The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-26
ALL ABOUT

CROPS IN AMHERST-THE AMHERST PEOPLE
THE ALBENARLB ASsOCIATIoN-THE PORTS
MOUTH ASSOCIATION; COLPORTAGE, EDUCA-
| TION, MANUSCRIPT HISTORY SUSSEX: THE
CROPS AND DEER.HUNTING.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
JARRATT's, SUSSEX COUNTY, VA,}
August "a, 1880.
The crop OF corn in Amherst county is
excellent. The tobacco-plant> seemed to a
Pittsylyania man rather small and back
ward, but he was informed that people
were not afraid frost would oyertake them.
I" The FROST" said one farmer, " is not in a
hurry to appear on the south side OF these
| high hills" In portions OF the county,
about fourteen miles west OF Burford's, a
storm Of hail had recently damaged some OF
the crops very greatly. | heard one man
say he bad found some OF bis plants which
had fifty holes i'm each of them, and that his
| fodder was cut into strings.
The people or Amherst county, crowds
OF whom have recently seen, appear to be
a healthy, hearty. happy peopIe-satisfed
with the high hills and the low lands which
| God and their fathers have given them, and
satisfied to remain locked up amongst their
Grampian hills unless they can be made
sure that the proposed railroad proposed
railroads everywhere y will be so managed
| that they will not lose by their stock in that
as understand some OF them fear that they
will lose by their stock in the railroad which
now passes through that county. | did not
| see IN this county the numbers OF extraya-
gantly-dressed people which | have seen
elsew here this summer, nor the costly
equipage, but | am told that the Amherst
people, man for man, have more money on
deposit in their family chests and the banks
than any people in the State. Extravagant
dressingl The men stand up as II they felt
"the mans the gold for a that" Equip
age! Why, who would want anything
neater and better than Jersey wagon for
these up-and.dOwn roads, and why
shouldn't woman ride on horseback ten
| or fifteen miles to church when she gains
much as to healthfulness and beauty there
| by, and can prosecute q lowland beau TO
ans extent by hard riding should the fellow
] be borei
Perhaps the Dispatch would not object
| to an item or two about the Albemarle As
| sociatien. This Association was held in
Amherst county during portion OF last
week. Amongst the visitors were Rev. j.
| NJ. Pitcher, OF CovingtoD, who is now pre-
paring to undertake the agency for the sun
| day-School and Bible Board; Rev. DIR.
Hatcher, who preached an instructive SER
mon on Paurs fear OF becoming castaway ;
Rev. w. X. l.. Smith, Of Lynchburg; Rev.
DIR. Dickinson and Mr.. T. j. Stsrke, OF
Richmond; and Professors j. T. Ayerett, OF
Danville; William Eubank, Of Liberty; and
Alexander Eubank, OF Charlottesville.
There are about forty.ive churches In this
Association, aud these have membership
OF about 5000. The topics assigned for re-
port and discussion were those generally
treated OF at these Associations. IL ap.
peared that the business about which
the members were most engaged was
that OF coiportage, and after several
reports and much discussion It was
determined that the Association would CO.
operate with the Sunday-School and Bible
Board. aud committee was appointed TO
make the necessary arrangements, II being
provided that Rev. J. ii. Fox should be re-
tanned a. c0lporter. Mr.. Fox had served
during the preceding year, and his report
OF the work done was so remarkable that
noted 1t for this letter. Here 1t is: Days OF
labor, 1856; families visited, 600; CONVEX
sions under his ministry, IA; persons con-
versed with on personal religion or prayed
with, 325 number found who did not at
tend church, 40; prayer.meetings held. 1870;
SuQday schools organized, 3; Scpday-schooi