The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-05
AGREEMENT
IS INVALID
Liquor Selling in Caroline Co.
Must Stop at Once.
VOTED FOR LOCAL OPTION
The Advocates and Opponents Of Local
Option Agreed That the Sale Might
Continue Till April aoth, But
This Is Unlawful.
Iseeclal to Tho Times. Dlspatc !,

{fseefi1 1l.t e The snr! pspateh
a local option election was held in Car.
oline county January 9Th. when tho
county went overwhelmingly for tho
3drys. and an agreement had been en-.
tered into between tho temperance peo.
pie and the liquor dealers that II the
latter made no light and did not attempt
70 influence the voters. that they would
not be disturbed in their business until
the close OF the License year. which ia
April 80, 1903. It now develops that such
an arrangement cannot be carried out.
as 1t VIII be contrary to law for the
sale OF liquor to continue after the
county mas voted for local option, and
the liquor dealers have had to stop tho
sale of liquor, an order having been
served on them by tho Judge OF tho
County Court and the Commemorative
Attorney. Similar conditions prevailed
In Louisa county some itime ago. when
Judge @. W. Morton, OF Orange, sitting
for Judge Sims, decided that II local on.
ton prevailed In any county or district
no more liquor could DO sold In said
county or district. This was appealed
to the Circuit Court, and Judge j. Il.
Mason sustained that decision. The case
was carried to the Court OF Appeals, and
the decision was sustained there, This
seems TO settle the case 80 far as any
appeals to the courts can be had.
Tho Mary Washington Hospital Asso.
citation has elected the following officers.
Mrs. Y. NJ. Fleming, president: Mrs, w.
u. Richards. vce-prcs!dent: Miss Nettie
Tltzhugh, treasurer: Mrs. w. +. Coates.
rotary, and Mrs. w. A. Bell, assistant
secretary.
PENSION BOARD.
Judge A. w. Wallace, Of the Corpora
ton Court, has reappointcd Messrs. +,
Y. D. Conway George w. Shepherd and
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Commission ers for this city.
AT the last term OF tho County Court
OF Westmoreslnd county Captain Tab
Bryant was Indicted by special grand
jury for selling liquor in Cope District,
where local option prevails.
Mr.. John Washington, superintendent
of tho public schools OF Caroline county.
has addressed an open letter to all Of
the teachers Of that county calling upon
them to observe In their schools Feb
ruary I'D as Virginia Day" and March
4th as United States Day and sug-
gestng the nature OF the programme
which, in his opinion. would DO appro-
pirate for the occasions.
Mr.. Benjamin S. Minor. who is one Of
the incorporates Of the new American
National Bank, OF Washington, D. g.,
n charter for which has just been
ury. was formerly OF King George coun-
ty and son OF Mr.. John T. Minor. a
merchant at Comorn, In that county. Mr..
B. S. Minor is a member OF the legal
firm OF Berry & Minor.
AN OLD COIN.
William Rowlett, OF King GAT1,
county, recently found an old Spanish
coin in a field near his home. which
bears the date of l727
A letter from Fort Smith. Ak.. r,-
ceived here, states that Mr.. r. Wi.con
Mcclure, formerly OF this city. now
resident OF that place, is nearly blind,
and will soon lose his eyesisht entirely.
Mr. Mcclure was n gallant Confederate
soldier during the Civil War and served
as a member of Braxtons battery.
Captain Robert E. Lee. OF Stafford
county, brother OF General Eitz. Lee.
who has been III for sometime at tho
Mary washington Hospital here, Is so
much improved as to be able to ride out
occasionally.
Miss Bessie Weldon. OF Stafford coun-
ty, has been compelled to resign her
position in one OF the departments az
Washington on account Of III health.