Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-28
The Latest Happenings of a Per-
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on the Streets. at tho Hotels, in
Counting Rooms and Elsewhere, an,:
Putin Abbreviated Form for tho Edih-
cation of Readers of the virsinian-rilot
Tie Mcvements of People Snap
Slots Events in Which tho Public is
Interested.

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pound In market yesterday.
flsh are getting scarce. now In
snort while there will only be fresh
1ish In the market.
The funeral of Mrs. Howe will toke
place this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Attention is ca led to ad. of Levy &.
Jacobs.
Attention is called to ad of the Hub
III to-day's issue.
grocery store is advertised for sale.
See ad.
Emmett Deans offers four specials
for Monday which you cannot let go
by without missing a fine opportunity
OF securing n bargain Read his ad.
and call at his place Monday.
Mr.. j. III. Haverly, an old minstrel
man. who is to take the management
of the Lyceum Theatre. arrived in the
city yesterday. He is well pleased with
the theatre, and thinks the outlook is
good.
The Republican meeting at St. JOS
eph's, Hall Friday night did not look
like the Ratchet had been buried. White
fnces We're scarce.
Many of the merchants here conclud-
ed that the street hands had forgotten
that High street ought to be swept.
It has been SO long since it has been
swept.
Registration was slow in all the
wards yesterday. There was not much
interest manifested by the colored peo
pie.
The milk men are complaining about
some one stealing their milk after 1t is
left at houses in the morning. Tney
will make it warm for some one if they
come UP With them.
a number of Portsmouth people are
going to Richmond on the excursion
to-day.
Housekeepers are having much trou
BILE in getting good servants. All who
are any account want to go North to
live.
The broken pavement on the corner
OF County and Washington streets has
caused several persons TO hurt them
selves.
Mrs. " G. Cupepper returned from
4 Charlottesville Friday nigh. She had
been there to see her son, who is at the
University.
Attention is directed TO advertisement
Of furnished room, with board.
Capt. John II. West Superintendent
of Schools of Norfolk County. mas re
turned from Jacksonville, where he at
tended the Industrial and Educationi
Convention convened by the Seaboard
Air Line officials
The Rev. DR.. B. ID. Tucker. of st.
Paul's Church, Norfolk, Will conduct
the evening service to-daS ~ az VIZ ,'
Rev. w. c. laden. Presiding Elder or
Portsmouth District, will preach at the
Port Norfolk Methodist Church sunday
night at 1880 o'clock.
ATTENTION is Calleu W tiuNSi 'i'S't'NiN
OF red Irish setter lost
? DR. c. l.. Culpepper returned yester-
day afternoon from Richmond, where
he stopped over for a day on his re-
turn from the meeting of the Medical
Society in Charlottesville. The So
ciety reelected DR.. V. q. Cuipepper
n, member of it's Executive Commit
tee. and also to his old position on
the State Board of Health.
Miss Addie Heath is visiting the
Miss Crawfords, on South street, for a
Grice Lodge, No. SO. I. o. o. F.. will
have work in the third degree next
Thursday night at their hall in Rosen-
baum building.
me Democrats of Western Branch
will hold an all-day meeting at
Churchland on Monday. when Hon. S.
ST, Kelly, of Richmond; Judge ID.
Tucker Brooke and Mr.. G. w. Cole
man will speak. There will be an old
fashioned oyster roast.
Jennie Mathews. colored, was in JUS
5tice Bunting's court yesterday for as
saulting Carrie Jones. 1t was an as
sault of words as well as of blows, and
Jennie's language constituted a breach
of the peace about equal, in Justice
Bunting's opinion, to the blows. She
went to jail for GO days.
J. G.. Salisbury offers wood for sale.
-hIeSSrS. II. ~. StledlD iinu ~. HUGHES
have secured the advertising privileges
of the Lyceum Theatre; also the bill
OF the play.
President John SHELTON Williams and
Vice President st. John inspected the
Seaboard Air Line shops yesterday.
They spent some time UP there, and
were much pleased.
The next regular meeting of the
Ladies Benevolent Christian Union
will be held at De home of the pres
ident. No 434 South street, Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. a full attend
ance Is requested
The Portsmouth Baptist Sunday
school Union will meet with the Zion
Baptist Sunday school to-day at >
O'Clock, and an interesting and in
structive program is prepared, consist
ing of declarations, recitations, cs-
Gays, solos, choruses and general bus
iness of the Union. All are invited to
attend.
DEATH OF MRS. AMELIA V. cUTH-
RELL