The morning times., 1896-03-24
THE POSTER AS A FACTOR FOR TEMPERANCE

raiding Nelson's gambling joint at Jackson
City.
An indictment for assault upon Adolpheus
Greene was also found against William Nc
Reynolds.
County court, Judge d. NJ. Chichester
presiding, was held here yesterday, and
quite a large docket disposed Of Albert
Carpenter, indicted for house breaking,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to one
year in Jail The felony cases of Bierless,
Wise, Front. Harris and Butler were set for
trial next Friday. Grant Smith, colored,
indicted for the murder of John Johnson,
a lSo colored, was set for trial on the second
day of the April term.
E. ID. Brown, George Salisbury, George
Veitch, William Febrey y and A b. Hines were
appointed by the judge commi ssioners in
the contested land damage case OF the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway VS.. John Miller.
Mr.. C. S. Mcdaniel, an old and we'll
known printer, is quite i'll at his home on
upper King street.
Rev. Dr. Carl Grammer OF the Seminary
near this city, is in poor health and will
shortly leave for the South in hopes that
he may be benefited by the change.
Rev. Father Dougherty of Washington
will conduct Lenten services at st. Mary 8
| Church tonight.
A meeting of the county Republicans
was held at the old courthouse in this
city yesterday to nominate delegates
| to the State convention, which meets at
| Staunton. and also to the district conven-
| ton. which meets at Manassas on the,
27th instant. william Duncan was elected
temporary chairman, and Henry L. Holmes
perrnapent chairman. William c. Wibcrt
| and H. L. Holmes were elected delegates
| and W. II. Lomax and william Duncan
as alternates, who go uninstructed.
| Among those who were successful at
the examinations before the State board
| of pharmacy at Richmond last week were
| Robert Gibson of this city as pharma-
| ciSt. and c. p. I. Timberman as registered
! assistant pharmacist
The horse alta ched to Nick enneys oys-
| ter wagon which was being driven by
Young hewitt. became frightened near the
| corner OF Columbus and Wythe streets
| Yesterday morning and ran away. The
! Young boy was thrown out OF the wagon
| and, his feet becoming entangled In the
| lines was dra gged q considerable dis.
| tance When rescued from his perilous
condition he was found TO be unconscious,
| and was carried to neighbors house
| where he was cared for until removed to
| his home on Prince street.
The Sunday school OF the NJ. E. Church
! South its annual services Sunday night.
| An interesting program was well rendered
| by Tue SCuOldTS, dIHulls WIOill NCIe liie bWO
| little children of the King street laundry
man, Sam Sing, who, were dressed in
| their native costumes, and seemed to enjoy
| the occasion hugely. They are members
| of the school,
Joseph Butler, who was arrested at his
| home on Queen street, charged with taking
| the pocketbook of Mrs. Campbell in Wash
| ington and who was taken to that city
| the other day by Detective Rhodes, was re-
| leased yesterday morning, there being nc
| evidence against him.
John Shafe, for selling liquor on Sunday
without a license. was fined SIT, i'll the
mayors court. Margaret Alexander, fol
| a similar offense, was fined $12.
The mayor, at his court yesterday, hat
quite Il large numher Of drunks and dis
ortlerlies before him, and enriched the
exchequer OF the city TO the amount O
$40 in fines.
4 The city engineer had large force max
ing borings at King and Pitt streets toda.
for the purpose of testing the bottom fo
the proposed sewer, ~