Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-03
DANVILLE.
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATIONS, BUT a
FEEBLE PARADE.
A Negro Bostman Drowned Death Of
Prominent Citizen and
Tobaceonist.
IspocIaI telegram 70 the Dlspatch. }

Especial telegram 70 The Dispatch-l
DANyILLE. Va. January 2.-The CO.
lored people of this city celebrated the
emancipation of slaves by street parade
and speech-making, The day was clear
and crisp, but the line was very short
and more of the colorod soyereigns stood
on the street corners and along the curb
stones than were in the procession. The
parade was a feeble one.
A worthy colored man named Allen
Wilson. an expert boaiman, while catch
ing drift-wood on Morotock lake tins
afternoon, got too near the falls, and
getting the boat entangled in logs was
carried over the falls. The boat was
upset and Wilson drowned. Diligent
search was made for the body, but up to
a late hour it had not been found.
Rev. John III. Eager, who recently re-
turned to this country after seven years
spent in Rome, Italy, as a missionary is
on visit to his brother, Rev. DR.. George
b. Eager. OF this city.
4 large congregation was present at
the Presbyterian church this afternoon,
the commencement Week of Prayer.
Owing to the extreme bad weather
yesterday Mrs. S. J. Holmes did not
speak at the Baptist church for the bene-
fit Of the Ladies Missionary Society.
Calvin NJ. Finn, prominent citizen
Of Danville. died of pneumonia at his
residence, on Main street. at 3 o'clock
this morning. He was born IN Stokes
county. North Carolina, in June, 1888,
and came to Danville in 1889. He was
at one time engaged in the drug business
with james fitzjames and DIR. h. W..
Cole. In 1915 he retired from the drug
business and became leaf-tobacco
broker, and was SO engaged at the time
of death. He married daughter OF
Captain A. G. Walters, who, with two
children. survives him. Mr.. Finn was
past master of Roman Eagle Lodge, a
member of Euclid Chapter, and past
eminent commander of Dove Conn
manderv. No. 7. He had also held
numerous positions Of trust i'll the city
government, being at one time alderman
and for two terms city councilman.
FARMRRs' MEETING.
A meeting of the farmers Of Virginia
and North Carolina will be held IN tins
city on February the Sth. The object OF
the meeting is to take some action III re-
card to having the tobacco-taX removed.
At the monthly meeting OF the Tobacco
Association to-day resolution was
adopted empowering their Executive
Committee to do all they think necessary
toward entertaining the farmers when
they meet next month. On the part OF
the association President Talbot SAID
some matters of great interest would
have TO be considered at the next month
" meeting-among them a railroad bond
ed ware house and the great tobacco eN-
position next fall. On this latter the
association was quite decided that the
exposition must he held.
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
An adjourned meeting Of citizens was
held this afternoon to hear the report OF
the committee appointed at the mass
meeting held December 18th last III re-
gard 10 the granting of n charter to the
Danville and Great Western railroad.
The committee reported that 1t was not
their intention to oppose the granting OF
n charter to Mr.. Pace and associates,
pr0yided the words "Or near, where II
speaks of cat" or "near Danyllle,
we're stricken out, but they do ask for a
charter to be cotton along with Mr.
PAGES. They then submitted "a bill q
incorporate the Danville and East len
nessee Railroad Company" IN which
Nessrs. w. L. Sutherlin, A. NJ. Aiken
NJ. f. Jordan, G. G. Holland, +. y
Burton, J. Z. and J. Fl. Scheduled, I.
j. Talbot. DR.. II. W. Cole, j. Nj. Neal
and twenty-five others are constituted 4
body polite and corporate, undel
the name and style of the Dan
vile and East Tennessee Kailroac
Company, for the purpose o
constructing, equipping, maintaining
and operating r. railroad from Danvlll'
TO Bristol, Tenn, or some other pom
on the Norfolk and Western railroad
upon such route as may be adopted b.
the said company. 1t also provides that thu
capital stock shall not be less than SlOO,
| 600. divided into shares of 800 each, an'
| the Board of Directors may from time t.
time. nj their discretion, increase salt
capital stock TO an amount not exceeding
$500. 900. Section Z provides that l
shall be lawful for said company to con
struct and operate branch or latera
lines of railroad not exceeding fifty mile
in length for each in this State, or Will
the consent of the State of North Caro-
lima into the territory of that State, an'
TO consolidate with any othe
railroad company heretofore incorpo
rated or which shall hereafter be incoE
porated in or ont of the State OF Vlr
einia where the line OF road connect
or will connect with the railroad hereb,
authorized 10 be constructed. 1t ais
makes it lawful for the company to leas
or sell its works, property, and iran
chises. or to lease or purchase the works
property, and franchises OF any othe
railroad company heretofore incorpo
rated or which shall be hereafter incor
porated in or out of the State OF WI
ginia whose line connects or will con
meet with the lines of railroad hereb
authorized 10 be constructed. The re
port was adopted, and the Danyille re
preventative requested TO get the sam
through the Legislature as soon as pc:
| sible. A motion was unanlmousl
adopted endorsing Captain Coleman
position in introducing the Pace charte
for the Danville and Great Western ral
road.
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