The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-21
SLAUGHTER SALE"CASE
IT WAS cOyrrNUkD YBsTERDAr IN
PEfkRSBU6G.
.r,. o,esttor Involved "a Whether sucha
BuaInss. Can be Conducted "it"""' ''
Payment of y Special Lioen'e 1~1'

PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. D.--speci"'-
IN saturday last Messrs oppoheimer
Co. Of Baltimore. opened "a branch mousse
~ their clothing store at No. III syca-
,o,re street, In this city, and advertiser
. s,auahter sale OF $1,000 worth OF cloth
d. shortly aner beginning business they
wore summoned 10 appear this morning
before the mayor 60 show cause why
,bey should not be fined for doing
"slaughter sale" business without paying
. license tax OF 500 per day. as required
hv the ordinance passed by the cry
Council a lew nights ago. Mr.. Oppo-
he,ner WAS promptly on hand when the
case was called Justice Mallory the
nrcsldine magistrate. stated that he wouiu
nrcfer for the Gaze TO be heard by 'he
mayor. and therefore continued IL 10 MOI
day next T., ,a,,o, %
,he house by illness. Mayor Collier Is an
elder In Tabb-Street Presbyterian cnurch'
snd prayer was offered at this church
YESTERDAY morning in his behalf
telegraru was received here YESTERDAY
anrouncing the Illness Of Lieutenant WI
liam I.assiter. OF the United states army
stationed at old Point. Lieutenant Lassl
Ypr "A
tbIs city. and a brother Of United states
Djstrict Attorney i. r. Lassiter. Or.
I.asslter. accompanied by his son, MT
charles Trotter I.assiter, left here yes
ferday afternoon at o'clock on speclal
train for Richmond 10 catch the Tram
over the Chesapeake and ohio ROAD LOT
Old Point The trip between mere anu
Richmond was made In twenty-eisht
minutes.
A horse Mtched 10 wagon took fright
on Harrison street to-day and ran on
The driver, Mr.. Williams VINO 10 en-
Moved on the farm of Or. X. ID. Nc
ilwaine, Of Dinwiddie county, was thrown
out and painfully cut on the head.
The term Of Rev. a. G. Bledsoe, ID. d.,
ne pastor of Washington-Sueet Methodist
Episcopal church. has expired by hmita-
ton, and at the annual session or the VIZ
ginla Conference. which convenes at Dan
VILE on Wednesday next he VIII be trans
ferred TO another field Of labor. DR..
Bledsoe preached his farewell sermon last
night before large and deeply affected
congregation. IL IS thought that DIR.
Bledsoe will be succeeded by Rev. Dr.
Starr.
Rev. ]. r. Tinery pastor of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church, received
telegram yesterday announcing the serious
illness OF his father. who resides In North
Carolina. Mr.. Tiiefy lett IN the AFTER
noon to 90 TO the bedside Of his father.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Methodist Sunday School Union Associa-
ton Of Petersburg and Ettrick, Chester
field county. was held yesterday after
noon at Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church. The exercises consisted OF sing
ing and recitations. Reports from the
different schools were read.
Rev. H. VI. Hope. pastor OF Market
street Methodist Episcopal church. deiiv-
cred a special sermon yesterday after
noon before the different lodges of odd
Fellows Of the city.
Rev Robert p. Kerr. y. D.. Of Rich
mond. will deliver a lecture tomorrow
night at the Academy Of Music for the
benefit OF the Old-Street Presbyterian
church. HE subject will be "My Travels
in the Orient" Or. Kerr was at one
time pastor of Tabb-Street Presbyterian
church, In this city.