Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03
DANVfLLE AND VICINiTY.
The Revenue Collections
Court Items 4 dit0rial-AIcn Killed.

The Iobacco-I fade-ReNenue tolleCupns-
Court Items Edif0riaI-Aion Killed.
fCoues pOndence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
DANvILLE, Va, December >, 1884.
Captain T.. J. Talbot. Of the Tobacco
Association, reports the sales OF LEAF to-
bacco for last month at .. 262 ,0Gi pounds, and
theaycrace Sll.33. The sales for Noyem.
Der OF 1888 amounted TO 2,2i6,566 pound,
and the average was S1.1s. The average
for last month is greater than that for the
preceding November 10y $l.55. !, is also
higher than that for lat october by Vi
cents.
The collections OF internal revenue for
last week amounted to S3,l25.S0, whichS
not one half OF the usual weekly collections.
The town sergeant received for taxes Oh
the 29th uItimo the sum Of 10000.
In the Corporation Court for this month
Mrs. Helen l.. Patton qualified as guardian
for w. :. Patton, Jr., giving bond for
$4,000. with her brother. Mr.. +. s. Flour
noy, Jr, as surety. MIR. W. y. Shelton
has qualified as administrator OF the late
II. W. Lawson.
Mr.. y. ID. Carter. recently city editor OF
the register, has resigned and gone into
one Of the warehouses, and Mr.. Ben.
Cabcll. son Of Hon. George Z. Cabell, has
become the local"
AT meeting Of the Executive Board of
the Roanoke Association held at Laurel
Grove on She 10Th Rev. :. Il. keesee, OF
this county, was appointed colporter, and
an appropriation OF 5000 was made on ac-
| count OF the State Mission Board for the
! purpose OF securing a minister who. having
| been called to the pastoratc Of the Chatham
| church. shall take charge as missionary OF
field north OF Chatham. Rev. DR.. Dick
nson, OF the Religious Herald, was present
| at tins meeting and took part In the discus.
/ sious.
In connection with this aboyc-referred-to
l meeting. ministers and deacons' meeting
was held on the 10Th and 30th, and discus
sions were made upon important subjects
by many OF the ministers and laymen. Rev.
DR.. Dickinson preached a most interesting
sermon on SUNDAY morning. On sunday
evening a temperance mass-meetmg was
held. The temperance-mcn tell me they
have assurances that II they can present
petitions signed by q majority OF the good
people To Judge Davis he will refuse to
grant license, and that they have hopes Of
carrying this county next spring. They
are iubilant at their success in getting The
rejection OF an application for license from
Laurel Grove at the last session OF the
nustipgs Court.
In one OF his speeches at these meetings,
Rev. DIR. Dickinson stated that the State
Mission Board al recent meeting had ap-
poinrd iOrty-seyen missionaries and ap-
proprated for their salaries $4,000.
hr. j. ". Hamlet. from Person county,
\. C.. was here in February last. A few
days afterwards the buggy and harness be
had been using were found down ON the
river side. Last Thursday the lower part
OF the leg OF white man with boot on il
snd piece Of pair al pants were found in
the river about i've miles above Milton.
People have Identified the boot and piece
OF clothing ~ his. II Is now plain ease
that he was murdered and the horse carried
on, and that either his body wa, cut TO
pieces or il has come 10 pieces BY decompo.
sliion, and the remainder Of washed
Gown the river. ALPHA.