Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-01
VERY FEW COUPONS
TENoeReD BY perERseuRe's LOYAL
LlQUoR-oEALERS.
Virginia and Georgia Join Hands In q Hap
py Wedding-Twenty-r Other
Licenses Issued.
uOuosvOnaence ., tn. Richmond Dispatch,

Correspondence ot the Richmond D,spafch.l
PsryRssUso. VA. April o. ison
Avery happy and pretty marriage took plsee
10 this city this morning. as tho residence OF Nj.
Homer Atkinson, tho bro,her-ln-lsw OF tho
bride. st which the Rev. Nr. Tyler, Of westover
church, assisted by Rev. DR.. c. J. Gibson, ofiei-
atod. The parties principal were Miss koberta
lee Pierce, daughter OF the late John Z. Pierce,
os New Kent county, and Ar. joseph L Veal, OF
Rome, Ga.
Tho bride, who "a VOL known and much al
mred both hero and In Richmond and vicinity,
was stiired IN travelling dress The happy con-
pie lett the first train south for taeir ilture
home ~ Rome. Tue occasion Was gracei py tae
presence Of number Of friends aud enlivened
by beautiful wedding march played by Miss
hittls Bradbury. The econgraiuleiionsw sweTc many
and sincere.
Tho village OF Swift Greek, in Chesterfield
county, since the close OF the cotton factory. upon
which 50 many Of the people we're dependent,
now presents q rather desolste appearance.
Many Of the people have left 70 seek empioy meni
elsewhere.
To-day mas been busy day with tho license
Tux payers. and the C0mmisslonsr OF Revenue,
the Treasurer, and tho EXCISE Board have All
been actively engaged in accommodating the
people. The probability Is. es the liquor-deslers
are all paying IN money, that the percentage IN
coupons, which last year aggregated b3S per
cent. Of the state taxes In this city, viii De
largely reduced this year.
STATISTICAL NOTES.
The records OF the Clerks Ofiice chow that
twenty-twO marriage licenses were Issued Ia
Aprl--nine 10 whito and thirteen 20 coiorsd
couples.
In the Mayors court 50 cases we're brought up
on warrants during the mOnth. the following OF
fences being siieged: Violations OF ordinancct.
"a misGemesnOrs, 10 assault and battery, ~
peace warrants. =; petit icrceny, II lunaey, 2
The flnes collected for tho city amounted TO
$g5.9l ana !or the state. t2i.Ja
Eirhty-Ouo deeds and other writings were ad-
miit'd to record In the Ciers's Office during tho
month oi April
CENTRAL NEWS.
Henry Ramsey coloredD was convicted in ths
Mayors Court this morning on two separate
charges 4 lareny, and was sentenced 10 ntteen
aud thirty dRys' imprisonmenL respectively, IN
iail. lie TOOK an appeal IN cach case anu gave
bond Tor HIS appcaranca
Roy. James II. Wright, pastor OF tho West-End
Baptist church, stil continues very sick.
Major J. Arthur Johnston has been confined
% hts bed by sickness for uearly q week.
Roy. X II. Acreo 1dninisioTei tho ordinance
of baptism 10 sOmO twelyo Or nftoen mere csndi-
dates lass night at the First Baptist church.
THE pRNcE-oBoRGE TOWN.
The tract OF 1900 acres OF land In tho county
Of Prince George which was several months ago
sold by Mr.. c. -. Tirsiey 10 a syndicate OF west
orn gentlemen has been formally turned over 20
a representative Of tho syndicate, who IA IA tho
city. Il is tho purpose Of the purchasers TO
establish town on this land. 10 be named
"Clydo,n and Tor this purpose 400 q res Will az
onco he surveyed and laid on into streets ani
lots. Az tho proper time churches and school
houses viii be erected and everything done 10
add TO the conyenonces OF town.
ROBIN ADATB.