Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-23
News Of Fifty Years Ago
(From Newspaper Files. July % 1ss6A

Within n week now. we are informed the
trains on the Virginia Central Railway viii
pass over the Rivanna River and Moore's Creek
bridges. near Charlottesville. After that timc
the company will run a daily train to staunton.
including sundays. and trweekly train on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays beyond
Stanton to Jackson River, the present terminus
of the road. Passengers for the mountains and
the delightful mountain resorts will. Of course,
have TO spend the night in Staunton but even
this delay will leave this. In the old time.
an etsH and expeditions route to the springs.
Beyond Jackson River the grading of the road
the way to the Ohio River The distance is some
$50 miles. but the company hopes carry out
In time and with continued peace, the grand
enterprise which the war interrupted.
thing that has come to Richmond
with other blessings" of the new period is the
professional pickrocket. In the days of The
COME drracy we knew about robbers" highway
men and the bold brgand, but the young
"pickpockct." the dimnutive fellow, who some
how gets into your side pocket. or your
pocket. or your pants pocket, and gives you II"
warning whatever, but relieves YOU OF small
chief and leaves no mark behind. is something
that we of the South were not prepared for 1t
is truly a Northern innovasion and one that
We 70 not like. except for the humor that is
in il. For instance, yesterday of the
prominent citizens of Richmond. while inno-
Gently talking with Il neighbor, had his pocket
picked by third party. There nothing
IN the pocket but small cambria handker-
chief and ti:at of but small value, but
was lost, and the loser has idea how the
youugster got the goods.
Warm weather and some other conditions are
n
living on the theatrical venture. The only place
IF amusement now open in Richmond is the
Metropolitan Hall There Morris Buck
l'ngss Nightingale Opera Troupe and Prass
land are giving nightly performances. and also
afternoon performances. which they have named
'matanees." Another new thing just from up
North.
Tie Richmond Whig of which Robert Ridge
way. one of the abicst writer's in the country, is
the editor, and Wyatt NJ Elliott and j. G.
Shields are the managing proprictors.
pended by military order about two weeks ago
Mr.. Ridgeway and tho military powers have
come to understanding OF kind
another, and the announcement liz made that the
Richmond Wing Will lie allowed to resume bust
ness The next issue of the paper will appear
in few days.
The "conspirators' sentenced to life imprson-
ment--namcly DR.. Mudd and Arnold. O'Lough-
IL. end LanGley-rcachcd Old Point from Wash
U.gton yesterday. They brought down the
Potomac the United states steamer State o
Maine, and they held in heavy irons
Reaching Fortress Monroe. they were trans
:crrcd 10 the United States gunboat Florida
and the gunboat quickly sail for the Atlantic
Ocean. No intmation offered where
the Florida bound. but it is well enough
known that il under orders to take It's
prisoners the Dry Tortugas. off the south
OF Florida.
Samuel Workman. of this city, and Miss Eddie
A. Foushcc, Of Cmlpepcr County, united
In marriage few days ago the residence
of Mrs. rendlcton in Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs
Wortham will make their home in this city.