The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-31
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
PETITION OF FARMERS or GREEN
VILE COUNTY.
A Printed Statement Circulate"
ing Their Condition Resulting FRO"
Failure OF Crops Due TO the "e"''
Rains.

ing 1heif tohuitioh
Failure OF Crops Due to the hea''
Rains.
The following appeal 10 capltails.s . anI
wealthy citizens Of the lana Wa7 -. 49,,
Inv mail last NIGHT by The TINES. On the
back OF the appeal. which il printed, Is tnis
sentence: .Anything you can 90 i2r me
moor of our county through your valuable
paner will be appreciated. W. samuel
Sin The name Of charity, humanity and
mercv. we. the undersigned petitioners,
farmers Of the county Of Greensyille, state
M Virginia, ask your attention 10 this sum.
MARY account OF the deCtltute cendhl0n on
ourselves aud familics;. condition OF want
brought about by 10 negligence or lack
of industry on our part, but by totai
failure Of our crops. a..
s.The seed was sown. the usual expendi.
ture of labor and money for securing Yielr
and harvest was applied, but the cohtihu-
ous rains of the summer and fall Nroush,
min and destruction 10 the agricultural
class Of this country as ehectuallf a. ~
they had been swept by JohnstoWn hoou
or lived in the track Of Western cyclone,
and the result is a complete paralysis Oh
money pnd labor. with want Of bread, the
necessaries Of life, and black despair iollow-
inc i'm the wake Of such stroke 10 Oui
class.
Tho cry for bread has already gone up,
and as the winter advances wall lot
warmth will add an accompaniment OF woe
and suffering. The people of this land have
always responded promptly and literally 10
every call for help from their suffering
brothers. and we, your earnest and urgent
petitioners. beg you 10 turn not away from
The cry of women and children for aid ana
breathe sigh Of pity only. but turn TO your
abundance and from il send assistance 10
this unfortunate yet worthy class OF your
c0untrymeu.
"Buoyed with hope that our prayer for
aid will be speedily responded 70, we beg
that all contributions VIII De sent 10 ".
samuel OOodwyn and 4. l.. Turner, Em-
poria. Va, who will distribute the same ac-
c0rdng 10 our necessities.
THE LIST OF sIGNERs.
IF. Williams. r. p. Morris. b. i. Pear
son. j. b. Tucker, James Hobbs, i. T..
Williams. A. A.. Brantly, John Hill, l.. u.
Vaughan, samuel White. Charles west
moreland, A. A. Rowland, Benjamin SPAIN
II. ". Convey, Cyrus Tyler, Jessee Jarrau'
Henry Watts, John 4. Wyche, Elijah yer
j. j. Pettawdy, Cain Runin, Isaac
-pencer. George y. TOmasOn. Billy Green,
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guson. james Ferguson. james Robinson,
, Allen Jones. Claiborne Jones, William Epps,
Thomas Cabiness, A. =. Woodruff, sam.
Jackson, Stephen Garner, Anthony Hobbs
Epps High. Dayey Pearson, g.. &. Robinson,
Henry Walker, John Wells, Edward smith,
Goodwin Pearson. Manson NycIoi W. l..
Word. j. +. Williams, Broddle Nor
gan. Henry squire, y. II. Fer
guson, \. y. Allen, Hartwell High
Mrs. :. {. Mitchell. =. VI. Collins, Gus Cam,
| f.. =. l.. Hobbs. \. l.. Gordon, ). i. koOin-
son. Grant Wyche, Edmund smith, A. q.
Moore. J. H. Moss. Jim Atkins, Aaron
sork, Il. II. R0rk, W. ii. Young, John r.
Clark. William T.. NewsOm, Abner Blunt,
| ~ n. Williams. +. VI. Clarke, W. G.. Wat
son. John L. Stevenson, Ridley COPPER
| j. ". Caudle, j. p. Porch, \. W. Howard
&c. Allison. james II. llamlin, W. D.
Slaughter. }. II. News0m. VI. A. Thorpe, H.
/ II. Harrison. A. ". Wick, George X
/ Crump. II. Ia. C0nnOr, W. III. Hubbard, >.
". R0well, j. VI. J0rdon j. G.. Morris, ~
| H.. Morris. j. y. 1illar, VIM. Barlow
+. :. Jones. J. l.. Graham, \. j. Har
kins. 4. Z. Long. A. l.. Morris, L. y. kowell,
Moses Parham, Junius scott, Her0d Lun-
| d.. j. Wesley Hall, John Epps, Henry
Wyche. Henry Powell. Willis Turner, \.
W. Bradley, j. W. Field, James W Griz-
zarl. Lewis Tyler, j. II. Pepper, William
4. Buckner, Wyatt Spencer, W. II.
/ Purdy, j. J.. Harvey, James w.
