Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-30
AN ALBEMARLE ICE HARVEST.
1t Is Being Cut Seven Inches Thiok-He
Dreamed the Combination.

1t Is Being Cut Seven Inches Thiok-He
Dreamed the Com binatiou.
ICorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
SooTrsyIILE, Va, December 29, 1880.
With the recent low temperature we are
having an added thickness to the ice. and
to-day it is being cut seven inches thick.
The harvest Of the glacial substance here
will be a fine one.
"wETTER" FOR THE SWIM.
Friday evening Mr.. John Johnson lett
his horse attached to wagon at the depot
here and was absent few minutes. When
he returned he found that tho animal had
become frightened and dashed into the
rivera few PAGES distant The wagon
body floated off uncoupling the front
from the hind wagon-wheels by drawing
the coupling-pin. The horse, attached
still to the front wheels was assisted ont
of the river nearly quarter of mile be-
low wetter by his swim, unhurt otherwise.
CAME RACK II DREAM.
Dreams are queer thing. and there are
many believers in them-not among them,
however, is your humble correspondent.
Let me pander to the interest OF believers
in these might thoughts" 50 far as 10 re-
late an actual occurrence. My young friend
alone kept the combination 10 the iron
safe at the hotel of which his father was
proprietor, and he (the SOM was chief
clerk. The valuables of a boarder had
been put in the safe and the said boarder
wanted TO leave the next dav, and so in
formed the proprietor. The clerk was
utterly unable by rare accident TO him, for
a like incident had never before occurred,
to open the safe, the combination having es-
capped him. He tried the many combinations
he had used, and finally telegraphed to
the company in New York from which the
safe was purchased for any information
leading TO the opening of the safe. Be
| fore he heard from New York the clerk
took an evening nap, during which the
combination of the safe came plainly 10
| him. BE awoke, went to the hotel Office,
and opened the safe. Stranger things
have happened in dreams, perhaps, but
| this am safe in saying actually occurred,
end by myself would be explained by the
established theory that any impression
once made on the mind Is never effaced,
but only needs certain action of the brain
TO bring it forth in full force.
NO PLACE LIKE RICHMOND.
There is a strong frsternal feeling be-
| tween this section and Richmond. The
population Of your delightful city has q
large percentage Of former Albemarlians
in it; During the week of Christmas thus
| far the many friends of each of the follow
ing gentlemen have greeted them with q
warm welcome: Mr. T. Hill Montague, at
torney at law, visiting Major J. @. Hill lhis
| uncle) and family: DR.. M. L. Dawson. dem
| fist, visiting his fathers family; MIR. John
A. Briggs. recently engaged In the tobacco
box manufacturing business in Richmond,
visiting his fathers family Mr.. Charles ID.
NcEwen, with the u. b. Overs oonfection-
cry establishment, visiting his fathers
family.
Mr.. 8. A. Thomas. representing John A.
Kratz, visiting tho old folks at home
There Is no place like Richmond when
the people of this section visit city.
When "our boy" get of from home they
want to get TO no better place than Rich
mond. The result OF this latter feeling
makes Richmond debtor to Albemarle
for some of its best businessmen.