court
street.
Mr.. John Mahoney, accompanied by
his two daughters and son. Matthew.
arrived home yesterday after spending
two weeks in Atlantic City.
Mr.. T.. O. Young has returned from
Floyd Courthouse.
Marcus Woodruff and James Reed.
the two colored boys who have been
convicted of stealing. will be sent to
the Colored Reformatory.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of John c. Niemcycr nuctioneer
IN which he announces that he will on
saturday next sell at public auction
double brick house on Columbia street
between Court and Middle. See adj
vertisement
The funeral of Mr. Augustus Shack
lock took place Sunday afternoon from
the residence OF Mr.. Lem Privott. cor
ner or Columbia and Chestnut streets
me remains were inferred in Oak
Grove Cemetery.
The Portsmouth US will hold their
regular weekly meeting tonight at SIS
oclocK at the home of Miss Matte
dempsey, No. 6OS Dinwiddie street.
SUIT ENTERED.
a very interesting chancery suit was
Instituted in the Circuit Court bv AIR
j. Garrett Baxter. attorney. for the d.