Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
THE CITY ON THE DAN
PREPARING FOR THE GRAND
LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Uniformed Rank Drilling weekly
Military Mntters-Danviiie anu
riverside Railway Company-Con-
tempIated improvements.
Military

DANyII.LE, VA, March 2S.-(Specialj
A they EXPECT several divisions Of the
Uniformed Rank, Knights Of Pythihs' 10
come to Danyille during the session Oh
the Grand Lodge Of Knights OF Pythias
OF Virginia In May next, the local fa'h
are spending several nights during each
week drilling. in order that they may
make a good show when the parade taxes
place. New members are also Deihs
received. The Grand Lodge will be royaiiy
entertained by the Pythians Of this city,
and the members OF the order in Dan
VILE are looking forward with eagerhess
to the coming of the grand body.
The Danville Grays, local military
company, and a part OF the Third heg-
ment of Virginia State troops. have re-
Gently elected a new captain. and he has
accepted. and promises to make the COM
pany equal to any command IN the o.a'e,
The company has good material. most OF
the men being young. with right much
of the military spirit. Mr.. Joseph T..
Moore. a tobacconist OF the city. is the
new captain.
At a recent meeting Of the stockholders
81 the Danville and Riverside Railway
Company, an organization was enecteu
by the election of Mr.. Il. b. Fitzgerald
as president and the following Board OF
Directors: f. Y. Benton. John H. SCHOOL,
field. James c. Penn, y. +. Jefferson,
John n. Wyliie, James T.. Scheduled, X.
I. Anderson, r. A. Scheduled. and c. G.
Holland Work OF building the road Is
to be begun at once, and pushed as
rapidly as possible to completion. Ihls
road, when built, will run up to the COM
pany's property, about five miles from
Danville. or the Dan river, where IL Is
contemplated TO build a number or mills.
1t is also in contemplation 10 build piers
and erect an iron bridge across the river
at the point above-named.
POLITICAL.
There are only three candidates SO far
In the field who would like TO be Mayor of
Greater Danville. one Of them is Mr.. d.
II. Harvey. who for many years in the
past was a magistrate Of the city. He
now resides I'm Neapolls. or the new ward,
and he says If the people elect him Mayor,
that he will give half Of his salary 70
widows and orphans in need. For the
other Offices to be filed there are no can
didates publicly announced 50 far but
some who would like to be reelected am
some who would like the best of all TO
get there" for the first time are not
idle, and they may come out before the
day set for the primary.
The measles which was epidemic In
Neapolls, seems TO be sbating, although
there are a number OF patients yet
quite sick, and occasionally death or
two, caused by taking cold. large per-
centage Of the sick are mill-operatiyes.
and owing to their sickness, many Of the
looms I'm the mills have been idle.
THE NEW COTTON-MILL
The new cotton-mlll which was begun
some time back is now going up rapidly,
and Il Is thought that the whirr Of the
machinery will be heard about the first
Of June.
In spite Of the Lenten season, there
have been many entertainments given,
the larger number, however, by church
societies, and more are now on the taps.
Revivals are In progress at Main-Street
Methodist Episcopal church, and at the
Christian church. At the former the
pastor is being assisted by Rev. Sir.
Maxey, and a Richmond minister will
assist at the latter church next week,
so II is said. There have been no PROBES
sions so far.
Mr. Ernest Guerrant, who had a terrible
, plunge in a well on Thursday. and whose
escape from an awful death was a mira
Gle, spent a restless and almost sleepless
night Thursday night. AZ he would dose
of ne would suddenly arouse and clutch
at some object, and jump and jerk, which
| showed that his system had received a
very severe nervous shock. No danger,
| however. is apprehended. and It is be-
| lleved he will come around all right
The Register has received two Mergen-
thaler ypesettlng-machines and they will
be grinding out lines OF type In a few
| days.
The baseball grounds are being en-
closed and fixed up. with view OF having
a number Of games here this season by
outside clubs and home teams.