The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-27
REGULATING MACHINE.

REGULATING MACHINE.
Having gotten the regulating machine
TO working smoothly, he turned up
screw here and there and then heard The
charge against John Cheatwood for Gre
ating q nuisance at the corner of TWEEN
tieth and Marshall Streets by blasting
with powder. 10 the injury OF the sur
rounding property. Mr. Cheatwood and
Mr.. Clay are moving the large hill of dirt
in rear of Trinity Methodist Church to fill
in the river fats reclaimed for the, Irigs
ship yard. and they used a quarter of a
keg of powder at a blast, in order TO
loosen up and knock down the bank OF
clay.
The shock from the blasts had knocked
down plastering in nearby ho..ses, and
hence the complaint.
Mr. Clay stated that erey were nearly
through work there, ana would soon move
to Eighteenth and Nenablc Streets, where
they will attack another hill.
On the promise That no more blasts
would be used at the former place, the
case was dismissed.
TIE Great Dispenser put a drop of OIL
on the bearings of his regulating machine.
and dropped into the hopper the case Of
Sarah Loonev, who fell into the hands of
the cheap furniture instailrrent sharks,
and was arrested for stealing one conn
lerpane ana one rug. e, making away
with them before she had paid all the
instalIments thereon.
a PROHIBITION.
The Great Dispenser declared they should
rot use the criminal process of his court
TO collect their private debts for goods sold
to negroes. at four times their real value
Sarah. IN the inner recesses OF her ootuse
Brain. thought because the Great Dispen-
ser was larnbasting the ''installmenl
sharks" that he.bad thrown the pin featn-
,rs; of his wings around her. and when she
came on the stand she lied about tae
thtngs-and what she had done with them
The Great Dispenser, as usual, caught
Ter in it and sent her TO jail for thirty
days
The next case submitted to the regulator
was of a contractor, an 'otd personal
friend of the Great Dispenser, who was
charged with having failed to put a light al
night on a pile of brick in zoe street.
The contractors colored man swore he
pat a LIGHT there, but il turned out that
after the officer had himself put a red
i:ght on il and renkcted the case to the
station, and the o. Z, +. had to pay TWO
dollars just as if ne mad never voted for
tao Great Dispenser in his life, but not
without little demurrer
Then the Great Lawgiver reminded his
o. T. +. that nearly all other cities requir-
ed contractors to put all material inside
the incioSlIre where they were building;
itiat the city Of Richmond extended 10 the
contractors the courtesy of the use Of her
streets without cost TO them: that II a
buggy came along. ran over his Pile OF
bricks IN the dark. and the occupant had
his; neck broke he'd (of course, ne meant
the mans friendsl. sue the city for &c.
CO., and the city would be mulcted for that
amount for a man dead, VITO was not
worth fifty cents TO the city, livins-two
dollars. Mr.. Jones
Mr.. Jones thought the lecture alone was
worth the money, and took his medicine
Ike a man."
BAD PEOPLE.
George Dawson (colored) is a candidate
for the penitentiary. Salt won't save him.
Arthur Stevenson,s mother hired George
to ship her sons trunk TO the Hot Springs
and Arthur being 4 dude negro had much
fine raiment in the trunk. and she also
gave George 81 to pay the freight and
George and the trunk and the 81 all 81
multaneousiy disappeared off the face OF
the earth. and when again seen In his
his natural hauuts he was rugged out II
Arthur.s toggery. his striped breectes, and
his red striped shirt. and his fe-
dora hat and his orange colored shoes
George said it was all SO; he got drunk
with the money and as he couldn't thet
send the trunk away he broke it open &c
utilize the clothes.
He went to the grand jury, October LIST
James Elan and o. A. Battle were
charged with shoplifting and were caught
with the articles Up their sleeves by two
clerks.
SIX months flat was their portion.
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