The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-09
cBURCHEs UrTHOUT 4 PASTOR.
Counties Pay Their subscription To the
Atlantic and Danville X. II.

BOYDTON. VA, Feb. S.-Special.-At
neither the Baptist nor Episcopal church,
e. here has any pastor. Steps are being
taken to supply both pulpits. There are
four Baptist churches near here. They
are Bethany, Boydton, New Hope and
Bethel, which Will have representatives
from each church here on Thursday for
the purpose Of calling a minister. There
are several ministers, whose names vii.
be presented 10 the meeting Between
four ana five hundred COMMITMENTS are
represented in these four churches.
The Atlantic and Ddnville railroad was
completed January ], 1890 MecklcnburE
county took stock in IL 10 the amount OF
about one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. which stock is not worth "A cent.
The bonds were payable In yearly in
stallments. bearing per cent interest.
and running many years. The county has
paid every bond maturing promptly and
in addition has purchased in the open
market deferred bonds 10 the amount of
some four or five thousand dollars.
These bonds are very salable, being
worth ninety dollars per share, at the
low rate OF per cent, which. upon
6 per cent. basis Is considerably above
the par value. Much credit Is due To the
economical management Of the affairs of
the county by Judge Homes and the
Board Of Supervisors, by which means
the Supervisors have been enabled not
only To pay all maturing bonds. but have
bought some Of the deferred ones as well.
without percepubly Increasing the
Brunswick county was another sub
scriber TO the stock OF this railroad and
took eighty-seven thousand dollars of IL.
That county has even done better in re-
ducng her Indebtedness than Mecklen-
burg, for Brunswick has paid the sum
of twelve thousand dollars towards liqui-
dating her debt, but upon the whole
Mecklenburg has managed her interest in
these bonds much better than Brunswick.
as the former pays four and the latter six
per cent interest Brunswick bonds are
above par and are selling for 10 dollars
per share.
In conversation with very intelligent
gentleman here yesterday who is in a
position TO speak advisedly upon the sub
ject, he said he thought the general nnan-
cial condition Of the people of Mecklen-
burg county was greatly improved and
that they were now better of than they
have been in ten years. and further that
by way OF substantating what he had
said, he told OF d guano agent who had
Informed him that out Of about two thou
sand dollars OF guano notes. none Of
which were due before the LIST Of April.
re had collected before the lst OF January
about one thousand dollars. and that
since that time he had collected between
three and four hundred dollars of the
balance due on this account.
| have been informed by County Clerk
Jameson that there were fewer deeds of
trust being recorded at present than had
ever been the case, in an incumbency of
some eight or ten years. This fact speaks
volumes I'm Itself.
There were some ten or twelve ice
houses filed I'm this place with the clear
est. prettiest ice, OF about two inches I'm
thickness. A good deal Office has been
floating in Roanoke river. which has
made II very dangerous in crossing A
few days since, 1t took five men 10 put a
Nat boat over