The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09
and not week passes but there are re-
quests from Richmond people for resi-

quests from Richmond people for resi-
5dences.
Rumors placed in circulation within
the past two weeks, starting from no one
knows where, have been to the effect.
that the free delivery would be taken
from the city, the reason assigned be ns
that the postoffice gross receipts did not
come up to ten thousand dollars. the
required amount for Tie delivery. and
that the population would not exceed
ten thousand. The ruror is most en-.
phatically denied by Pos master H. c.
Beattie. who says that the office is at
present paying more than this sum!
Taking this fact into consideration with
the increased populat on, there is hard
lys a shadow Of a doubt but that free
delivery viii still remain a, part Of the.
city Cover nment.
IN FULL FORCE.
After being comparatively idle for
many months. the Manchester Spike Mills
began operation last week, and are now
running full b.ast employing something
Ike seventy-h.e men It has been
long time slce this mill employed a
full force OF hands, and even the small
quantity that We're retained did not
work regularly, losing about two days
Of each week Now 1t is said that the
Hills VIII continue tAo1SS civ
there will be no more shutting down.
A great number OF residents of the
First Ward are benefited by this pace
and the notice of their starting up again
to employ all the old men was treat
TO the First Ward peop.e.
HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIEn.
Anent the sale of the Richmond and
Petersburg E ectr!c Line to the Virginia
IcoS Dou q n a ny fha la =
ter company to take charge the l4th of
this month, there Is some little ques-
ton whether the sale has really ever
been effected Judge Haner. general
manager and secretary Of the Peters
burg line, has no notes of the sale yet,
though he does know that there is an
option on the read and this expires on
the 14th. Whether the Passenger and
Power Company will buy the road then.
would seem to be In doubt as yet In
the event that they do Judge Haner Will
possibly leave for his old home and as
sumo cha'ge of road there. VIII 9
connected with the Petersburg line in
Manchester the Judge has made host
of friends and has the best will of every
man employed on the road.
POLICE COURT.
Convicted Of str king City Collector.
H. K. Reid because he had been garn-s
isheed for taxes due, Mr.. Hammond
Fisher was yesterday morning sentenced
to thirty days in Jail and fined $40. The
Jail sentence was later RENTED. Mr..
Reid making request OF the Mayor
that it be taken off in view OF the fact
that the man had three children to sup.
port and that he had gone to Mr.. Reid
and apologized. CITY Attorney William
4. Clopton appeared as counsel for Col.
lector Reid and Mr.. Fisher defended
himself.
One point brought out by the Judge IN
his gument FOE heavy fine and SEN
3tence for the prisoner was that coliec-5
tors of taxes should be protected by the
,aw from men who grew angry because
they had been gnrnisheed for taxes. and
that these taxes collected wentssto the
education OF the children OF the city.
being turned over to the school fund.
In replying to tnis argument. Mr.. Fisher
said he had three children. but neither
Of them went to the public schools. but
to- the Catholic schools. An appeal
taken at the time BY the prisoner wa 8
later wifi drawn when the jail sentence
was eliminat ted y.
Mr. Thomas +. robertson g popuiass