The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-25
st,eass has been greatly injured, and ufless
there should be a speedy cIlsa to 9 higher
Temperature Ia the vi her the fartaefs am
ffsinate NOT more thar half crup af harvest

wheat has been g.eafty injured, anu al tesss
there should be Il speedy cfIs age TO o higher
temperature Ia the weather the faftaefs an
ticipatc not more thar half q crop at harvest
time. 81
Mr. Robert Burrnss, one of tonr model
farmers. has done more ploushing than any
two or three others combined. Such an en-.
yterprtslng man is worth great deal to the
community in which he lives. Others might
wisely profit by bis example. His tobacco
bronghta better price than any sent 20 mar
ket from this county the past season.
The merchants are doing very little, and
&c Ia d mouruSu. fact that most of then| have
TO resort to the sale OF spir1tuous liquors In
order to draw custom. And 1t Is seriously
feared that the morals OF our young men
the hope and stay OF the country forsnnother
generatlon--are not very much improved
by the number of grog-shcps throughout
the land.
The Thorn. Hi! Grange has recently dis
banded, and the cooperation store owned by
the members OF the Grange is selling OF Its
stock OF goods at cost. A final sale OF house
and lot and all appurtenances will take
place on the 1st OF April.
The most OF our citizens seem to be very
much gratitied with the dog-tax! which has
recently been passed by the Legislature. In
this connection will state tha. one ofeonr
farmers, whose name will not mention,
has made for himself quite reputation as 3
" g-killer, having poisoned some TWEEN
Sty-two recently. He arges in eXtenuatson
OF this wholesale canine slaughter that the
dogs had been Killing his sheep, though 1t
Is asserted by many that only one sheep
was killed. and he sprinkled this over thick
with strychnlne, and in one single night
eight or ten CANNES breathed their last. The
rishtinInesS of his course Is severely criti-
c'zed by some.
Some of our leading farmers are turning
their attention TO the raising OF fancy stock
such as hogs, cattle, aud pouisrY. Among
them might be mentioned the names OF
Willie Bradbury, z. Z. Daniel. and Fendali
Chiles, who have some beautiful specimens
or po,iltry and hogs. Mr.. b. T. Graves has
some very fine thoroughbred Devon cattle
and Poland-Cbina hogs. These facts are
mentioned. because they are suggestive OF
the thrift and enterprise Of our, citizens,
who seem determined not to be lagsards IN
the race for Improvement. 50 - ~
MIR. Thomas E. Graves, who was men,
toned some time since as receiving such Sc
rions injuries while attempting to cross a
frozen creek, has not yet entirely recovered,
though improving rapidly.
Notwithstanding is very much practiced
here at this season OF the year, and 1t is
amusing sometimes to see how the young
men. vie with each other 70 get the favored
side; Of their lady-loYe on returning from
church. ~! 'gt-fn.E-.- -. ~"
The marriage OF Miss Eddie Graves, niece
of Captain. RIP. Graves, of this county, to
Mr.. Joseph Beazley, OF Madison county
| was said to be a very brilliant affair. ? There
\ were said to be about forty attendants. CAL
went merry as a marriage bell" on The &C.
casion until Just as the officiating minister
uttered the " ord /" Amen. at the close OF
| the, ceremony; then broke suddenly upon
| the solemn. stilluess q loud and unearthly
and startling etoot" Of a. horn, by some
Flnyidious and ill-mannered youth Just out
side at The window of the building. OF
course, when search was made the perpetra,,
tor Of this rude and coarse joke. could not
be found. From the number OF marriages
rnmored to take place sooD, our people are
unquestionably somewhat matrimonlaily IN
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