Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
The Latest Happenings of Per.
sonaI and General Nature.
IN AND AROUND PORTSMOUTH
Gathered on tho Streets. ut the Hotols. in
Counting Rooms aud Elsewhere, and
Pu, in Abbreviated Form for the Edin-
cation of Readers of tho virginian-Piiot
The Movements of People Snap
Shots at Events in which tho Public is
Interested.

Mr.. Jesse C. Eain advertises for old
bottles. See al.
y white man, Il gypsy, was fined IS
in the Mayors Court yesterday for
lighting.
The Seventy-hrst Regiment attracted
considerable attention yesterday while
en- route to Franklin to attend the car
niVal.
a negro man named Williams, a
painter, fell from n ladder yesterday
While al work in Brighton, and hur;
himself quite badly.
The lclkS expect to have quite an
elaborate fair early III January.
The people are anxious to know what
steps are being taken towards getting
an appropriation Tor pubic building.
Rev DR.. j. Is. Haw horne delivered a
lecture last night on The Worlds
Great Orators The attendance was
good. He handled his subject with
perfect ease.
The Y NJ. c. A. building Mil not be
ready for use Tor two on three months.
The Huntley-Jackson company Will
be here for another week. Trey should
receive the patronage that they de
serve.
pair of horses for the hook ard
ladder company arrived Yesterday.
Thcy are coal black and we'll ma chei
They weigh lao pounds each AIR.
Tatem will begin at once training
them. Under hi. skillful training it
will be but short while before the
horses will he well trained.
Magnolia Camp. WCodnlen OF the
World. will on Sunday. December S0th
unveil n monument that mas been
placed over Mr.. Chas. G.. Armistead
AS this is the first member that this
lodge has lost it will no DOUBT he at
tended by large crowd.
Miss Maggie Burton. OF City Point
who has been visiting in this city for
some time. returned monte yesterday.
Miss Lulic Trugicu. chairman Of the
bell fund of 81. Pau's catholic church
has gone to Baltimore to purchase Il
bell for this church.
Ernest Barbour, Joseph Saith. David
BOYD and James Dunstun, colored
boys prisoners in the city Jail charged
with the theft of a lot of shoes from in
front OF Hotheimer's shoe store. The
case came to the attention of the
Mayor yesterday morning and was
continued for ten days. the police are
working up evidence in the case.
Mrs. Lizzie Bishop. of Scottsville.
while descending the stairway of her
residence, lost her footing and fell In
the fall she sustained n very painful
injury by spraining her ankle.
Captain Herbert, commissioner of
the revenue. who has been confined to
his house for several weeks past by
severe attack of rheumatism, IS able to
venture out. although he is still quite
weak
y called meeting OF the city ;chool
Board will be held tonight.
Mr.. Carroll d. Deans announces in
this issue that he has opened y rev
store at 129 Court street corner of
Glasgow. with a complete line nj staple
and fancy groceries. Mr. Deans is vol
known and popular and has hal long
experience in the grocery business.
having been connected for lie past
thirteen years with the we'll known
firm of II. j. Barlow & Bro.
Not IN arrest was made in the city
sierday.
VIM. Brown was committed TO the
county Jail yesterday, charged with an
assault.
The soldiers reported having had a
splendid time in Franklin yesterday.
The stores now keep open until 8
O'Clock for the beniit of Christmas
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