The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-09
UNIQUE GLEANlNGS FROM The
PRESS OF The OLD DOMINION.
The Selection of Miss Maud Woods TO Typfy
North America Means More Than Compli-
ment to Beauty-People Themselves
Responsible for Street Cars Nov
ing Before They Get On.

having had his spring repeatedly poNuleo
by Carson. Stanford had caused carson
10 appear in court to answer Tor the a!-
legged aggravations. but the case. it Is SAID,
was thrown out of court. leaving Stanford
with nothing but the shotgun remedy
Bristol Courier.
Dead Easy.
The postofilce at Waterford, Loudoun
county, was robbed of stamps and money
on Friday night. The thieves had dynamite
but had no use for 1t, as the key of the
safe was found. and they entered without
noise. There is no ciue.-Winchester News
Item.
Mile Minute.
It was learned to-day that there may
be seen on the Cumberland Valley Rail
road in the near future some mile-a-min-
ute trains The recent fast run of the train
bearing President Cassett and other Penn
sylvana Railroad officials through the
Cumberland Valley was for the purpose
of determining whether the rcad5ed would
stand the test of a high rate OF speed
The argument is made that as the Penn
sylrall;a Railroad would like closer connec-
lions with the Southern roads, there may
be some fast runs over the Cumberland
Valley to effect closer connections.-Win-
chester NewS-1tem
Sunday Note Valid.
tention than similar cases generally do
was decided by Judge T. w. Harrison in
the Circuit Court yesterday, as stated
briefly by the News-1tem-
The suit was that Of Malachi Pugh VS..
Sarah +. Pool and others, which was the
outgrowth of a business transac tion be-
tween the two parties of the suit. In that
transaction the defendants gave the plain
tiff g note for s103.6 So, dated December 10th,
1893, which date was Sunday and, accord
ing to the general impression gathered
from the statements in many almanacS and
like publications. could not be collected on
that ground. But under the law of Vir-
S:na any peculiar work not the regular
business of the executor may be transacted
on Sunday. and as the defendants were
not in the Matchmaking or discounting bus
mess. for them to make note on that
day was not contrary to law and pay
ment could not be escaped on that ground.
This point of law was argued before
Judge Harrison by the counsels on Friday
and the decision handed down yesterday
Winchester News-Item.
Dreamed of HucX Icberry Pie.
Mr. Arthur Townsend, an old Virginian,
now living at Tuscarora, New, has ordered
through the postmaster at Monterey. High
land county, Va, 100 huckleberry bushes,
which were mailed to him this week. Mr..
Townsend left the Meadow Dale neighbor
hood in 1853. at the age Of sixteen. He says
he has not forgotten the old Virginia
mountains nor lost his fondness for the
luckleberr.es that grew 50 spontaneously
all over them. and it is his purpose to
experiment in their culture in his PARKWAY
home.
A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath.
Long years ngo, in the earlier and less
polished days. when Bishop Asbury pre-
sided over the conference held at the Cd
Broken Back Church near Palmyra, Flu
wanna county, and the members became
themselves vigorously on a very vital
question Of church polity, he adjourned
over to Brother Thompson's for prayer.
On several occasions during the recent
session of the conference held at Nor
folk though no such question was under
consideration. yet motion to adjourn for
"a like purpose would have been in the
line of 4 noble precedent, very unparlla-
mentary language was used, certainly.
Yet if The papers other than The Times
report Lright there was the display of
human anger. we might say passion,
rather than an explosion of righteous in
dignation.
Our Observation-Disclosures breaches, con-
secrated oreachers-stlould remember that
they are to be specially regarded as living
ep;stles to be read and known Of all men.
MAY the lord soften their tempers and
bride their tongues. We write with a de-
sire to let them see how the letters are
being read and with the hope that re-
Fiction may bring changes. That which
is lawful is not always eHpedient.-Nlld-
land Virginian.