Daily press. [volume], April 03, 1906, Page 2, Image 2

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TEMPORARY RECEIVERS
NAMED EOR BREWERY
Attorneys Massie, Wise anil Thorn
ason Will Operate Plant
lor Thirty-Five Oays g?
APPOINTMENTS B? J?OGE WAD?1LL
Holders of Stocks and Bonds Ate
Represented and Third Receiver
Was Appointed ott Court's Own
Motion?Trustees May Be Put In
Charge Later.
Messrs. ,l A. Massie and (ie?rgu
Nelius Wisuj <?f this city, und Attor?
ney Tliomason, of the ftriu (jf 'Plioin
asdri and Minor, Richmond, were ap
pointed temporary receivers for the
Old Dotninioii Brewing and ice Com?
pany by Judge IMinund Waddill. .Ir.
in tile United States District (??nut
?I Richmond yesterday afternoon.
Tito receivers will operate the brew?
ery for at least thirty-live days, at
the end of which time tr?stet (nay
be appointed.
Mr. R M Lett, representing in ?
stockholders of the brewery anil the
company itself; Mr. o. I>. Rutehelor,
rounsoj for merchandise creditors hav?
ing claims amounting to over Jim,
0O0 against tin. coin|.-,iny; Mr. .1.
Winston Read, representing other
creditors, and Mr. Miner, represent
log the bondholders, appeared before
Judge Waddill yesterday.
Mr. Massie was named a.s a re
reiver at Mr. Lett's request and Mr.
Thoinasdn was appointed, at the rc
ques: of .Mr. Massie. The court of
its own motion named Mr. Wise.
The appointment of receivers by
the court is the result of the filing of
a petition asking that, the brewing
company be put into bankruptcy. The
PO-?UIon w.v. filed with .lodge Wad
dill Saturday by Attornfy Balchelor
Immediately upon the announcement
that the company bad tiled a dee a*
?l' assignment, transferring Iis prop .
ciij in Aattorney Masslu as trus?
tee. . :
At the Utui of Iwonly-llvo clays
.ludgo Wnddlll will aet u|ion Lhu pe- '
titiou. Tun days laler trustees uieiy
bit uppointcd mul Urn 'temporary re
ccivers rcllevcil of tholr work.
(lenorui Manager Kimmlch, 01 llit
brewery, lias ho no called In I'illsluirg, '
I'a.. by tho doulili of hi-; iriolhnr-iii
law, hui In- is expected to return '
today. Mr. Kim mich will remain in
actual chargo of the plant. >tho oper?
ation of wliIch will continue with?
out Interruption, for Mm present at
hast.
CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
Youinj llolluway Not Rut on Trial
Before the Commissioner.
At the request of District Attorney
Talloy, lulled Slates Commissioner
Carrel i yesterday dismissed the
eh urge of fraudulent use of the mails
against .1. M. Ilolliway.
Jk'oitng llclloway was a student t!
William K- Mary College. He was at
rest oil on l.ho charge of operating
with an organization which ordered
goods front merchants all over Hie
country and tailing to remit.
'I'lie licensed appeared he Torn tic
commissioner yesterday morning, ac?
companied liy his father. Dr. Hullo
way, of l-'redorioksbitrg; his brother.
It K liolluway. of I'oit Norfolk* ind
Attorney I lorry, of Krodiirlckshtirg.
Relief Association.
A relief ussocialioii was organized
Sunday a! the Twenty-fourth .street
Ciirsiiiiin chureh, A comhill'teo' was
name I to draft a constitution and
by-laws and arrange for a pcrtn.'inciil
organization. Another meeting will
In- held next Sunday. Tin- organiza?
tion is nndciioiiiiualu nul and all par?
lies Inleto;'cd in the i atlSe of hu?
manity are invited to join.
THEATRICAL
The last, musical show hooked for
appearance at the Academy this sea
son appears tonight, " I'bo Yankee
Consul-' winding up the season as far
as plays of this sort are concerned.
