The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-29
VOTERS IOIlE | I
GRAY DUES | ton |! n.
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ocIsmstion Or Submiss zion Of.
Cons itution 10 G field.
NEWS Of souInslID|El CITY Y.
{ Nayor. Maurice Does Paying Business
for the City Rev. y. w Sisk Called q
10 Country churc Pleasant
Social Gathering.
Bureau, richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
- No. 1l0c Hull Street
t.hesternsld county will. on next court
day-May Lot 10 soIae steps IN re-
& rs-,i 10 the new Constitution. On TINS
day 4 nass meeting will be held. and
.he question of whether the county VII
vote to proclaim os submit the e cons ulu-=
ton Will be answered.
- At !. meeting yesterday of the Board OF
Supervisors of the county. aiter I 'l.ul
business had been arnsacted those PRES
Ell went into the courthouse a.u 1T
called Senator r. v. Cogbill to the ciiaii'
+ viii, a view Of acting then On motlo!l
i. was decided, however. to- wal, ulilii
Y .,,, next court lay, when a genera! Lem
& ocratic mass meeting will be held ana 1iie
onin;on of the citizens made known WI Oh
+ the question. at present OF n1ucii ii'tci
s among the people oft he S, STAG
thirty t.itizens. but on the next meeting
ri is earnestly urged that every res l
{ OF the county who can possibly attend
/ will be present.
! BAD FIRE AVERTED.
81 Under peculiar circumstances d paie "
( hay caught fire yesterday in the parn Q,
I Mr.. hinton A. Wells, of Chesterfield, and
1 s,rt for the heroic work of residents near
Efcrether with the farm hands. me par1l
LAM dwelling would likely have been
burned.
s The harm, which is q shart distance
Il from the house.. was filed with leeo. a. a
Hot Of hay had just been put IN ana was Vas
fEon the bottom floor One bale, separate
FF,om the others and near the front door,
evas noticed by some in the house to be
snmoling, Investigation led to the iact
t that right in the middle of the hay there
twas abiaze and being dry, 1T burned
very rapidly, until the fodder IN story
above was ignited.s An alarm was soon ~,
( given, and men. seeingtte danger acleu
quickly and wisely Seeing some ui s.n,a.,
4 OTIS in the yard. they made them very
we. and snothered the hay, while a DUCK
i Of brigade was formed and the iodoer
{ inf ont That the fire did not prove seri-
y Gus seems miracle.
Mr.. Wells has suffered several !lmes
! from fire. not many Years ago having q
i stable and nine horses buIheu. III iei''ite
2 setting fire to the building.
PLEASANT SOCIAL PARTY
Miss Isabella White was the charming
I; hostess last nightsat her home NO. iv9a
Porter Street. The young people present
spent a re1ypleasant evening in innocent
/ games and music
Among those present We're misses lay
Eenry Belle Birch, Zula Henry. Charlotte
rlnts and Ethel Woody. Miss Ada. GallS on,
and Mrs. Henry. The gentlemen were
5asssrs. Clarence sutherland. Harry Dun
aon.sW Barbee and Mr.. Rector, ana MI.
and hrs Robert White.
The nice little party did not olsperse
1;ntil a late hour. aftechaV Ing sE' 'ea' q
Iery enjoyable evening.
WANT HIM FOR PASTOR.
Rev. W. ". Sisk. pastor OF Ciopton-
Street Baptist Church. has received
,call from a large country church IN DIN
wid6ie county. Mr., Sisk has not dscideo
In. the case yet, but it is hardly Hkely
he will leave his work IN SWansporo,
where his congregation holds MIN IN lne s
highest esteem.
ar. Sisk has just returned from a visit
4 To Orange county, his old home and was
! much surprised at the reception OF lle
.all He will leave again shortly Tor
Asfleville. N. c.. to attend the Southern
Baptist Conventions to the meeting OF
which his church has sent him.
Mr.. Sisk has just accepted an INVITA-
Z ton to preach the commencement sermon
q an The 18th of May before the Oak Grove
Academy. in Powhatan county.
SERMON OF Mr. MOORE.
The Citizens and the Saloon Grocery
y as the subject taken by the Rev. u. 81.
Moore pastor Of Nandlu-Ayenue5 Chris
tian Church, sunday night. This was the
eecond of a series of sermons on Good
citizenship" and it was heard by a larse
congregation He cited the difference be-
tween a saloon grocery and a regular bar
room. He said the saloon grocery was
not the product of the present times. but
n survival OF the customs of the day
When every: sid ehoard was bar, every
gentleman. in a sense. q haIkeeper. and
: when every grocery was a liquor depot
He said the sale of liquor was no longer
Il respectable, except as conducted under.
Eondihuns that conform to law
APPROACHING MARRIAGE.
Miss Oracle Napieri ard Mr.. George
shanks, Of this city, will be married We'd
nesdaN night. at the home of the grooms
parents. in Amelia county. 81, s.f
Rev. Asa Driscoll, pastor of Fifth-Street
Methodist Church, will perform the -cere-
monS After a hrief stay in the country,
they will make their future home hera
DuNNAvANT CASE.
In the absence of witness for the de-
Tense the case of NJ. 81. sDunnavant, the
young white man Of the First Ward who
is charged with highway robbery, was
. continued yesterday morning until May.
The courtroom and green was crowded at
the time the court opened yesterday.
Dunnapant is considered to be one Of the
strongest politicians Of the First Ward.
and his arrest created a mild sensation
- ROBBERS APPEAR AGAIN.
Messrs. c.. S. Reans and Robert Clay
\ ton, living at 1910 and 1915 Maury Street,
were visited by burglars Sunday night
ard as a result the Two families are out
]. about SIS in money and a lady's gold
watch At the home of Mr.. Reams they
erected an entrance through the rear.
and stole a lady watch and SlS In money
From Mr. Clayton they received s. and.
ransacked the house. No sclewsis left by
them for the police to work upon.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. T. J.; Atwen. of this city. was pain
fully hurt IN Richmond Thursday. He
was brought to his home and treated.
BY DIR. w. r. Mathews.
The br.ck-Sard owned by Gill Brothers
Eas been leased TO the firm of Beveridse.
q Hooker. who will conduct business
4 there in the future.
The forest fires which began burning
IN Chesterfield on Saturday were not out
= Sunday and The cars OF the Peters
burg line were greatly hampered at
some places by the fire. The heatgwas.
etifaing when the cars were passing
through the burning woods. Much dam.
: age is Gone to the country in fences a.d;
tis,ii,n,,..a So lar. AZ is learned that