The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-02

in which a general union meeting Oh
: the order of the late Sam Jones meet
ing IA to be held once year, and VIVA
rs more. the propCseis mean business
and intend to build the tabernacle
quickly.
{ Hampton Monitor: Rev. John j
Gravatt, rector Of st. Johns Church
sailed from New York on "Wednesday
last for Europe, to spend three months
vacation. He was accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Darling and the Misses Oar
ling. OF Hampton. In bis sermon las
Sunday morning Mr.. Gravatt SPOKE
very feelingly Of the kindness of hi
people in sending him abroad. aud said
that no appreciated it doubly as evi
dencing their love, esteem aud con
fidence.
Chase city Progress: In the election
for district officers held throughout the
State on Thursday last, party lines
seemed 20 have been ignored very gen
orally. and the result seems to have
given very general satisfaction. the
officers IN most counties seeming to be
quite an Improvement on their prede-
cessors. Ii number of the counties
where the party lines were strictly
drawn. the Democratic PARTY secured
very gratifying victories. thus pre-
saging glorious triumph in the com
ing GubernatOrial campaign. if our
party will only use discretion and wis
dom in its selection of its candidates
and in its methods of political warfare.
Portsmouth Enterprise Times: Mr..
Henry Cuthrell will leave to-day for
Hanover county, this State, where he
is to be married on next Monday to
Miss Irby. Of Ashland.
The schooner Henry Souther. Of
Philadelphia, was unloading rails for
the Atlantic and Danville Railroad yes
terday AZ the North-street wharf.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Mr..
w. L. Williams. of the SeabOard and
Roanoke Railroad, to Miss Mary +. Lee.
The ceremony VIII take place on the
9th of June at the residence Of the
bride 3 sister, No. 30 Court street.
Norfolk Virginiaa: New potatoes
made their appearance in the market
Yesterday.
The open cars for the street railroad
will be here to-day.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock.
a colored man deliberately walked up
to the store window of Mr.. j. Fried
lin ; dry goods store. on Efiingham
street, and with a brick broke out a
large plate glass. lie was seen by a
gentleman living near by. The party
is known and will be prosecuted:
Ieder appeal: A. the last Monday
meeting of the Methodist ministers of
Baltimore number Of those gentlemen
announced their intention to support
high license system as "A means To con
troll the liquor traffic and as proper
step in the direction OF practical tenn
perance reform. 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve that clergymen. the ma jority Of
whom have hitherto wrestled, in good
faith. with the Illusions and decisions
of legislative prohibition. are coming at
last TO take common sense view OF the
question. The true piilanthropist al
ways aims, not at the ideal. but at the
attainable, and in the field of temper
ance reform only that is attainable
which il directed to the control and
regulation. not to the abolition, of the
liquor traffic.
Norfolk Ldndmrrk: The storm which
prevailed here all day yesterday IN
creased az night. but as far as could be
learned there was no damage in this
vicinity. All of the steamers went out /
on time. but 1. is not known whether /
they went any further than Old Point. |
The telegraph service to the north of /
Norfolk was very generally de- /
mOralized aud the service delayed.
Chase city Progress: The way TO /
get the best results from farming Is 10 I
plant less. work better and manure /
more. That farming pays there can be /
no doubt, for il farming did not pay.
the country at large would get poorer.
When the farmer suffers, every other
business suffers with him, for To him
all others must look for bread. In my
opinion the cause of great complaint
that farming does not pay, is very much
due to the fact that people, as rule. do
not ave Their farms proper attention.
They do not study farming and they DO
not econOmize. The reason the farming
does not pay. il it does not, is due to
the farmer and not the farm.
Portsmouth Enterprise Times: De-
tectiye Albert Gait, of Florida. came in
on the Seaboard aud Roanoke mail
train last night, having in charge
Thomas Gretchin, arrested on the
charge of forging the Standard Oil
officers names for SO 900.
The detective and his prisoner took the
Bay Line steamer for the North.
Northern Neck Nelcs: Farmers are
wearing long faces, having so much
rain, wheat has the rust. corn fields are
green with gIass, and clover is tumbliBg
and wont be ready for the mower
under ten or fifteen days.