Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12
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A petition signed by sbont forty Of
the best of our citizens has been
presented to Mr.. b. +. Pilson. request
ing him to reproduce the moral temper
ance drama "Social Glass for the
benefit Of the poor Of the city. This
play was presented about Q year ago for
the benefit Of the Central Methodist
church by a number Of ladies and gen.
tlemen Of that church, under the man
sgement of Mr.. Pilson. All who wit
messed the play, Of whom there were q
large number, were very much pleased
with it. Mr.. Pilson has expressed his
Willingness to do all in his power to
have the play reproduced, and he has no
doubt that he can put it on the stage in
a short while.
This is an object which recommends
itself to all who are willing to help a
worthy cause, and there are large
number of persons in need. IL is heart
lily endorsed by the clergymen Of the
city, and when presented should receive
liberal patronage.
There was considerable excitement
here early yesterday morning over .
fire at the Marshall-Mills Cotton-Fsc-
tory. The fire originated in the pick
ing-room. Only a small quantity of
cotton was burned. The Richmond
Fire Department was summoned and
turned out promptly, but the fire was
extinguished without its assistance.
Damage very slight.
The High School was closed yester-
day, and all the public schools will be
closed to-day and tomorrow, TO allow
the teachers to attend the Superin-
tendents' Conference. The maps, draw
iugs, and essays from the schools here
form = conspicuous part of the school
natter now on exhibition in the Senate
( flnamber. They compare fsyorsbly with
any there. and reflect credit both on the
scholars by whom the work was done
and their teachers. Superintendent
Howle deserves great credit for the in
terest he has taken in preparing and ar
ranging these articles.
Some time since Sunday the Clopton-
Street Baptist chapel has been broken
into and the pulpit-Bibls, church
hymn-book, and the clock--a new
eight-day clock-hays been stolen. The
shameful burglar has not yet been cap
tured.
The ponds around town were all
frozen yesterday, the skating was good,
and a large number of persons, not
withstanding the extreme cold, engaged
in this wintry sport.
The river is considerably swollen and
very muddy.
CHESTERFIELD.
In the Chesterfield County Court this
week Ryland Elicit (white) and Florence
Brooks (colored) were tried and con-
victed Of misdemesnor. They we're each
fined 800, but neither put in al ap-
pearance. They are both said TO be
out of the State.
Mr.. J. j. Ivey has qualified as road
commissioner and Nr. John p. Samp-
son as assistant assessor for the county.
The ease ofthe Commonwealth against
Carter Jones for larceny was continued
till the April term.
The Chesterfield Board Of Super
yisors. at their meeting the fourth
Monday in this month, will proceed Ia
put into effect the new Warwick-Bakei
road law. This law has been said to
be unconstitutional, and any one be-
lieying it to be so can test it by failing
to comply with its requirements.
The cotton-factory at Ettrick will re-
sumo operations in a short while, and
help from the county will be no Longer
needed.
Rev. 7. A. Read has accepted the
pastoral care of SkinQuarter and Toma
hawk. churches, in the county. This
vccancy occurred by the removal o
Rev. John X. Wilkinson to Hanover.
Mrs. Delbert Taylor, who lived neal
the Cloyer-Hill pits, died very suddenly
few days since.
There is one prisoner IN the county
Jail charged with felony. lie will b'
tried at the next term Of the court
which is a grand-jnry term.