Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-27
DANVILLE.
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SEPTEMBER 2G, 1884.
An event OF this week was sermon on
"Temperancc as Taught In the Dible." nv
Rev. u. III. Fontaine, OF Halifax county.
Admitting that alcohol is creature ~
God" and is 20 be FUSED with thanks
giving" as soap Is and may be. bc ar.
cued that tie using OF any creature
of God with Thanksgiving implied that
II was 30 be used IN the manner Intended.
and that alcohol is 90 be used only as a
medicine. He then set forth that there /,
IN the Hebrew one word that is invariably
used for the wine TO be used rs food.
which word he said was used in the Biblo
foriy-two times, many Of which passage,
he quoted; and next he set forth that there
was an entirely different word invariably
used for the other kind OF wine, and quoted
many passages in which that word is used
Tor the " inc that Is forbidden rs beverage.
After that came other arguments and Illus
trationS. And all were put without rant
or defamation.
Mr.. Tom billiard and Miss Matte MAYS,
both OF Henry county, went ont from here
Yesterday evening 10 Pelham, n. c., our
GITtna Green, and were married. Mr.
OF Dsnville. took seats in the same carriage
and went out with them.
Captain William i. Robertson. deputy
collector OF internal revenue. has posted
notice that the orders from the collector Of
the district require him to close the Office
from i. III. Of the 9th instant TO the I'd
or Sd Of October. and that consequently no
stamps will be sold between those dates.
These orders are given thlt the Instructions
from the Commissioner OF internal Reve-
nue. may be complied with. The object is
that there may be a counting and transfer
OF stamps 10 Colonel RauSton as a new
collector, and such a thing, am told at
the Office. is not likely IN occur again short
~. Colonel RaulSton, am told elsewhere,
has, for some cause not known. given a
new bond. and 50 ranks rs a new collector.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church are
having an iron fence placed on their
church premises along Min and Jefferson
streets NJ cost 81 about $1,000.
Special revival services are being held at
Floy-StIett chapel under the conduct OF
Rev. Mr.. Forbes, the Pastor, and Rev. DR..
a. &. Brown.
The Baptist house OF worship at Laurel
Grove. this county. has been competed.
the old building having been found too
small. and the balance Of the MONEY due
on it has been pledged. At the dedication
Of the house the pastor, Rev. =. II. Fon-
taine. proposes to present receipts in full
FOR every part Of the work and 10 collect
SlC0 for missions as 4 th2nk-ol'ering.
Crawford Lewis. who was SHIT 10y ;. 7.
Hill in q tgct at Riceyillc on the 9th in
slant. caused, il i said, 10y too much whiS-
key. died on the 2oth. Hill, who was held
for trial in the Hastings Court of the coun-
~, is out on bail IN tGe sum OF 800. ana ii
is now alleged The homicide was in Sclide-
fence.
The homestead Of The late Or. Sclles
southeast OF ReiGsyile. y. c., was burned
down on the 9th. Nearly all the furniture
and clothing and several curlngs OF tohac-
co stored IN the house were destroyed.
The house was the property Of Miss Emma
Scales, al Reidsyille, sitter OF General
Scales. No Insurance.
During this week there have been politi.
cal discussions here and there in the reg on
round about. Dir. james W. Reid, Colonel
E. y. Wiihers. and General II. II. Hurt
addressed The people At Blackweli's, y. C.,
i'm behalf Of Mr.. Reid, candidate for Con-
gress. and OF General Scales. Colonel Ca
bell and Mr. Hartwel bad discussion at
Stuart on Tuesday. and after them Mr. Van
Aukn, Of Petersburg, spoke, snd Mr..
Hardaway, OF Mariinsyilie, replied. Van
Auken's speech IS said to have been very
offensive. ALPHA.