The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-03
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"A Number Of Merchants Fined ID
Connection With Its Sale.
SORROW AT Mr.. EPEs' ILLNESS.
Petersburg Banking and Trust Com
pany to Make Improvemenss-Mr2
stoIl Appointed Electrician on
the Battleship Kearsarse.
PETERSBURG, VA, March 2.-Spec1al.
Internal Revenue officers have been Wis
ting the stores OF wholesale Merchants
in this city for several days, and all DEAL
ers who have been selling a beverage
known as Cherry Bounce" have been
required to pay one hundred and fifty
dollars fine.
a recent test Of this beverage showed
that it contained about ten per cent al
cohoi.
About fifteen merchants were harding
cherry Bounce and each Of them will
pay the fine, which is equivalent to talk
ing out wholesale liquor license. But
none of the firms will continue to sell
the beverage.
STOCK ON HAND.
One firm, besides having to pay the
money, has a large quantity OF the
! Bounce on hand, which il proposes eiths:
to destroy or to give away. as the mem
bers are unwilling to handle goods that
must be sold under a whiskcy license.
The public may never know the names
OF those who have been selling Cherry
Bounce" believing they were selling
soft drink, as they are coming up and
putting down the money and saying moth
ing.
IMPROVEMENTS
The Petersburg Banking and Trust
Company, at meeting held to-day, de-
c,ded to make extensive improvements
to the interior Of the building now occu-
pied by them. The front will be repaired,
the walls papered. woodwork painted
and other improvements made TO add to
the attractiveness of the room and 10 IA
cilitate the transaction Of business.
ON THE KEARSARGE.
Mr. E. B. Stoll, OF Petersburg. who was
employed for some time at the electric
light works in this city, has been made
a member Of the crew OF the United
! States battleship Kearsarge. MIR. Stoll
enlisted In the army about a year ago.
and for several months has beeh attend.
ing the governments electrical school
at Boston. When the kearsarge was
placed in commission he was assigned to
It as a second-class electrician. The
young man is now In Petersburg on a
| five days leave OF absence.
The Epworth League Union held its
meeting at Wesley Church last night. y
splendid programme was rendered, and
an excellent address was delivered by
Rev. Lloyd c. Moore.
MIR. EPES, ILLNESS.
DR.. r. D. McIrwaire was telegraphed
| for this morning to attend the bedside
OF Congressman Epes. who is i'll in WASH
ington, but urgent demands here pre-
| vented his going.
DIR. Nc Ilwaine has been Mr. Epes' phy-
stefan for several years, ard usually at
tended his family at Blackstone
There is great Solicitude In Petersburg
over the serious condition of the repre-
sentative from this district Mr.. Epes IS
exceedingly popular in this city. and his
many friends are eager to get the slight
est news concerning him. Major Lassiter
left to-day for Washington.
The Democratic City Executive Com
QlltteG Dlcl tU-1liSiht- SItSiiiAiA1'it ati-
after calling the meeting to order, lei.
the chair. owins to the fact Of his being
| a candidate at the coming primary
The committee adopted the same plan
that had been adopted at the last prI.
mary. and settled on Tuesday, March
10th, as the day
The Common Council met in regular
session last night. The question relating
to lights and street IMPROVEMENT occu-
pied most of the time. Mr.. Carter Bish-
or. chairman of the Public Improvement
Committee, reported that this commit
tee had before it the matter of the i'm
provement OF Washington. Adams, High
and Union streets. but the committee
was ready to report only on Washing
ton street. and recommended that that
street be paved with asphalt from
| Market street to Brickhouse Run and
that the proper notices be served the
r!roPerty-owners- Mr.. George Mason,
City Attorney. said that he had a bill be-
fore the Legislature with reference TO
| serving notices on lproperty-owners for
street improvements. and it would prob
| ably be acted on to-day. Ell advised that
the serving Of the notices be delayed,
pending the action of the Legislature on
the bill.
CANDIDATES ACTIVE.
Municipal candidates are Still active
and the voters win hardly be allowed to
rest until llteT the primary elScllOH
Mr.. John ]. Bsick, who is a candidate
| for Mayor, will not be barred from tho
primary. but will be allowed to take his
| chances with the rest. MIR. Blick has
| been working hard and will doubtless
| poll a good vote, although the friends OF
DR.. Peasants, who is new Mayor. believe
that he will be reelected by q vote
! double that which his opponents will re-
| ceive.
Trhas A D Hin T.amn ~ C,nfadara4 ~
Veterans. met In their hall last night.
Mr. James Anderson. OF Springfield.
Mass, was unanimously elected "a con-
tributing member of the Organization.
This is the first instance of 4 Federal
soldier applying for membership in a
Confederate Camp. and the hearty re-
Spouse to the application IS a proof OF
the cordial relations established by the
recent visit OF the veterans to Spring
| field
Bishop A. NJ Randolph win administer
! the rite OF confirmation at St JOINS