The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30
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ROMANCE ! !
Love at Firsti Sight TO End nd D {.
Marriage.
3 BE / VI He ? j BIZ cH TOOLS:
Useful Experim :nt With Steam Flre Engine.
Larger Water Mains Being Laid - Blaze b
Which Might Have Caused Disaster.
SIN all Wreck.
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Special Dispatch to The Time,.,I

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
r. DANVILLE, VA, March 29.-lt may
have been a case of love at first sight;
it may have involved elements Of child
like trust in providence, or it may have
been taking chances in a species of lot
terry. Nobody, but the parties to the agree
ment can say what the determining con-
sideration was. It Is not certain even
that they had but one thought in regard
to the matter though one or & both OF
them may be under that impression
However these things may be, marri-
age at first sight is recorded among#the
interesting events of the last few days
in this city. The parties have reached
a period Of maturity in years aIhey
have passed the impressionable age
TIE woman Is Mrs. Sarah II. Hazel, agei
forty-one, and was a widow. The man
is Charles F. Allen and is ten years her
senior. He comes from New Jersey, and
an advertiser emit inserted In a paper with
matrimonial intent seems to have led 70
his visit,
It is said that he will probably go into
business in this city. He returned to MS
home in New Jersey with the understand,
ing that he would come BACK, July eq u'pp-
ed for usefulness.
The edict has gone forth from the CITY
Council that the saloons of the city shall
be wide open day and night, so lar as
the use of screens and other similar con-
triyances are concerned. The license tax
on LIQUOR dealers has also been sllbstan-
tally increased.
BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The City Council, has adopted a reso-
luton requesting school trustees 10 re.
nuire teachers to have the Bible read
IN the public schools Of the city. This
action was taken partly at the sugses-
ton and urgent solicitation OF represen.
tatiyes of the Junior Order of Onl1eo
American Mechanics, an lnnuentlal o.
ganization in this city.
THE chief of the City Fire Department
has recently made some very satls1ac-
tory experiments with an engine ooWh
in the business section. where 't was
demonstrated that a good stream OF wa
ter could be thrown to an elevation ABOVE
the talleSt building.
LARGER WATER MAINS.
Larger water mains are being laid IN
some of the streets here and according
to prevailing theories, this circumstance
enhances security from loss by fire, mas
much as it will admit a good stream
being maintained for a greater length OF
time than would be possible with smaller
mains.
Anything to remove or staVe OH pre-
texts for putting up insurance rates s i =
worth while here.
Another small wreck on the Southern
road occurred within the city limits on
Wednesday Of this week. A car loaded
with lithia water backed into a wagon
loaded with coal, near the Douthat- Riddle
coal yards.
REMARKABLE BOTTLES.
The wagon was smashed and the car
was ditched The horses were OF or the
track and got off with slight INJURIES
coy inn
The ca,was damaged and some track was
torn up, but the contents of the car dld
not suffer. Not a single bottle is known
to have been broken.
The brakeman jumped and escaped in
iurv and so nobody was hurt. 81