The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
WYIHEVh-Lt WANTS
ITS SUNDAY SHAVE.
Council Turns Down Ordinance
Closing Barber Shops.
FIcHI. FOR TIL. PosIoFFIcE
aProbsbly Cost Robert W. Blair The
domination TO congress--Rober;
L.Poage Believed 10 Have
the Fest Chance
HIGHT. FOR The P05ToFFlcE
II Probably Cost Robert w. Blair The
sonina;ion TO congress--Rober;
the Fest Chance.

{specta, Dispatch TO The Tlmeso

Especial Dispatch TO The Times)
NY1Sli5AiLLE, VA. November a.
The movement FOR the enforced closing
of the barber shops OF WStheSiie on
Sunda. has been defeated in the town
Council The ordinance to that effect,
2 which was proposed al a previous meet
Ing. was brought UP for action. The or
dnaIce committee. to which il lad been
referred was divided on The question Of
endorsing Ii. Two members OF the com
r,ittec being opposed 10 the ordinance
and one SfavoritlE a. The ordinance re-
Ceircd six votes. md four fCouHciitnen
voted against IL Eisht woes. or two
tl1ilds OF the total membership of ssthe
Council. would lave been REQUIRED to
carry II.
The new Wsthe County Mutual Tele-
phonc Association has asked the Wyihe-
VILE Council for "a franchise 10 use the
streets OF the town Tor its poles and
wires. This company has a line from
tie Sanders Mines to Speedwelt. traNers-
Ing almost the entire lsngth OF the Grip
pie Creek Valley. and has lately extended
its line to Rural Retreat 1t now pro
poses TO enters9 aiytheviiie and establish
a local exchange The proposition for 4
franchise was referred to a#speciai com
miitee of the Council. This county las
already one of the best and most COM
1lctc systems Of telephone service en-
joyed by, any county III the State. 1t IS
owned by a Few Stockholders Tie pro
meters OF the new COMPANY are pushing.
a mutual system bacause of the high
prices charged by the stockholders
company. and because of alleged VIZ
far treatment on the part OF that com
pany.
During the past week the Lawson
Hameess Collar Company. which manu-
ff.lr,,
Rural Retreat has received large orders
for collars from Tic Air2inia Iron. Coal
ans. Coke Comlsaiy and from the Maih-
icson Aikali Works at SaltNille.
The weather olsersat 5i.y-. recently es-
taf1iished by tire Weather Bureau OF the
Department OF a griculinre at Wythevi.le
through theNenor;s of Congressman Viii
liam T. Rfea is now In fun operation.
ana aailv observations are being taken
bv the agent Mr.. Wit,meyer. The gov
e,,5ment has y ,ed and Had fitted up for
use as this observatory tie second floor
of the Bank Of Wsthevilie building.
The fight for tile WSthesilie postotfice,
which has been in progress for twelve
months. and which must soon be SELF
tied continues to he warml. waged Mrs.
Maggie Walker Jordan. dang liter of the
is,tn Congressman James A Walker VINO
l.ss held the office for the. past four
Years and who's term vii expire IN
December olSt next, is a caiiiiistte W -
appointment. and her petition has been
signed by perhaps a aase majority %
tiaa# patrons OF tie office. including the
business and professional men OF the
,awr Mir John y. Hurt 4 prominent
Republican party worker, has also a
large petition Other candidates are Mr.
ltt,tei;, L. Poage4 Il nephew Of the late
Congressman Walker: Hon. Robert "
Blair the Republican County g hsirmatl.
and eS-IspatNe POSTMASTER. mares il.5a
FISHER
This5postof,ice fight figured quite largely
In the late congress iot1al eaa2pai 4 IN the
Ninth District ard cost Hon. Robert w.
Hair the delegation from his home
county of yS-y-ths. aud probably the ao-ni-#
ration for Congress. tie 9th u, candidates
and their friends fighting an endorse
ment OF him by the county convention 10
keep him from controlling the patron
age OF the district and appoihilhg n mn
self postmaster in. cas- Of his nomiaa-
ton and defeat by Judge lshea. II as
oI.anly charged ti.at@an agreement was
mad, 10 the cffec, that Mr. Ioase is 10
get the Office in az hange for 4 he service
rendered ConEr.ss.nan-ese et Slemp by
his brother Mr. Mailer Staples Poage
.l,.. 49,, p.,i ,,r# convention when he