Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-09
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People are
Interested, Chroniclcd In ConciseForm-
ADaiiy Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our Busy City.


auction IN Cottage Place. The Portraits
and Norfolk Company County Associa-
ton became the purchaser
Officers BrouGhtcn and Hutchins
found gas escaping from pipe corner
of High and Water streets at an early
hour yesterday morning and turned it
off.
Today Will be observed as flower day
by the Portsmouth Us.
Permission has been given by the
Governor to the Old Dominion Guard.
of this city TO re-orGanize.
Mr. Bascun sykes is again able to
attend to his duties as City Engineer,
after a weeks sickness.
The Daccalaureate sermon TO the
High School graduating class will be
preached Sunday morning. the 10th in
stant, at Trinity L. s. Church, by Rev.
MIR. Thcmason.
A few days ago some one visited the
lot of Mr.. Irving. in the cemetery. and
dug up some plants by the roots. and
carried them off. Complaints OF this
kind are becoming common OF late.
Should any one be caugh, doing this
kind of work they will be severely
dealt with
One OF our exchanges gives an ac-
count of II man dying from blood pois-
oning in day from getting the lead
that came OF n pencil in IL cut on his
hand.
a number Of young men from this
city are making preparations To go in
camp at Ocean View for ten days. They
have secured large tent and n num-
Der of cooking utensils. and will live
III regular camp style.
Oh, for rain. That IS the cry the
farmers are making.
Attention is called to the Brandt Co
I'D in which they tel about bargains
that can be secured NJ their place OF
business.
Things have commenced to look like
the activity OF few mcnths ago
around the yard will again be seen and
that within n few days.
Mr.. Walter Culpcppcr Is taking the
school census of the children in the
city between the ages of and twenty
one.
Workmen will begin stating the roof
of st. Pauls Catholic Church in u few
days.
Rev. Mr.. Smith will continue the tent
meetings until Tuesday night. He was
too hoarsc to preach Thursday night.
To-day will be pay day at the yard.
The navy yard and the S. y. l.. shops.
The axle of n wagon broke into In
the middle street yesterday and dump
ed the colored driver out. 1t was car
ried to ID. SullivanS for repairs
There was all kinds OF fruit in the
market yesterday. cherries. peaches.
Dlums, &c
The High School commencement Will
be held at the Lyccum Theatre mex;
FRIDAY night.
Hon III. l., Maynard has made Il pub
lie announcement of his candidacy for
Congress. Portsmouth should send
solid delegation for him and do all She
can to elected him.
The people of Portsmouth ought 10
patronize the ball game now that the
boys have commenced To play good bail
Nothing encourages them so much rs
No see our home people roofing for
them.
Mr.. Jack schiveder has filed the posi-
zion OF assistant sanitary Inspector for
the city for the past four or five
months with credit TO himself and the
.@oard. Under resolution of the
Board or Health his time expires to-
night.
Several feeble ATTEMPTS to rain yes
terday morning proved total failure.
The clouds refused to leak.
The special edition of the Virgnian-
Plo; which has been expected to APP
pear for some time will he issued early
next week.
Mr. George Gray Martin has severed
his connection as organist at Central
Church.
Mr.. Abe Cohn, of Baltimore, Md,
formerly OF Norfolk, Va, is the guest
OF MIR. Henry Levy.
a negro man Was arrested on the
ferry last night for using vile and in
decent language.
Mr.. James Il. iIarrisAnn is quite sick
at his home on Washington street.
Loss by the fire which destroyed N
i. lorbert's residence. store and plan
ing mill at Port Norfolk will amount TO
$4,000. OF which only $500 is covered
by insurance The origin of the fire l.,
thought 70 have been spontaneous COM
bustion in the paint and oil room of
the store
The Elks' Opera House on High
street Gold Oxford HAD Will he divided
by the joint owners the Portsmouth
Lodge OF Elils and Mr. \. j. Phillips
The entrance in the west end Will be
closed. and n new entrance made in the
centre OF the building, giving each of
the owners a portion of the hall. 81 by
81 feet. which VIII be converted into