Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-26
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON The STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People are
Interested, hroniclcd in ConciseForm-
ADaily Diary of Happenings Presented
TO our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots OF our Busy City

Miss Minnie White and Miss Grace
Leeds left last night for Trenton, n. j.,
to spend the summer.
Miss Edna Butler, OF Richmond, who
has been visiting Miss Hamilton. in
Park View, Will return home to-day.
She will be accompanied by Miss Lii
liam Hamilton and Miss Eula Robinson.
Owens Memorial Church Will give an
excursion to Philpotts Wharf to-day.
Licenses were issued iii the County
Clerks office yesterday for the mar
riage of Charles w. Brown to Della j..
Rainey and Edward V. Brent to Bertha
NJ. Brent. all oil Norfolk county.
DR.. Geo. IL. Carr has gone to Penn
Mar for the benefit of his health.
Mrs G. X. Johnson. of No. 9l9 Green
street. is visiting her mother, Mrs. 5.
7. Pace. at EmpOriu Va.
j. 6. Haskell manager OF the South
eastern Car Service Association, and II.
S. Lcard. travelling passenger agent of
the SeabOard Air Line at Raleigh, N.
c.. were at the Seaboard general offices
yesterday on business.
The Portsmouth Board Of Trade Will
meet this morning to take action upon
the matter of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad steamer in not coming to
Portsmouth
Rev. Mir. Watcrficld will go to Prin-
cess Anne county on Monday to assist
in IL protrnctcd meeting. He will re-
turn on Saturday and iii his pulpit on
Sunday ana 20 back the following day.
a trolley ride will lie given To Port
Norfolk Friday night for the benefit of
st. Stevens Episcopal Church. See adj
A wagon belonging to the Ports
mouth Coal and Ice Company and n
street car co!lded yesterday. The
wagon was worstcd.
Mrs. J. II. Carlisle has gone to Cape
Fear. n. c.. to spend two weeks.
Attention is called to the advertise
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offered for rent. For particulars read
ad.
Mr.. John II. Bassett ana family. of
Norfolk county. are spending the sum-
mer at Rockbrihge Alum Springs.
The City Council will not meet until
August 18th. This will be the regular
monthly meeting.
There Will he no meeting of the Board
of Supervisors of the county in August
DIR. w. f. Fisher will return on sat
urday from MadiSonVille Va, where he
hos been holding n successful meeting.
a young man. with long experience,
desires n position TO travel. See adj
Mary Hawkins. colorcd was fined So
yesterday for disordcrly conduct.
Thrcc women. residents OF Bogart's
row. who were charged with Nning n
nuisance and keeping u disordcrly
house. were dismissed. the charge not
being sustained.
w. j. Stewart, Il resident of South
Portsmouth, was arrested for abusive
language to his children and was put
under bond for his appearance on the
both instant
The negro boy John Brown, charged
with breaking into the market stalls
was discharged for lack OF evidence.
The delightful breeze of Yesterday
was decided Improvement in the
weather. We are promised a continue
ton of the same to-day.
The regular weekly shoot of the
Portsmouth Gun Club will take place
this afternoon ut Columbia Park.
The Democrats Of the city will hold
ward meetings tonight at the usual
places to elect delegates to the Con-
EreSSiOnal Convention.
The funeral of Mrs. White whose
death was mentioned yesterday, will
take place this afternoon at ) o'clock
from the residence of her husband cor
ner of Fourth ana Fayctte streets.
The Portsmouth Gun Club will shoot
at live birds this afternoon.
Mrs. Lille Brinkiey and her sister,
Mrs +. w. Hartman, Of Lamberts
Point, have gone to Wilmington. Del.
to visit their mother.
Mr.. Robert l.. Russell, OF Washing
ton, ID. c., is visiting his father, Chas
NJ Russell, at 43l County street.
officer Schroeder yesterday arrested
John Taylor. who was in the act OF
selling a lot of telephone wire.
a capias has been issued for Joe
Sawyer. who is wanted for stealing
brass from the Norfolk and Southern
Railroad. 1t is thought that he was
one of the men who was drowned in
the collision with the Boston steamer
about n month ago.
Deputy Sheriff Codd received n tele-
gram yesterday from Franklin asking
If q negro named John Boone Is want
ed here, and II there is any reward
Boone Is the man who shot several
negroes on Griflins farm.
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