The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
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Stanton Council Discusses the
Questio Building New "a.
Opera House.
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JOHN KEN'NE !:
sVill&Harg Nest Friday Unless .til t':ss.
New Trial Granted Case Be
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Fl s1'AUNToN. Va, March s. AT the reg
,ilar meeting OF the city counci1 Tuesday
night tic most Important question before
that body was tho Greet ton OF a new opera
house. The question was three sided,
each OF which found advocates: One was
whether the city should build a new
house & another to remodel the old one.
and tho other to retire from tho opera
business altogether. II Thc report Of tho
committee on public grounds rec on1meli,,d nc n
cd that the city, remodel the old opera
house and put t'on q footing y regard
to safetvIn Appliances, with the larger ity
theatres; that the exits DO 50 arranged u
that the auditorium could DO emptied in
two on three minutes; that the scenery
fly5be made GO IT., III heig'th: that auto
matte sprlnklers be placed over the sstago;t
that oil asbestos curtain be Installed, and
that the walls DO lined with ~ fileproof
material: that tho electric lighting and
wiring beSoverhauled, and other precal'--s:
tlons talle1, as constitute the main points
ofFthe country. Also that3neW seats be8
placed down stairs In the audtoriumEund
the Old ones removed To the ga lery The
estimated cos twas s about ten thousand
dollars I The committees recomniendedS
that the city stay In tho opera busln ess,5
especially MS 1t had brought TO the city
in the last thirteen years more n than
twenty thousand d ollars. n 81 Il.
Councilman TIarman hearth y endorsed
E1,,11 n 1ntSy5ts
house. IA President Tans OF tho council
made q lengthy speech In which he Sc
verely arraigned the grand Jury for COIL
demnlng tho old opera house, and saying
that nine people out of every ter, were
OF his opinion, ana that a was nots5as
reported R by the grand jury "a death
trap MIR. Hugh G. Braxton in il short
address expressed himself In favor, Of
the report OF the committee. III $.ssE5 {f
4 Stonewall jackson Camp Confederate
Veterans held largely attended meet
ing on Tuesday night. The following
veterans were elected to membership In
the Camp: James w. Lawrence. and
George II. Carroll. On motion Of Chap
lain Scott the executive committee was
directed to have the record Of all tho
members of the Camp copied In a book
and placed among the archives OF ALL
g,lsta county. there to be properly and
safely kept. is
Hon. AK 6. Gordon of the staunton.; Bar
as a Son OF tcran, was invited to de-
liver an address at the next meeting Of
the Camp, to which meeting all the Sons
and Daughters Of the Confederncy are to
be invited, }5 AZ, S i5. 8l sS3
The portrait committee Of the Camp
was Instructed to procure a photograph Of.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis to DO hung on the
walls Of the Camp room, a letter Was
read from Gen. Joe Wheeler who had
been invited to address the Augusta Me
mortal Association on June 9TH but the
General did not say whether he would be
present OF. not, but he hoped to be- 81
NEW DE1oOT II.
Much interest Is felt here over the,
proposed new depot. There seems, how
over to be some hitch In the negotiations
between the city and the Chesapeake
and Ohio officials. The question will come
up before the Corporation Commission
on the 18th of this month and it is hoped
that that honorable body will order a
new depot constructed ut this place, as
tho old ono is inadequate, and by no
means safe.
The Commission visited Stanton last
fall on their regular tour and Of their
own motion This inspection was made
without any particular notice to the
Staunton people. and tho Railroad Com
'pany was Informed by that body that.
they regarded the facilities at this place:
entirely inadequate, and that the Com
pany must at once provide bettcr facili-t
ties with reference to the accommoda-s
ton and tho safety Of tho public, 1t Is
understood that jthe Company WILL make.
the proper improvements and expect TO
begin work about April lst.
Mr. Charles Elterns Of Richmond, Va
on Wednesday OF this week, bought tho
old colonial IIendlen place near Statn-
ton from Mr.. Thomas NJ. Benson for the
sum Of ten thousand dollars. This old
homestead Is one OF the prctuest resi-
tdences in the county.
Mr. Benson and his family will leave
here about May 18th. for Newport News,
where they will make their future home.
SPITE CASE. N. s{ 4
In reference to tho case Of John Ken
nedy who was recently convicted OF!
wrecking a Norfolk and Western train
near GreenvIlle, and who Is to be hanged
on the 18th. Mr.. John f. Wiseman. q
prominent gentleman Of tho county, has
made affidavit that while Mrs. Bailey, the
aged mother of James Bailey, who It Is
claimed persuaded her son and Kennedy
to wreck this train, stated to him that
she had a good husband who was killed
on the Norfolk and Western, and init
mated that she had revengeful feelings
against the Company. IT Is thought BY
some that the plan to wreck this train
was due more TO spirit Of revenge than
for gain, and this strengthens the idea
that Kennedy and young Bailey were
working under the instructions 8of the
old lady, as claimed by Kennedy PA
Efforts will be made to get Kennedy q