Thanks a million, Lyle, I appreciate your taking the time to answer. I see why the termination date was set for May. Virginia Hutson At 05:43 PM 1/7/2001 -0500, you wrote: >A house of private entertainment, apart from >whatever modern connotations the name might >conjure, was in the 19th century a licensed place >to sell booze, possibly meals but which did not >offer overnight accommodation. The applicant had >to be sworn to be of good character and not given >to various vices, etc. by upstanding citizens, >usually his neighbors and probably the logical >source of customers as well. The license had to be >renewed each year. > >Lyle > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html