The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-28
GETTING VERY GIDDY.
4 NUMBER OF LAWBREAKERs BE.
FORE THE AUTHORITIES.
In tho Churches-Beautifying the snpnr"'
Tor tho Building Fund--Confrac'
Awarded-only Ono Track
NAxcHssTHn ByREAu RICHMOND dIMEs'
1871 HuiI STREET. BEATrIE BLOCK

The much-agitated question ms 10
whether Il is lawful for drug stores %
Sell On Sunday other articles than meai-
clnes is 10 be tested In the courts he''
uLe first step in this direction was 'aN'''
yesterday morning
II viii be remembered flat the matter
of limiting The saie OF articles IN or"s-
stc-es On Sunday has been much DIS
cussed in tie City Council, and on more
than one occasion an ordinance to that
effect has been introduced, but failed to
pass. ~ RI.
Yesterday morning MIR. A. w. Fair
swore out a warrant against Messfs
eneilirgs a Burgess. Druggists, ohars'hs
them with selling cigars from their store
on Sunday. 'fney appeared before the
Mayor, and His Honor certified the case
10 the hastings court. where the question
OF thelr right to cell articles otltr than
drugs on Sunday is 20 be decided
The case is one gotten up for the pur-
rose of settling just what the law Is on
the subject.
The result is watched for with a great
deal Of interest.
John Blankenship was up on charge
of being drunk, and. In default OF MS
fine. went to the jug.
John Wood was treated in like manner
an similar charge.
Mr. w. J. Henning swore out war
rent yesterday morning against James
Willie Metre charging him with entering
his (Henning's) dwelling-house and steal
ing a pistol, razor and other articles.
Moore Is very gentlemaniy looking
white man He was before the Police
Justice In Richmond yesterday morning,
but was turned ever to the Manchester
authorities, who will decide on lis pun"
ishment.
John Turner tcolored,, who was tried
before Squire Hewlett, Of Swansboro.
Saturday evening for felonious assault
upon Robert Johnson tcoiored). was ae-
quilted. as was also l. j. Lewis. who
was tried before the same court for be-
trayai Of the affections of Maria Brown.
Both of the prisoners were represented
by Commonwea Attorney William
Hay Garrett, of this city.
Judge H. A. Hancock left yesterday for
Nottoway. where he will begin the
spring term OF the circuit court OF that
county to-day.
The docket is large. containing several
railroad cases and one or two criminal
cases on appeal from the county court.
Rev. K. IL. Rudd preached two excel
Sunday.
The missionary meeting was well at
tended and q fine collection raised.
The duet sung by Mir. Willie j. Morris
tett and Miss Rosa j. TURNKEY was great
iy appreciated.
Special music will be provided for
Easter Sunday, and good singing may be
expected from the choir.
Mr.. George II. Fisher stated IN refer
- 1. l.
boro that the reason all the cars cam
not run on regular schedule TO Broad
rock road, instead of TO Clopton street
is because there is but one track beyond
Clcpton street.
Mr.. Finch, the contractor who is fur
nishing cottonwood trees and setting
them out for the West Manchester, Wood
land Heights. and Mason Land Com
panies, is progressing very rapidly. lie
will plant 1000 trees altogether.
In few years the suburbs of Manches-
ter will be greatly beautifed by the ap-
pearance Of these popular shade trees
meeting Of the Building Fund Socie-
~ of West-End Methodist church was
held Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Mcdaniel Rucker delivered an in
teresting address, and there was quite a
large attendance. Upwards OF $50 was
collected for the church building fund.
The board of supervisors of Chesterfield
were in session yesterday. The contract
between the county and the company in
tending TO build an electric line TO Pc
tersburG was prepared and entered upon
record
The contract for rebuilding the Old Do
minion Cotton Mills has been awarded
TO Mr.. r. Rolin, Of this city, he being
the successful bidder
The new building will be much larger
than the old one destroyed by fire last
winter. The work on II will be started
at once and pushed forward as rapidly
as possible.
Major Robert Stiles. of Richmond, made
an interesting address before the RAILROAD
branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association Sunday afternoon In Leader
Hall There was a large crowd in at
tendance.
At the cambridge street Baptist church
Sunday night the ordinance Of baptism
pastor. Rev. l.. X. ThOrnhill, prea ched both
morning and night TO large crowds.
The Decatur-street line Is running on a
ten-minute schedule up to O'Clock at
night. after which the cars run every
twenty minutes until 1t:29 o'clock.
Judge Hancock has granted a charter
% the Gottlleb Lumber Company Prin-
cipal Office. SurTy county; business. man.
ufacturing lumber: capital stock. S25. 0O0
Mr. J. II. Middendorf is succeeding ad-
rnirably at his new quarry. on the Belt
Line. He is greatly encouraged at the
character of the granite, and is employ
ing large force Of hands In developing