Hobbs, ", J.. Pearson, G. J.. Thomas,
Emmot R0rk. W. j. Wright. George
Pepper, W. A. ID. Taylor, Dayle Ayent'
j. \. Edwards, Henry Vincent James Al.
kins. Sr.. Mike Carpenter, Peter Ayent, X
| 4. S0uthall. j. T.. Morgan. VIM. Whitfield,
Geo. W. seab0rn. j. III. Murfree. Isaac
Epps, Fred Crier, sterling Tucker; W.
| Lewis. At. Williams, Jesse Gun, Jesse
Corey. solomon Edwards. ). III. koDlns0n'
/ W. 4. Dickinson, Vim. Tyler, y.
| =. Allen. -. W. Collier, 4. ". NewsOm,
charles Taylor. ". a. Blunt. William Far
son. Hanson Smith. Henry Thomas, A. Is
/ Morgan, r. j. Wren, Drew Hewitt, y.
! johnson. Ben Ruilin. j. j. Mills, j. III. styles
/ billiard a Turner, W 4. Doyle. i. W. Buck
ner. +. II. Hobbs, Robert Watts, W. III
Morgan. j. ID. Davis, *. NJ. Robin
son. Nat. Pelham, W. W. Buck
ner b. n. Newsom, Jean a Iomlinson
| i. B. Manning.i John Chambliss, still
Jones. W. ID. Fisher. John stokes, Fed y M
cent. Lewis Jones' Israel Giyens, Nat lay
/ l0r. ge0rge Chambiss, W. e. Mason, jim
! Mason. siitb Jones, Richard Dunn, Nici
/ spencer, +. IS. Cole, &. ID. A1ernathy, \
/ b. Thomson, John While, W. +. Col
/ lier, Richard Arnet. Henry brown
] =
/ p. =. Bowen. John J.. Iyey. G.. ". New
som. II. y. Allen. Farmer& Mitchell. George
! y. Sllen. James II. Harrison, Thomas lay
/ l0r William Cary. j. VI. R0rk, j. J.. Fer
/ rusOn. Henry Williams. j. 4. Robinson, -
/ r. johnson, James Robinson, Peter Robin
son. II. W. Ferguson, e.. a. ninchey' W
/ II. Woodruff. 4. $. Wright, Holland Cooke
] Manson Mabry. George Pearson DdNel
Mayes. H.. NJ. Garner, Thomas Ill., Rob
ert Ridley. Jim Cain, Peter cam, ia
| wilkins. Ransom Malone, Albert Jones
Charles Aycnt, George kiyes. Edmund Ma
son. William Vincent, Richard Il. Pace
Henry Mason sandy " yati' d; .. "1i'g 81,
IP. ", Pollard, e.. ". saunders, D. II
Chambliss. =. r.. Jean, W. r. Branty
W. +. Chilly, Richard g.. Grigg, Georg'
W. Field. a. b. Bate. b. +. Jarratt
Doc Avent, Joe Roberts, Harry korA
/ William Stiih. j. :. Wells, stephen hish
! W. III. NewsOm. William Nyche, Henry
! Phillips. l.. NJ spencer, y. +. Wells, james
! W. Webb. Epps Arlington. Edward Davis
! ClaibOrn Cain.W. J.. Robinson, Bob Howell
/ W. r. Hobbs. :. ". Garner, ii. L. Nor
gan, +. II. Allen, ID. A. King, j.
| Edwards. j. +. Pollard, W. Is. Allen
! d. :. Raw, Trey Tisdale, Gilbert Tyler, r.
/ II. Cleot0n, j. II. BroadnaX, Thomas Cox
solomon Parham. j. r.. Pettaway, W. A.
] lINlltls NOUli nun IL re ~ tAthf N-t ~
/ Mason. pompel Jackson. sam. Curtis, 4. X.
/ House. j. NJ. Howell, l.. II. Lanear, ;. i.
jackson. Willis Andrews, NJ. W. Hobbs,
l. j. II. Bate, X. Il. Powell, y. NJ.
Morse, r. 5. Tender, Byron Nyche.
Nelson Moss. George Easter, Canton Ayent
James Williams. ellis Winbush, II. W.
/ Carpenter. !. NJ. Rork, Geo. b. Clemner, y.
/ T.. Pearson, Berch Carter, Caswell Hill, i,
| l.. Mitchell. X. II. Allen X. l.. Pari, W. l..
| Barnett. Il. ID. Pair, W. II. l.. Nyche,
John smith. Horace Rollins. Irwin Cope
/ land. j. A. j. sykes, Geo. smith, j. J..
Thorpe. J. II. Welton. Il. q. Cain,
/ II. ". Jones, Fred. Wendell, G. +. Morgan,
Charles Day, Berry Groves, j. W. Jean, l..
:. Brant, j. b. Melton. II. T.. Davis, Mrs.
Byrd Morris. Edward Mayes. W. L. Allen,
Douglas Riyes, j. b. Jean, ". NJ. Turner,
I William Lee, j. W. Melton, Watson Turner,
John Greenaway. j. b. Davis, j. ". saun-
ders, J. IL. Morris, William Singleton,
". b. Pettaway. Burwell Williams.
Zeb. Pearson. William II. Webb, Il. +. Cole.
J. W. johnson. II. =. Moss, G.. ". farris,
*. L. Williams, j. T.. Mitchell, j. III. iiar-
ris, II. W. Ogburn, G.. G. Ogburn, W. j.
smith. J. Ii. Gillian, W. K. Pair, Benjamin
Young, Haryell Pair, lsham Ingram, Bar
ham NewsOm. Albert Green, Alfred ROrk,
samuel Pork i Price