Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-07
.BEDf0RD SNOWFALL.
NOT ENOUGH OF THE ttFLEECYUTo
MAKE ONE PoETIcAL.
ANTI SALOON CONVENTION 9
Some Good Addresse. Made-A Local
League Formed dnil-Carriers,
Pay 1ncreased-Fine Showing Of
the Town Bank-society Notes.
yoT ESoUGH OF THE uFLEECYv'To
ANTI : SALOON CONVENTION.
the Town Bank-society Notes.
blake ONE POLITICAL.

BEDFORD CITY. VA, December g.
Especial. )-After day of continuous rain
Thursday. silently there came during the
night the first snow of the season, ana
Friday morning the earth was covered
with a thin, white mantle. But 1t was
not the beautiful snow" that delights
the eye with its neecy purity It's fair
surface was Harred by pools OF muddy
water. and the sere brown leaves that
cover the ground showed themselves I'M
beautifully mid the white The sun
soon came out with its charming beams
and melted the snow. and the winds
drove away the clouds. Thus genuine.
winter weather was again delayed in its
rigOr.
ANTI-sALOON CONVENTION. ;
A very interesting meeting of the Anti
Saloon Convention of Virginia was held
here this week. at which there was an
excellent attendance of representative adj
vocates of the cause of tempera nee. min
listers and laymen. Rev. w. S. Royal.
of the Baptist church, of Bedford City,
was chosen as temporary chairman; Rev:
]. w. Shackford. Of the Methodist
church. was elected secretary pro tenn.
There were two sessions of the conven-s
ton during the day, and addresses were
made by prominent gentlemen. VINO DIS
cussed the evils OF the saloon from all
stanGnoints. Among the speakers was
Rev. C.. H. Crawford. .. D., State Super
intendent of the Ant:-Saloon League,
whose remarks were. in the main, IN
behalf of boys and young men. and the
temptations offered them by the saloons.
At the conclusion of the deliberations
of the convention a local league for Bed
ford county was organized. with the toll
IA
Smith, principal OF Taandolph-Macon
Academy, president: Rev. w. S. Royall
county superintendent: Rev. j. W. Shack
ford, secretary. and j. ]. Scott. treas1-
rer. For the various districts in which
the county is divided these gentlemen
were elected to serve as vice-presldents
of the league: Central District. w. b.
Overstreet: Chamblisburg. S. P. Harris;
Staunton Thomas II. Turner; Otter. John
3. Gardner: Bellevue Thomas S. west:
Cha rlemont. Hon. R. G. Turp.n.
MAIL-CARRIERS GET MORE MONEY.
Through the alert eIoTts OF Mr.. w. H.
Mosby the postmaster of Bedford CITY
to avail himself Of every opportunity TOT
the advancement of the interests or thls
Office the salaries Of the ma.l-carriers
have been raised from 5000 to $3.50 a year.
This advance in the pay Of the employees
gives evidence Ol Tue Sleeitiis AiSi N'S''1'S
business of the office civil service eN-
animation for rural mail-carriers will be
held by Mr.. Hal. B. Mosby, the special
agent of rural free delivery on Decem'
her 10th. The routes for the rural de-
livery will raGiate from this. the cen
trail office, to a distance from to 10 miles
along all roads converging to BedtorC
City.
The Peoples Bank. organized about
eighteen months ago. and almost eN
clusively representing home capital. ma:
just rendered statement OF its presen
status to the Auditor Of Public Accounts
and the showing is one Of such remark
able progress as to be extremely gratlfE
| ing to the promoters Of the enferprls
and to establish it more firmly IN TN
! confidence of the people of the town ant
| county.
The bank has transa cted business to tn
| extent of S135 649.51. With a capital stock
| paid in. of 1000. the undivided profits
are s312lcO ond the surplus fund sl.OD.
WEEKS CARD PARTIES.
| In Bedford City. as in the great OUTSIDE
world OF society, the chief amusement:
among the ladies are playing, ant
| several times weekly there are small par
| ties of far danes. and sometimes
| damsels who for hours manipulate tn
| '.pasteboard" with skilfulness and eager
! ness.
| Wednesda-- evening there was rar'
| and royal feast of music in Bedford
| capital such as perhaps it has neVe
! before known. This was q concert Slvel
under the auspices Of the Library Asso
! ciaticn Of ladies', the second OF the Sc
| ries of entertainments of the Alkahes
| Lyceum Club to which the Libary AS
| ISOLATION have subscribed for the season
| The performers were two noted artist
of music Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald Sherl
| dan the charming contralto vocalist. ant
| Miss Frie6a Siemons. the accomplished
| pianist The entertainment was given il
| the large assembly hall of Belmont Semi
nary, generously rendered by Professo