Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
"R. T.. VADEN.
"T. j. PETTlGREW,
III. n. WALDEN"
EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.

Mr. r. L. Walden. of Swansboro, and
one of the signers OF the notice Issued TO
the railway company, was the first Wit
ness. He stated that for month past no
cars had run on Hull street In Swansboro'
beyond the Hull-street crossing or the
Atantic--oast Line. which crossing is
inside the corporate limits about TWO
blocks. He thought a ten-minutes' sche-
dule from Morrissettes store 10 Klch-
mond, and a twenty-minutes' schedule
from Morrlssette's store out the BrooKlhs
route, would be acceptable to the people
~ they could get nothing better. Recent
w one or two cars had been taken off the
IIull-street line Formerly five cars ran
and made a fairly good schedule, and
return to that schedule, he thought,
would be acceptable and satisfactory.
Mr.. II. T. Pettigrew. another signer OF
the complaint, followed Mr.. Walden, ana
gave I'm substance the same testimony as
to the schedule He said, also, that the
travel i'm the mornings and evenings was
especially heavy.
MIR. Cersley, third witness, said that the
heaviest travel was between and Z
o'clock in the morning and between and
i'm the afternoon. and that there were
from five to ten passengers awaiting for
each car at his store, when they We're
running. He thought ten minutes would
be a fair service.
Quite a number II other Swansboro's
most prominent citizens were put on the
stand. and. made statements similar TO
those cited above. Among them were
Messrs. William ]. Morrissette, w. d.
Toler George s. Grizzard, II. L. Cersley,
ana Squire Charles T. Jones. other cltl-
zens present in sympathy with them were
Messrs. w. ID. Toler. G. II. Dorset, r. y.
Bowen, and G. S. Glizzard.
Captain Guigon made a vigorous al
tempt 10 show that the travel to and
from Swansboro' aid not justify the cars
going up the hill. Mr. Cogbill contended
that the county franchise required the
company 10 give the service the people
Of swansboro' were asking for. Judge
Clopton then adjourned the sitting. and
will give his decision Tomorrow
REVIVAL At CENTRAL
A revival will begin at the Central Meth
odist church this morning, and Will
continue through the week. Rev. j. G.
Read the pastor, will do the preaching.
Preaching will take place every evening
at o'clock.
The regular morning and evening ser
vices will be held at Bainbridge-Street
Baptist church to-day. Al O'Clock IN
tho afternoon special services Will be
D
be installed. Immediately after the In
stallation the Baptist Young Peoples
Union will meet.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Emmett Andrews is i'll at his home
on Eighteenth street.
Mrs. NJ. H. Goode, of No. ll9 east Ninth
street. continues desperately Ill.
Mrs II. II. Holt, left for Washington
yesterday TO visit her son, Walter i.
Holt.
There will be a grand rally OF the Tenn
pie Builders at West-End church this
evening at $50 o'clock, Rev. j. c. Rosser
Will make an address, and there will be
! good singing
Mr.. w. e. Grant, OF Marx Addition, has
| decided TO run for the office OF con-
| stable in the Manchester District IL an
nouncements continue there will be inte-
resting times at the coming election.
The funeral OF Mrs. Emily Dorset, who
died at her home, near Skinquarter, in
| Chesterfield. took place yesterday after
noon and the interment was made In the
family buryinggroun Quito a number
! of Richmond and Manchester people went
out TO attend the service.