The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-23
NO FREE DELIVERY YET.
BUr UNCLE SAN rs PAYING FOR
ar an THE SAME.
The Postmaster Has His Carriers, His
Boxes aud His boundaries, >" tho foo-
pie May Ask, why Not?--other News.
MANCHESTER BuREAU RICHMOND TINS.
l.ly nun. srgKEr BEAlIIB BLOCH.

II called at the free delivery division
of tho Postofncc Department TINS a.e0.
noon ana asked II there was any hieOn :"
startlnE the Manchester free delivery S0I
wee. Chief Clerk Marsh told ne 'hels
was none, so far as the department va
advised. The records In his ofhcc bhoNeo
that the carriers went Into service on '"e
18Th instant lie said that the Manches-
ter postmaster has his boxes. ms Douno"
fies and his carriers. and II ne mao 10y
put the boxes up and set the carriers 30
work Il must have been on account ..
some local hindrance or misconcepuon VI
the regulations. He repeated ths, Wy ~,
cords showed that the service negah OH
the 10th" 49,.
7, Il n fact. however. thar the Msnches-
Tor neople are not enjoying this service
20 which they are entitled.
THE BIRD HUNTERS.
rboro annears to be n great deal or
.os,r,oi,. among the local huntsmen
about The promiscuous killing or oifds.
They claim that the lovers OF this sport
are a Iaw-abldlne people and they are
absiaining from hunting birls wnile ms
law IS in effect. At tho same time 'neY
declare that there are great NUMBER
Of rot hunters who go IN the helds ana
XIII everything In sight These sportsineh
want the Illegal hunters stopped from
breaking this law. and at the same tiihe
they do not reporD 10 the Officers or the
law who these parties arc.
WILL BE RE-PAVED.
A meeting Of the Street Committee was
held at Ninth and Hull streets yester-
day afternoon at o'clock The only
business transacted was the adoption OF
an order 10 the effect that Ninth street
from Hull 10 cambridge streets. should be
repaved. They also decided 10 have the
gutter taken up and repaved, so as TO
give a perfect water flow on this street.
City Engineer Lipscomb and Messrs. NJ.
4. Campbell (chairman) W. i. Hart, ana
J. r. Green we're present.
MRS. WILKINSON'S FUNERAL.
Mrs. Lotto wilkinson died after short
Illness at her late residence. No. 1872 Hull
street. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
She was IN the nineteenth year ~ her
age. The deceased leaves loving hus-
band and an infant child.
The funeral will take place from Clop-
ton Street Baptist church this afternoon
at o'clock. Rev. w. r. Haight. the pas
tor. viii conduct the services. The inter
n,ent will be made In Maury Cemetery.
The following gentlemen will act as
naII-boarers: Messrs. Charles Taylor'
Charles Clarke. Linden Taylor John VII
son. Howard Clements, and w r. criddle'
A THREATENING LETTER.
A number Of the citizens Of Swansboro
received last Saturday a thieAiehinE -
ter. II notified Mr.. A. A: AVIS, the Po U-
i,ceuan who killed the Murray brothers
IN self defence that he would be gwen
twenty DAYS I'm which 10 leave that Town
Squire c. r. Jones has been given mr.
" DAYS as has also been given MI;
J.. Ccrsley "A merchant. ana Mess, p; 'o' ~
Criddle: the last three named are special
officers in that town, =. -, =. nj,
The letter states that m they 90 no'
leave the neiChborhood within me pre-
ecribed time that they may be killed.
THE barbershop OF Mr.. Taylor they say,
will be blown MP with dynamite.
From the post-mark on the letter IL
shows that i was mailed IN me hic ai
mond post office on the 18th OF tho pres
ent month. and IT reached Swansboro last
Al the foot of the letter were 80
straight lines I'm ink. II went on 10 say
that each line represented a man who
want revenge for the killing Of the two
negroes. and who were banded together
for this purpose.
The parties who have been warned do
not appear TO be much affected by the
msslvo
Since the assault on the aome Of Mr.
Avis. alleged to have been made by
Ephraim Scott everything has been very
quiet in Swansboro. on Saturday night
last It was quieter than FOR a long time
past. ...
Mr.. +. w. Harper. DING issiness as
the Climax Grocery at No. 1873 Hun
street made an assignment yesterday
morning and appointed Judge James NJ.
Gregory as his trustee.
Among the creditors mentioned are n.
T. Harper for $500. borrowed money. W.
NJ Parrish. $4151S: Slater, Myers d Co,
Alrlf .fala A. Il
proprietors), $500; j. W. Brauer. S59N;
Arthur Havens, S6.4s; J. u. and L; ;.
Christian. Ss622 L. H. Park & Co, SO.
The preferred creditors are y T.. liar-
per 500. that being 70 per cent. of the
amount Of money due; w. M. Parrish.
x3llSl, that being 20 per cent OF the
amount due and 1923, the balance due on
M, nsyrn o" q, o tbese hills the balance Of
The creditors will be paid pro rata.
The trustee ia authorized 10 sell the
goods in the store for cash.
Mr.. Harper has been doing business
was merchandising I'm Midlothian pre-
viously TO moving 70 this CITY.
PRIZE-RING FIGHT
Talbot Skinner and Willie Ferguson.
two citizens Of the First Ward. had
nght AT First and Hull streets Yesterday
morning. ring had been formed and the
pride Of Pot Lickcr Flats was giving II
10 his adversary according 20 the Marquis
Smith made his appearance and called
time They were bailed by Squire w. y.
litheow. for their appearance before the
Mayor this morning.
The session in the Han Of Justice yes
fcrday morning was a short one and
Mayor Maurice got through in short
order.
John jefferson. Jr., an ebony hued indl-
vidual. was up for carrying concealed
weapon. He was taxed $50 and in default
went down 10 Hotel Fitzgerald Tor thirty
days.
H. l.. CARRIER was drunk and noisy on a
liull-street trOlly ear Saturday night. lie
was annoying also to the passengers. The
conductor attempted 10 put him off the
car when ne showed &, hi and did not de-
Sist until ne was taken In by Oinccr
Jones. lie was fined s.. which he paid
John Jefferson, Jr., colored was arrest
wanted TO drive his Girl out yesterday
and took the horse and buggy OF Mr. J. L.
Bedford. lie Kept ~ from early morning
until late In the afternoon. on account
Of the absence or witnesses the case was
postponed until this morning II was
when John was arrested for this offence
that the concealed weapon was found
upon his person by officer Wright
TWO EXCELLENT SERMONS.
Rev. w. f. shinall preached two ex-
Christian church Sunday 10 large con-
gregatiOns Sunday night many could not
secure seats His morning subject was
Divine Light and at night his theme
was "Why the Word Of God Was Writ
ten He will preach tonight. On next
Wednesday night he Will lecture on Life
I'm the Dark and as he has never seen
and has spent thlrty-three years in the
dark. II IS presumed he must be familiar
with his subject
Miss Annie Hardy Will direct the enter
falumpUf tfoMqF1ip- A wanna ebnrch