Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-05
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
ArAsex esrHsRrxeox couSTy-counr
DAY.
ne Damage by the Fieod-The Farmers
Rather Cheerful The firemsn-A
Harrow Escape
rspecis, telegram to the Dispatca-l

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June 4. 1889.
v.Stsrasv was Cosmty Court here. The
~e,ther was iatr snd there was large num-
Der Of country people from this ana tue sur
rounding counties In town.
Farmers from different sections OF the
souuty report heavy rainfall which wssnea
ne crops on the upiands but did no serious
ss,nace. The nnafu damage was done 10 the
nvlsnd erops, which were badly washed
md covered no with sand, mud, sad oeoT's.
The early fruit was injured TO some cxtent
ne the rain. our farmers. although losers ia
,.nv cssei. do not seem 10 be discouraged
NJ the damage by the iresbet, out are thank
ful that the freshet did not do IS nueh Dam.
ago 20 their crops IS was done TO those OF
many other portions OF the STATE
Twenty members Of the book, bost, ana
ladder will leave tomorrow for Norfolk TO
,ttand the State Convention OF the Virginia
Firemen's Association.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
many has presented % Commander Frank
tiiImer. Of the fire company, twenty round.
trip passes oven their road TO Norfolk, good
for ten DAYS.
These passes were presented our COM
many In consideration Of the valuable ser
vices rendered 10 the railway company ~
fhe recent FIRE In his city. The company
expect 10 euioy a good time on this "Trip.
The Norfolk Fire Department viii tender
sumptuous banquet TO our toys on FRIDAY
night next The Charlottesville company Is
~ splendid trim and will so 10 Norfolk IN
full uniform
The grand iury Of the county yesterday
btoucht In several indictments Tor felony,
and the cases will be tried al this term OF the
Coupty Court The court was in session
hNSl-
ness
The following county supervisors. who
were elected at the recent election, quaiihed
Yesterday: Hon. J. Il. Moon, OF Charlottes-
VILE district; Mr.. W. G.. Page. samuel
Miller district; b. T. Parrott, White Hall
district: and y. c. McGhee, OF Ivy district.
Messx. II. Vi. Magruder. Of Rivsnna dis
,rict. aud X. J. Leckie, OF ScottsSil dis
trjct. are yet 10 qualify. The above
supcryisors are all Democrats, aud sll the
offices Of the county are IN the hands OF the
Democrats for the next term as result OF
the recent election.
The final exercises at Pantops Academy,
near Charlottesville. viii take place to,mor-
row, and they promise 10 be very interest,"
ing. c.,..
A dinner was given yesterday at the Clty-
Hall property for the benefit OF the Char-
lOffGENils
marty and festival was also gwen, and was
we'll attended, although the weather was
sornoghst inelemeht. The band furnished
some of their best music, and the whole afialr
was success and was quite enjoyable.
Traffic on both the Chesapeake and ONO
md virginia Midland roads, which bad been
greatly interrupted by the recent freshet. ~
somevbat improved here to-day, and the
railway officials are beginning to wear plea
SAINT faces again.
The passepeer trains on the Chesapeake
and Ohio have ail arrived to-day, although
sonew hat hte owing to transfers which hao
10 be made.
The first trains from the North arrived to-
day bearing the msils and papers which have
been delayed since May 3lst.
No material changes have taken place IN
the ireiAht traffic. The Virginia Midland
had TO transfer beyond Manassas junction
to-day. but hope 10 have their road open IN
few days.
DR.. James Leitch. OF Rockbridge county,
who has been visiting friends and relatives
here, left Yesterday for home.
Mr.. Harris Hancock, OF this county, came
near meeting with serious accident on
Friday last. on Thursday Nr. Hancock re-
;srped 10 this city from Johns Hopkins
University, where be had been attending
school. Friday morning his father, Captain
Hancock, prominent citizen OF this county,
sent in an ordinary family carriage for hl'
son, aud while returning home the occu
pants crossed HOuchen's branch, small
stream which had been swollen by
the rains. The colored driver drove
into the stream before lie found 1
wss swollon. The carriage began 10 hoa
and Just as II was turning over Mr. HancocI
Jumped out and swan 10 the opposite bank
The top Of the carriage foated some distance
down the stream. The driver escaped by
swimming out and afterwards cut tn
horses from the runniDg.gear and so saye(
them, W.