The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-22
HE REGULATED
FAMILY AFFAIRS
Crest Dispenser Settles Troubles Of
Joneses and 0'Eriecs.
CLUBS ILLEGALLY RUNNING.
Sporty Negroes Pui Under Bond WINE
Their Cases are Cantinucd-Onc
of tho Jail Breakers Convicted
the Other Discharged.
CLUBS ILLEGALLY RUNNING.

Office on the Hast day OF grace
Justice John looked as important as the
head usher at School Commencement
and gave his orders with as little regard
to tender feelings as the first mate on
Mississippi steamboat.
Fines came tumbling into the till as
fast as persimmons after frost, and
| Sergeant Thomas looked as pleased as
young father with his hrst baby boy
OREGON HILL LADIES.
The piece de resistance Tor the day
was family row on the Bowery
on oregon HNl, where The electric
cars sMrt the confines Of quiet Holy
wood.
As Is always the rule in these cases there
were cross warrants and Witnesses ga
! lore.
Mrs Minnie OBrien was charged with
beating Samuel Jones. Jr.. on the street
and Mrs SamI Jones was charged WITH
disturbance and beating Mrs Minnie
OBrien on the street.
II all commenced with children row
the Jones boy being the biggest ana Mrs'
OBrien took a hand and the boy delenu-
ed himself with a rock, striking MIS-.
O'Brien on the breast She said u was
all black and blue and she could prove
It by the policeman on that beat She
showed 1t 10 him looking around III 'ne
crowd for the policeman. g..
The statement caused a loud gufiaw
along the line of dignihed officers siilihs
Ike statues on the bench and the SER
geant called for order and the Great DIS
peuser looked dagEers al the crowd.
D
LIKE THE MAP OF IRELAND.
Then Mrs. OBuen broke loose int1 some
irrevelant talk and told how ashamed
she was 10 be I'm such place because
they told her the reporters would make
fun Of her and say her face looked IKE
tine map OF Ireland.
She said the "fust OF it was a lovers
scrape between Mrs Jones boy ana her
girls and they were mad with her for
breaking Il of" She didn't break II or
and she didn't have nOthin' 10 DO WIN IL
| and didn't see how nobody could keep UP
| with lovers quarrels." She had troubles
| of her own. ten children TO look after and
/ did the best she could
That the J0neses were always sticking
| their noses into evcrybody's affairs and
picked the plastering off their walls so
| they could eavesdrop.
| That Mrs. Jones said her daughter
couldn't get any husband except Dutch
| man and that he was a gentleman
| That tho Joneses were everlastinely
| borrowing everything from her and thal
as long as she lent She was an angel ana
| when she didn't lend she was devil
| MRS. JONES THROWS \ ROCK.
All during Mrs. q Buens statement Mrs
| Jones who D. deaf. and stood with her
| hand to her ear in an intensely listening
attitude and her eyes glttering Ike the
| reflection of the sun on bits OF new TIN
! occasionally interiected "a remark ana de-
| MED Mrs. O'Buens charge that she
| threw rocks al Mrs. o Brien.
Two men stepped forward and swore
| they saw Mrs. Jones throw rocks ana
bricks ana Jones stock went down and
the o Brien market advanced several
! points.
Mrs. Jones sWore Mrs O'Brlen was too
| drunk TO know what she was doing and
| Mrs. O'Bren declared vehemently that
tho Jones family frequently got drunk
and that nobody iu her own house ever
| got drunk except Mike o Brien (her hus-
| band) and he paid for it. and dldat both
/ e- nobody, but came home and laid down
| ana went 20 SLEEP $50 "a little tin solder
a TRUMP CARD.
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! Dispenser and Mrs. O Brien commenced
TO use Dolh hanos lor Gestures anu ora
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| told What an ou'iaSeo"S iot ol g ,,ll.
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