The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07
VI 3a
J /
WATTS. |. \ l
cuts Numberof$ Saloons from J! 4
TWenty!tWoito Five. III
.THEDISO RD II D e IRE: J, AS !; E; J
The Town Of Spray T. Have Another e'.t
y Cotton Industry High Wirds Tear "A
Roof OFF a Smoking Z obacco
Factory--ko Issue Of Bonds. Si
fsnacIui / 4 !, me rttne.. l,lspat tens

~ (gpeclat 10 The Times. Dispatch.) 3; .5
E1Ds WILLIE, N. a g. April O. IN 'itle
81 the proprietors Of llstllcrlos 4 y! N TINS Us
county are arranging to go out q. q ous'7
ness since the passage Of the watts ~!
,iquor law. while others say they VII w.
move their plants to lncorpo ~ lIS toW "
T.yen some Will go Into Virginia In or e e
Il have protection. They have ave. & raised .ael
the price on their goods, ana tho con-
s,,,1,ers are paying the additional costs ,t1.
Heretofore 1ye-cent drinks were sod e.
tho saloons. but now nothing less than than
ten cont drink Is dispensed from ON me Inc
counters. 5g IS h b VI 4 S's !: ss 4. Ed
81 Az present there are only Ave saloons IONS
here ana they each pay tax Of 500 t e
ina graded school fund. besides the county
ana State tax. Before the tax was m
Z creased twenty-five sal oons were IN opp
ration hare. and oil OF them did q far
business. 81 The Il high license decreased
the number. and as result only men
OF means can afford to engage IN tne
whiskcy traffic. The usual disorder; ana no
carousing has greatly ecreased.
# 4 COTTON AND sSyO Oh
Spray Is soon to have anoth her in q
the Rhode Island Company. which VIII
manufa cture cotton wool and other tex
tile d articles. Among the incor porator
& 70 b. Frank Mebane. w. RI w a4ker ana ld
& ]. s. Patterson. Il.
,5St Captain ~ ohm b.. somers, who recently
notified the officials that he had filed
SILT against tho Southern Railway com
pany for $50, 900. has been asked 70 with tn.
4 draw tho suit and It Is generally boz
4 iieyed the case will BIO compromised ~
the defendant receiving 325. 900 or $40. oo).
Captain, soners had the misfortune 20
lose both OF his arms over q year ago.
near Benaja. while he was conductor on
O freight train. &5aj # 5.5 5f8 Y az,
Z "a The roof on PENIS smoking tobacco
factory was torn OFF by the high winds
on Saturday. but no other damage was
done TO the property In this section. =
I good portion Of the fruit has been killed
There was a heavy frost yesterday. and
ansinch OF leo was noticeable on water
ssS1,57ss5 TOBACCO 4 SALES.
;5i The total tobacco revenue sales from the
Reidsville ONCE last month amounted to
something over 81 900. The sales Of to-
bacco the last few days lave not been as
Il heavy as they wero several days ago.
duo 10 the fact, probably, that farmers
are busy preparing for their coming
\ crops. Good prices are being paid Tor
all grades OF tobacco on this market.
q Tho county commissioner were In reg
4 ular monthly session today. They do
4 cded to- cal Oft the proposed bond issue
or |800, 900 for maca damizing the roads Of
this county? They took this proceeding
4 owing to a technicality In not having
the reglst ian books open the desired
length O. The ews Is a sore dis
appoint to the advocates OF the
measuEs WHO are anxious to push along
tho plggresA OF the county. 8 @