Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-18
FARMv,lLE.
The Spring Csmpalgn-Tobacco-pcrsonal.
ponespondence OF ths aschmo,d p,sr.,,s,

III.
Wonespondsnce Of ths Richmond plsps,cn.i
m FAnMyrIrg. Va, February II. 1890.
Inc spring campaign for the election Of
0 ,,nas lot .ne town government. If the
present whisperings among the different
classes eugcr anything, Will be the nost
exciting one the people OF this municipali-
" have gone through with for many Years.
One OF inc most important changes made
IN the charter OF the town by a bill recentiv
passed by the Legislature is that which
makes the election OF officers biennual in
stead of annual.
TOBACCO.
Tobacco breaks at our warehouses 70.
man s'1ali aud the prices high. II is esti-
mated Dy several OF our inspectors that
but little over 1000, 900 pounds OF the pro-
duct viii be sold in farmviile from the he
ginning 70 the close of the season, against
the usual market Of over 1000, 600.
THK NEW RAILROAD.
Many OF our people visited the point up
70 which tho Farmyille and Powhatan rail
ROAD IS completed yesterday. which ia in
Cumberland county, some two or three
miles distant from here. Ono young
lady pedestrian 20 the scene "a she
advanced into view Of the narrow
gauge exclaimed aloud: "0h, isn't it
too cute for anything2" An elaborate
reception is spoken Of to be given the frat
train that enters the corporation over this
road. Oi what tho manifestation of well
come VIII consist am as yet uniformed.
PYTHIANs.
The idea Of reviving the Pythian order.
when at one time was hourishingi order
IN farnville, has often occurred to many
OF the surviving members OF the defunct
lodge. and steps are at last being taken to
secure the names necessary for its re-es-
taolishlnent.
PAINTERS ALLIANCE.
During the recess IN the County Court
to-day Mr.. ]. II. Garland, Of Mecklenburg
county, addressed large crowd of farmers
upon the subject of the formation of
alliances, and as a result Of his effort two
Will be at once organized in this county
ono at Prospect Depot next Saturday and
the other at Redd's Sbop-Major <. X.
Nenable being the organizer. At another
meeting in the courthouse to-day, with
4. I. Clarke in the chair and w. d. NJ.
Stokes as secretary, after fully discussing
the subject 1t was determined that petit
ton be presented TO the Board Of Super
ylsors asking that the bonds voted to tho
Orange and keysville railroad upon the
condition that such portion Of the road
shall have been COMPLETED on or before
March l, 1890, be withheld because of the
company's failure 10 comply with their
contract.
MIEISTEB ILL.
Rev. w. j.. Evans. former pastor Of Park
Place Methodist church in Richmond. is
quite Ill from peritOnitis at his home here.
HIS pulpit wGs filed yesterday by Rev. DR..
j. /. Latlmer, OF Union Theological Semi
nary.
The Rev. DIR. Harding. OF the Presbyte-
ran church, who has been confined to the
manse by sickness. was well enough TO oc-
cupy his pulpit yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. kone, of the Baptist church,
who recently met with o painful accident
III allghting from moving passenger train
on the Norfolk and Western railroad. was
not sufficiently disposed TO preach yester-
day, and the services Of seminarian
from College Hill were procured for the
morning and evening congregations.
Mrs. Rev. hOne, who has Just passed
through a serious illness, is convalescng.
Mrs. Cowan. the widow late lamented A.
Nj. Cowan, is lying very Ill at her residence
here.
The following is the programme an
nounced for the intermediate celebration
at Hampden-Sdney College TO take place
Friday evening, February Dist: Charles
Mckinney, Virginia-subject, Henry w.
GIady": G.. W. Nickel, West Virginia,
"Some of the Perils of Our Country; b.
thorship"; w. II. Venable. Virginia, . I'm
rewarded Heroism"; w. l.. Estes, Texas,
jefferson Davis: G.. II. DENNY. Jr.,
Virginia, Grover Cleveland; L. Il. Well.
ford, Virginia, Tribute to the Lost
Cause -; q. W. Bull. Virginia, "A Nation
in its Strength" Marshals-L. +. Herper,
Maryland, and J. l.. Boil. Texas.
Permit me to remark i'll this correspond
ence that the matrimonial market was
,,ax~.r 1,,llar IN, EarfpviIla fbon II bna hapu
for the past three months.
A charity ball is spoken of for the 28th
instant, to be held in the Mckinney House.
Mrs Mary Faris has gone to the bedside
of her sick sister, Mrs. Il. L. Bell, of
Lynchburg. Kodak.