The advance sale has been very
laige, but the good seats have not
all been sold Manager hooker an
nounces that all seals laid away must
be called for by ! p. in they will
lie. sohl nftor Llial hour if there Is n
demand for them.
Tho Chattanooga bally Times of
March 17lh, had ilto following tu say
of "The Yankee Consul:"
"Lovers or (Mimic, opera have been
must, fortunate this week in witness?
ing two of the husf productions of
this kind now on the road. Outuhiii
lu "Tho Wizard of Oz" Wednesday
night was 'The Yankee Consul' hist
illgllt. with Harry Short and Vera
MlutlUlouu in the leading 'roles. Miss
MiclioleiiH will he well remembered by
Uhaitaauugans as leading the 'Jewel
of Asia' company when il played iu
this city last year.
"J-Iarry Short as Ahijah Uoozo, an
American consul with au extruordl
liafy appetite for "hooze," was one of
Hie best, comedians seen hero this
season. Ho was extremely easy in
his part ami his ready wit found some
new opportuuity for a laugh every
milltito. Harry Davis as Lieutenant
Jack Morrell, U. S- N.. was gifted
with a fine tenor voice, which lie ?2
eil to good advantage." i
Enjoyable Performance.
Welsh Miller, tho prostldlsllatcur, j
iitsisiod by several vaudeville teams
mill amateurs, gave a pleasing per- t
forma nee at the Academy of Music
Inst night for the benefit of the local
fJhrh Mai.'Dohafd. The lauiliorico was
fairly good-sized, bud not as large as
was oxpectcd to attend.
WOMAN STOPPED HERE. .
AI Balduin Working On the Loek
Al Baldwin, brother of Will Bnjd
win, of the Pinioir; detective bureau,
Is in ihe city "Hiking on the Lock
|l,'1 nil -Russell case.
One i f Ihe men In'crested In the
rase said today that they bad traced
JoSle Rio sell, tllio woman charged
>\it!i harboring Hie chibi, iiitti Nor?
folk, .I from I here to. Newport ^
News, where she slopped in n house
of Ill-repute. This much has been
(carried thai Lockhardl'a child tfris
in . with her. It Is thought to be iu
a Northern city.
Dr. Mayiheo. of Him Children's Home
society, has offered $2"> for any one
Waid delivers tho child t o the'.society.
'liie detectives say thai within one
week tho l.dckliardt child will be In
the Home i nthis city.?Norfolk Vir
gin'.'.in Pilot.
Do Yon Want a Bargain?
Corner lot on street ear line in city;
lot on Manie n venue and oneon rilnir
avniine, all for (050.00?If taken.nulck.
Nolriis, Marye Doyenton & Chapln. Inc.
?p K.t
hartit-n?asoll c.^se.
lira
IN NEED OF REPAIRS
New Vessel Was Damaged. When
Launched at New York Ship?
building Company's Plant.
ARRIVED Ai LOCAL YARD SUNDAY
AHer Being Repaired, Cleaned and
Sh'p Goes to Roc-Wand, Me., for
Official Speed Tost Over Owl's Head
Course?Powerful and Speedy Craft.
It ivuii learned yesterday thai the
new armored cruiser Washington,
which arrived in port Sunday morn?
ing from Camdcn. N. J., will undergo
repairs at (ho local yard in -addition
In having her hull scraped and paint?
ed. T he particulars are. not known,
hut it Is said that the cruiser's hull
was 'Injured when she was launched
nl liip yard of her builders, the New
York Shipbuilding Company, and the
damage is to be repaired here.
The New York Shipbuilding Cent:
puny has no dock large on.ntgh to
iiccotiiitiodato such a vessel as lihe
Washington, therefore I he cruiser has
hOl been out of the water since her
initial plunge. Situ is now ready fo:;
lior ollh III I speed lesl. which will
lake place ?ver Ibe Owl's Head course
(df Rockbiiid, Me., as soon as the
ship can gel away from here Wild
make the trip up the coast.
