The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
IJuDGE WATKINS
/ ANSWERS CANNON.
Makes Known His Position on
the Liquor Dues
ton.
ORDAINED TO MINIS TRY
Contracts Awarded for Erection
OF New School
Building.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,

3gress on the passage OF liquor legisla-
tion that may come before that body
for action. This reply is comparative
~ brief. The candidate announces that
he will favor such action by Congress
as will prevent the issuance by the
government OF United States tax re-
ceipts in communities whore license
to sell liquor cannot be granted in
accordance with the law Of the State,
and viii favor the passage OF such
legislation as will give to the people
OF the District OF Columbia the right
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors whenever
majority of the residents OF the Dis
trict indicate their desire SO to do.
on the question of securing for the
several States absolute and exclusive
control over the liquor traffic within
their bounds. including control by the
police power OF the several States over
all shipments of liquor as soon as
they enter the State, Judge Watkins
says: believing 1t to be the duty OF
the national Congress to enact such
laws as would aid and strengthen all
laws passed by the State Legislature,
when the enactment OF such laws be-
come necessary, will favor any pro-
posed legislation that will enable my
state to make effective any law which
1t may enact under it's police power,
regplative or restrictive OF the liquor
traffic. and securing to the State the
absolute and exclusive control of the
same within its bounds
Contracts Awarded.
The School Board last evening
awarded contracts for building two
large grammar schools in this city.
| There were eight bidders, several OF
them from Richmond and other points.
4 =, Dat aS.u-
burg firms. who were the lowest bid
ders. G. B. Keller &: Son were awarded
the contract for the Central School
| building. on Washington Street. at
cost of $2sT30, and the contract for
building the West End School, on West
Washington Street, adjoining the West
End Baptist Church, was given to VIII
Iliamson & Perdue, on bid of $23so5.
| All of the contractors bid on each
building separately and on both COM
| bined, and there was a wide difference
In the amounts asked. The two build
.Iings, as above contracted for. will cost
the city 350,535. They are to be OF
modern architecture and convenience,
thoroughly sanitary, and are estimated
to accommodate 500 pupils each.
| Increase In Post-Omcc Receipts.
! The receipts OF the post office for the
quarter ending December 81 showed
an increase of II per cent. over the
lreceipts for the corresponding period
/ of the previous year. The postal au-
| thorities hope to get into their inn
proved quarters in the Federal build
ling some time next month. About
| $4,000 has been spent by the govern
ment in charging and improving the
post-office building.
During the term of the Circuit Court
of Sussex county this week Judge west
| entered about thirty DEGREES In chan
/ Gerry causes. Several criminal cases
/, were tried. among them the case OF
Joe Hill, negro, who was convicted on
the charge OF abducting fourteen
year-old colored girl, and was sens
fenced to term of three years in the
tpenitentiary.
Personal and Otherwise.
/ Hugh p. Johnson, we'll known and
esteemed citizen. died this morning
about o'clock at his home on Byrne
Street of hemorrhage on the brain
4 He was thirty-one years old, and is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. Johnson, and his wife. He was
4 ill but short time.
/. The annual meeting and banquet O
. the Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics
/, Association will take place next Mon
day night Officers will be elected fo
I the ensuing year. The association i
/ contemplating the erection of a seven
story building at the corner of Syca
more and Tabbb Streets, the uppe
), floors of which will be used for oftic
purposes.
4 Several members of the Riversid
!, Hunt Club will join the Deep Rul
i Club, Of Richmond. in the chase to
morrow afternoon.
!. James NJ. Quicke, ST.. one Of on
most estimable citizens. Is confined t
his bed as the result Of a fall on tn
q street evening before last
4 Joseph a. Boyd, one of the mana
gers of the American Tobacco Com
pany In this city, was operated on 70
appendicitis at the Petersburg Hos
4 pital to-day, and Is getting OH favor
ably.
Judge ]. NJ. Mullen, of the Husting
u Court, will leave hero on Monday 70
Louisa county to hold the term Of tn
II Circuit Court of that county for Jud s
Grimsley, who Is sick.
Ordination to the Ministry.
II 8P.g Dalton, an honored citizen an
Il for some years engaged In the Jewel
ry business, appeared before an or
datning council and quite large con
gregation In the First Baptist Churc
, last night and was examined as to hi
!. Christian experience, views OF doc
| |8trines and call to the ministry. II
: was unanimously approved forF6rdinn
{ I8tion, and so recommended to the Firs
| Baptist Church, of which he Is mem
; Der. The ordination services followe
: and were impressive. Mr.. Dalton wa
!. presented by Bartlett Roper ST.: tn
ordination sermon was preached by til
Rev n. W. Moore, OF the Second Bar
list Church. and the presentation {
the Bible was made by the Rev. a. ]
: Love- of West End Church. Mr., Da
!, ton has been a resident Of Petersbur
about six years. and has been recoe
nized as an earnest and devout Chri'
, tian, ana devoted to good works, Il n
will close out his business and wi
: soon enter the Southern BAPTIST Thee
Il HE o WINS
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