Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-02
MECKLENBURG.
TIE GRADING ON THE ATLANTIC AND
DAEvILLE ROAD.
fashine the work-The robscoo-seareity
Of Forsgs-Politieal, Personal, and
General Notes.
,cora,popdonce Of me Richmond Dispa,cal


CHasx CITY. Va, April !, 1850.
Tho grading OF the AlSntic ana Danyine raw
road through this county IA nov pusheu 'lgor,
ousiy. Several hundred laborers have arrived
IN Clarkavile and will .; epce engage ~ tnc
construction Of tao road from that point 70 pan
VILE. Tho route has been llcated DctHoeh
Clarksviilc sad Boydion. on the north OF we
Roanoke river, and about hv0 mics e'oe1y
GRADED The bridges 81 the Richmond ana
Mecklenburg road across the Staunion ana pan
rivers will be used by tho Atlantic ana Dsh'h'o
Company. , 49,. -,
this county now Inaccessible TO railroad tachi-
ties huti1ch IN agricultural products ana iofes1'
Of valuable timperA ,, a..
Oxford ana Durham. y G.. over nc ~" Ive,,i
have ccoa very heavy. Tho PASSENGER rave
has also considerably Increased ne tvIeEs N'H
line Il nov iu operation from hore 10 hale'sn. IT,,
The Leaf. toba SEQ market hero has Oponcl WIN
unusual Animation aad activity. nuihSei oi
new buyers entered the market last week. M W.,
interior tobarco is onerod. OOod gfA~es uSd'''
come later In nc Se1soD.
The farmers this year are preparing Tor an
average crop - tobacco. AID the preyaihng OUT
pose 10 20 improve the qualify. hrVheiai loi'il.,
Eers win DO ufoi 90 limited extent az ih-'9
alliances are organizing. hut the oranges, once
40 popular. arc row rarely over mentioned.
There IS great scarcity OF long forage aunopk
stock.oWnors. Large quantities OF nay anu vDi q
from the North aud West are now shipped 20 thls
place This is unfortunate FOR an Agricultural
section But the merchants and farmers, WIN
commondnb'e spirit Of mutual cooperation aIo
endeayoflng 10 tide over tho hard tlmcs 10 9"-
In oooss5uouce Of the drought aud freshets OF
last year there Is some distress IN portions OF
this county. A special meeting OF the bVs.u ~
Supervisors has baoa called 70 meet API -
consider measures Tor the relief OF the suffering
prevailing ia certain localities Ihls II an uu-
precedeniel occurrence for this county, pe'
sthe Door w always have with US
Notwithstanding short crops political asp ia ,
for official position are not disnaye1, huu 40
publcans fer revenue only" are more bumei,
ous than ever Ia tho villages they arc iniatuaveu
with tno idea that each one IA specially sulted "
discharge the OJtes OF POSTMASTER
Judge T. d. irving com menccd tue spring form
Of the Circuit Court for this county to-1ay lheIo
are y2l chancery and "a common-lS" cases Oh
tho docket. ,
Snssafras oil e now manufactured here. ana
the money paid out for -assstras roofs has pecn
a boon 10 the poor people, especially we coio,eu
race who principally engage IN o1urphunB
fhe old field trees not for tea as IN olien lleS'
but 70 obtain bread and meat 49,.
work on tho Concord Male Academy at THIS
place will soon commence. Inc oosIgh o, w w
building IL very handsome Elevated anu OF
gible grounds nave been secured Win ample
shade-troes. easily accessible, ana several 'Hou-
sand dollars are already snb'ctibeu. ho';
j. II. NcWhill is financial agent aud originator OF
the enterprise. The company u chartered, a,lI
the trustees Of the Academy are among INC
most substantial and pubhc-splTltsd cl'lzens VI
tho Concord baptist Association.
The publ, schools Of tho county have gene
rally closed until the fan term. 80,
Postmaster George ]. Dabbs OF CiarksVile,
This county, died q few days ago. lie Wos most
estimabie man and had boon continuous resi-
dent OF his town for over a hall century. MS age
was ahout sevcnty-1ve years.
Kooert Weldon Rose. Of this county, has Just
been appointed second lieutenant, Fifth nian-
try. United States army. aud loft here Yesterday
for Fort Worth. Texas. lie enlisted IN the army
ns a private i've years ago, aud on ms own
merits wen his lieuteuancy. In competitive
examination with several hundred ne ranked As
third.
Rev J. II. Newbill. Of this place. has resigned
the pastoraie OF the Baptist church at B0ydton'
he still has four other churches. 49,
Captain Dennis Il. Fielder prominent clli-
zen Of tnis county. died recently. tie WAS nearly
eighty-dye years old aud his widow, SIX months
his senior. survives him.
Colonel John y. Cary. OF your city, Is mere on
a visit combining business with recreation.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Drew. synodical eFanGellsI
a. Missouri, is visiting his family here lie
preached twice ~ TIE Presbyterian church yes
terday. noticed among his auditors one gem
tleman ninoty-twO years Old.
spring has opened and grsss-nelds are carpet
ed with yerdure, peach trees ore IN pioOIh' anu
gardening Is the order Of the day. D.