The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
BEGIN WORKON DAM
tt. DIVERT THE RIVER.
Petersburg Saloon Man Fined for
Packing Goods During
Closed Hours.
aR. BAYLOR FOUND DEAD.
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PETERSBURG, VA, january 2.---Thc
first pile In the construction Of the
big dam to divert the water OF the Ap-
iponattox River into the new channel
was driven by the w. y. Bradley Con-
struction Company, of Richmond, At
IL O'Clock this morning on the Pocu-
hontas side OF the river, n short dig
tnnce northwest Of the old Pocahontas
Bridge. After the driving OF several
rows of piles from one side of the
river to the other temporary bridge
will be erected, from which railroad
cars will drop into the river the big
granite blocks that are to form the
nucleus for the foundation of the darn.
Were Only PackinE.
w. J. Rahily. well known liquor
merchant OF this city, was arraigned
in the Mayors Court this morning on
charge OF violating the city ordin-
ance requiring all bars to be closed at
midnight and to remain closed until
s o'clock In the morning. with proper
lights and no obstructlons to the VIM
dows during the closed period. Police
Officer Hubbard reported to Chief OF
Police Ragland that he had seen MIR.
Rahily and his clerks in the store on
Christmas Eve during the closed hours.
and the ALLEGED offender was summoned
before the Mayor. Mr. Rahily stated In
court this morning that he and some
employees, but no one else. were In the
store at the hour Indicated by the po-
liceman, packing goods for shipment
by express during rush that made 1t
| necessary to work overtime. and tnat
the doors were locked. He also stated
that he had asked the city attorney fo-
! an opinion as to whether or not pack
| Ing goods for shipment after midnight
was q violation OF the law.
| While the case was being heard CITY
| Attorney George Mason sent to the
court an opinion quoting the ordinance,
and saying: You will see that 1t re-
quires the persons named In 1t to close
their bars and keep them closed dur
ling the hours specified, and also dur
| ing that period that the bars and
saloons shall be properly lighted.
| without distractions to the windows,
such as blinds. etc. As we'll as re-
member. this ordinance, as originally
drawn. required the persons named to
close their places of business for the
period mentioned in the ordinance, but
this language was objected to and sub
| stituted by the word bars With this
explanation OF the ordinance 1t will be
| for you to determine at the trial from
the evidence, whether 1t has been vio-
lated.
The Mayor commended Mr.. Rahily
! for his efforts to avoid violation Of
4 the law. but decided that 1t had been
violated, and imposed the minimum
/ fine of SIS. saying that he would remit
the fine If Rahily would promise to
hereafter refrain from such violation.
| The Mayor granted MI. Rahily's re-
quest that Judgment be suspended for
/ one week for consideration OF the mat
ter.
Found Dead In bed.
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dead In bed this afternoon in his room
i over the dental Offices of DIP. A. W.
i Talley, on North Sycamore Street. Mr..
Baylor was out yesterday. and death
4 is supposed TO have been caused by
4 heart disease. He was in his sixty-sec-
ond year. and for number of years
was employed in tobacco manufac-
tories in this city, but had been out
i of employment for several months. Mt.
Il Baylor was unmarried
Brief Petersburg Items.
4 The report OF Chief of Folice r. f.
Il Ragland for the month of December
shows total of 209 arrests. of which
! 104 were for violations OF city ordin-
ances The total number of arrests IN
l1so7 was ISIS; In 1906 the arrests as
i grcgated 1916.
At the Second Presbyterian Church
last night a purse Of 5000 In gold was
4 presented by the congregation 10 rev
Z Hugh w. White, brother of Rev. DR.
William Nice. White. pastor of the
church. Mr.. White is a missionary te
4 China.
Il Joseph Burns. Of tho well-knowr
marble works of Burns s. Campbell
. on Washington Street, was seriously
injured last night by the premature
explosion Of firecracker, his lef
eye being SO badly burned that re.
moval was necessary. The operation
was performed by DR.. .. D. Wilcox
: at the Petersburg Hospital.
: Cruiser Leaves To-day.
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