The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-03
FESTIVAL in
MANCHESTER
ANITA tIH1 Affair Will Take Place
iii the Masonic Temple
This Evening.
!. JUDGE i c Ct ON COURT
Mayor Maurice Has a Longer
Docket Than Usual Price
Mercantile Co. Fined.
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch |
lat No. 100 Hill Street {

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch
I No. 1l02 Hull Street !
Tonight the annual May Festival will
take place at the Masonic Temple, and
1t bids fair to be one Of the most attrac-
tive social events OF the year.
The following is the programme which
will he rendered this evening, under the
direction OF Mr.. A. L. Sampson: over
ture by the Independent Mandolin Club;
bass solo, L. b. Phillips; recitation, Miss
Addie Cridln; piano solo, Miss Lille
Harris; solo, Miss Bessie Gates; charac-
ter sketch, Breaking UP the Village
School," j. v. Cherry; violin solo, Miss
Rachael Blilsophf; baton twlrllng, Albert
Anthony; duet, Misses Bessie and Mamie
Gates, accompanied by Miss Fannie
Gates. Tho programme will BIO changed
each night satg
IN THE CITY COURT.
Mayor Maurice won't after pistol
| toters" yesterday with gloves Off and
gave every offender the best the law al
| lows.
An ex-convict, Willie Mayo, by name,
was the first offender to receive the
punishment lie was fined SIS for carry
| ing concealed weapons and So for disor-
| derby conduct on tho street. After sew
| eral days search the police were success
| full in landing him. When Mayor Maurice
had finished, the carriers Of concealed
weapons, he glanced at the balance Of
the docket and found 1t to be quite a
| long one. 4H
Jack Ulrlcls, colorod. had to pay So
for one OF those Sunday iags
/ a bunch OF six crap shooters paid 50
| each for their evenings sport.
The remaining cases We're not impor-
i tanc.
THE CORPORATION COURT.
Tho l.. 3. Price Mercantile Company
was yesterday assessed fines under sec
ton 1910 of the Code, on charge of ped
ding without a license.
| G. C. Ostrander. agent for the con
Germ was fined 500. Neither appeared
in court.
/ Judge clopton took UP the matter of the
4 convicted liquor dealers, and took cogni-
zance for them to keep the peace for
ono year.
Il He now has under advisement the qucs-
ton of granting applications for liquor
licenses, but did not take any action in
this direction Yesterday.
TO REPRESENT ENGINEERS.
Mr.. w. T.. McAllister. ons II the most
popular railroad men II, liza ely. left
yesterday morning for Los angeles Cal,
i to represent Divisions 533 and % of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
/ at the annual convention which will meet
in that city the latter part Of this week.
J A DAYS ARRESTS.
Ralph Thomson and w. T. Best, both
colored were arrested last night by Of
ficer Smith on the charge of fighting in
the street. Both men were locked up
ana will answer for their offense in the
Mayors Court this morning.
(. Thomas Cheatham was arrested on n
warrant and Will also appear before His
Honor this morning.
A warrant was issued last night for
the arrest of A Tyler, who is charged
with allowing a vicious dog to run at,
large.
4 Denny Weys, colored, was arrested by
Special Officer Overton, OF the Virginia
passenger and Power Company, lie
will appear In court this morning.