The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-24
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

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SUDDEN DEATH = DRoUGHT-FRurT - WHEAT
AND oATs--THE RAPrDAN AND CHARLo1TEs-
VILE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iNAUGU-
RATIoS--RELI6IoUs.
,corre.nondence Of The Richmond Dispatch.l
July, %, 1878.
little girl, daughter OF Mr.. William II.
Crockgord, agent OF the Virginia Midland
railroad at this point, died suddenly iass
SATURDAY. from some unknown cause. IL
seems that she had laid down TO take ner
usual afternoon nap, and after some minutes
had clapsed an attempt to awaken her uiS-
covered the shocking fact that she was aeaa.
Tvervthinu that was at all available was
dome 10 restore her 10 life, but in vain.
We arc suffering much for want OF rain.
The Gardens are parched and the field crops
are beginning to show signs OF drought.
Tbe heat for the past twenty days has been
;n,cnse. the thermometer at times ranging
from on, 20 1860. People have been unable
RI sleep at night--a rare thing in TINS sec.
ION Rain has fallen copiouSiy all around
nc in some instances in less than mile o!
ChorIot,esyiIIe. The dry weather has bad
cfrct upop the cows. whereby our milk ana
butter rations are cut snort.
The fruit crops are pretty fair all over the
county, except peaches, which were VIM
terrified, Grapes, which are represented
as very fine, are beginning to ripen, and
was told by prominent vineyardist to-day
that he would begin to ship to northern
markets next week. Apples are unusually
abundant.
The wheat crop. upon which such great
eypcctations rested, has turned out 10 ne
sbort-onc third to one half less than estl-
mated. The straw was good, the heads
were large, but there was little In them.
The oat crop has perhaps never been eH-
cellcd. have seen oats htty'eiSht lncnes
long. and have been told OF some seventy
five inches in length, full-headed ana sound.
On some farms fine crops have come OF oot-
antecr oats.
The engineers for the survey OF the
route for the Ra7idap and charlottesville
railroad commenced operations yesterday.
They lave secured q corps OF assist
ants from among the youn" men OF this
town. I, really looks as ii this road Will be
built, after all. Indeed, l am told (whether
true or not cannot say that the company
has already secured the necessary amount 10
build the road.
The hot weather has driven every one OIL
TO the mountains who had the whereWlthal
TO Justify such step. In the mean time
learn that The farm-houscs in the vicinity oil
Charlottesville arc crowded to their utmost
copactv with guests from the lower coun.
try. 1t has OF tate years become quite the
custom to receive q few "summcr board
ers," and imagine it affords no objection
able addition &c the household cNchequer.
The coming event is the Inauguration
services OF the Miller Manual-Labor School,
which arc to take place on the 1th OF August.
There will doubtless be q very large crowd
Rurner, and other distinguished mel are
expected 10 address the multitude. The
Monticello Guard will go in camp there,
and fire concert OF vocal and instrumental
music is on the programme. OF course
Your readers know that the Miller Manual
Labor School is an institution endowed by
the late Samuel Miller. OF Lynchb0rg. with
amllion dollars, more or less, for the pur-
rose OF educating the orphan boys OF his
native county in the industrial arts. Boys
will be taken absolute control OF by the in
stituton-cothed, fed, and instructed at
the expense Of the school. 1t is Il bcneticent
work. Fortunately there are few boys in
the county who will come under the pro-
visions Of the endowment, and fortunately
for them they will get the benefits which
will be denied many 1corSe than orphaned
child in the county.
Rev. Mr.. McAlphine, Of Tennessee,
preached in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday night; Rev. 4. b. Warwick, Of
Bedford, in the Methodist church. Rev
l.. A Cutler preached in the Disciples
church, and after services received candi'
date for baptism. An arrangement has
been effected between the pastors OF seyera
churches, by which the Sunday-night ser
vices will be intermltted, except in one o.
them. OUR.