The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-25
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

lCorrespondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
The old veterans Of this magisterial dis
trict are having their annual retni0n to-
dav mt Colonel X. Il. W. Dukes spring,
three miles north OF the town. Mr.. Corne-
lius Dull. local agent OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Company, Is still confined TO his
house with complication OF diseases. Mr..
Willie Keller. clerk in the Adams Express
office, is very low with typhoid-fevcr. The
mortality amongst children has been
greater this year than for many years past,
owing, | am told by an eminent physician,
TO the sudden atmospheric changes which
have been so prevalent.
We are having most excellent seasons
for corn. gentle showers falling nearly
every dav. The absence OF electricity from
the rains this summer has been marked.
In lieu OF a snake story, ! will tell you 4
watch story, which has the character OF be-
ing true-that is, it was told fOr truth.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway have
two bridges east Of this place, just at the
foot of Monticello mOuntain-one is over
the Riyanna, the other over M0Ore's creek.
The company has Waterman employed to
follow all trains over these bridges and
keep general surveillance over them.
This Waterman, when not thus engaged,
sometimes catches fish from the river
and sometimes goes to hunt squir-
rels on the north side OF Monticello.
During one OF these latter trips in the
spring OF last year he had the misfortune
TO lose his watch. This was very inconve-
nient for him, for it was 4 good one, and Il
good watch costs money, and is hard for
poor man to get; besides he was de-
prived of all means OF knowing just at
what time to be on duty, except when he
was ut his house or contiguous thereto.
One day in the fall thereafter, is he was
going down the road towards the second
bridge from which good view OF the
mountain can be had, and thinking about
his lost watch, he cast his eyes over on the
mountain side and saw something glisten-
ing in the rays OF the autumn sun. It struck
him that this might he his watch.
He went back to his house, returned with
his wife, and finding again the glistening
object, directed her to watch il, and guide
his footsteps by her vOice-the leaves were
off the trees, and man could be easily seen
way up the mountain-side- and started for
the object. His wife, faithful to her part
of the work, directed to the exact spot,
where he found his ,ratch intact and prac-
tically unlniurcd. The watch had been lost
for months. Now, how is this piece OF
good fortune TO be accounted for!
QrIP.
RESIGNATION OF A PASTOR-CUROUs CIRCUM-
STANCE - TIE CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, SC.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatchl
July "a, 1882.
| Rev. w. ii. Williams, OF the Baptist
church, rendered his resignation yesterday
at meeting of the church after commu-
Mon. This event had been anticipated for
some time by the congregation, as it had
become evident that Mr.. Williams's throat
difficulty would in all likelihood prevent
him from preaching for an indefinite time.
Mr.. Williams will go about the LIST OF Sep
TENDER to st. Louis. No.. where he has
purchased the Central Baptist. of which
he will be owner and editor. He has made
many friends during his residence here,
who will regret his removal unfeignedly.
A curious circumstance happened yes
terday. Two cows locked horns near the
depot, and in the struggle for mastery one
OF them-a valuable COW belonging to Mr..
5. NJ. Keller-haG her neck twisted and
broken.
The action Of the Council OF Charlottes-
Vile in declining at late meeting TO make
the usual appropriation to the Charlottes-
vile High School is discussed by the citi-
zens with varied feelings. Those in favor
OF the school contend that il was a great
benefit to the town and that it furnished
cheap tuition for high grade OF study, and
brought persons from a distance TO take
advantage OF the facilities offered. The
tuition fees have been Tor residents OF the
town $50 per session, and for non-residents
$40. The opponents say that it is good
tning Tor non-residents, giving them q
high-school education at low rate, and
that there may be some benefit derived
from their presence In the town; but that
the actual cost OF the tuition OF resident
boys Is 800 per dnnum-considering the
tuition paid by the parents and the ratio Of
distribution OF the appropriation from the
| town. In other words, it costs the town
800 for every student sent last year, while
non-residents enjoy the same privileges for
$40. The action OF the Council will very
likely close the school, unless il receives as
sistance from some other source.
The subject Of water-w0rks is still under
debate. 1t Is probable that the arguments
In favor may move the Council to submit
the question to the property holders at an
early day. The health OF the town seems to
demand 1t, and the matter can be brought
more directly to the attention OF the citi-
zens by the oft-recurring diseases OF ty-
phoid character than by any other argu-
ment.
A train composed of ten coaches. loaded
with colored people from Richmond and
intervening points, emptied its load upon
In about 1890 to-day. OUR.