Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-10
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l'orresi"uoe"oeo OF INC Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER s, 1884.
Pariies from this city who visited the
Craig County Fair held last Thur5day' Fri.
day, and saturday have returned. aud ro.
FORT the exhibition rs a decided Gnanc,oI
success. The exhibit Of horses and ca,tie
was especially fine, though contne5
| principally TO exhibitors from the counfy In
which the far was held. with a few con.
tribu,ions from Giles, Montgomery. and Ro.
/ anoke.
The annual address was delivered ON tbc
/ first day by Mr.. Rush L. Derr, of this ci,v
| and Is highly spoken of by those who
heard it. On Friday brief addresses were
/ delivered by Hen. j. W. Marshall. Mr.
| Der, and Mr.. Caldwell. The management
4 are so encouraged hy the financial condi-
/ ton Of the Society that they propose TO
erect suitable aud permanent buildings.
such as iayilious, &c, in time for the ex.
| hibition Of 1851.
Craig is great county, albeit small
| one. full OF resources, pluck, and energy,
and when her mountain Businesses shall
| echo the whistle Of the railway locomotive.
| the iron, manganese, cattle, and horses
| that Will seek \ market now denied them
by reason of natural barriers will surprise
tie outer world.
MIR. II. L. Derr, in returning from the
fair. met with a serious accident that came
near terminating fatally. While crossing
one Of the numerous forJiS on Craig's creek
In a covered buggy his horse, while drink
ing. by some means wandered out Of the
ford, " hich is usually shallow at this sea-
SOD, and plunged himself, driver and
buggy into a hole OF depth sufficient to
cover the Top Of the vehicle. Mr.. Derr,
who cannot swim. in his efforts to release
the horse from the harness. was twice
plunged under the water, but was
rescued from his perilous position by
two gentlemen, who fortunately came
Ulon the scene in the chick of time"
Despite the hest efforts OF the feScucrS.
however. the horse was drowned. Mr..
Derr emerged from his involuntary bath
with no further damage than the loss OF
paiT OF surertluous unmentionables aud
bad cold. Ii has been suggested by his
friends that, inaSmuch Us he has told the
people OF Craig what be knew about farm.
ing" his next effort should consist Of his
experience in " freSh-water navigation"
Mr.. +. Rorcr. the generous proprietor Of
RoICTPark Hotel, has, with his accustomed
Kindness, offered the Democratic EYecu.
tive Committee the Use of the beautiful
rank in front Of his hotel for the lndall
:nd Daniel demonstration on the S.h of
October. Ii will doubtless be gladly ac-
copied. being by iar the most suitable place
I'm the city for such an occasion aS the one
in question promises to be. Ii is large
grove situated IL the corner OF Park and
Campbell streets. filed with native oaks.
with a uXuriant carpet Of grass. gently
slopirg i'm lis approach to Campbell street.
II will contain an immense number OF pco-
pie. and the stand can be 50 constructed rs
10 admit all within the sound " the speak
eI's voice.
A negro named Sidney Eames was ar
rested at Ninton nee Gish's on Friday
charged with being one OF the gang who
robbed The store OF Mr.. W. l.. Painter at
Diapers Valley, in Pulaski county, on the
1t ultimo. The authorities at NInton re-
fusine 10 allow his counsel to communicate
with him. be was brought here Saturday
on a writ Of hdbedS corpus issued by Judge
Robertson. Of the Hastings Court. and eX-
amined before Mayor DunStln. who sent
him back TO Pulaski for trial. Eamcs
confessed to having received part OF the
stolen money from the thieves, and gave
other information that is deemed valuable;
S22S was found on his person, which was
returned TO Mr.. Painter. This makes the
lNuIlu VI litt Itlllt~ tuuNi,
in Lynchburg. from whom $3.50 was recov-
cred, and two female accOmplces in Dan
vile, from whom a considerable sum was
,aktn. There is still another at large. who
believed TO be lurking In this neighbour
hood. The " hole amount stolen was Sl,l00
in money, and about $4,000 in checks,
bonds. &c.
Malone passed through this city on the
Norfolk and Western road Saturday eve
ming an route to Wythevllle, but did not
show himself TO the anxious crowd who
had congregated at the depot, notwith-
standing the cry OF numerous hOodlums to
Bring him out" We want to see what
he looks like" His friends here, apart
from the recipients Of his bounty in the
shape Of offices, can be counted on the fin
gers Of one hand. Soon there will be none.
not even the ofiice-holder, so poor As to do
him reverence.
A special train left here this morning for
Wytheyille. for the accommodation Of those
who desired TO attend the political gather
ings there to-day. Independent OF the
band and 4 carload OF negroes, there was
about fifty white people on board, about
half OF whom were Democrats, drawn
thither to hear Ellis, Of Louisiana, and our
own staples.
. The weather is extremely hot, and the
streets and country roads flied with dust
several inches deep. 4 good soaking rain
is greatly needed In this locality. EEX.