The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-04

Danvile. Va. Oct. Especial Rev.
I. r. Nfofett. the pastor Of the North
DanvilIe Baptist church is the editor OF
the prohibition paper called the Anti
Iioilor. and the leader Of the prohibition
cause in this section. He has been can
vassing for Bidwell and the burden OF
his song is: "Rebuke the Democratic
marty because the last legislature OF Nlr-
cinia failed TO comply with the demands
of the Prohibtionists.' Yesterday morn
ing Mr. MOffett announced 10 his congIe-
CATION at the Baptist church that ne
would in his sermon last night announce
and explain his political position. This
was something novel here, and necessa-
rily attracted a great deal Of notice, and
the result was the North Danville Bap-
tist church was crowded last night. Mr..
Noffett took a text as usual, and IN the
course of his sermon denounced both the
Republican and Democratic parties, and
said the temperance cause had nothing 10
hope for from either. His denunciation
of Democracy was very bitter. Mr.. Moi
felt spoke more than an hour, and Ia
conclusion asked all the members who ap-
proved of his course and would stand by
him 10 the end to stand up. A large
number Of women and quite number Of
men arose. As soon as they were seated
Lee BrOwder, a prominent member Of the
church, and also a member o. the board
of deacOns arose and said he. for one,
could not indOrse the course Of the pastor,
that he was a strong temperance man, a
PrOhlbltiOnist, and an enemy of the sa
loon, but he thought he could do the
cause more good by voting for Democracy
than by straying of with the Bidwell
party at this time. With the Force bill
and other dangerous measures threaten
ing us in the event Of Republican success.
be could not take part in any movement
calculated to split and defeat the Demo
cratic party. After Mr.. Browders re-
marks the meeting closed with the bene-
dictiOn. The meeting was the talk of the
town to-day.
The Danville Tobacco Association held
its annual meeting this afternoon. and
was attended by all the tobacco dealers
OF the city. President j. q. Fenns re-
port WAS an exhaustive review of the
trade past, present and future. He
showed that the sale Of loose leaf to-
bacco in the market in the last decade
was 80, ,431,0UO pounds, for which The
sum of S3G, 1880 was paid The aver
age price paid for leaf during the tobacco
year just closed was SSS7 per hundred
pounds. The following officers of the
Association were elected for the ensuing
year: James G. Penn, president: NJ. Z.
Jordan, vice-president; l. S. Bendall,
secretary and treasurer. The usual
standing committees were also elected.
A resolution offered by f. q. MOseley
providing for celebrating Danyille's cen
tennial next year with a grand tobacco
fair and trades parade was unanimously
adopted.
Phil. H. Wade, son Of n. L. Wade,
died here yesterday in the nineteenth
year of his age. He was a clerk at the
Richmond and Danville railway office,
and was an upright young man and uni
versally popular
Information was received here to-day
Of the horrible death of little four-year-
old girl, the daughter of j. A. Pritchett,
of Walters station, Henry county. Satur-
day afternoon the child was playing in
the yard near a vessel filled with boiling
water. In some way she fell in and was
terribly scalded. Yesterday death re-
lieved the little sufferer
Messrs. \. IL. Massie. c 1rad.
Eugene Withers and w d. Jndkins left
for New York to-day to attend the meet
ing of the National Associa De
mocratic Clubs.
James Broadnax (colored) while in
a boat hunting on Dan river to-day ac-
cldentally fired his shot gun. the entire load
taking effect in the left arm between the
elbow and shoulder The arm was so
badly shattered that amputation was ne
cessary, and II was taken off near the
shoulder.
Reports from the surrounding section
show that the light frost this morning did
very little if any damage. Nine-tenths
OF the leaf tobacco has been housed be-
Vond ho rr11 g roach