The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-21
SUM RAISED FOR
FLOOD SUFFERERS
Nearly $500 Subscribed Follow
ing Mayor Wooding's Appeal
for Funds.
SALOONS SOON MUST CLOSE
Much Interest Centres About
Appointment of New
Postmaster.
SALOONS SOON MUST CLOSE

Danville. Va. April 2o.-Last week
sum OF ss61.73 was dispatched from
this city to Columbus and Kentucky
to BIO used among the Hood sufferers
In those places. Shortly after the
news of the food calamity became
peal for funds to be used In the
stricken districts. and money at once
began coming In. There were but few
large subscriptions, and small children
and poor people gave their mite to
the fund. 1t was first intended to
send the entire proceeds of subscrip-
tion to Ohio, but on receipt of let
ter from the Mayor OF Catlettsburg,
Ky, where conditions We're described
as being unusually deplorable. $3.50
of the money was sent there, and the
remainder, $111.72. was sent to the re-
lief committee at Columbus.
On Saturday night shortly before
midnight Mrs. Ivey Ridgeway, a res
ident of Colquhoun Street, lost $500
in short order. She was seated in her
bedroom with parafine lamp beside
her. BY some means overflow oil on
the exterior OF the lamp became iE
nited and the woman fearing that 4
blaze was Imminent suddenly grabbed
1T In order to turn down the light.
Instead, she overturned the lamp which
poured liquid fire over the dresser On
the dresser was an enevolpe with $500
in n few bills OF large denominations.
She forgot the money In her endeavor
to stop the blaze, which she succeed
ed In doing with a coverlet before the
firemen arrived. When search was
made for the money there was no sign
of 1t, and it was evident that it had
1n6 l,nr .,tl
articles which were upon the dresser
at the time. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
On Thursday morning an employee of
the Crystal ice factory, discovered
washed up against the racks of the
waterpower channel the nude body or
q male white baby. The coroner and
the city physician after examining the
remains which had not long been in
the water turned the body over to the
city for burial.
Federal court adjourned here on Fri
day, after being in session for five
days. There were few cases of much
| importance, and the docket was made
UP Of alleged infractions of the Fed
cral liquor law. The heaviest sentence
Ineted out was two years in the peni-
Tertiary. Several fines ranging from
| $50 to 500 We're imposed.
/ 1t was definitely learned here on
Friday that the negro who was shot
and killed by r. Sadler, a local store
keeper, who discovered the darkoy at
tempting to enter the rear of his store
| on Thursday night, was not William
Green the escaped convict OF Henry
| County. a message received from the
| State farm in Goochland County, stated
! that Green was recaptured some time
ago, and that he is now serving out
his term for grand larceny there. The
N. Tod RI
Sadler, who Is out under $3.50 bond
| will be tried In the Mayors Court on
| Tuesday morning for murder.
| The fifteen local saloons will be
| forced to close down hero on the last
day of this month. and most of them
are profiting by the short time which
remains in disposing OF their stock
1t is rumored that an effort will be
made TO get the City Council to pas.
All ordinance forbidding the entrance
of liquor within the city limits, al
though there are many who question
the legality Of such move.
Much interest is ccntring around the
appointing of Danvilles new postmas
ter. There are two aspirants for the
office, both OF them Endorsed by thu
Wilson, Marshall and Saunders club:
OF the city. On the Southside the cluf
has Endorsed J. y. Lawson, a loca
livery stable man, and a committee l:
now in Washington in his behalf. TIL.
other member is W. II. Mitchell. wh,
has been Endorsed by the Northsid.
Wilson. Marshall and Saunders Club
MIR. Mitchell Is Il city Councilman, ant
has large following.
Preparations are already being mad
for tho sending of {. DanVilc dclcga
lion OF Confederate veterans to tn
semi centennial celebration OF the bat
, tie of Gettysburg. The local chapter
; United Daughters of the Confedera
is asking for funds for the purchas
, OF gray coats for the twenty five mel
WHO will leave hero on the last da
OF Jumc TO take part III the gathering
of old soldiers
Mrs. Is. g. Valentine, OF Richmond
has announced that on Saturday mex
she will address the union carmen
workers Of this city on the subject %
: equal suffrage. At the present time
has not been arranged in which OF IL,
4. city halls she will speak. Mrs. Val
j entine made Il forclble plea for til
cause, when last year she addresSc
81 large melting here with Miss Mar
Johnston, the novelist.
1t now appears more than likely tina
John Cook, clerk OF the Corporate
Court. will receive the $500 rewar
offered for the apprehension Of formo
City State Treasurer Paylor. Their
are two applicants for the rowar
AIR. Cook and w. j.. Taylor, operate
al the Postal TELEGRAPH Compuuy