Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-24
The Latest Happenings Of Per.
SonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets. mt tho Hotels, In
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere, and
Tut in Abbreviated Form for the Edit
cation of Readers of the Yirginian-Pilot
The Movements OF Pcople-snap
Shots Mt Evonts in Which the Public is
Interested.

The Methodist ministers were all
warmly congratulated yesterday on
their return by both the clergy and
their admirers.
THE Paymaster," which will be pre-
scented ut the Lyceum Monday night, is
full of fun and enjoyment for all. The
costumes are rich; also the scenery.
All the fishermen have stopped fish
ing for this season. The fish have all
gone out into deep water.
Yesterday morning Mr. w. b. john
son and Il car on the Port Norfolk rail
road cOllided on the corner OF Middle
and County streets. No damage was
done except TO the fender of the car,
which was broken.
Sometime Thursday night an un-
known person smashed the glasses in
the ticket box at the Lyccum all to
pieces. The police have been notified
and will be on the lookout for the
party.
a youth named Henry Williams had
his arm broken yesterday while play
ing football with some other boys on
the suburbs.
There will be no game of football in
Portsmouth to-day. but there will he II
lively one on THANKSGIVING Day.
The employees of the Seaboard Air
Line at the shops are very busy over
hauling all the cars Of the entire sys-
TEN that need repairing.
Quite number of entertainments are
being prepared for Thanksgiving Day.
Portsmouth will be we'll represented
mt the football game in Norfolk this
afternoon.
Mr.. Walter c. Brooks which was lost
was returned to him yesterday. a lit
lie child of Mrs. NTorgan's, in Park
View. found It,
Miss Mary James, of Philadelphia.
who has been visiting in the city, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. j. II. Haverly manager of tho
Lyceum. returned from New York yes
terday.
Rev. Or. Newton. the new pastor OF
Owens Memorial Church. will arrive
about Wednesday of the coming week.
Miss Arabolda Commons OF SYRIA
cuse. N " is in the city.
The negro Paige, who stole hat
from n colored woman and offered il
for sale. was given sixty days in jail
yesterday.
The Seaboard Air Line is putting n
fence across their tracks at the Union
DEPOT to prevent trespassers.
The present Merchants and Farmers
Bank has been rented by two we'll
known young men who will open a
first-class dry goods store there.
Mr.. h. f. Howell offers q new Groom
house on Dnwiddie street for rent.
Three bicycles are offered for sale
cheap. See ad.
Mr.. John H. Johnson has sold to Mr..
j. w. Johnson n lot on Hutchinson
street. In Scottsville, for the sum of
SITS.
Mr. w. Z. Flournoy. formerly score
tary to Vice President St. John in this
city. but now soliciting freight agen;
of the Seaboard Air Line in Columbia,
S. c.. was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Mr.. f. Kell, general manager of the
Northampton and Hereford railway.
was among the callers at the Seaboard
general offices yesterday.
The attention OF houselteepers IS call
ed TO the advertisement of auction sale
of household furniture by John Me
meyer at No. $40 Clifford street. at
1890 q. M. Tuesday next the 9th inst.
Miss May Robertson and Miss jamie
Davis left Yesterday for Richmond TO
visit friends.
Mrs. S. O. Dodd left last night for
Belmont. ~ c.. to visit her son. who
is student at st. Mary's college.