Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-09
The Latest Happenings Of Per.
sonaI and General Nature.
I'm AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets, at tho Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere. and
Pu. in Abbreviated Form for tho Edit
cation of Readers of tho virginian-Pilot
Tho Movements of Peoplo-snnp
shots at Events in Which the Public Is
Il Interested.

S Ine Idrnlly Oh captain w. i. WHIST
{ nant has returned from North Caro-
lima, where they have been spending
some time.
f. G. Guy midwife to Jesse It. Bon
ney lot Of land in Norfolk county;
The Port Norfolk Land Company to
& j. o. Pierson, lot 2349. land of the COM
pany; $500.
Dick Knight and Leila Saunders, for
fighting in the county, We're given fif-
\ teen days in Jail by Justice Peed.
John C. Niemeyer. auctioneer, sold a
house and lot on London street extend
ed, near Goodwin street, yesterday.
Ben Long was the purchaser for s505.
The funeral of Mr.. John Cox will
take place this afternoon at o'clock
from the Court Street Baptist Church.
The members of Underwater Lodge, 1.
4 o. Q. F., are notified that special bust
ness of importance will be transacted
Monday night.
The police have been requested to be
on the lookout for a negro boy named
Jimmie Allen, WIN made Ills escape
from the Colored Reformatory, in
Hanover. on August 18th. Allen was
sent to the reformatory from this
city.
The oystermen are catching pretty
well, but the weather keeps SO warm
that there is no sale for them.
4 Several applications have been made
: for relief by several parties who claim
that their assessments are too high.
s Park View will have special officer
paid by the residents of the ward Mr.
Harry Hall will be the man.
Rev. f. F. Reese. of Macon, Ga, a
former pastor of Trinity p. E. Church.
in this city. will fill that pulpit both
morning and night to-day.
s Don't borrow your neighbours paper.
It is annoying. Some two or three
good customers have been compelled to
stop the paper on this account.
Mrs. j. G. Opheia, after being in
business on High street for fifty-thre
years. will give up business. She is Of
fering her store and dwelling for rent.
The Treasurer. Commissioner OF
Revenue and City Collector will move
in their new quarters in the city hall
about the 18th instant.
Mr.. McGeehee of Baltimore. n prom
inent member of the ba& in that city.
the city yesterday on business.
ts There are no cases set for Monday
y in the Hastings Court on account OF
death in the commemorative Attor-
ney's family
negro man was caught stealing po-
tatoes on n farm near Shoulders Hill
s Friday night and was shot in the back,
but he made his escape.
Fruit of the choicest kind is now
coming to market from Delaware and
Maryland.
The street sprinkler in Portsmouth
IL IL u. l
twice day, and does but little good.
Mr. A. H. Martin, Clerk of the Nor
folk County Court, will return to-day
from the springs.
All the pastors of the churches, ex-
cept Rev. Mr.. Thomson have return
ed to the city. and will fill their puIpits
to-day.
The Old Dominion Guard expects to
have their uniforms by October LIST.
Mr.. John G. Woody and family have
,rrl~1 zxr ran1.
where they spent the summer.
3 A lawn party for the benefit of the
Central Mission will be given on Coun-
4 ty street. in Cottage Place, at the resi-
was in the city yesterday on business.
September 18th.
Rev. w. f. Fisher will leave on Mon
day for Bedford county to hold pro-
y ttifaes. H4-fetNFR- Oh
Saturday in time to fill his pulpit the
! following Sunday.
Miss Jennie Mahaw, of Richmond,
is In the city on q visit.
Big specials at Emmett Deans to-
morrow (AIonday). Read his ad and
\ give him call, and you Will surely
+ secure a bargain.
a lawn party for the altar fund Of
st. Pauls new church will be held
Tuesday night, from 1880 to II o'clock,
( on the corner of High and Washing
ton streets. The ladies in charge ex-
tend cordial invitation to all mem
- DerS ana ITlenQS OIL Ine CnuTCu " COiiic
and patronze a good cause.
DR.. Joseph Grice has gone to New
York State, where he will remain for
& about two weeks.
Attention is called to sale OF the Wo-
mans Bazaar. which begins tomorrow
morning. Some of the greatest bar
gains of the age will be had.
Miss Rosa Dughi, who has been visit
: ing Miss Bessie Casey. on Clifford
street, left yesterday for her home in
Raleigh.
Mr.. p. w. MCGOWAN. of Raleigh, who
has been visiting relatives here. left
s yesterday for New York city. where
4 he will reside.
Mr.. Il. C. Darst, r. student OF the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. who
has been conducting the services at
y st. Johns Episcopal Church and St.
! Stephens Mission at Port Norfolk,
y during the absence of the Rev. n. S.
y Farland. upon his summer vacation.
will leave tonight on a visit to friends
4 An Nelson county. From Nelson he will
9eturn to the seminary.
Dr.. p. c. A. Bindewa!d, one of
\ Portsmouth's weii-known young ply
\ a&c1ans, is able to be out after two
& months. illness from typhoid fever
Police Oficer Calvert yesterday
hssi0rning found man lying asleep on
\ the street railroad track in First
l$strect. The sleeper proved to be Sam
6BurdelI, who was locked up for a hear
] ing tomorrow morning OH a charge
OF drunkenness.
Miss Ethel A. Brown, of Colorado
\ Springs, was in the city yesterday Wis
+ StinE friends.
:l Mr.. John Burden is quite sick at his
Z Eorne In Green street.
There are several letters in this office
Z for p which he can get by calling
Tor them.
The members OF Old Dominion Lodge
SRrs requested to meet this afternoon
M 4 o'clock for the purpose of attend
fi1E The funeral OF Mr.. George w. King