The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
F OUR RELIGIOUS
EVENTS SCHEDULED
Next Few Months Will Be Time
of Activity in Danville
Churches.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispa,ch

Danville. August o4.-During the
next four months there will be much
religious activity in Danville. four of
the greatest events of the year being
scheduled to take place here. First
of all will come the revival meeting,
which will be held by Gypsy Smith,
the noted evangelist. from September
IA TO "a, and which will doubtless at
tract Statewide attention. In Octo-
Der the Presbyterian Synod of
Virginia will meet here, with many
OF the States leading minstersn in at
tendance. In the middle of November
the Virginia Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. South, Will hold
an elght-day series of meetings, with
one or more OF the bishops and many
delegates here. In December the
will assemble here.
Ready for the Crop.
! With ten fully equipped tobacco
warehouses in operation. Danville is
prepared to take care OF what is ex-
pected to be one of the largest and
best crops seen in the bright belt for
many years. The market opened hero
for the season on the 18th instant and
every day since It's opening good sized
sales of fine primings have been held.
| 1t is not thought that the sales of
stalk-cured tobacco will assume any
thing like large proportions for the
next two weeks. nearly all of the
farmers are in the middle of cutting
and curing their product. Farmers re-
port from surrounding counties that
the crop this year is splendid. They
are. however. anxious for fine weather
during the coming weeks. A prolonged
rain would cause fresh growth which
would impair the fine quality of the
weed.
Negro Gets Quick Justice.
| To be convicted OF selling LIQUOR,
sentenced to a fine and given Jail
sentence fifteen minutes after having
affected a sale was the fate OF 4 negro
| laborer named George Stanley here this
week. A farmer with a wagon-load
| of early primings. anxious TO purchase
liquor from a blind tiger" before re-
turning TO his home. entered the homo
! or the negro in the city, just at the
| time an officer had his eye on the
place.
When the farmer emerged from the
Negroes house with n suspicious pack
age in his hand, the officer stepped
forward; questioned the farmer and OBJ
tanned the information that the negro
mad Just sold him the liquor
Both men We're taken to the court
house. not very far distant. and the.
Mayor, who was in his office at the
time. after hearing that Stanley was
willing to confess. fined him $50 and
gave him thirty days in jail.
Had Narrow Escape.
William Steel, n white man, had n
narrow escape from death early this
morning, when it is alleged, in an in
toXicated condition. he fell in the mid
dle OF the concrete bridge and went
10 sleep, only to be awakened shortly
afterwards to find himself staring MT
the bottom of an automobile, which
mad literally run over him Edward
Williams. the chauffeur OF the car.
tailed to sec the man until he was
upon him. and, clamping down his
brakes. he stopped over the body. For
| tunately. the man fell lengthwise with
the car. and so enabled the machines
wheeis to run either side of his
Dody, otherwise he would have assured
ly been killed.
The driver OF the car jumping from
ms seat, dragged the man from he
meath the car very oily and dirty. but
Otherwise unhurt. He then speednd
BACK to the city and informed Tho
ponce. who went with him back IN
inc spot, put the man in the tonnea,,
ana brought him TO the courthouse
he was placed in Jail charged with
drunkenness. and Will be given a hear
! ing Tomorrow.