The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-27
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NEWS.
nyNcHDuRG locals.
The sunday-schooi Conycntiou--Horlsing
for Cheaper Coal.

for Cheaper Coal.
LYScHBuRG, Sept. 26.-[Special]--
< The Sunday-school convention again
convened yesterday at o o'clock Il. m.
The report Of the executive committee
was received and adopted. The report
&of the treasurer, Mr.. James II. Cren-
shaw, was receive and adopted. Mr..
William Reynolds, in a brief speech,
urged that moro money he pledged to
defray the expenses of prosecuting the
Sunday-school work; $500 was immedi-
ately pledged by the delegates present
Tor their various constituents.
Rev. Mr.. Whitley then delivered an
elegant address Oh the subject of
tsPrepaTation for Teaching Il Sunday
Y School Class" The officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
President, w. ID. Rey nolds, of Nor
folk; first vice-president. j. T.. Bushnell,
of Roanoke; second vice-president, w.
g. Hammer, of Lynchburg: third vice
President, j. Il. Mcbride, of Lexington;
recording secretary, VIM. Ellyson, of
Richmond; corresponding secretary, G.
5 p. Rady, of Richmond: treasurer, j. ii.
Crenshrw, of Richmond.
Our military were inspected at their
armory Wednesday night. Tho boys
much in fact that they were highly COM
plimented by General Stern.
At u meeting of the various land
companies here, called for the purpose
of discussing methods for obtaining
cheaper COAL the following resolutions
were passed:
Whereas we, the undersigned, repre-
senting corporations that are cndcavor-
ing to establish manufacturing enter
prises in our respective localities. as
well bs those of us representing those
that have already established them,
have met with great difficulty, owing to
the present price of coal: and,
Whereas, fn order to assure them with
whom we have been and are in treaty.
as well as to give impetus to manufac
tories already established, it is absolute
, ly necessary to have cheaper coal; there
fore.
Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed by the chair, who shall at
once call on Mr.. Kimball, president Of
the Norfolk and Western railroad, and
Mr.. ingalls,, p president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, and state our great
necessities, and appeal to them to re-
: lieve the same.
A committee of five was appointed
and instructed 10 report on October lst.
school Convention which has been in
session here for several days the local
papers speak in high terms of the work
of Rev. Mr.. Bushnell, of Roanoke. He
figured prominently before the conven-
ton at all of its sessions and was pub
licly thanked by resolution offered by
Mr.. j. d. X. Sleight, of Richmond, and
unanimously adopted by the convention.
Hon. John L. Massey made some CO.
gent and lucid remarks, after which Mr..
Bushnell offered a resolution returning
thanks to Mr.. Massey for his remarks.
The place of meeting for the convention
then came up and Norfolk and Char
lottesville were put in nomination. the
former city being chosen. 1t is tacitly
agreed, however, that in 1892 Roanoke
will be favored.
Among tho prominent speakers pre-
senI' were Rev. DR.. Felix and Hon. II. j.
kirkpatrick, of Lynchburg: Rev. j. II.
Whitley, of Richmond. and Mr.. Albert
j.. West