Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-27

terian churches. Judge w. +. Homes is
the presiding officer. Mr.. J. ID. X. Sleight,
N Richmond. IL also present and addressed
the convention. Tomorrow there WILDE n
grand mass-meeting of all the Sunday
schools.
To Mr.. Edward M. Holt, editor Of the
Chase City Progress. is mainly due tho sue
cess Of this convention.
Visiting Boydton yesterday ascertained
that the FIRE there The early part OF TINS
week was more disastrous than reported
in the meagre account published OF II. IN
entire row Of buildings on the street noIth
Of the courthouse was destroyed. Inc
IRE originated IN n stOrehouse owned oy
w. A. Bryson. The upper floors were oc--
cupied as a residence by |. Il. Turner ana
the lower by the Clipper Publishing Com
pany. defective fiue was The cause.
There was no insurance on this property.
Nathaniel J. Mason. large merchant, lost
two stores and stock OF goods valued at
over 5000. He bod a partial insurance
Of $1,000 on stores and $l.OOO on
his buildings. r. j. Gill, OF DanUile.
owned the next large brick storehouse
burned, upon which there was on insurance
Of ~ 900 This ives occupied by A. w.
LLOYD a Co. as q drugstore, and the upper
rooms as n residence by some ladies'. Inc
drugs and furniture were nearly all saved,
/ but ia q damaged condition. Tho office 81
/ the Democrat (uewspapeT), with all tho
f fvpcs Dresses and books. was consumed,
/ Insurance 1900. The Temperance Hall
shared the same fate, and also Judge Alex
ander's law Office The BOydtOn Hotel OF
/ Dr. Il. VI. Finch was partly blown up win
| dynamite, and the progress Of the GONNA,
+ grafton arrested The damage Of the hotel
/ e. about IN 200 fullv insured. The Clipper
/ Newspaper Company have purchased new
outfit and VIII resume rs issue IN q short
/ time. The town IS poorly provided WIN
means 10 cXtingulsh FIRE.
Row " b. Haielip, Of keysville, va, has
accepted q call for all of his time at the
! Boydton Baptist church.
Our Mckinney Campaign Club here has
b been doing effective work. II was address,
! ed this week 10y Senatorial Candidate v.
/ H. Woods of Charlotte: ex-Marshal 1: W..
/ Scott. of Prince Edward. and Davy i. Will
B bon. ESQ. Of Richmond. The Hon. Paul
/ g. Fdmunds, OF Halifax, is expected TO adj
dress the club and people Of vicinity here
next Tuesday night. There is never a lack
/ Of enthusiasm, and our political meeting
are always AZ this place largely attended.
/ saw in our county clerks Office ycster,
| day an ancient and valuable book, printed
/ over one hundred and twenty wears ago,
which seemed to be little priced by any
/ one, and il should be IN the possession OF
/ the Virginia Historical Society for preser-
walton. Except part Of the binding torn
/ on it is in fair condition. This old and
/ large volume has on the front page:
Acts Of Assembly. Colony Of Virginia.
/ Published by order of General Assembly.
Williamsburg. Printed by W. Rind, A.
| Purdie and !. Dixon. MDCCLXIX. An
no Regni. Carroll II. Regis Anglic@, Scoti@
Franchise ct llibornim. decline terrific. Con
tinucd 10 eighth year of George Ill" The
custodians of this old book would doubt
| Jess give It 10 the Virginia Historical Sccic-
" If application was made for 1t.
/ The lightning and thunder here Of We'd.
nosdav morning was terrific. A twO-stOry
/ framed house, nearly completed. was
struck and torn in flinders. Fortunately
/ II was unoccupied. j.