The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-16
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Old Darkey In Mecklenblrg
Followed Masters Example
/ EFFECT OF MANN BILL
Some Opposition to II In Mecklenburg
ss as It Is Believed That It viii ln-
crease Moonshning-- Sena-
tor Hutchinson Improving.
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BASKERVILLE, VA. 8Ap ril 16.--An old
darkcy Ii, Mecklenburg county for a long
js time cvaded the local officers and sold
whiskey Illegally. Recently n citizen Of the I,
county appealed to an United States re-
venue officer, who procured the proper
( evidence and arrested the old fellow. When
\ tried before the United States Court he
81 discalmed ever having sold any whlskey,
but stated that he learned to drink when
H u boy whilst mixing drinks for his old
4 master, that he had always tried to, pat
tern after his old master even by keeping
whisltey In his house for himself and
Il friends, that no had always been respect
" ed by the white people OF his community
and that whenever any Of them called
I BY his house that he would have to feel
4 mighty poor II he didn't set out the jug
2and 4 tho goblets, that sometimes they
tipped / him, but never had he charged
RI one or them for a drink. Tho old fellow
was acquitted. and after court some one
Il took UP d collection for him with the
result hat enough money was as "a TO
$defray his expenses honle gi
n The Mann blll'ta Is not very popular
!; IN this section. t Is feared by some Of
"a the most thoughtful citizens that It's ten-
81 1ency in closing the country bnr-rooms,
* which as a rule are run BY respectable
3 and law-nbding citizens. is to encourage
y, the moonshners In the manufacture Of
Il and the worthless, lawless element In the
s peddllEg OF whiskey OF the very vilest
kind. III It is we'll known that the aver
age moonsrine distiler uses concentra-
ted llye largely in the making Of whiSkey.
a The writer recently passed an old de-
4 serted nloonshlne still, ard saw fnlly,5a
4 hundred empty I've cans. The lye had
Il inquest onably been used In making the
whlskey.
I'll 1t seems next to impossible to break
up the Illegal manufacture md sale Of
4 whiskey In the dry districts Of this coun-.
s5ty,5 asst year3a noted moonshiner Of this
\ countW was arrested by United States OIL
hcals. whistSin tho act OF making whis-
key. He confessed being partner In
two other Illegal dstilleries In other Sec
lions Of the county. He had eluded the
officials for years. When tried In the
United States Court. he was sentenced
TO only thirty days confinement IN the
county jail Of this county.
.@ Senator Flu tcheson, who has been at
home quite sick for several weeks IS SLOW
&ly Improving Ills physician thinks.
however, that he will hardly be able to
resume his legislative duties before the
May adjournment.
There we're two private sales OF real
estnte hero to-day. Mr.. Charles Gill pur-
chased three hundred acres Of the old
d Jrarra RI. plantation. DR.. Saul b. Angle,
OF Richmond, who recently located here.
purchased the "Old Hughes" homestead
with twenty-five acres of land attach.
ed 1t is understood that both places
sold for fine prices.
notwithstanding tho fact that labor
and servants are scarcer around here
=. L. fa,o To de-
Rlnve increased fully 50 per cent. In value
& within the last five years, with ready
demand for all lands for sale.
iH Owing to the unusual wet spring, to-
gether with the scarcity Of farm labor.
farming operations arc very much re-
tarded. The chances are that nothing
like n full crop Of tobacco and corn can
II he nlnnted. YET ,Fe. 'tI|}3- :+F