Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-02
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events In Which our People are
Interested, Chronicicd in ConciseTorm-
ADaily Diary of happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots of our busy City.

The chief of police reports 127 arrests
during the month of July, and 250 cleo
trio lights not burning.
A cableEram was received yesterday
by the family of Chief Engineer Nc
Alpine. u. S. NJ, stating that himself
and wife had arrived i'll England and
would Immediately sail for lew York
city.
Judge Portlock overruled the verdict
of the jury in the case of Jerry Reed,
sentenced TO five years in the peniten-
tiary for stealing chickens.
John w. Hishbett was appointed q
special for Washington District.
The New York Clothing Company
advertises their store, PA High street,
now occupied by them. for rent, on &C
count OF having decided to move to the
corner of High and Crawford streets.
the old Rosenbaum store. which they
will remodel and enlarge. When COM
pleted it will be one of the incest stores
in the city. The store they offer for
rent is one of the incest in the city.
and is suitable for any business.
The meeting of Monumental Epworth
League Friday night will be an impor-
tant one.
Mrs. j. II. Hitchings, of County
street. is visiting in Warwick county.
Mr.. Matthews Mahoney and his two
sisters, of Park View. are registered
at the st. Charles Hotel. Atlantic City.
N. j.
a large revival Is being conducted
by Rev. O. Miller. at the colored Bap-
fist Church, corner of Griffin and Green
streets.
Yesterday evening at the residence
of Mr.. a. Nj. Mahoney, in Park View.
Il delightful reception was given In
honor OF Miss Maggie Gilmore. OF
: Piedmont, West Va; Miss Josie Smith,
of Staunton. Va, and Miss Laura Ty-
nan. of this city. a delightful evening
was spent.
Mr.. Charles Skidmore, OF Phlladel
phia was in the city yesterday. He
met a number of his former friends.
Mr.. Joseph HOLIDAY, former Ports
mouth boy. Is In the city. He Is en-
route to Frederick, Md. to join his
family
a large excursion will come in via
the S. ~. l.. on the 10th instant.
All of the parties arrested for send
ing their wagons from Norfolk and
Berkeley after ice without having u
license were discharged.
Miss Mollic Nealc, of this city, left
yesterday for Waverly, on the n. d w.
II. r., to attend the camp meeting.
last until the 10th. She will take an
active part In the meeting.
The city and ferry employees will be
paid to-day for July.
Quite a number of persons went over
to Norfolk yesterday to see the two
games of ball between the Norfolk and
Portsmouth teams.
The County Court mas adjourned for
the term There will be no session
again until the third Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. c. a. johnson has gone to Lock-
eys Va, to spend three months.
Capt. 5. y. Locke left last evening
for Pitman Grove. n. j.. to attend the
annual camp meeting held by the New
Jersey State Conference.
ladies and Onntla-
men left here yesterday morning on
a schooner for Il frolic down the Bay.
They went prepared to bring home all
the fish in the bay, or brighten them
off.
Mr.. John T. Griffin will leave to-day
for Blue Ridge Springs TO spend u
month.
Mrs. NJ. w. Richardson and Miss
Allene G. Jones, of North Dinwiddie
street. will leave this morning TO visit
friends in Charles City county.
Miss Lola Houston, of Monroe. N. c.,
Is visiting her friend, Miss Lucy G.
Bowden. at III Dinwiddic street.
Bernard Adams, n Portsmouth youth
employed at l.. G. Halls coppersmith
shop in Norfolk, had his right hand
painfully burned on Tuesday as the re-
suit of an accident while at work.
f. Land. a merchant at High and
Green streets, last night detected Mar
tin Woodruff, a colored lad, in the act
of robbing the money draw. Woodruff
was arrested and taken to the station
house. He is the boy who robbed the
till at Joseph f. Viewers drug store
recently.
Miss Vince O'Connor, who has been
visiting friends in Richmond for the
past two weeks. has returned home.
Miss a. l.. Nottingham has returned
home from a short stay at Ocean View
Hotel.
a marriage license was issued yester-
day to Mr.. Paul T. Beaton to wed Lii
liam l.. King.
There will be lawn party tonight
at the foot of Court street.
The funeral of Mr.. James Hundley
will take place this afternoon at 6
o'clock from his late residence on Glas-
Cow street.
Mr.. ]. B. Martin, late auditor of the
seaboard Air Line. left for Raleigh last
night with his family.
A wagon loaded with melons and an
empty truck collided just after dark
last night. a number of melons were
bursted and the small boys had a
picnic.
WILL APPLY FOR CHARTER.