The Washington slatted from dilu?
tion last Thursday and was well on |
her way to this port when last week's !
storm began. The skipper put back
to Delaware Breakwater and remained
Hiera nlil the weather was fair again.
The cruiser is che of the largest
In the navy, jler displacement Is
11,.vw tonn. wlCt speed of tivehl.y
two knots and 23,?m)0 indicated horse?
power. Her armament consists of
four ten-inch guns and fifty of smaller I
u-libcr. The Washington will rem?Iu
al liie yard for a few days and wit;
tlicu proceed to the trial grounds.
MR. HARGRAVE RETURNS.
Former Deputy Clerk Will Conduct
Poultry Farm.
Mr. Charles C. Margrave, who for
several years was deputy to Clerk of
Courts p. G. Smith, returned yester?
day from Sau Antonio. Tux., where
lie spent the past year.
Mr. llargrave is much improved in
health, tint an oulof-door life Is rec?
ommended for hint and lie proposes
to conduct a poultry farm on Mr.
Smith's place several miles above
this city.
A GENERAL RAID.
EighteensWomen Summoned to Court
by Sergeant Mitchell.
?Police Sergeant. 'I'. A. Mitchell,
armed with warrants, yesterday raided
elgtheen notorious houses on Twenty
Lb ird and Twenty-fourth street, be?
tween Warwick avenue and the Ches?
apeake & Ohio Railway tracks. At
each house the woman in charge was
summoned to appear before Justice
brown i tithe police court this morn?
ing. ? . :
Tills was the first general raid In !
the tcnderlcln district for more than
a year. II is expected that most, of
'the. women will plead guilty and pay
their tines, which will aggregate more
than $506.
?Following is u list, of those sum
money: Daisy Herherl. Annie Cor?
don. Daisy Carlton, Annie S-aul; Ma?
mie cr.lmonds. Rosa Last and'Jennie
Robinson, white, and Flora Burgess,
I ott'le Rurch, Martha Robinson, Me
bcl NliMll, Ida While, Mamie Max-well,
j.osslo Swinsun. Henrietta Pollard.
I.onii T?te, Surah Levy and Rose
.Jones, colored.
V. M. C. A. Notes
The V. M. C. A: Literary Society
Is'now holding very interesting meet?
ings nnd from all appearances is in
the best, condition it has been for
some time. Monday evening at 8
o'clock is the regular meeting time.
Ijast night government ownership ;:f
railways was discussed.'Hie. afflrma
live speakers ? being Messrs. Black?
burn and Newman and the negatives
Messrs. Sihort and Leath. The judges
decided in favor of the negative. Mr.
Smith gave a humorous reading, Mr.
Toiupklus ii parliamentary
Mr. Putzel n recitation.
talk nud
The Temple Quartette, assisted by
Miss Catherine Cole, reader, will gi\o
the closing number or the star course
on Thursday night. The Temple is
one ol the oldest quartettes ou the
road and always gives a rjood cou
The educational classes will close,
next week. Thts ts one of the most,
practical departments of the associa?
tion.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the build?
ing tills morning at 111 o'clock.
Dr. Willis Away.
Dr. l-\ D Wliiis left yesterday for
Philadelphia, where he. will spend
some time'studying-In the Polycliuic
and Wills eye hospitals.
Dr. Archibald V'ineberg. the Eye
Specialist who was at our Drug Store
last week, consented to remain with
us a few days'longer. Consultations
freo and glasses at' the same low
prices. HANGER & GULICK. Wash?
ington Avenue and Thirty-fourth
Street, Newport News, Va.. It
One of Six Big Stores.
Every good style' and all the
new leathers are included iu
our showing* of Ladle's ?
S3 LOW SHOES
Not another store in town
can equal them under $3.50?18
different styles.
H. W. COATES, Mgr.
. Citizens,'^jPhOiie.Nn. 5.
Other Stores Norfolk, Rich?
mond. Portsmouth.