Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson The Portsmouth Times Dated: July 3, 1880 LOCAL DOTS The First Ward has three blind persons. Miss DORA GOWER is visiting friends in Cincinnati. THEO. JOHNSON was visiting in Columbus the past week. Miss EMMA HOOVER, of Pittsburg, Pa., is visiting Miss JESSIE FINCH. CICERO CADOT took in the sights and scenes of the capital city this week. Councilman McANDREW left last night on a business trip to Cincinnati. A marriage license was issued last week to BUCHANAN FREEMAN and ELIZA L. WINDLE. Miss HATTIE SHIPMAN, is visiting her friend, Miss SALLIE ADAMS, at her lovely home in Riverside. Mrs. J. B. HUDSON, of Washington C. H., O., is visiting her mother. Mrs. GIBBS, on Court street. So far two townships have been reported, Valley and Rush, the former containing 901, and the latter 780 souls. ISAAC SMITH, now taking his meals at the county jail for some offense, is charged with stealing carpet yarn from W. P. MARTIN. Messrs. THOMAS J. ANDERSON, of Poplar Plains, Ky., and VIRGIL GLVER, accompanied by Misses ANNIE and M. ELIZA GLOVER, of Mt. Sterling, Ky., are the guests of G. W. ANDERSON, on Offnere street. MRS. T. N. JOHNSON left on the Bonanza, Wednesday, for Cincinnati, where she will spend a brief season visiting relatives and friends. An intoxicated and boisterous young man was thrown out of a Chillicothe street saloon yesterday, and was picked up by a good samaratin (sic), an officer, who led him home instead of taking him to the cooler. The population of the city now reaches 11,305, which is about the maximum limit. Once in a while a straggler, who has been neglected, comes in, answers the million questions, and announces his intention of remaining a citizen of Portsmouth. Marietta has a boat house and club. Why couldn't Portsmouth have something of the kind? The class of pleasure boats kept here are out of date about a quarter of a century, and it is an imposition to be invited to take a free ride in any of them. POMPEY GOOD, a colored man aged 67 years, and well known in the city, was found dead in his bed at the infirmary, Thursday morning. He ate a hearty supper and retired, feeling as well as usual, but not coming down at breakfast hour, some one went up to his room and found him cold and lifeless. Death resulted from an attack of epilepsy.