The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-12
PUTTING SCREWS
TO THE BARR00|IMs:.
Ordinance Offered by Mr.. Wake
field to Close Barrool1s
at 10 O'clock.
NEWS FROM MANCHESTER
Negro Robs Boy Of Ills Gun.
Throws Knife at His .
Daughter.
Manchester Bureau. Times. Dispatch,

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No Iii. Hull Street.
The Cit. Council last night heln u meet
ing, tho action Of which may be some
what startling TO the business men Of
Manchester.
Mr., j. S. Wakefield, president OF the
Council. offered an ordinance that " me
saloons of the city be closed every night,
except Saturday, at 10 O'clock, and be
opened again at 6 o'clock Iii the morning.
on Saturday night the saloons are 70 pc
closed at II O'Clock, and remain closed
until 6 o'clock Monday morning
Tho ordinance also contained n clause
4 that all curtains and screens should nc
removed from tho doors and windows OF
saloons. 80 that everything passing on
within the saloons could plainly DO dis
ceri,cd from the street This ordinance,
offered by Mr.. Wakefield, though radical
and far-rcacllinE ~ It's effect met with
almost unqualified approval from me
members OF the Council. The ordnance {.
was referred 10 the Ordinance Commit
Tee. and. on their favorable action, viii
return to tho Council for ratification
Mr. Wakefield, In speaking Of his ord.
nance. said that its passage would tend
greatly to help the police, as there were
twenty-five saloons in the city, and II
was almost q matter or impossiplll.y
for tho police TO be 50 situated as 10 be
in command of anyattronblc that might
nrise from these saloons.
An ordinance was offered by Mr.. Griz-'
gard that the license tax on pedlars
should be fixed at so. and not pro rated.
THE matter was referred to the Ordinance
4 Committee.
Tho ordinance offered some timct ago
that no committee could make contract
exceeding 800. except by permission o.
the Council was passed Z. BIS. "
A resolution was passed empowering
"a S,o g. n
two new pumps and one new boiler. and
for repairs to the pump-house machinery
Negro Steals Boys Gun.
Waiter Scott Smith. fourteen years Of
age, son OF Mr.. Scott Smith, OF No. 2l3
East Tenth Street. while out hunting
yesterday afternoon was robbed OF his
gun by q negro. NJ !
The boy was hunting with willie Vin-5
cent. OF Eleventh Street, between Cham
4 berlain's and Jenks's farms yesterday,
when they were approached by negro.
4 who asked that he might be allowed 10
see tho gun. His request Was granted
he took the gun, fired 1t, and imme-
diately ran@sof with 1t. The boys pur-s
sued him until they became tired. then
{ they gave up the unequal chase. The
negro managed 10 get away with the
gun. and the boys reported the matter to
The police. Officer Watts va notif fled Of
The robbery. and mcdiatels. took steps
to secure the thief and recover the gun.
Description OF the negro is withheld for
obvious reasons. 81
Threw Knife at Daughter.
Mr.. Ira Bass was arrested yesterday
evening by Chief OF Police Lipscomb for
throwing knife at his daughter, Dora
The girl had previously hurled a dsh
4 OF beans at her father. and he retaliated
by picking up a knife and throwing it at
4 her, The Quarrel Is alleged to have
arisen over the company which the young
girl was entertaining
The girl was not struck by the knife,
4 and it is unrecordcdaas to whether the
dish of beans took effect. Mr.. Bass was
arrested. and was later bailed by Mr..
Il G. C.. Cox. to appear In the Mayors
4 Court this morning. 35 IA III
The young men who gave themselves
up for arrest Thursday night we're bailed
for appearance this morAing.
Personals and Briefs.
In yesterdays report concerning the
system OF Keeping accounts in the water
COMMISSION, II was not meant that any
fault had been found with or any charges
had been made against Mr.. Morton Or
any other OF the commissioners. 1t was
stated that some readers had become i'm
pressed with the idea that fault had been
found with the commissioners. AS stated
BY Mr.. sutton. the fault was
found not with the commissioners, but
with the system of keeping accounts In
4 vogue, for which the water commission
s ers are not accountable Y5
Tho entertainment given in Leader Hall
last night for the beneft$of the Presby-.
:erian Church passed off Very success
fully. .The attendance was fairly good,
and the receipts were In accordance
The yirginin Quartettc Miss Knowles
and Miss Kate Fuller was encored fire..
/. auenty, and the continued applause with
which they We're greeted testified as TO
the manner In which their productions
wore received. N X
Tho Royal Arch Chapter OF Masons
gave an entertainment last night to
tho wives and families of the members.
The event passed off very pleasantly.
& and the chapter was commended for Its
efforts. Stzi
OPPOSE lEGISL ALTON