The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-14
STAUNTON.

VsyTTNG or THE VIRGINIA COURT OF AP
PgAIS-ORGANIZATlON or A Daniel CLUB
At GREENvILLg-THg DROUGHT y RAIN
PERSONALS, &C, &C.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
SEPTEMBER l3, 1881.
TAe Virginia Supreme Court OF Appeals
nsi here to-day. Judge Christian pre-
.dei. Judge MOneure being still detained
a. his home by iil health. The other men,
bers Of the court-Judges Staples, Auder-
con. and Burks-were present. Among the
visiting lawyers present are Colonel Ed.
mud Pendleton and Houston Leicher, II
Lexington X. l.. Parish, Cvvington, and
Z. T. Barton, Winchester. The docket is
a larger one than usual, and a rather lengthy
session is anticipated. The first case on
docket Is Commonwealth case from Clarke
county, a negro man charged with assault
mon a coiored girl, but AttOrney.G General
Field not being present, the case was passed
by and the business from Augusta circuit
was taken up.
At o meeting OF the City Council last
week Mr.. John NJ. Carroll, city treasurer,
reported as having received during the
month Of August 50. 74S O5, and expended
S3.6j2.45, leaving a Balance in favor Of the
city Of S6.09j 90.
The StauntOn Artillery meets tonight to
decide whether they shall attend the York
town Centennial.
The deadlock" in the clouds was
broken sunday by q pretty little shower,
which came up while the people were all
in church praying for rain. 1t grew to q
refreshing rain in the afternoon, which
strengthened the faith OF praying people
aud encouraged the hopes OF every body.
nha drONRrhF hos haanuua worry dsafrps.inO
No wheat sown, but little ploughing
done, and the ground that has been
ALLOWED broken up so rough that
il cannot be prepared for seeding /;
farmers cutting up their corn before the
crop Is made in order to save the fodder, as
nothing more can be expected from the
corn. Grass dead, pastures brown, cattle
thin and losing every day. Upon the whole,
discoursging outlook for the agricultural
community, aud as a consequence every
BODY else. The weather, too, since Sun
DAYS rain has turned cooler, and the skies
LOOK unprOmising to-day. Another day Of
hot sun will make IL almost as bad as il was
before the rain.
On Saturday Mrs. Polly Burke, the wife
OF Captain Thomas Burke, an old and
higbly-esteemed citizen Of this county, was
buried in ThornrOss cemetery. She was an
sged and exemplary Christian, a member Of
the Baptist Church, and had been sick for
more than four months, and was seventy
eight years old, she and her husband having
been married hfty-four years CO.. Among
her six surviving children are Captain Will
liam A. Burke, OF this city, late secretary OF
the Virginia Agricultural Society /; r. w.
Burke, Esq, member Of the Stanton City
Council; and Captain Thomas Burke, late
mayor Of Huntington, and nov one OF the
doorkCepers Of the Uoited States Senate.
Last Saturday at Greenville = Democratic
Club was organized with the following Of
icers: j. a. Bumgardner, president A.
Blanth. W. II. Shields, j. w. Wallace. and
Frank Pilson, yice-presidents 6. W. Fitch,
secretary, and r. II. Palmer treasurer.
They resolved 10 work until the going
down Of The sun on the day OF election.
This club will do good work.
Among the visitors in Sta9nton from
Richmond are Mrs. Bishop DOggett, daugh-
ter, and granddaughter, wbo,are stopping
al DR.. Pendleton's, former assistant clerk
OF The Virginia Senate. PENN.