The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-04-06
SALOONS
CLOSED
Order Went Into Effect
Saturday at II a. m.
MUCH INTEREST IN PROCEEDINGS
THE COSTS, ETC.

The long looked for order from the
clerk o! the Court OF ApI calls of Virginia,
declaring legal the locsi option election
held In this city May ;. 1908, under
the Ward law. arrived here by the mall
Saturday morning and was handed TO
Judge ]. T. Goolrick by Clerk A. b.
lates at 10 u IN Judge Goolriek
opened the order and at once issued the
following, which was entered as OF court
record:
JUDGE GOOLmCK's ORDER
Judge Goodrich announced the follow.
ing order:
The Judgment aud order OF this court
oil date August g, 1908. setting aside
and declaring illegal the local option
election held in this city Nay >, ZOOS.
having been reversed by a Judgment and
order OF the Court oiAppeals OF Virginia.
Official notice OF which has this day been
received by this court: Now, therefore.
by the said local option election all H.
censes Tor the sale Of liquor In this city
granted by this court April %. 1908, Tor
the year commencing May / 1908, and
ending April 80. 1909. to the following
persons are revoked. namely, Bode q
Reed. Terence AcCracken, trading a. z.
McCrecken Bro. 4 Co; Jake Goldsmith.
The Henry Dannehl Co, W. q. Arm
strong, James b. Colbert, D. NJ. Arm
strong, c. Howard kennedy. The Port
ner Brewing Co., V. C. and /. 8. Stras
burger, doing business as Strasburger 4
Son.
And the clerk of this court, In eompli.
ance with Section 5S7 OF the Code of
Virginia 1904, Is ordered to issue his GER
tidcate showing that said licenses so re-
voked by said local option election takes
effect from this day to-wit, April 3.
1909. at IL A. IN.
In the Clerks Office were several news
paper men, lawyers and city sergeant.
who were eager 20 get the fret iuforma-
ton. Judge Goodrich then directed Clerk
Yates to issue q notice TO each OF the
liquor dealers. which was served at once
by Sergeant J. G. Chichester here is
the notice, the name being omitted:
Clerks Office, Fredericksburg, Va,
April 3, 1909.
The notice and mandate OF the Court
OF Appeals Of Virginia OF the Judgment
and order OF said court In the local option
case has this day been received by the
clerk OF this court. Notice Il hereby given
you that your license TO sell liquor IN
this city for the year commencing May / 4,
1908. TO April 80, 1909. has been aud Is
revoked by operation OF law aud you
will govern yourselves accordingly.
BY order OF the Corporation court OF
the city OF Fredericksburg.
Witness: A. B. Yates,
Clerk OF the Corporation Court.
IL was soon known that the order
would become effective at | a. m and
crowds gathered at the corner of CON-
nerce and Princess Anne streets. All
seemed In t. happy frame OF mind. she
"drys" and ''wets" guying each other
with "Od Harper goes at last" did
you lay in a stock?' You will have TO
send to Richmond for IT." II will 20 60
Washington for mine" and you will be
good now" The appearance OF Ser
geant Chichester with she papers was a
signal for yells and when he went into
Strssburger's to serve the order, the
crowd, wet and dry" broke into loud
hurrahs. There was not q harsh word
spoken.
An amusing incident was the quick
movement Of a negro with bag on his
shoulder In which were two iugs He
was going to Il down town saloon when
he spied Sergeant Chichester coming
along with the order. de broke into a
run, got there before the sergeant aud
got his 'booEs."
All saloons were closed az soon as the
order was given.
Ii IL sale to say that IN the nine sa-
looms closed there were not ten barrels OF
whiskey left unsold. A majority had
sold out entirely.
This ends q contest that has caused
great interest. 1t is the duty OF every
man To see that the law Is enforced to
the letter.
THE COSTS.
The costs Of case IN the Supreme Court
are $l62.9S. Corporation Court $95.
briefs S47. so; total 1905 IS, which will
be paid by the plaintiffs, the losers