Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-17
TUE STATE At LARGE.
DANpILLE AND VICINITY.
The gerrien Of the Thirty-eIzh,h-An
Asdirnee OF Two Thousand People;


The gerricn Of the Thirty-clzhth-An
Asdirnee OF Two Thousand People,
Speeches. kc.
ICrresUondence or The Richmond psp.t.b.J
July 10, 1884.
A reiinlon OF the old soldiers OF the
Thirty-eighth Virginia regiment was held
yesterday at hcDtuck church, on the invi-
taiion Of Company y. There were present
abou: two thousand people. and a more
orderly assemDlage was never seen. When
buck Asbby, with the life captured ab
Seven Pines, aud no drum ACCOMMODATING.
struck up one Of the old "fall.ln, tunes.
shout two hundred 81 the sold veteransv
formed "two ranks" and marched down
10 the stand. None Of the Norfolk com
rany. none Of the Mecklenburg men. were
present. AS IL appeared that some OF the
muster-roIs Of the seven Pittsylylnla com.
panics had been preserved, they were given
10 committees from each Of those compa-
lies IN order that complete rolls might be
made out for Adiutani-General Mcdonald,
and then Major Albert G.. Smith, OF Eau.
euler county. was made Chairman. E,o-
qucnt addresses were made by Rev. Or.
Goodwin and Mr.. B. b. Munford. Dinner
and social enjoyment, for Two hours fol-
lowed. Speeches were made after dinner
by Rev. DR.. Chaplin who had been in many
lattles), hojor George r. Rison. Captain s.
W. Armi,tcad, Mr.. Roswell Page, General
II. II. Hurt, Maior Smith. AMI people sat
for hours listening 10 the speeches, and at
the very last called for more.
AT this meeting steps were taken for
cooperation IN q general move for the erec-
ton OF monument ut Chatham in the
name OF all the companies that went out
from this county.
But u was interesting 10 see the eager
ness with which the men would scan the
rolls TO be sure their names were there. 4
sad expression was upon the isces OF all
wien the list Of killed and wounded a.
Gettysburg was read out. and sometimes
when name was called there came the
answer, "Died In Fort Delaware" or
Z" Got well OF those wounds and was killed
in front Of Bermuda hundred" Aud at
one time when in the most casual way the
name OF Grover Cleveland was called
nash passed across the faces o. the great
audience. and a round OF applause inn
medlately followed.
In weeks round amongst the cOuntry
people the writer saw and heard it ~ a
common thing that crops had seldom been
more promising, although IN some places
the tobacco was rather small. Oats. especi-
ally along the Halifax and PittSylylnia
borders, are very good. The drought OF
les; summer caused q larger seeding OF
wheat than usual, and the yield has been
excellent n 10 quality and quantity. Com
vigorous; lands clear.
IL was pleasant, too, 20 hear that during
the season OF high prices for tobacco the
planters made heavy deposits in the banks
or loaned out on mortgage, and have felt
no fears Of loss, though they wish thsy had
secured little higher rates, Of course.
During the last week heavy rams fell on
the Sandy-crcek and Burch-crcck lands.
Burch creek looked like a river Friday
evening, and Sandy creek was mp ten feet
An ObscrYant citizen says that the fall OF
water near Spring Garden. this county,
was almost equal 10 \ waterspOut.
The Laurel Grove people, this county,
are now building Baptist church, the old
one having been found not large enough
for the congregations which come % the
preaching Of Rev. p. II. FOntaine, the pas
tor. Size, 30 by -, with pitch Of 10 feet;
cost, under prudent management, about
1850; furniture about $50. SIR. FOn-
tain says that since 1865 twenty Baptist
churches have been built IN this county.
Near Sattesyillc, this county. the writer
saw one man at work with mule and plOw
ma tobacco-field. and two ladies' were at
work in the same field with hoes. Near by
was good barn and materials for another,
and a neat cottage. On the next hill was
negro with u small bull bitchcd to u plOw
and two negro women with hoes, all stand
ing in the sun. and the grass was eating up
the food for the tobacco. ALPHA.