Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-06-05
FROM NORFOLK
License Increased-LiquOr Dealers Gain g
Victory-A Wife Scalps Her Husband

NORFOLK, VA, June l. 1897.
The present city council of which the
Virginia and most of the other city
papers SUPP orted as demonstrated to
the satisfaction of them all that they
are opposed to free press in passing
an ordinance imposing a license tax of
a 500 in addition to their regular as
St ssment The Pilot. Landmark. Led
ger and Vireinian opposed the tax on
the grounds that the ordinance was
unconstitutional and through counsel
they got an injunction against the city
restraining the city from collecting
the tax.
N rfolk liquor men gained IA signal
victory and have had their license re-
duced fifty dollars less while the poor
cook shop and eating houses will have
to pay an increase of $40. In fact
al small dealers license are increased
Last but not les st dog tax is increased
to 50 on male and "a on female. An
ordinance has just passed imposing n
penalty for goats or geese going at
large AS most geese and goats are own
ed by poor people in 4th Ward princi.
pally colored whose yard is hardly
large enough to raise goose or duck ;
but they will have to pen them up,
dispose of them or stand the conse-
quences.
Henry Williams, living at "a Salter
Street, had scalp wound about four
inches long DIR. ssed at the Station
Tuesday night the result of Ratchet
in the hand of his wife Julia Williams
who he said threatened to kill him
Saturday night and attempted it Tues
day night with the above effect. The
wound although painful is not at ali
dangerous.
Federal Memorial day as always the
custom among the colored pratriots
was appropriately celebrated Rev.
DR.. Seam preached the memorial SER
mon on Sunday while Rev DR. H H
Mitchell was the orator of the occa-
sion OF the Decoration On Monday
Dalgreen Post and Shaw Post united
in the occasion assisted by the Militia
Callioux Post went to the Soldiers
Home and held special exercises there
About 100000 has been collected as
license and taxes under the new bud
get IN the first two days by the COM
missioners Of Revenue and City Col
Iector
Mr.. William H. Wynne, one of the
most prominent members of Queen
Street Baptist and one of the original
founders of the Church under the Rev.
X. Spiller, died last Friday after an
illness of several weeks. Rev. SpiIler.
of Hampton preached the funeral as
sisted by the pastor, Rev Butler Past
Grand Masters Touncil aud Star of
the East Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
which he was a member attended the
funeral in a body. The funeral was
largely attended
Rev Mary A Green, of the u. s.
Veteran Christian Church, VINO has
been in the city few months is here
engage in missionary work, assisted by
Mrs. Mary Sylvia and husband, has Sc
cured by purchase q parcel of ground
on John St., Berkeley and erected a
building for religious worship snd is
meeting with right much success
Rev. Mary Green is the founder of
Green's Chapel of Washington, d. G
and comes highly recommended.
Reverends Boone and Davis of the
Disciples Church are holding nightly
meeting under canvass in vacant lot
near the city limits. The meetings
are we'll attended.
Rev. Dick, former pastor of the
MOsely Street A. M +. Zion Church
was in the city this week preaching at
his old charge; also Calvary Baptist |
Church. The churches were filled to |
their utmost capacity on the occasion
NEDLEs.