Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-10
Matters Personal and General In
And Around Portsmouth.
HEARD ON THE STREETS.
Gossip and Events in Which our People nro
Interested, Chronicicd in ConciscForm- =
A Daily Diary of Happenings Presented
to our Readers Fresh Every Morning
Snap Shots or our Busy City.

Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Watson leave
to-day for Europe They will proba-
bly, be absent three months, most of
which time will he spent at the Paris
exposition.
The Seaboard Air Line conductors
annual excursion from Raleigh is OK
pcctcd in this afternoon about 2
o'clock.
In Police Court yesterday morning
James Price and Thomas Maccordy
were fined 81 each for disorderly con-
duct. Upon n similar charge James
Perdue. colored. was assessed $40
Mr.. A. Z. Hubbard. of the Ports
mouth Tea Company. is critically i'll
with typhoid fever at his home. in
Court street.
F. V. Peterson. travelling passenger
agent of the Scaboard Air Line at
Savannah. was in the city yesterday.
w. I. Gilmore. OF the assistant gen.
cral managers Office. Seaboard Air
Line. has resigned his position in order
TO enter the University OF Suwanec.
Tennessee, where he will study med
icine.
The City Council will hold an adj
journed meeting tonight. The COM
mittees will all be announced at this
meeting.
Mr.. Howell. the conductor on the
Portsmouth Street Railroad who was
so badly hurt. is on duty again.
The County Court will not be in scs-
sion until next Monday.
Rev. r. +. Bcades Sunday School
class will go down on their annual
fishing frolic the early part OF next
week
Miss Molie Sharp, of Eastern Shore,
Va, is in the city on visit TO friends
and relatives.
Mr.. John Heckshaw. OF the PhiIadcl-
phia American, was in the city ycster-
day. He paid the VirginianPilot Of
flee a visit.
Master Guy Bunting. son of Captain
+. p. Bunting, will celebrate his 10th
birthday with an entertainment at his
fathers residence. in Cottage Place.
on Friday, the 10Th instant.
Attention is called TO ad. of four
rooms for rent. See ad.
Miss Beth Thayer and brother have
gone to Petersburg on n visit.
Rev. r. r. Bcades family is absent
from the city. He Will divide his time
between Portsmouth and Ocean View
during their absence.
The coal and ice company horse that
was overcome with the heat was all
right yesterday.
Sunday n number OF dogs wcrc fight
ing In front of residence in Washing
ton street The owner Of the house
shot in the crowd. The sound OF the
pistol caused considerable excitement
for a while.
The promised warm spell on Sunday
did not occur as was prophcsied. Quite
n number of people fully expected tn
see the water in the river boil. and
were disappointed because it did not
come.
The rain Sunday did much good
The farmers We're delighted.
The Odd Fellows memorial on Sun
day was not very largely attended on
account of the extreme heat.
Rev. Mr.. Latham had n small crowd
at the regular Sunday afternoon SER
vices on account of the warm weather.
The Elks left Sunday afternoon for
Atlantic city. n. j.. to spend week.
The Methodist District Conference
will be held at Denby's Church, Nor
folk county. early in August. the CON
gregation having decided to entertain
the delegates.
Mr.. James T. Borum and family will
leave to-day for Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs.
Quite n number of persons will leave
this week for different places to spend
the Summer.
Miss Edna Middleton, of Camden n.
j.. is in the city on visit to friends.
The funeral of Miss Margaret Cher
rE took place SUNDAY afternoon iron.
1904 County street. The services were
conducted by Rev. r. T.. Beadles The
remains were inferred in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
go to Virginia Beach TO-DAY on their
annual picnic.
Mr.. Peter Whcatly. one of the oldest
undertakers in the State. died in Alex
andria Sunday. Mr.. Wheatly was for
merly from this city.
Your attention is called TO Emmett
Deans ad. of nurses aprons Read
his ad. in another column
IT was rumored around the streets
yesterday morning that Mr.. c. ~.
Walker had died suddenly, but we are
pleased to state that the gentleman is
both well and hearty. and hopes to liy..
for some time
The cornerstone of the Port Norfoli;
Baptist Church will be laid this az
ternoon at 4:3o o'clock under the aus
pices of Tidal Wave Lodge az Masons
Drs. Hawthorne. OF Richmond. and
Owens, OF Portsmouth. Will deliver adj
dresses. Refreshments on the groun Is
Amy Butts for breaking into and at
tempting to steal from dwciln.
house. was committed TO the county
Jail yesterday by Justice Rustic for
examination on the 18th
Thomas Burnham. for stealing n
gold ring. and Johnson Ethcrcdgc for
larceny OF n gold watch. were com
mitted to the county jail for five DAVIS
for further examination by justice
Hawks
The hospital grounds were not closed
on sunday. Whether DR.. Ferrebee de
cided he had exceeded his authority
or relented we are unable to say.
a young man named w. G. Bond
was assaulted Sunday night by two
negro men In Third street. neat the
navy yard wall The negroes were cv-
ldentiy pent on robbery. but on beng
confronted with a pistol they took
flight.
Household and kitchen furniture in
the residence No 500 clifford street